Quick: if you knew nothing about this product except that it was called the ?Atomic Waveceptor,? would you buy one? Maybe it?d be a device that captures ambient nuclear radiation and bestows unimaginable atomic powers to its wearer. Maybe it can intercept the mysterious waves emitting from alien civilizations in distant galaxies. Maybe it?d be, like, a rocket-sled kind of thing that can soar on invisible waves of energy and shoot bolts of atomic lightning at all those who displease you.

Unfortunately, turns out it?s just a watch. And by ?just a watch,? we mean ?a decent watch that keeps good time, but is nowhere near as cool as its name.? The Casio Atomic Waveceptor receives radio signals that calibrate the time to an atomic clock, and it can show the current time in 29 time zones and 30 cities around the world. No watch could ever live up to such a thrilling, evocative name, but five alarms, 50-meter water resistance, and a pre-programmed auto-calendar are swell features nonetheless. The red face, er, well, it certainly has character, wouldn?t you say? As for the unimaginable atomic powers, we?ll just have to keep hanging around outside the nuclear plant hoping for a freak accident, or at least a bite from a passing spider.

• Atomic Timekeeping
• Receives time calibration radio signals which keep the displayed time accurate
• Time calibration signal reception
• Auto receive function (four times per day)
• Manual receive functionSignal: WWVB, Frequency: 60kHz
• Analog digital combination
• 50 meter water resistant
• Electro-luminescent backlight with afterglow
• World time: 29 time zones, 30 cities
• Daylight savings time auto/on/off
  
• Date alert - Display flashes when set date is reached
  
• 1/100 second stopwatch
• Measuring capacity: 99:59?59.99?
• Measuring mode: elapsed time, split/lap time,1st-2nd place times
• 5 Alarms: 4 daily alarms and 1 snooze alarm
• Hourly time signal
• Auto-calendar (pre-programmed until the year 2099)
• 12/24-hour format
• Accuracy:: +/-20 seconds per month(with no signal reception)
• Red face
• Metal band
• Approx. battery life: 2 years on CR162