CasioW735H Series | Men’s Digital Watch | 1/100 SEC Stopwatch | Countdown Timer | Super Illuminator LED Light | 100 M Water Resistance | Daily Alarm | Auto Calendar | Dual Time | 10 Yr Battery

Great watch, worth all the hype 100m of water resistance is good for anybody in any situation instead of diving and the like also a 10 year battery you’ll never worry about for a while. The watch vibration is so much better than the beep most Casios have and it looks great like a g shock for half the price and half the wr

I think this Casio watch would be great even if it didn’t have a 10-year battery. I know there’s a disclaimer with these 10-year batteries that if you use the light feature very often it will reduce the overall battery life but I’m not too concerned about that. The vibrating alarm feature is handy—you can set the alarm to vibrate only for a discreet reminder that no one else will be aware of as they would be if it was set to audible alarm beep. Also, I’ve had great luck with Casio watches over the year being durable and extremely accurate timepieces. It’s a big watch case but I was prepared for that. Great value for the money.

Finally, an affordable G Shock !Seriously, I own several Casio GShock watches, but I was looking for something rugged enough to replace a mudman that was looking rough from the wear of my daily activity over the last 5 years. This watch had the look, the buttons are easier to activate, a vibration alarm built into it, slightly larger display of time than the mudman and it was available for right at twenty bucks. I figured I could buy 3 to 4 of these for the cost of another mudman so why not give one a try.After several months of daily wear, I haven't found that the easier to push buttons have lead to any inadvertent button activation. The light button is a lot easier to activate when you want too. The watch has held up very well to being banged around on rough surfaces, heat, sweat, cold ect.What I have found is that the face of the watch uses a material that is most likely less scratch resistant than the average G-shock, but it's also closer to being flush than a G Shock so that maybe deceiving. After 6 months of wear, I have two very small scratches on the watch face. Other than that, no wear and tear concerns.I do wish Casio would have stepped up to the metal buckle/clasp on the band, it's the only "shortfall" of the watch design compared to a G Shock that I would have appreciated. The plastic buckle/clasp has held up fine so far but the metal buckle clasp on G Shock watches feels and appears to be substantially more rugged/durable.If you are an active person in your line of work, Law Enforcement/Firefighter/Military/Hardworking American, and you are looking for a nice durable digital watch, this is the watch you've been hunting for.

I love getting up early, and would prefer not to wake my wife (or bunk-mates when I'm camping w guys). A vibration alarm makes sense. So I purchased the Timex T49851 Expedition, along with the Casio equivalent, the W735H-1AVCF. This is a review of both. They are within dollars of one another.LOOKS - Personally I think the Timex looks more modern, more "socially acceptable" if you're inclined to wear it in many situations. The Casio is a great G-Shock-like look. Whatever criteria Casio places upon naming a watch a G-Shock, this watch is not. Still, it looks tough and I would think it is tough enough.WEIGHT - Both watches are lightweight - the new durable resins simply do not require weight for strength. Don't despair over lightweight with either.DISPLAY - The display on the Timex is much larger and all functions are easier to see, although the smaller LCD digits of the Casio are bolder. Still, I prefer the Timex because I never had to squint at little icons or labels.OPERATION AND PROGRAMMING - Both are fine. You fiddle with them, you read a little of the manuals, you'll do fine. The Timex functions with Timex functionality, the Casio with Casio functionality. I do prefer the Casio's instant changeover to another function when you press a button. The Timex will, for example, display "CHRONO" and then go into the chrono mode. No biggee.ALARMS AND FEATURES - The Timex has more, so many more in fact that you have the option to hide some of them (which I did, although I still kept more readily available than were offered on the Casio).WAKING YOU UP - They differ here. The Casio beeps (or vibrates, OR COMBINATION) - and the vibration is 7 vibrations, and the beep is pretty loud. The Timex (I returned it, so I am speaking from recent memory) vibrates 5 times and then a short while later (sort of like a reminder) vibrates 5 times again. I do not think the Casio provides for a combination vibrate/beep event. Another point to note is that on the Timex in combo mode, the vibration goes off first, giving you a chance to awake and shut it off prior to the beeping (waking maybe you and folks around you).FRUSTRATION FOR ME - I sleep like an appliance unplugged from the wall. I wore both watches to sleep (different nights, and/or set them for different times). NEITHER successfully woke me (by vibration only) out of a sound sleep. There's a new Casio being offered (more costly) called the GD350. It has a vibration alarm. I do not expect it to be a whole lot more vibration-effective than this Casio, which I returned. Perhaps I am wrong in that expectation. I do still like the potential to quietly vibrate me into some notification DURING THE DAY, when I am around folks, so the vibration alarm remains a nice feature, on either watch.BATTERY LIFE - Here's where the Casio wins hands-down. The Casio tells us it has a TEN YEAR battery. I LOVE that! The Timex is likely a year or two or three, depending upon how many times you ask it to vibrate, beep, etc. Ten years is a wonderful thing for a watch battery, and if longevity of function is your priority, the Casio wins hands-down. BTW - the new Casio GD350 says the battery is good for 5 years. Still pretty excellent. All of the watch instructions tell you battery life is based upon usage of function.MY BOTTOM LINE - I am wearing the Timex. I returned the Casio. They are both great watches. I still wish a vibrating alarm watch could wake ME up, but likely it would need to be 110 volt-powered, plugged into the wall, activating a kitchen blender motor strapped to my wrist.

Okay I’m gonna change my initial review and give this watch what it deserves. 5 ✨ I like it a lot because of the vibe alarm feature. It’s a good looking watch as well with a Blue backlight which I particularly like better than the white one. Fit and finish is on par plus a good value at sub $30 priceYou’ll have a good watch. Oh and I think I should mention the easy wear for me I don’t notice it at all it’s not obnoxiously big like the +50mm clock that’s out there.