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Men's Watches | Home » » Casio Men's W752D-1AV Multifunction Sport Watch | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | Made with a stainless steel case, bezel, and bracelet, the Multifunction Sport Watch features a light-up blue digital clock display with a day, date and month calendar. The perfect watch for running enthusiasts and sports buffs, the LAP Memory 60 function on this Casio watch allows you to store up to 60 records in its memory bank. Each record includes the date, lap time, split time, and distance covered. Runners will love the watch's unique pacing function that, when set, emits an audible pace signal to help you maintain your desired pace. Powered by quartz movement, this Casio timepiece is water resistant to 330 feet and comes equipped with a 10-year battery life. | | | Features: | |
• Quartz movement
• Protective mineral crystal protects watch from scratches
• Case diameter: 42 mm
• Stainless-steel case; gray dial; day-date-and-month functions
• Water-resistant to 330 feet (100 M)
| | | Product Details: | | | Package Length:
| 4.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 3.1 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.9 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.35 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 30 reviews |
| | | Watch Information: | | | Crystal Material:
| Mineral | | Clasp:
| fold-over-clasp-with-double-push-button-safety | | Case Diameter:
| 42 millimeters | | Case Thickness:
| 12 millimeters | | Case Material:
| stainless-steel | | Band Material:
| stainless-steel | | Bezel Material:
| stainless-steel | | Dial Color:
| grey | | Movement:
| Quartz | | Calendar:
| day-date-and-month | | Water Resistance Depth:
| 330 feet |
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67 of 70 found the following review helpful:
Excellent Watch, Very Good ServiceMar 14, 2006
By Alex Lovejoy
"Alex"
I recently purchased the W752D-1AV and I thought I'd review it and pass along a few things I learned from the sizable instruction manual.
First off, I'm very satisfied with the watch and the vendor (Chelsea Watch). I ordered the watch on Thursday and it arrived with standard shipping the following Monday. The package was safe and secure and the watch arrived in excellent condition.
I chose the 752 for a combination of reasons: a) Large LCD digital display, b) light weight, c) metal band and body, d) more than one alarm function, e) front mounted light button (not side mounted), f) 10 year battery and g) made by Casio. In all of these things I am completely satisfied and can heartily recommend the watch for anyone seeking this combination of features. The face of the watch is crisp and large and the numbers and display are easy to read. The metal watch and band are large and masculine looking but very light weight. There are 4 alarm functions, one of which features a snooze option, and the front mounted light button is easy to use and works fine for my purposes. I would prefer a blue backlight to the side mounted white LED, but that's a matter of personal preference and I couldn't find a watch with blue backlight and 10 year battery and the side mounted white LED works just fine. For a watch that costs around $20, having a 10 year battery is a great benefit, since they charge around $15 locally to replace watch batteries in water resistant watches. Why buy a new watch battery at $15 every couple of years when you can buy one watch for around $20 and have it last 10 years.
So ... I'm very happy with my new watch and can recommend it to anyone seeking this combination of features. However, there are a few things I learned in shopping for this watch that I thought I'd pass along.
1) BATTERY AND E.L. BACKLIGHT - To the best of my knowledge, Casio does not yet offer a 10 year battery on any watch featuring blue electroluminescent back lighting. I'm assuming it draws too much power to last 10 years.
2) AUTO LIGHT - This watch comes with the option of being able to automatically light the LED light any time you tip the watch toward your face (40 tilt or more), but they warn it will reduce battery life if you use this option. I didn't want or need it, so I leave it turned off. The front mounted button is easy enough for me to use.
3) CRACKING PLASTIC BANDS / RESIN BANDS - In the instruction manual, they explain a great mystery that puzzles me all the MORE for understanding the reasons behind it. I used to love to purchase Casio watches with plastic bodies and bands, but stopped the practice when it became clear I couldn't keep the bands in tact for more than about 18 months. They always cracked and split long before the watch itself died. This was a consistent problem I faced with at least half a dozen such watches. I never knew why they split so badly, but they always did. Well, in the instruction booklet for this all metal watch, they happend to mention that IF you get a plastic (or, as they call it, resin) band for the watch, don't allow it to stay exposed to water or perspiration for long periods of time as it WILL lead to cracking and splitting. I was STUNNED. As a person who perspires freely and lives in a humid climate, this is virtually impossible for me to do any time I'm active for long periods of time. According to the instructions, I should remove the watch if I'm going to be perspiring for long periods of time and dry the watch off when the band does get wet. WHY on earth any company would continue to use a material for wrist bands that their own instruction manuals admit will crack and split with prolonged exposure to water and / or perspiration is beyond me. Anyone out there buying plastic band watches and working in a swimming pool? You might want to go ALL metal. AS far as I know, this must be true for all or most plastic banded watches in the world, as more than just my Casio's have met this fate in the past. I long ago switched to all metal watches and I suggest the industry find a new material that doesn't scream "We want you to buy a new watch every year or two". But that's just me. Or is it?
