I bought this watch when new: My father had given me $100 for my birthday, and I picked this up for $89 plus tax. One of the reasons I wanted it was for the altimeter, to use it as a navigational tool. Back before GPS was in everyone's hand... and watch... I would use the altimeter along with a paper topographic map to help with orienteering. For instance, if I was on a marked trail that cut through several topo lines of altitude, I would immediately know where I was on the trail, sometimes within only a few feet. I also wore it snorkeling... really wore it all the time for several years. It is a wonderful watch. Like others here, I find it odd that yours is STILL the only description and review of this watch on KZread. I had seen it a few years ago, and just came back to look again. Nothing else, that I can find. Anyway, it is not working. A similar thing happened to me, that happened to @webvan94 in this thread: I put new batteries in it, and the display does not come on. I reset it according to the instructions, and took out and reinstalled the batteries, but it is still dead. Well, at least the last time I tried to get it going, several years ago. But I've been meaning to tackle the problem again, and hope to try soon. It would be fun and nostalgic to see if I can use it again.

@ChromeFreeDisco

Жыл бұрын

I also found the features useful, using it for scuba diving and paragliding. It was my main watch for several years.

Got mine in 1992 in Sharjah ! Still lookg like new really ;-) Anyway I came here because after putting in some new 399 batteries I first got a blank screen and the backlight always on...took them out, back in and then got all the segments turned on with no effect of the buttons. Didn't look good but after taking the batteries out a few times I finally got the familiar 12:00:00 display, phew ! Anyway I thought it might help someone down the road.

@KJBlakstad

7 жыл бұрын

I am having the exact same problem right now with mine, and your fix doesnt seem to help. The metal piece with the green plastic screen, do you have it on the bottom battery or the top one that is right under the DO NOT TURN text? I have seen pictures on bith and am a bit confused...

Why casio no longer makes such beautiful watches?!

Dude u have the only review on KZread for this watch. I use to have one when I was a young man lol now I have prw 2500

I have this watch. Fantastic

J'en une 500 ainsi qu'un BM-100. Quand j'ai acheté ces montres, j'allais à la butte Montmartre vérifié la mesure, j'avais remarqué que le capteur baro-altimétrique était très sensible aux changement de températures, donc ruiné la précision de 5 mètres, et vous amenez avoir des erreurs de 25 mètres au mieux. Pour celà, j'avais démonté la montre, et réglé les deux trimmers du capteurs pour réduire la déviance aux températures, j'avais réussi avec beaucoup de tâtonnement à réduire les écarts et avoir une certaine compensation aux changements de températures. Les modèles suivant comme la DW-9100 Riseman ont une nette amélioration quant à ses pertubations, la GW-9200 et surtout la 9400 sont thermiquement compensées.

There's a AEGIS brand too it's the same casio module

I have a Casio BM100 WJ and the sensor is not working. Do you think a Casio BM500 module 943 sensor can serve? They have the same manual.

@ChromeFreeDisco

3 жыл бұрын

I'm afraid I don't know. They are a different module.

Hello how do you change the 2 new batteries? I cannot find a way to do it, there is a little spring in each slot but isnt coming off, do you have a link to a guide for it? thanks Angelo

@ChromeFreeDisco

8 жыл бұрын

Each battery has a sprung metal piece holding it in. The metal pieces loop over plastic tabs at either end. One end of each metal piece has a metal bit sticking out to allow you to get a small screwdriver behind to prise it off the plastic tab and the metal piece should come free. I have found at this age that the metal pieces can lose their spring and need a bit of bending before refitting to ensure they don't fall off again.

@angelor5339

8 жыл бұрын

thank you very much, I will try this right now, one of the 2 batteries have a plastic protection above it, do I need to replace the plastic protection after setting the new battery or I can leave it off?

@ChromeFreeDisco

8 жыл бұрын

If this is plastic protection that came with the battery then it can be left off. The watch should have a big white circular plastic protector between the movement and the caseback.

@angelor5339

7 жыл бұрын

perfect I changed the batteries and did the reset, the watch is working well, thank you

@ChromeFreeDisco

7 жыл бұрын

Well done, glad I could help.

i keep getting a negative altitude on mine, is there a way to reset or recalibrate?

@ChromeFreeDisco

8 жыл бұрын

The indicated altitude will vary as the atmospheric pressure changes day to day, or even over the course of the day if the weather is changeable. It needs to be reset prior to a known altitude before beginning to measure any changes. You can do this in the altitude mode by pressing the set button in then adjusting it.

@derpyrage3852

8 жыл бұрын

ahhh gotcha, so i need to switch modes right before jump out the plane or it will just be altering to the last ponit it was set at. is there a way to tell it im at 11,000 and it can adjust to it?

@ChromeFreeDisco

8 жыл бұрын

Yes you can adjust it to other values than 0. However if you're going up in an airliner it won't tell you the plane's true altitude as the cabin is pressurised - and the alitmeter works on air pressure.

@derpyrage3852

8 жыл бұрын

no, see i Halo partner uses the same watch when we skydive, but when i bought this it had been adjusted and we cant for the life us figure out how to set it to 0 or just a defualt

@ChromeFreeDisco

8 жыл бұрын

That's cool then. When you get to the flying field just put it in altitude mode, then press and hold the Adjust button till the numbers flash, then use the Light and Tendency buttons to adjust the altitude up or down.

how much this watch?prize plz

si puo avere la traduzione delle spiegazioni in italiano,o francese , 0 sapagnol grazie

@user-hd8ej8yx9p

4 жыл бұрын

Beniamino Braga Entiendo que quieres la traducción. Español está bien?

phased out too?

@ChromeFreeDisco

5 жыл бұрын

Well they still do modern watches with this and more functions.

traducion al español