At the touch of a button, the display can be brightly illuminated in a fashionable color Shock-resistant construction protects against impact and vibration. Displays the current time in major cities and specific areas around the world. Elapsed time, split time and final time are measured with 1/100-sec accuracy. The watch can measure times of up to 24 hours. For fans of precision: the countdown timers help you to remember specific or recurring events by giving off an audible signal at a preset time. The time can be set to the nearest minute and up to 1 hour in advance. The daily alarm reminds you about recurring events with an acoustic signal at the time you have set. This model has 5 independent alarms for flexible reminders of important appointments. Each time you stop the alarm, it sounds again after a few minutes. The button tones for using the mode button can be turned off. This means that the watch no longer beeps when switching from one function to another. Preset alarm or countdown timers remain active when the button tones are deactivated. With a push of a button, hands are moving and permit a free visibility of functions like stopwatch or date.