4) 10 YEAR BATTERIES AND WATER RESISTANCE - One thing that drew me to this watch was it's 10 year battery. As I said before, it never sat well with me to have to drop $15 to have a 2 dollar battery replaced just because the watch requires special handling to preserve it's water seal. But when I read the instructions for this watch, I was very surprised to find that even though it comes with a 10 year battery ... if you want to preserve the water resistent features, you have to have the water seal replaced every 2 to 3 years. Now, this doesn't matter to me personally, as I don't bathe or swim with my watch on, but ... what exactly is the point of making a 10 year battery for a water resistant watch if you have to bring it to someone to replace the seal every 2 to 3 years? I made the 10 year battery a part of my selection process to avoid having to pay someone $15 every 2 to 3 years to open my water resistant watch ... only to find that if water resistance WAS important to me, I'd have to do this anyway. I don't really see the advantage here. So, if water resistance AND a 10 year battery are important to you, you might want to rethink your decision making. If, like me, the water resistance doesn't matter, then feel free to enjoy your 10 year battery as I plan to.
5) SIZING THE METAL WATCH BAND - While I found the manual that came with my 752 very informative, it said absolutely nothing about HOW to adjust the size of the metal band with which it is equipped. I assume this is because the 752 body is available with many different bands. The process isn't all that difficult, but there area few things you'll need to know and to have handy to resize the band. The band itself comes in a size that was about 2 links too large for my medium/large sized wrist. There are two possible downsizing solutions offered: A) Move the mounting pin on the main outer clasp so that the pin rests closer to the push button release and/or B) remove one or more links.
There are 4 sets of holes the mounting pin can rest in. I moved the mounting pin from the position furthest from the push button release to the one closest to it. That cut the "too big" factor by about half. I realized I would also have to remove a link. Here's how to do both:
MOVING THE CLASP MOUNTING PIN
The clasp mounting pin sits between pairs of small holes in the main clasp (4 pairs to choose from). Use a small metal object (fine point metal pencil tip, a thick pin, thumb tack point, tiny tipped scredriver for glasses) and carefully push one end of the pin intward and to one side. This will remove the end of the pin from it's hole, allowing the pin to be wiggled free from between its current pair of holes. BE CAREFUL ... there is a spring inside this mounting pin and if you're not careful, once it's out of it's mounting holes, it may want to SPRING away from you. Once the pin is free, move the pin to one of the pairs of mounting holes you think will work best for your wrist size and place one end into one of the holes. Next, slide the other end of the mounting pin along the inside of the clasp until the other end of the pin pops into the opposing whole of your chosing. The spring inside the pin will allow the free end to compress as you slide it closer to the hole and will then push the end into the hole when you reach it.
REMOVING LINKS
If the band is still too big after moving the mounting pin as far as you can, now it's time to remove a link or two. If you're going to remove links, decide first from which side it will make the most sense to remove the link or links. If you take them front he wrong side, you might find the watch fits perfectly, but sits crooked on your arm. That's what I did the first time. The watch fit fine, but it sat funny on my arm.
To determine on which side it will make the most sense to remove links, put the watch on your wrist and close the clasp and center the clasp on the underside of your arm and check to see where the watch body now sits on your wrist. If it sits more to one side or the other, be sure to remove a link or links that will leave the watch face directly opposite the clasp as much as possible. For example, if, when you put the watch on, the body already sits directly across from the clasp and you need to remove two links, be sure to remove one from each side, or the watch will sit crooked on your arm.
This band comes with a fairly easy to use system for removing (or adding) links. Several links on either side of the clasp feature a hole on the back surface (the side that lays against your skin) into which a very small screwdriver can be inserted. (If you don't have them already, I'd suggest spending a dollar or two on either a glasses repair screwdriver or one of those super small sets of screw drivers you can find in most grocery, drug, electronics and mass merchansizing stores as well as any home improvement center.) Use the smallest diameter screwdriver you can find and insert it into the whole on inside of the link you wish to remove and push very firmly and very carefully in the direction indicated by the arrow that's stamped into the back of the link. (Don't push toward the arrow, push in the same direction indicated by the arrow). If you don't have much hand or arm strength, you may need to have someone else do this for you. By pushing repeatedly and firmly in the direction of the arrow, you'll eventually push the connector piece out one side off the link. Keep pushing until the connector piece extends far enough beyond the end of the link so that you can grab it with your fingers (or pliers) and remove it (about 1/16 to 1/8"). I found removing it from this point with my fingers was easy. The two links joined by the connector piece you just removed are now free of each other. To free the link you want to remove, take out the 2nd connector piece attached to the other side of that link and it will come free of the band.
NOTE - If you want to remove two links that are adjacent to each other, you need only remove the connector pieces at either end of the two links, not the one that joins those two together.
