Casio Men's PAW1300-1V Pathfinder Multi-Band Solar Atomic Black Watch

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Product Features

• Quartz movement


• 24Hr. countdown timer 1/100 sec. stopwatch 12 and 24 Hr. formats five daily alarms


• World Time (30 Cities) Digital Compass Altimeter Barometer


• Multi-Band 5 Atomic Timekeeping Tough Solar Power and Digital Compass


• Water-resistant to 330 feet (100 M)

Been very satisfied with this watch so far. I was really concerned about the size but this slim pathfinder fits the bill. Most of the current pathfinder watches are behemoths that are oversized for my wrist. This one is large but not oversized I wouldn't want to go any bigger myself. (56.9 x 47.4 x 11.5mm / 60g) Most of the other pathfinder are in the (62.3 x 52.2 x 14.2mm / 78g) range. So I get the same features but a little smaller footprint.



Features:

The compass has been spot on with a handheld compass I checked it against.

The altimeter calibrates by pressure and temp. So it needs to be adjusted for current conditions before you start a trip. It's varied widely so far. Also changed the display to read in feet and not in meters. It goes in 20 foot intervals.



The barometer stays a little below what weather sources say actual pressure is but I'm looking for trends in pressure not the actual pressure(at least I am). Rising as a trend improving weather falling pressure as a trend deteriorating weather. Can also change the display for pressure from hPa to inHg.



Had to manually set the thermometer and it's been in the ballpark with the real temp. Which once again was what I was after not precise readings so I am happy with it.



There a few mountains in the area I'm in so I was a little concerned about the atomic time keeping. When I took it out of the box it hadn't updated in about two months. I wasn't able to manually update until later in the night around 11 pm est. Every night since it's sync'd it's time automatically sometimes while even on my wrist. It tires at 12:00 1:00 and 2:00.



Really like the large display for the time. Very easy to see at a glance.

world time feature: who cares?

Stopwatch is a stopwatch and works.

Countdown time is easy to config and start.

Haven't set any alarms yet. The watch can also set to silent. Can chime on each hour too.

Not using the auto backlight.

I'd give the watch about 4 and a quarter stars but since I can't do a quarter I'll go ahead and give it 5.

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Casio Men's PAW1300T-7V Pathfinder Multi-Band Solar Atomic Silver Watch

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Product Features

• Quartz movement


• 24 hr. countdown timer 1/100 Sec. stopwatch five daily alarms; bearing memory


• World Time (30 Cities) Digital Compass with 16 points of measurement Altimeter Barometer


• Tough Solar Power; auto EL backlight; high-low altitude memory; cumulative ascent-descent memory; relative altitude display


• Water-resistant to 330 feet (100 M)

I have admired the Casio altimeter/barometer/compass pathfinders for several years. But I never cared for the huge size.



I wanted their functions in a smaller lighter watch. When Casio introduced the PAW1300T-7V I decided I would try it as a replacement for my aging Luminox Navy Seal watch. I needed a watch that was fairly light and easily readable in the dark. The Luminox had fit that bill perfectly with the Tritum capsules on the hands at at the hour marks. But over time those capsules loose their luminosity. Also batteries have to be replaced. The prospect of a solar powered rechargable watch that automatically corrected itself with the Atomic Clock signal was an added benefit.



I fly for an EMS helicopter service for a living. Half of my shifts are night shifts. This watch works very well for quick time checks with its auto-illumination feature. I have found if I calibrate the altimeter and barometer with local conditions that the altimeter function is very accurate usually within 20-40 feet of the calibrated altimeters in my helicopter. I frequently check the watch against the altimeters when we are flying. Dual time zones means I can leave the secondary time zone on UTC for filing filght plans. The temperature function is not of any real value to me as it is greatly affected by body proximity. But it is accurate if the watch is removed from the body for about 30 minutes. The alarms work well but the alarm tones are too soft for my ears after flying turbine engined aircraft for almost 40 years.



So a quick recap: Automatic self-correcting time snychronization Solar powered/recharged Excellent automatic self-illumiation Accurate altimeter and compass functions when calibrated for local conditions. It smaller than previous PAW's and lighter especially in the Titanium version. I was just thinking the other day that I have been using Casio watches for the last 30 years. (I just put a battery in one of the oldest and it still works great!) I have always liked their layout and user interface. This newest Pathfinder of mine is no exception. It is easy to use easy to set. If you like Casios for the money it is hard to beat this watch especially on Amazon!

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