Men's Pro Trek PRG-270-1 Tough Solar Triple Sensor Multifunction Digital Sport Watch

My review is for the watch face and not the band, because I absolutely cannot stand the polymer wristbands on modern watches, this watch being no exception. Replaced with a canvas band and it's now the best and most comfortable watch I've ever owned. I needed a watch that was waterproof, shock resistant, and that had solar charging. This is the best watch I could find that has those features that was relatively affordable. The additional functions just seemed interesting and were a bonus to me. This review may not stand up for someone who uses this watch for adventuring, and personally I wouldn't want all those functions in a watch vs a dedicated tool if I was trying to accurately judge the weather, altitude, navigation, etc. The functions, as far as I can tell, are accurate. Barometer seems to line up with the weather patterns in my area though I'm not an expert on it and only have some light reading as reference as to what the readings actually mean. I don't climb enough mountains to say if the altimeter works, though it is accurate to the elevation of my home. Compass seems consistent and accurate, which is one of the only functions I actually use regularly, and granted I'm not doing land NAV so I only need a general sense of NSWE. I don't know if I would trust a digital compass for navigation unless it was getting location data from GPS or something but it's accurate enough to find your way back to a main road if you got turned around in the woods. More importantly to me, the time is very accurate. I've had it for several months and it is still accurate down to the second when I initially set it (compared to my phone's clock which gets updated daily). The solar charging works great. I haven't had to leave it exposed to sunlight to charge it like many people online recommend to do; it gets plenty of charge just from me wearing it and whatever ambient light is inside my house. I haven't gone more than a week without having it on outside so your mileage may vary, but I expect even sitting on a dresser is enough to keep it charged. Also something I didn't realize I needed but that comes in extremely handy is the automatic light mode. You just lift the watch to eye level and the light comes on. Working early morning shifts before the sun comes up it's really nice to see the time without having to press the button, which is especially difficult if you're wearing gloves. My only complaint is the learning curve of the buttons on this thing. The 3 buttons on the right side are labeled and the left 2 buttons are not. The left side is what gets me mixed up as it controls additional timer/stopwatch/alarm settings and cycles various data displays on the other modes. With some practice the left side buttons become easier to use but without referring to the manual I struggled for the first week or so remembering how to use half the timing functions on this watch. I still sometimes hold down the wrong button to get back to standard time mode and end up going into the programming mode. Not a big deal because you can just press it again to get out of it but when you're just trying to see the time it can be a little irritating. I think it also reverts back to the time mode after 30-60 seconds for whatever mode you're in so if you REALLY can't figure it out, it will eventually do it for you. If I used the other functions more often I'm sure I would get better with it so I think this is a use case for me, and not necessarily a typical user.

What a nice watch. It has a ton of handy features--especially if you are a hiker. The time is very easy to see. My eyes aren't as good as they used to be, but the digits are easy to see. It is solar powered which I demand that all of my watches have. I typically prefer analog watches but this makes more sense as a digital because of the features. It has a barometric pressure gauge, altitude gauge, altitude tracking (min, max, etc), a compass, sunrise and sunset times, world time, a number of alarms, a snooze alarm, a stopwatch, and a countdown timer. The barometric pressure is surprisingly accurate on this. The altitude also works well but since barometric pressure affects altitude it will drift after a number of hours so you need to set it to the height of your location prior to setting off on a hike. It seem to be very accurate as well. Just going upstairs in my house shows a change in altitude. The compass works well too. You can set magnetic declination for it and also set a travel bearing. It is not nearly as accurate as a dedicated compass, but I think it is accurate to about 10 degrees which does give you your general direction of travel. It has a temperature sensor, but you need to take the watch off for a few minutes to get the current temperature. It does seem to be accurate. It is water resistant to 100 meters. This makes it okay for swimming and snorkeling (but not for diving). I wish it was good to 200 meters, but 100 meters is acceptable. If you set your latitude and longitude it will show the sunrise/sunset times at that location. You can also look back and forward for a few weeks to see what it will be on different days. The alarm volume could be better--it is a little too quiet. The backlight works very well. It has world time so that if you go on vacation you can set it your destination and display the current time there. It does not have atomic time. There is a new model that does have it, if you want it--I didn't want to spend that much but it is available. I can say that it is a pretty handy feature to have, but you really don't need it. It isn't the best looking watch, but it is very functional and has a ton of features. I really like it and have been wearing it more than my $600 Citizen (analog, solar, atomic time, world time, 200 meter water resistant).

Relógio excelente.

Arrived a week earlier than expected, no issues recommended seller.

Siendo un cliente de décadas de Casio, esperaba un reloj funcional, cómodo y, en general, bueno. Claro, el precio de los modelos pro trek esta en la categoría de PREMIUM. Y, en mi opinion, cumple las expectativas. Primero, si te intereso este modelo por los tres sensores (brújula, barómetro y altímetro), siendo un reloj SIN GPS, en uso regular es lo suficientemente preciso para darte información rápida (instantánea). Segundo, si el manual es enorme pero me parece lo suficientemente claro para entenderlo con una sola lectura. Tercero, las funciones son fáciles de acceder, siguen la lógica de la mayoría de los Casio. Cuarto, mientras que los materiales se sienten ligeros, no se sienten débiles o de baja calidad. Le he (accidentalmente) pegado contra cajones, paredes y otros, sigue viéndose como nuevo. Cuando lo comparé contra los Casio SGW-100 y SGW-1000 algunas de las características que me hicieron preferir el Pro Trek fueron: Cronometro y timer que alcanzan horas (999 h 59 m 59.9 s para el primero y 24 h para el segundo) en el Pro Trek vs una hora en los SGW. Esta información viene en los manuales. Compre la caratula clara dado los comentarios de la visibilidad en lugares abiertos. Correa más sólida. Precisión del la brújula. Las lecturas son rápidas, correctas durante 60 segundos. No la he tenido que calibrar. Algo que no sabia que tan bien funcionaria es la iluminación y la recarga solar. La iluminación es suficiente en las condiciones en las que la he usado. Clara y suficiente. La recarga solar ha funcionado bien. El reloj llego con carga media (desplegada en la pantalla) y en dos o tres días de uso paso a H. En resumen, me gusto mucho y, si fuera necesario, lo compraría de nuevo.

I purchased the Casio Men’s PRG-270-1 Protrek watch from Amazon, and I’m extremely impressed with its quality and design. It looks very fashionable and complements all of my outfits, whether casual or sporty. The build is solid, and it feels durable and reliable for everyday wear. It’s comfortable on the wrist, packed with useful features, and perfect for anyone who appreciates both function and style. I’m very happy with this purchase and will definitely consider buying it again in the future.

Small and light. But the backlight is slightly disappointing.