Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Well. As much as I hated to do it, this watch is on its way back to Amazon for return and refund. I was so anxious to get it and thrilled with all the features until I came to the alarm function. I own several Pathfinders and am pleased with all of them but decided to treat myself and trade up to the "flagship", (their word, not mine), Pro Trek PRW-2500T-7CR. After several days of putting it through its paces, I was extremely pleased with all the functions I went through, the last, being the alarm function. That's when my critique went South. I set the 5 alarms at one-minute intervals. When the first one went off, I thought I set it incorrectly because I didn't hear anything. Then number 2 went off and I still couldn't hear anything so I held the watch to my ear for number 3 and that's when I heard the softest beep. Needless to say, numbers four and five produced the same result leaving me dumbfounded. Convinced my watch was defective, I called Casio High Tech Support only to be told the alarm sound is a factory set default that cannot be changed. In other words, 'deal with it'. Now, I'm a Senior who has learned almost nothing is ever perfect, and sometimes you need to lower your standards. But, believe me, when I tell you, with this watch on your wrist, when the alarm goes off, should you be engaged in any of life's daily activities: having a conversation. watching TV. talking to someone in a coffee shop. going for a walk, you get the idea. You won't hear a thing. I'm sorry, for a $400.00 retail watch with a totally inaudible alarm function, color me stupid if I make a concession of that magnitude. I take meds several times a day and the alarms are what stand between me and missing a dose. How Casio can produce a watch with so many desirable functions and fall flat on an important one is beyond me. My Pathfinder PAG40 has an alarm you can hear two rooms away. Well, as the saying goes, 'Caveat Emptor'.