DW9052-1B $ 69.95 Some say, “If it isn’t broken. Don’t fix it.” Well, G-Shock thought it time to add a subtle change to the classic DW9052. The MTGB2000D is a timepiece that can go from your workout to a night out. The wristband’s metal exterior is the most recognizable upgrade, but the watch also has a slew of subtle enhancements that elevate it. The sub-dial locations have been rearranged and the main hour and minute hands are larger, upgrades that give the watch a luxe new look. The case, made of carbon and stainless steel, reinforces that feeling while remaining ready for anything. And the non-reflective, sapphire crystal ensures you’ll always have a clear view of the time.
It uses LED illumination on the other analog-digital models and uses luminous paint on the all-analog models. The LED lighted models don’t have a light diffuser and the LEds tend to have a blinding effect, especially on models with the Super Illuminator feature. At a brainstorming meeting in the early 1980’s, the team at Casio was presented a proposal to create a watch that wouldn’t break even if it fell onto a hard surface. The simple idea seemed far-fetched at the time, however, a three-man team led by Kikuo Ibe embarked on the seemingly impossible challenge. Prior to spearheading his ambitious endeavor, Ibe was the engineer-in-charge of external design for Casio watches. The team’s early attempts at creating an unbreakable watch were futile.
The GA700 is an affordable G-Shock watch that has gained a lot of popularity since its 2016 release. This extra-large 53.4mm watch is ideal for those with bigger wrists. The GA700 is notable for its front-facing LED light button (a first for an affordable analog-digital G-Shock) and its estimated 5-year battery life, which is longer than most non-solar models with an analog-display. Other features include world time, 5 daily alarms with 1 snooze alarm, stopwatch, and countdown timer.
GMAS140-4A $ 99.00 From the G-SHOCK S-Series of highly popular analog-digital watch comes new model with new face and hand design. When you think of a shock-resistant watch, you probably think of a heavy-duty one that’s a maybe a little clunky, but durable and ready for the most active lifestyle. However, the Japanese watch brand CASIO wants to change that with its G-SHOCK MT-G line, which combines impeccable design and materials with state-of-the-art technology. Needless to say, it is shock resistant, the illumination is ensured by an EL Backlight with Afterglow that seems to handle dark conditions quite successfully. Overall good feel, beautiful design and many features, this watch could be a „godsend” for sailors, boaters, and yachters.
If you travel a lot and you like the functions, it’s an ideal buy. Other than these, the watch has a Step Tracker that monitors your steps, smartly uses the Bluetooth feature to sync the time, and also doesn’t cost much. In fact, it’s the introductory timepiece of the collection with Bluetooth. It’s more or less meant for large people, who want extra durability for their watches in the case of extra shocks and vibrations.
For a $300 watch, the light should be an even, pleasant glow. Many $10 watches have much better “light up” appearances than these upper end Casios. I have an older atomic solar G Shock with a positive display and this one syncs with the atomic clock better–it has done so every night since I bought it. I agree with the other positive comments about great functionality and comfort–love the bracelet. I’d like to say more about the negative display since it gets so many negative comments. It is true that one often has to find an optimum angle to view it in various lighting conditions.
The GD400MB-1 is a large-size G-Shock featuring a “bullbar” wire face protector for increased impact resistance. Combined with its green-tinted reverse LCD display and all-black body, this gives the watch a tough tactical look. This watch features an adjustable “flash alert” with LED light and buzzer for the alarms, hourly time signal, and countdown timer. Other unique features are the multi-time function that will display the time for 4 different cities and a low battery warning. For the price, this watch is a great pick, but is it worth any salt? It incorporates lots of functions in a rugged shock-resistant case all strapped up by a comfortable resin band.
There are even aspects of the negative display that are better than the positive one. For example in the dark near a streetlamp this has better visibility than the positive one. And the positive display is static whereas the negative one shines differently depending on the angle and light source. True, this may not be the watch to wear to a candlight dinner, but if you had your heart set on it you can always turn on the auto-light function. With life on land well covered, G-Shock designed this watch for the scuba set. In the brand’s professional-oriented “Master 0f G” collection are multiple sub-collections, among which is the Gulfmaster.
Having an analog-digital design with dual digital displays, this watch is perfect for both formal situations, and casual usage. It’s an X-Large model with dash indexes, that creates more room for the digital displays and the three chronograph sub-dials which otherwise would be crammed inside the window. It’s large sized even compared to other G-Shocks, so keep this in mind if you have small wrists. It has skeleton analog hands that don’t have any kind of luminescent paint on them. The illumination is LED, but is rather subdued on this watch – it’s a tactical-type watch, and by default, it won’t light up very brightly. However, the intensity can be increased by taking the illumination duration to 3 seconds.
And that’s where the watch doesn’t „shine”, figuratively speaking. This is the best combination for a watch in order to g shock watch go incognito. But that again wouldn’t be complete without a good contrast between the digits and the dark background.