Customer Reviews:
 Bargain July 23, 2008
The Goat
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
For 19 you can't go wrong with this. The light is powerful with a bright blue glow, the strap is comfortable, the watch is light, easy to read, waterproof, alarm, and has wave ceptor technology so totally accurate as long as you get the signal. It's not a rolex, but as a cheap digital watch for holidays or playing sports, you can't really do any better than this.
 Casio Waveceptor WV-58U-1AVEF September 19, 2007
Alex M (London UK)
30 out of 32 found this review helpful
Casio Waveceptor WV-58U-1AVEF
This is another area where casio have come up trumps. A watch you only have to set once (unless you change the battery) and from there it does it all by itself by picking up the time from a radio frequency emitted form the atomic clock in rugby. I've noticed that the clocks on most Railway stations are very much in line with the time set by the waveceptor feature so that's helpful to me. If you go abroad, just tell it where you are and it will pick up the frequency for that timezone (most of Europe covered) and hey presto, sets itself to the correct time. It makes you realise how much time some other watches lose over a period of time. I have this on a metal strap and it was pretty simple to adjust if you use the right tools or around 10 from most jewellery shops. Pop out the pins, remove links and reinsert pins. The watch itself is made from plastic and painted silver so if you scratch it, it will notice. All the usual functions, stopwatch, alarm and waterproof to 50m. Comfortable to wear although the metal strap has a habit of waxing your wrist every now and again. I'd rate it as 4/5 considering the price and as it's a casio it's about as reliable as digital any watch you could get.
 Great technology but don't buy on the internet July 7, 2007
Dopamine Ranger (UK)
27 out of 33 found this review helpful
Having bought from a shop an upmarket version of the same watch (WVA-210DU-2AVER), which is excellent, I bought a cheaper version for someone who is unable to adjust the time manually. It worked well for about a year then the resin strap broke. I took it to their official agent (H. Samuel) who sent it to Casio for a repair estimate. After 3 weeks, I learnt this would be almost 30 pounds. They advised me that Casio resin straps are substandard! I asked: "if so, why sell them?" - no reply. I decided against repair and purchased a similar model but with a metal bracelet (WV-58DU-1AVEF) from popcorn-uk... but ** the bracelet cannot be adjusted **. Casio advised against *anyone* doing the adjustment except them. They offered to make the adjustment free of charge (several weeks duration) if I tell them the wrist circumference. But I think that the reseller and manufacturer should not sell goods which cannot be fitted correctly and are therefore "unfit for purpose" as defined in UK law. If you buy one, go to a someone who (despite Casio's warning) will sell you one that actually fits. But the technology is superb!
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