Once you've removed the link or links you desire, put the final connector pin back in to join the two loose pieces of the band. To do this, just slide the two links together until they line up properly (until the place where they come together looks just like the links that are still attached to each other) and then slide the small end of the connector piece into the opening on the end of the link. Push it as far inward as you can with your fingers. This should leave about 1/16 to 1/8" of the connector sticking out. If MORE than that is sticking out, keep working with the connector and the two pieces it connects with your fingers until you can slide it in further. Trying to POUND it in with tools when it sticks out much further than 1/16" may bend the pin.
Then, take the watch band and turn it on it's side so the connector piece points up. Take the blade of a small metal screw driver and place it against the part of the connector piece that still extends out of the link. Use a hammer to firmly tap the back end of the metal screw driver lightly a few times until the connector piece is fully back in place. I found only a few light taps worked fine.
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
Not all SteelJul 27, 2007
By J. Crawford
The main reason I selected this watch was it's a casio. I've worn casio multi alarm watch's for years. I sleep right through the alarm but normally on the second beeping of the snooze my wife punches me awake.
As the others have mentioned the resin watches seem to break within 6 months so who needs a ten year battery. In removing the band from this watch I discovered the part of the watch that hinge pin on the wrist band attaches to is PLASTIC. The top part of the watch and the battery cover are steel. However, this hinge pin area is the spot on the resin watches that usually breaks on me. When the watch breaks at this spot there is no repairing. I hope to get a least 6 months on my almost all steel watch.
In adjusting the watch links I used a precision screwdriver to retract the pin holding the band to the watch case. Once the band is loose from the watch it is much easier to pop the L pins out of the links (Warning DO NOT REMOVE THE L PIN FROM THE LINKS NEXT TO THE BUTTERFLY CLASP, those pins will not come out without damaging the band). You have to apply a pretty good force to get the the retaining button on the L pin to slide under the crimped part of the link.
You still can't beat all the functions that you get for the price.
8 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 Great watch, easy pin removalNov 08, 2006
By C. Nesmith
I don't understand why some people find removing the pins to be difficult. I got my watch, read the review of the first person, and had two links out in 30 minutes.
To clarify some things, the pins are not acctually straight lines. They are L shaped with the bottom of the L being the thing you see on the side of the band.
To remove links, abtain a very small screw driver or hole poking tool. Now on the back there are holes on links with the arrows. If you look really closly, you will see another hole under that one. That is where you need to stick your screwdriver/poking thing. (I found that a strong, small, sharp metal dowel did the job quite nicely) Anyhow, you need to place the point of your object in the hole within the hole and scoop in the direction of the arrow. When I say scoop, imagine making a fist, sticking a pencil in it eraser side down, and moving a sheet of paper on your desk using a rotation of the wrist.
After about 10 minutes of doing this, there will be enough of the L pin stiking out to grab with plyers and remove. If the arrow is facing upward, then when the pin comes out the link to the right of that is released.
Hope this helps. This watch is pretty awesome.
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
nice watch, but hard to adjust the bandAug 02, 2006
By honstlawyr
This is an attractive watch with nice features, but hopefully you have a big wrist, because taking the links out is next to impossible except if you are a jeweler. I tried the suggestions of the other reviewer, and he makes it sound pretty simple, but its not. First I tried myself, then I let Dakota Watch Co. at the mall try and they couldn't do it either. Finally, I went to a watch repair place in downtown Chicago who worked on it for about 15 minutes to get out the 2 links. I am happy with the watch and with the Seller. I am out another 10 bucks having the band resized.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Best for large wrists, face easily scratchedNov 08, 2011
By Erik Gordon Bainbridge
"Author, virtual world journalist"
I've owned this watch for three years. I wish I had followed my initial instinct and returned it to buy a different one.
All of my watches I've bought as an adult have been Casio, except for a briefly owned and soon regretted Timex Ironman. I've been totally satisfied with all my Casio's, so when I needed a new watch three years ago, I bought this one. It's the first Casio that I've disliked. I have four complaints:
1) The face is very easily scratched. The scratches began appearing almost as soon as I began wearing it and now make it difficult to read the time at certain angles and lighting conditions. I'm not especially hard on watches and I've never experienced scratching like this with any other watch.
2) The mode button came off after a year or two.
3) The band was too large for my wrist. I had to remove several links to get it to fit. It's a pain. Other reviewers have described the process, so I won't cover it again here.
4) The watch and band are too thick and heavy. I spend a lot of time on my computer and when I wear this Casio on my left wrist, I need to remove it to keep it from annoyingly rubbing on or hitting on the desk, something I've never experienced with any other watch.
If you like a large, obtrusive watch and you either have large wrists or don't mind tinkering with the band to shorten it, you may like this watch. Otherwise, pass on it. Casio makes many other great watches. After several years of hating this watch, I've just replaced it with a Casio AQ150W-1EV, which I've owned for a week and so far like. I'll write a review about it soon.
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