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G-shock

4.9K views 15 replies 10 participants last post by  tyc  
#1 ·
Are there any G-Shock fans here. I have a G-100 and G-7210 and now feel ready for more. I bought the first one for weekend wear when I'm helping look after my two year old boys. They certainly take a beating and the G-7210 with it's solar power means I don't have to worry too much about batteries.

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Matt
 
#3 ·
Love 'em.
:)


Always like to have a G-Shock in my collection. This was my last one, don't have it now - but a damm fine watch:

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And this is my current G-Shock, which does it all for me: solar powered and radio controlled. Always on my wrist when the going gets tough (which it frequently does)!

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#4 ·
Nice pics. I can never understand the people that hate G-Shocks. Sure they don't have incredible mechanical movements and the styling can be quite unusual/large/macho/radical (pick your favourite), but they are perfect for what they are designed for.

I wouldn't be happy if I didn't have at least one G-shock in my collection to chuck on when I'm doing some work in the garden, on the car etc.

Matt
 
#5 ·
Mine can have a fairly hard life as an Explorer Scout Leader and Mountain Walking Leader. Whenever I'm wearing 'em they are nearly always continually wet, continually bashed about - but always reliable. Never had one fail on me
 
#6 ·
I like G-shocks as they hark back to the 'gadget watch' craze of my childhood when the more buttons and functions your watch had then the better it was.

I've got an old style DW-5600E and brought a new G-2500-IV last year, tragically the only function I regularly use is the day counter which is currently indicating that I have 32 days until I'm 30!

I tend to wear mine as a 'weekend watch' for mountain biking and canoeing, although on occasion have worn the G-2500 with a suit. It probably looks a bit silly though!
 
#7 ·
I like G-shocks as they hark back to the 'gadget watch' craze of my childhood when the more buttons and functions your watch had then the better it was.
No G-Shocks
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but I like this type of Casio. I think it ties in what P.T. said ;)

I don't wear them very often but nice to have few in the collection for a bit of variety
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Mike
 
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very pleased with mine, wear it for work, can't beat it imho
 
#11 ·
I had a 'Surfing Timer' like the picture above when I was about 15. I've still got it, however it's not in the best condition.

The slide rule was always useful for Duke of Edinburgh trips as one of my group always insisted in working in kilometres when the rest of us used miles!

I was tempted by a stainless steel wave ceptor, tough solar G-Shock, GW-600DU-1VER, however thought it would be defeating the object of a lightweight, no nonsense, sports watch. There was also the worry that it might be a bit too 'bling'.

I could be tempted to a PVD one, however.