Sydney Richardson
Casio is a very popular brand of watches and an affordable one at that. I bought the Casio Illuminator Digital Sportswatch in light pink for both its aesthetic and its convenience. It cost me about $16 dollars and I use it nearly daily. I am sure I have only removed my watch before going to bed and when I shower, otherwise it is on my wrist ready to deliver me the time.The product itself fits around my wrist with ease as there are multiple points of adjustment. Unlike today's smartwatches, this serves one purpose: to tell me the time. I can respect that sort of goal. It also has a timer and alarm feature that works well with its format. I seldom use the timer feature but the alarm alerts me whenever the hour changes, which I find good. There's a setting to change to a 24hour clock, my preferred method of reading time.However, there are some issues with this watch in particular. Though these features may be implimented in different Casio models, I will only reference this particular watch. When setting up the time or the alarm, there is no option to go back in time if one were to, let's say, accidentally set an alarm one hour after their preferred time. One would have the click the button several more times to get back to where you started and god must hate you if you skip past it again in your haste. Another worth noting is that the button to change the hour/minutes is the same as the light button, meaning it flashes every time one presses down again. It is a mild grievance but one I do not enjoy. Speaking of the flash, it only lights for as long as you press it. It would've been better if it were a toggle with an internal timer to turn off after a couple of seconds or minutes rather than immediately turning off.However, these are mild things and I enjoy the product very much. I am sure that the features I have listed are not unique and are put into more expensive, high-end digital watches. For $16, it is a good, affordable watch that provides value to the consumer. I'd give it an A.
