CasioG-Shock GA100-1A1 | Men's Tough Analog-Digital Watch | 200M Water Resistant | Shock & Magnetic Resistant | Sporty & Rugged Design
C**N
Title: Built to Last – Outperforms Watches Twice the Price!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5-Star ReviewThis Casio G-Shock is hands down one of the best watches I’ve ever owned. It’s incredibly rugged and durable—I’ve put it through everything from yard work and workouts to weekend hikes and drops, and it still looks and performs like new.Programming it was super easy, even with the dual analog-digital display. The reinforced wrist strap feels secure and tough, no worries about wear or tearing over time.What really impressed me is how it’s held up better than some of the pricier watches I’ve had in the past. For the cost, this thing is unbeatable in performance, durability, and style.Highly recommend if you want a reliable, no-nonsense timepiece that can take a beating and keep ticking!
P**H
Stylish
High quality
J**.
Everyday Workhorse!
This watch is so accurate and durable!
R**O
Excellent watch for military Physical Training
There has been quite a few discussions on here regarding the quality of this watch and a line down the middle regarding the lighting of the watch's display and a very small portion of folks indicating that the time was never correct on the watch.To address the point almost half the reviews being made about the lighting, the watch display is lit by a single "amber" colored LED (to save power and provide a low light profile, I imagine) which provides more than adequate lighting for the analog hands on the watch to be viewed in pitch black darkness. The watch has a configuration option which allows you to modify the amount of time the LED light stays on from 1.5 to 3.0 seconds. The default time was sufficient for me to view the time but others may find the additional time convenient. This additional time may be what supplements the ability to view the digital time easier. Another owner of this watch indicated that placing an finger across the watch face from 9 to 3 (across the horizontal horizon) allows for the illumination to better reflect back onto the digital display for easier reading. I concur with this assessment and was able to read the time with both the 1.5 and 3.0 second configuration. This is not to say that the time on the digital display is what I would personally be using in low light conditions but it is definitely possible.Finally, the last point to discuss is the settings of the watch and the provided instruction manual in the packaging. Some have complained that the instructions are far too exhaustive due to the instruction manual being of significant length. To these people I say, "Did you even try cycling through the pages?" The instructions that came with my watch came with at least 4-6 different languages so that others that do not read english could take advantage of this product. The english instructions were probably about 40 pages to include the table of contents and some "Care Instructions". I was able to configure the analogue portion of the watch and the world time (to include modifying the Daylight Savings Time setting) in roughly 5-10 minutes at the most. Those that were unable to properly set this watch either did not focus on the various time zones that are clearly identified in the manual, or did not properly configure the Daylight Savings Time option for their time zone.I can say with great confidence that this watch will more than likely be used very much for work, play and the military and hope that it serves me for a long time because it is a great looking watch. Additionally, for those concerned about the size of the watch, it does have a good size in circumference and height off the wrist, but nothing out of the ordinary such as watches from Invicta dive watches. The weight of the watch is very light for me but I am accustomed to watches made of steel with a steel band and that may be causing me to think the watch is light in weight.Hopefully this conveys a very descriptive point of view regarding this watch and points out the supposed "flaws" others have portrayed in their reviews.
S**N
Good gift
Good watch. Husband loved itDoes not have back lightening
A**N
A True Tool Watch
I'm a mechanical watch guy. I love tool watches. I owned one of the first generation G-shock back in the 80's. I put that watch through hell and it laughed at me. Great product. When I saw watch this in passing, I gave it a second look and really liked the design, the features and the ana/digi layout was cool. With the price so reasonable, it was a no-brainer purchase. I thought it would be more of a toy or beater watch but it quickly earned my respect as a true tool watch. I usually wear an Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch so this is a big change for me. I've had this on my wrist for about 5 days and I'm happy to say that it is a dead nuts accurate watch. The features are useful and easy to learn. The hour chirp, alarm functions, stop watch and world time are just great. I work with folks all over the world every day so the world time feature is very useful.Setup was relatively intuitive. The manual is a must though. While I LOVE the blacked-out appearance, that's also, unfortunately, the watch's Achilles heel. The LED light is lame. I can't put it any other way. A backlit feature for the digital readouts and Trinite/Tru-glo/Tritium for the hands and dial pips would be a much better way of telling time in the dark. You can't see any of the digital functions in the dark. Only the time. It's just not up to usual Casio quality standard and more like a cost cutting measure. That really is my only complaint though. The rest of the watch is fantastic. A light, comfortable, rugged, handsome, competitively priced tool watch. Fix the lame-o LED and this watch is 5 star perfect in my book. As is though, you are getting a great quality, do it all watch for the active person. You could do a lot worse.
L**E
AWESOME.....
WOW..... This is a GREAT watch for sure. It was just delivered early today. I believe should got this watch before. That's me being STUPID sometimes. Great price, fit, button functionality, water resistance and functionality is SWEET. Thanks you.....
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