Casio Women's BG169R-2 Baby-G Blue Whale Digital Sport Watch

"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing."-George Bernard ShawI've never been a girly-girl, and rarely wear jewelry or watches, but I gave this watch a shot, and I love it. I've owned it for 3 months now. This watch is fun. It makes me FEEL fun. It's also cute, and looks good with just about any clothes you might wear. I went out to an upscale restaurant this weekend and even wore it with my party dress.Others have mentioned the little animals on the watch. It's true, at the :30 second mark the day (MON, TUE, etc.) changes to an animated animal - puppy, fish, etc. You'll probably care about this for as long as I did, but it's there if you ever need to entertain a kid for a short while.The watch alarm is fairly quiet, so unless you're an extremely light sleeper, you probably won't want to rely on this to wake you up. But it can be used as a 'reminder' alarm. I use mine as a "You've got 10 minutes to get your butt out the door or you'll be late!" reminder.The watch is large without being overpowering; I have medium-sized wrists, and have plenty of holes to go larger or smaller. There are small horizontal face protectors along the top and bottom of the watch face which help keep the face scratch free. The blue watch isn't as vivid as the photo, but it's still a nice light blue. I've done camping, hiking, landscaping and lots of exercising with this watch on, and it still looks as good as the day I got it.I'd forgotten how useful a simple watch was; I'm a recovering "check-my-cell-phone-for-the-time-every-10-minutes" person (which usually meant 15 seconds fumbling for my phone, 5 seconds checking my phone's time, then 5 minutes being distracted by all the wonderful things I can check on my phone BESIDES the time). I recommend this watch for its durability, price, usefulness, as well as its cute (without being too cute) and fun factor.UPDATE September 2012Well, I've had this watch for about a year and a half now. It's still on my wrist almost every moment of every day. My only issue with it is the blue color of the band and watch itself has greatly faded over time. It's now an extremely light blue, almost transparent, except for the metal blue on the actual watch face, and the blue letter G on the indiglo button. Still, it has been on me during countless days of swimming in pools and oceans, many days of digging last year when I was putting in a whole yard's worth of perennials, shrubs and helping my husband dig a 1,300 gallon pond in our backyard. Meaning, it has seen a LOT of life in the last year and a half. It still works fine, and as far as the fading color goes, at least it's been fading consistently. I'm still happy with it, but may go with a more vibrant Baby G in the future.

bought this for the nostalgia. was a little surprised at how big it was on my wrist (and I do not have particularly small wrists)-- definitely a statement piece. requires a little bit of reading to figure out how to use all the functions. i think you'll know if this is what you're looking for!

I really love all the features of this watch. Setting the time did make me go to the manual, but after getting familiar with the button placements, I was good to go. It's gone in the swimming pool several times and been accidentally smacked against the wall on numerous occasions and is still going strong. It also has cute little animals that appear in the top window...kids love to watch it (and so do I). The only thing I don't like about this watch is that it is a very BIG watch and I have very tiny wrists.

I was hoping the colour would be right...it was!Its light and airy and comfortable.the face is the right colour of blue...Its perfect for me for work, for the trail and for my trip to mexico coming up.Its not getting 5 stars because..I have had baby-g before.. and the straps never last long. Right now they are blue and clear and crisp...after 6 months of wear they wont be. When I need to replace them, I wont be able find exact match.anyways.. its sporty, fun, and I love this watch.

I love the look of this watch. I bought it for use on vacation. I needed a digital watch with a back-light and wanted one that was cute. This was definitely cute. When it arrived, I programmed the time, and all the other settings. When I pushed the "G" button (which is supposed to turn on the back-light) the light would not turn on, and a little animal (whale, dog, etc.) would appear in the area that normally shows the day of the week. (I see that happened to someone else too.)I called Casio to see if I was pushing the wrong button. They walked me through a bunch of trouble-shooting and determined that my watch was defective. The person who helped me said that the back-light should DEFINITELY turn on, and the animal thing was a defect.That is a pretty "funny" defect... and considering that other people's watches had the same defect, I question the authenticity of the watch. Either that, or one of their programmers decided to have a laugh. Anyway, I returned it immediately for a different style watch, that worked perfectly. If the back-light is not an issue for you, and you are not concerned if it's authentic or not, then go for it... but buyer beware! 2 stars for cuteness.

I have owned Baby G watches in the past. They are very durable. I like color blue, so I figured I'd get this color this time. I like it. It's a softer blue than what the photo shows on Amazon. It's a good everyday watch.

Bought this for my wife who is a nursing student. She has nothing but praise of the Baby-G's useful features in her day to day activities, whether her clinical days or when working part time at the hospital.This is her first Casio Baby-G, and she loves it. She says is has "everything" she needs. I grew up wearing the G-Shock model and have always enjoyed them. Casio knows what they are doing when it comes to making multi-purpose watches like this one.While programming the watch is not difficult, the instructions were easy to follow. Glad I found this model and for such an awesome price!Highly recommended!

Needed a new watch, and I had always liked the two Baby G watches I had ~5-10 years ago. Received this watch quickly, and noticed that the design has been improved where the metal portion of the bumper guard is actually embedded in the resin so that it will not pop off. With my two past watches, I had problems with the bumper guard popping off. Overall, quite pleased with this watch.

No bad comment about seller.Clear blue plastic turned cloudy within a year.Would buy a solid blue colour next time.

Excellent quality and looks, but found that this is still too chunky for my teenage girl (bought 3 years ago and too chunky for her to wear). Having said that, this is no the fault of the watch, as I wrongly thought that Baby-G would come up smaller.

子供の中学の入学祝にプレゼントしました。子供もとても気に入って喜んでいました。Ｂａｂｙ －Ｇなので防水が付いてこの価格でとても良い商品でした。