Review by Bond… James Bond for Casio Men’s SGW100-1V Digital Compass Twin Sensor Sport Watch
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I mainly bought this watch for use as a water-resistant basic time and compass watch while hiking in the mountains and going on walking tours in foreign cities while traveling. And for those purposes, it is great watch *** for the price ***. Yes, you can get better watches with more features such as altimeter and barometer readings in the $100-$200 price range if you need to have those options. After calibration, the compass reading is quite accurate. The temperature readings are only accurate if you take the watch off of your wrist or else it is affected by the heat emanating from your wrist. But for my purposes, I usually do not care about what the exact temperature is, only if I feel the subjective need to add or remove a layer of clothing All displays have excellent legibility.

Review by Geoffrey Sabio for Casio Men’s SGW100-1V Digital Compass Twin Sensor Sport Watch
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I ordered this watch for my 20th birthday, and it’s been 11 days that I’ve worn it so far. I love it. Here’s my review:

Casio’s SGW100-1V (Sports Gear Watch 100-1V), offers an above-average set of capabilities for its price range. I bought this watch for its high water resistance, sleek-rugged design, its 10yr. non-solar battery, and water-blue accents on the face. Also, it just looks sexy in person. I can never stop staring at it.

The Watch band is made of a sturdy, pliable, resin in Black color, fits snugly around the wrist and is comfortable to wear. Usually, I wear my watch bands all the way to the bottom of the wrist, but the face of the watch is almost two inches and there is some restriction with the dial when I move my hand up and down. So I had to wear this a little above where I like to have my watches. However, because the watch doesn’t move around, it can stay there all the time without re-adjusting at all. It looks a lot better there anyway.

The Dial or Watch face is slim, but pretty wide across. The case is 1.87 inches in diameter and 1.32 centimeters (or about a 1/2 inch) thick. It might sound big, but it’s really slim to wear. It doesn’t look bulky like the G-shocks, but it’s got the same rugged accents to go with it. Six top dial screws add durability, protection, and an asthetic element to the face. The watch is extremely easy to read while wet or dry, thanks to its clear display and face size. The numbers and letterings are crisp and clear in any light. The dial also has a teal colored backlight that illuminates the digits and characters only, instead of the whole face, which makes identification easy on the eyes at night. Don’t expect to use the light in place of a flashlight though, because it lights for approximately one second (timed using the watch) and is not bright enough for anything else. Also, the light is electro-luminescent and its power and duration will diminish when the battery becomes too low signaling that it’s time to replace.

The watch’s main features include the “Twin Sensor”, compass-thermometer device functions. Readings are displayed digitally as an arrow and degree for direction and degrees in F or C for temerature. They last for 10 seconds before going blank and returning to the Timekeeping Mode by default.

Neither of the two sensors are as accurate as their authentic instruments. The Twin Sensor does give average, general readings. However, that is to be expected given that the watch is to be worn and not always situated perfectly horizontal. The instruction manual does provide that “The measurement functions built into this watch are not intended for use in taking measurements that require professional or industrial precision.” Some drawbacks in calibration include that the compass be re-calibrated every 3 months for accuracy (reccomended) and that the watch must sit for 30 minutes when being re-calibrated for temperature to acclamate to the surrounding air. It takes readings while on the wrist though, so I don’t know what people are saying about taking the watch off every time to measure temperature or direction. It works on the wrist.

What I like about the watch though is the 200M water resistance. Standard Casio depth. Not that I’m going to be going that far down, but it’s a nice ensurance.

Without hard suits or sub-marine vehicles, a safe diving limit for humans is around 200M. 300M and below, being the hazardous limit. So, as with the Casio G-shocks, where the watch will survive as much G’s (acceleration due to gravity) taken as the human body can accept, Casio also provides the deepest limit the human body can safely endure under pressure of water.

Like all of the other Casio wathces, it’s got the basic setup of funtionalities for Local Time, Date/Day, World Time, Stopwatch, Timer, and an Alarm which boasts a set of four different alarms, an hourly alarm setting, and an optional snooze timer. You have the adjustment button on the top left, Light buttion on the top right, Mode on bottom-left, and Comp (computer for compass and thermometer readings) on the bottom right.

So for under 50 bucks, the Casio SGW100-1V offers a variety of funtionality, a solid construction, and clean design elements. The watch is perfect for surfing. It’s not heavy, but light on the hand and easy-to-read, good solid watch. Just be sure to replace the battery. As with all watches, it’s reccomended that you know what you’re getting to get the most for your money. With this watch, I got all I wanted/needed, so that’s why I rated 5/5 stars. Thanks for reading, hope this helps.

Review by D. Eaton for Casio Men’s DW9052-1V G-Shock Classic Digital Watch
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I’m a building contractor who’s been wearing G-shocks since 1986. I’ve probably gone through five of them. With the earlier models I was always having to replace the watch band because I brutalized them so badly on the jobsite. The most recent one I bought was the DW9052. Good watch and the band lasted very well, but the battery is starting to go so I’ve ordered a new Gulfman. The problem with the DW9052 watch is that the battery is only rated for two years. Granted, I got nearly four years out of it, but I’m buying the Gulfman this time because it has a battery that is rated for seven years. Of course, it costs twice as much, which proves you get what you pay for. (Never pay to have a battery replaced in a G-shock, since they can’t guarantee it will remain waterproof after they open the watchcase.)

G-shocks in general are the sturdiest watches ever built. I’ve beaten the hell out of mine for over 20 years. To borrow a phrase from another manufacturer, “they take a lickin and keep on tickin.”

One more thing: if a G-shock is your every day watch and you own a dress watch as well, be careful when you wear the dress watch. They aren’t as forgiving as G-shocks. You forget you are wearing them and end up going body surfing or something. It’s happened twice to me while on vacation. I destroyed a Universal Geneve that my wife bought me in Singapore and nearly ruined a Tissot. My wife was not amused.

Review by mdmccull for Casio Men’s DW9052-1V G-Shock Classic Digital Watch
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I was more than a little concerned with all the negative reviews, but decided to go ahead and take a chance. Amazon customer service is pretty good, the watch has a 1 year warranty, and by paying with American Express, Amex adds another year to the warranty. So I figure I’m covered if any issues from the negative reviews happen upon me.

I’m not a big guy and was concerned that the watch might look like a hockey puck on my wrist. My wrist measures about 7″ in circumference. I was pleasantly surprised at how good the watch looks on my wrist. So pleased that I ordered a second watch for my son.

07/08/09 – Still going strong after almost 1-1/2 year.

Review by David Olszewski for Casio Men’s DW9052-1V G-Shock Classic Digital Watch
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I bought this watch for work because I needed something rugged that will take alot of abuse. In my profession I’m constantly fighting and wrestling with people and I needed a watch that wouldn’t just break off. I have had this watch for nearly two months and I’m extremely pleased with it’s durability and comfort. It has every possible function you would need for everyday life, ie. stopwatch, alarm, countdown timer. My favorite option is the dual time/date display on the main watch screen because I always need to quickly access date/time. If your looking for a tough watch at a decent price you can’t go wrong with this one.