Casio MTD-1079D-1AVEF Black Dial Backlight Watch

by Casio

544/7613

The watch has good weight and feels and looks of a quality that far exceeds it's price tag. The strap is comfortable and the clasp works as you would expect. The face of the watch has sharp and simple detail with a day/date counter. I chose this watch hoping for all the above. Needless to say I am very pleased with my purchase.

This is almost a good watch. It is a good timekeeper and well made, but with a MAJOR DESIGN FLAW. The (luminous) paint fill is only in the tips of the hands & makes it difficult to see them in daylight and almost impossible at a glance when using the illuminator at night. It is worst if the hands sit directly over a large marker: then it requires a good long look to see the time, gobbling up battery power. This is a stupid design flaw and I returned the watch because I found it very frustrating.

I bought this to replace a troublesome Seiko. This watch looks similar and was less than half the price so I am pleased with it. The design of the hands means that it can be difficult to read in some lighting conditions otherwise I would have given it 5 stars.