Geemarc solar 4-alarm watch

This is a very good quality watch, designed for those who may need up to four alarm reminders per day. That makes it very useful for people with memory difficulties who need to take medication at set times, for example, and it would also be very handy for busy people who want reminders throughout the day.

The watch is plainly very well made and durable. It's quite chunky, but not excessive and it looks rather stylish, I think. It is powered by a solar battery which, with normal usage in the daylight shouldn't need extra charging or replacement. There are good, clear analogue hands and a smaller digital display which can be set for various configurations of time and date display and to set the alarms. The vibrating alarm function is very useful for anyone with hearing difficulties or for discreet reminders while in meetings and the like.

It all works well. I have to say, though, that it's not easy to set up. Once you're used to it, it's fine but the process isn't simple and the instructions, though good and clear, are printed in extremely small type. If this were to be used by an older person with any sort of sight problems, declining mental ability or problems with dexterity, they would definitely need someone to do the initial set-up for them, to program the alarms and so on. Once that's done, it should be fine because it just gets on with the job without the need for any intervention, but be warned that getting it to that point can be a little challenging.

That said, this is a good watch which I can see being very useful to a lot of people. Ceemarc make a lot of equipment for people whose sight, hearing or mental faculties are deteriorating, and they clearly understand the issues very well. Once set up, this is a really useful addition to that array of help, and I can recommend it.