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Casio WV-58RD-1AEF Wave Ceptor Radio Controlled Bracelet Watch - W1403
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The Wave Ceptor line exists to solve a specific problem: a quartz watch is only as accurate as its last manual correction, and most people never bother. This one corrects itself, pulling atomic time signals from transmitters across the UK, Germany, the United States and Japan — whichever is in range — and adjusting silently in the background. The battery that drives the whole arrangement lasts around three years between changes. At 43.7mm wide but 53.4mm lug to lug, it sits longer on the wrist than the width alone suggests, which gives it a presence that reads as purposeful rather than oversized. The amber backlight handles nighttime legibility in place of lume, which is the honest solution for an LCD: paint on a digital display serves no function, and Casio did not bother with it. The domed acrylic crystal picks up the light in a way that suits the utilitarian character of the dial rather than working against it.
- Reference
- WV-58RD-1AEF
- Brand
- Casio
- Collection
- Collection
- Case size
- 43.7mm
- Case thickness
- 12mm
- Lug width
- 18mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Black
- Crystal
- Acrylic
- Movement
- Automatic
- Functions
- Date, Stopwatch, Countdown timer, Alarm, Backlight, World time, Radio controlled, Digital display
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Silver
- Clasp
- Three-fold clasp
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- F.Hinds
Additional specifications
- Lug-to-lug
- 53.4mm
- Warranty
- 2 years
Learn more about Casio
Tadao Kashio founded Kashio Seisakujo in Tokyo in 1946 as a machine shop. The company's first success was a finger ring that held a cigarette, and its second was the 14-A of 1957 — the world's first all-electric compact calculator, which used solenoids rather than gears.
Casio entered watchmaking in 1974 with the Casiotron, a digital watch with an automatic calendar that knew the varying lengths of months. The company approached watches as an electronics manufacturer rather than a horological one, and that difference produced the G-Shock.
The G-Shock came from a single engineer, Kikuo Ibe, who broke a watch his father had given him and set out to build one that could not break. The specification was three tens: survive a ten-metre drop, ten bars of water pressure, and ten years of battery life. It took over two hundred prototypes, and the solution was suspending the module inside the case on a cushioned internal structure rather than mounting it rigidly. The DW-5000C shipped in 1983.
It became one of the most durable product designs in any category, adopted by militaries, emergency services, and skateboarders alike, and Casio has since added solar charging, radio and GPS timekeeping, Bluetooth, and full-metal and carbon variants.
Casio also produces the Edifice, Pro Trek, and Oceanus lines, and remains an independent Japanese public company.
- 1946
- Tadao Kashio founds the company in Tokyo.
- 1974
- The Casiotron is Casio's first digital watch.
- 1983
- The G-Shock DW-5000C survives Kikuo Ibe's three-tens brief.
- 1994
- The Frogman extends G-Shock to ISO dive certification.
Also in 5 collections
This watch appears in Back in Stock (4,683), Stainless Steel Watches (3,109), Automatic Watches (1,756), Watches Under £100 (589) and Automatic Watches Under £500 (324).
Manufacturer’s guarantee
What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- Second time zone for travelling
- Sits in the lower half of Casio's range as we list it
Worth knowing
- 50m suits rain and handwashing, not swimming
- 43.7mm sits at the larger end
- Acrylic crystal marks easily, though it polishes out
Casio WV-58RD-1AEF Wave Ceptor Radio alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | WV-58RD-1AEF | PEWJI21943011 | 1530345 |
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| Price | £65 | £75 | £79 |
| Case size | 43.7mm | 44mm | 42mm |
| Water resistance | 50m | 50m | 50m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet | Silicone strap |
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
Showering yes, swimming no. 50m covers splashes and brief immersion, but a swimming stroke generates well above the pressure that figure describes.
Water resistance explainedWill the glass scratch?
Yes, but it polishes out. Acrylic marks easily and a scratch can be buffed away at home, which is why vintage-style watches still use it.
Sapphire, mineral and acrylic comparedDoes it need a battery?
No. It is automatic — the motion of your wrist winds it, and there is no cell to replace.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedWhat size strap does it take?
18mm. Any strap of that width will fit, and on most modern watches quick-release bars make the swap a two-minute job with no tools.
Will it fit my wrist?
Lug-to-lug is 53.4mm, which suits wrists from roughly 18.5cm (7¼ inches) upward.
Lug-to-lug decides fit more than case diameter does.
How to size a watch to your wristIs it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as men's.
Cheapest place to buy
F.Hinds is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.
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