FANMISMen's Solar Powered Casual Quartz Wrist Watch Analog Digital Multifunctional Black Sports Watch

There's a bit of a learning curve to the operation (turning the alarm and hourly chime on/off requires a "two-button boogie") that's mentioned in some of the reviews, but it's really not a big deal once you've done it once or twice, and probably necessary to vary some of the operations in order not to step on anyone's patents and such. Fair enough. It's unclear to me the extent of the solar charging of this watch; it does show two battery codes on the back, one of which (2016) is the 5- or 7-year baby, the other (626) just a run-of-the-mill 2-year-or-so cell. If the solar portion just decreases drain on the batteries, we're in for l-o-n-g battery lives. If it doesn't add to battery life (maybe it's just meant to kick in if your batteries go dead while you're on expedition somewhere), the watch still stands on its own for comfort and style points. The medium case size (roughly a 43mm) - large enough to be contemporary but not outrageous, with no "wings" or protrusions, and the pseudo dive strap with a single, wide strap keeper (I hate two narrow keepers - you always seem to be "chasing" them), give the watch the overall feel (light, like most resin watches, but still with enough "heft" so it doesn't feel like you're wearing a paper watch - as some do - and presentation of an old school dive watch. (Divers actually use dive computers nowadays, which, ironically, look like modern digital watches - we've come full circle - form follows function, folks.) Light, comfortable, legible, attractive . . . all for twenty bucks. Very cool!

What I wanted. Fair price. Had to look on line to figure out how to set days of the week.

the watch is great, it needs a more flexible band

I got 2 of these one for husband and one for myself (Style has both analog and digital). They came yesterday and I wore mine all day. Since it is so new, I haven't had much time to play with the timers. The instructions aren't that clear (or maybe I'm just OLD?). But I got the time set without too much trouble. It has held the correct time (both analog and digital) for 24 hours. Comfortable to wear, looks nice. Good features. On the hour there is a soft beep. Hubby just set his and will wear it today. If there is any problem, I will come back and edit this. So far I am happy with this purchase and would recommend it.

Had this for two years and I was very enthusiastic about it. However, it died recently and decided to see what's inside.I actually found that it has a miniature solar panel, but it also has two regular batteries, one big, flat 3 Volts, Maxell CR2016, and one little Maxell SR626SW underneath, I think it is a LR44. There are no rechargeable batteries, so it's not a real solar watch. It is unclear when it runs on solar, maybe outside, but most use is usually indoors, so this is not the smartest design.The 3 volt one was still functional while the other was dead. As an educated guess, probably for the designers it was cheaper to use a regular battery for backup and rely on solar only when outside. It's an arguable design to me, since a single 3V CR2016 would have lasted longer and would have been simpler to produce or service. It is well built but hard to take apart to service.There is a solar cell, putting out up to 5 Volts under a LED desk lamp, which is good under intense light, but at normal ambient light it it barely puts out 0.7 Volts. The current indoor is zero, so this is useless to power a watch, maybe under intense sunlight. The brand and model says VIMUN SC2813-8 A3/2.This is not looking easy to service, too many parts and little screws to take out. Plus the big flat 3 Volt is at the top, then you have to remove that to get underneath for the other smaller battery. Double work.Would have been a simpler design to use a rechargeable battery and a charging regulator instead of two batteries plus a solar cell. It would have also been a real solar watch in that case.Overall, I'd give it 3 stars because of the batteries. It is reasonably cheap to replace but no different than any other battery powered watch.

Follow up to previous review: I have purchased 4 of these watches in the last 12 months...all 4 different colors. At first I loved the watches, esp. at ~$20/each -- it was fun to mix it it up and wear the different colors. HOWEVER, two of these watches (the gold and the red) completely stopped working after only a few months...I am past the return window and am now stuck with this poorly manufactured product. Seller: if you read this, I would be interested in an exchange for replacement watches!

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