Aesthetically, the look of black carbon fiber on most of the case is gorgeous. The G-Shock has five buttons that are situated around the case and every one of them has a special function. The fifth button is placed on the bottom of the case and activates the light. Unscrew its protection cap, pull it out of the watch and you are able to adjust for example the time.
I’m a carpenter so I’ve gone through a lot of watches from the impact of swinging a hammer or the vibration from running a sawzall would vibrate the hands right off most of the competetors watches. The LED could of been a little bit brighter otherwise I’ve been really happy with this watch. In terms of techy features, G-Shock watches measure, calculate, and display information in several ways. All these together add up to so many possible features that consumers may be easily overwhelmed, and even Casio has trouble explaining it all. Most people will only use a few of the available features anyway. Similarly affordable, genuinely beat-me-up, quartz tool watches are available from brands like Victorinox, Luminox, and Marathon.
In addition, the timepiece’s Quad sensors – compass, thermometer, altimeter/barometer, and step tracker – further enhance its capabilities. Shock resistant, 200M water resistant, mud resistant, digital compass, thermometer, and LED blacklight. The watch has both an analog display and a digital LCS screen in order to display all of the information and data. Around the outer edge of the dial, it has abbreviations of cities for the world timer. The top right button is used for the compass and the bottom right is used for the altimeter.
It takes its name from the Mud Resist system of gaskets in the pipes that keep mud and dust out of the watch. While mundane to some, this feature would be paramount to someone who might be on a trail during or after a rain. If you’re not going over the bars, you’ll be hauling your bike at some point, loading into your Honda Element, or making repairs to it. All these things are typically avoided by people in the watch community while wearing a watch. You’re going to encounter dirt or mud in this sport, and Lord knows you might want to sell a watch down the road which is nearly impossible if it’s beaten all to hell.
That’s a tall order, but Casio’s G-SHOCK MUDMASTER GG-B100 watch has been built to meet the challenge of these extreme environments. The key to the G-SHOCK’s incredible performance is its Carbon Core Guard structure. This shock-resistant carbon core guard protects the watch’s vitals to assure proper function regardless of terrain or weather conditions. Using carbon for the watch’s core saves weight and adds strength, as it has a tensile strength ten times that of iron and yet weighs far less. The carbon case also allowed Casio designers to develop a new structure of shock-resistant button. Doing so also let them remove button guards from the exterior, which helps streamline the G-SHOCK’s look.
I’ve known my friend, Nathan, for the better part of ten years, and for about the last six, he’s been an avid mountain biker, pillar of the biking community in our area, and all-around good dude. We met while working at a Sears Auto Center back in the days when that existed. I was still sporting Invictas back then and thinking I was the Boss Hogg of the local watch community. We bonded over our love of motorsport, our hatred of Sears, existentialism, and, of course, watches. Personally, I like stories about watches that are worn, sometimes for years, and have the wear and tear to prove it.
The top layer is transparent, resulting in a bezel that shows the embedded carbon material. G-SHOCK by Casio has developed the MUDMASTER GG-B100 using carbon materials. This watch is the result of a pursuit for robustness, operability, and wearability that can be used in harsh environments. The GG-B100 includes sensor functions and the ability to link with a smartphone, allowing it to make quick decisions and take appropriate action under various conditions.
I’m picky when it comes to the ana-digi watch dials I like, and I think Casio did an excellent job here. The “negative-colored” LCD screen is large with clear pixels and offers snappy performance. The analog hands help when needed but are mostly there for performing an ancillary function while allowing you to still know the current time. Casio’s state of the art screen and ultra-lightweight carbon hands means that you never feel as though there is a compromise between functionality and style. The funny thing about this watch, is that Casio doesn’t advertise the temperature selection on its wheel of functions.