This is the altimeter, barometer, and compass. But if you are going to be mainly using the watch for time, with the occasional need for the other functions, then this is a solid choice.īeing a pathfinder watch, the piece will of course have the requisite “ABC” functions. It just makes more sense when you have more LCD screen real estate. While each is totally useful, I still recommend an all digital Pathfinder watch if you are going to be using these functions extensively. For years Casio has learned to skillfully use small LCD screens for such functions. That will be your go to space for the chronograph, alarms, countdown timer, calendar, readings for the sensors, and other information. Casio does a good job making you feel that the analog part of the watch plays nicely with the Pathfinder part of the watch.įor many of the functions you will need to rely on the smaller LCD screen. As such, the seconds hand is used as the compass needle in the compass mode, to assist with the barometer reading, to see what timezone you are switching to in the world time function (see the abbreviated reference cities spelled out around the dial), and a few other things. It isn’t quite as slick as in the T-Touch watches, but the Casio is clearly much less expensive (and will probably last longer). Thus, the orange seconds hand is used a lot in the various functions. Not in the “touch” department, but in using the hands for some of the features. So legibility is good! Casio took some inspiration from the popularity of the Tissot T-Touch family of watches. I personally find the hands easy to spot and they have a high contrast with the dial. Casio is smart not to add clutter underneath where the hands travel (too much), which greatly assists with legibility. I have to admit that even though the watch dial is really busy on the PAW-5000 watch, it isn’t that tough to read – in fact, I would say it is easy to read. I recommend looking through the instructions if you wish to fiddle with the “RC” (radio controlled) functions. This is actually one of the most complex functions in these phones, but you can set it to auto receive each night. Like other high-end pathfinder models, the watch can receive signals from your local atomic clock to sync to the correct time perfectly each day. You can see that most of the dial is a photo-receptive solar panel – larger than the smaller ring used in the all digital screen models. Actually, being an analog watch might be of benefit to power generation.
Casio pathfinder tough solar plus#
One of the benefits of the movement is that hands are always perfectly aligned (that I have found), which is a big plus for a quartz watch in my book.Īs you would expect, the movement is also solar (any light actually) powered (“Tough Solar”), and atomic clock radio controlled. Pretty much something you need to having with a rugged watch like this. I first wrote about it here, so click that link to learn more. So what is a tough movement? It is a special quartz movement that helps keep the hands perfectly aligned after times of physical shock. It has all the bell & whistles you expect in these watches, with the addition of analog hangs, and a Casio Tough Movement (Tough Mvt.). I can’t say with absolute certainly that this is the first Pathfinder watch with analog hands, but it is the first that I am aware of. So the clever engineers at Casio devised the PAW-5000. Social gatherings demand a bit more tact when it comes to your digital aura. Better for activities, being outdoors, and wanting to survive the perils of nature. That is, while the watches are fantastically functional, they ooze a bit of “dork.” I am a proud owner of many a Pathfinder watches, and love the looks, feel, and utility they provide – but admit it isn’t a watch I’d bring along a wingman on a date.
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