Casio ProTrek PRW-1500-1VER Men's Digital Quartz Multifunction Watch with Resin Strap

Casio ProTrek PRW-1500-1VER Men's Digital Quartz Multifunction Watch with Resin Strap Review

I have owned this watch for approx 6 weeks now. It comes with a very thick manual which thankfully is easy to understand. It needs to be thick because there are lots of functions.
I use this for mountain biking and hill walking and going fishing. It is very robust, surprisingly larger than I thought it would be and easy to use.
I have a caravan in North Wales I use at weekends which is about 2 miles inland so the tidal graph is very handy for me to know the best times to wander off down to the coast with my fishing tackle. Also, the moon graph is handy for predicting when the highest tides will be in the month.
The compass is no replacement for a proper Silva compass but would come in handy in the odd situation where you may need to know your bearings when you don't have a compass at hand.
The altimeter needs calibrating regularly as it works from baromatric pressure. My house is at 115metres and every few days depending on the changes in weather it can read 180 metres or 50 metres so you must calibrate it to a known height on an OS map before you set off.
Also, the barometer may need calibrating from time to time. I usually set mine to the weather page on BBCs website. The barometer is good because it records history of the weather hourly as does the altimeter.
There are plenty of other goodies on this watch and it's a handy tool.
If you don't need these extra functions then you might be better off with a more basic G-Shock. If you want more then I would go for a GPS watch.

Casio ProTrek PRW-1500-1VER Men's Digital Quartz Multifunction Watch with Resin Strap Overview

Casio watches are at the forefront of all pioneering technology especially when related to watches. Pro Trek casio watches are a tough watch for the outdoor person. Product Description: - Solar powered watch - Digital compass - Tide level graph for specific date & time - Barometer & thermometer - 200m water resistant. - 1/100th second chronograph. - Daily alarm. - Low temperature resistant - EL Backlight with Afterglow. - Auto Calendar (pre-programmed until the year 2039). Also Comes With : - 2 Year Manufacturer's Guarantee - Presentation Box

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