For some reason, watch manufacturers don't seem to like to offer "gadgety" watches for women, or perhaps they don't want to have to squeeze things into small cases.So to find a solar / atomic womens' watch at all is something to notice.I wanted a solar (or other non-replacement battery powered) watch with a perpetual calendar, an analog display with a second hand (annoying how they are becoming so rare!), and ideally, atomic capability.And it had to look fairly nice, not look like plastic, and be suitable for a variety of situations and outfits. This watch combines all those things.
The face has clearly marked increments, four shiny numerals, and is a sort of deep brownish eggplant color. You can sort of see 6 "pie slices" under the dial which seems to be the divisions of the solar cell.It doesn't detract from the appearance.I've uploaded a customer photo, but it actually looks more attractive in person.There are also versions in steel/white face and gold tone.The band is not the most attractive ever, but it isn't too busy, either, and it has a pleasant combination of brushed and polished surfaces.The links are short enough and flexible enough to fit small wrists, and practically all of the links are removable.I have a tiny wrist of just a little more than 5 inches, and I was able to resize this to my satisfaction, whereas many metal-band watches won't even bend that far.The clasp is a fold-over deployment clasp with two buttons.
The main issue with this watch would be size and weight.It's not outrageous; it's perhaps a bit smaller than what one might expect with a women's automatic (the mechanical kind) in terms of case size and thickness.I'm a barely 5 ft petite, and it looks fine on me.It did take a few days to get used to the weight, though, which I can't find listed.I'd estimate that it weighs something like 2 or more dollars in quarters.
Before you buy: Be aware that the radio reception may be harder to get than you realize, so find a seller with a reasonable return policy.If your windows face the wrong way or recessed in some way, it could take some work to get reception.Definitely something to test out before you decide to keep the watch.I live in Chicago, and I can't get reception in my apartment except at one point halfway up my window, so I've had to stick a hook to the side of the window frame where I hang my watch each night.You can find out by setting the watch to "ready" (receiving) state and moving it around slowly until you see the second hand swing to "work" position.The watch makes several attempts each night to sync, and these times cannot be changed.So if you have no reception indoors at night, you may have to sync manually outdoors - and that does not work very well if you are trying to walk at the same time because the watch must remain more or less stationary.So make sure you work out a satisfactory calibration spot/schedule that you can live with when you first receive your watch.
The hands do start moving when you open up the box, but that is not syncing; that is simply the watch coming out of "sleep" state.Once it does calibrate, though, it really is fantastic to know that you have the correct time down to the second and won't miss the train because your watch was slow.Great fun to watch it ticking in sync with internet clocks.As far as I know, once the watch is calibrated, the calendar will be automatic (perpetual), i.e. no more having to manually advance the date in months like February or leap years.Personally, I find non-perpetual calendars on watches kind of pointless if I have to actually remember the date to reset it in the first place.
Also, you may have to manually align the hands when you first get the watch to calibrate.Mine was one minute behind at first.The manual was fairly clear on how to fix that.This is not a watch you can operate without at least glancing through the manual.Read that manual and don't lose it!
Although this wasn't a dealbreaker for me, I was a little disappointed that this watch didn't offer more of the functions that men's watches do given the size of the thing.This model can only be set to North American time zones and does not receive European or Japanese signals - frustrating since I spend a decent amount of time in Asia.You can't specify your own GMT differential.There is no backlight, although the two main hands are glow-in-the-dark.Water resistance is a respectable but not impressive 50M.Casio does make a ladies' atomic with reception in Asia and more functions and time zones, backlight, day-date, stopwatch, and ana-digi display(LWA120LA), but it runs on regular battery instead, and ultimately, I didn't want to deal with changing batteries.
All in all, this is a highly practical watch at a practical price. It's not my dream watch yet and borders on clunky, but it has most of the things I want in a watch and is about as close as I could get to "man-watch" functions in a ladies' size case.I had been wanting to buy the Citizen ladies' Perpetual Calendar Eco-Drive because it was a more comfortable size, but I would have had to pay twice the amount and give up on radio control.
Finally: some sellers offer the original manufacturer's warranty, some may not.If it matters to you, check or ask.
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Casio Executive Waveceptor Black Ladies Watch LWQ120DA-1AVProduct Description: Stainless steel case with a stainless steel link bracelet. Fixed Bezel. Black dial with luminous hands and stick hour markers. Arabic numerals mark the quarter hour positions. Date displays at the 4 o'clock position. Quartz/Atomic movement. Powered with solar energy. Atomic timekeeping - receives time calibration radio signals to keep time accurate.Scratch resistant mineral crystal. Case diameter: 34 mm. Case thickness: 11.5 mm. Deployment clasp. Water resistant at 50 meters (165 feet). Casio Executive Waveceptor Solar Stainless Steel Black Ladies Watch LWQ120DA-1AV
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I received this today and was a little shocked by the wide white brightness of the band. It looks somewhat opaque blue in the picture, but is actually bright bright white as described. I guess it could be changed if my vanity overcomes me. On the other hand, it took 2 seconds to figure the multitude of cool gadgets out and THE coolest thing is seeing the hands of the watch turn by themselves when you select which city you live in. So fun! 
