Independence
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Does anyone have any experience of these watches. The barometric trend and tide facilities particularly appeal to me, but:
1) They are a little more expensive than I was hoping to pay (nothing new there then)
2) I'm seeing mixed reviews, a) the solar powered ones don't seem that reliable and the replacement batteries are expensive and b) when batteries are replaced (solar or not) the seal is broken and never seems to be waterproof thereafter.
3) Casio's primary market seems the US (I'm in the UK) which means either ordering from a limited selection in the UK or ordering from the US and not knowing who I'm dealing with and how they will handle problems should they arise.
One huge bonus with them is they would be a lot more subtle in the middle of a meeting when taking an apparent glance at your watch when your mind wanders off towards the weekend's sailing, than suddenly booting up your lap top!!!
1) They are a little more expensive than I was hoping to pay (nothing new there then)
2) I'm seeing mixed reviews, a) the solar powered ones don't seem that reliable and the replacement batteries are expensive and b) when batteries are replaced (solar or not) the seal is broken and never seems to be waterproof thereafter.
3) Casio's primary market seems the US (I'm in the UK) which means either ordering from a limited selection in the UK or ordering from the US and not knowing who I'm dealing with and how they will handle problems should they arise.
One huge bonus with them is they would be a lot more subtle in the middle of a meeting when taking an apparent glance at your watch when your mind wanders off towards the weekend's sailing, than suddenly booting up your lap top!!!