Casio G Shock Watches
Push buttons on the case give easy access to settings and the stopwatch. The time is displayed with luminous analog hands and geometric g shock watch indices along with an LCD digital display. With a unisex style, the G-Shock BD 800UC-5 is Bluetooth connectable for fitness features.
While Google Fit is onboard to use, and there are multiple fitness apps for Wear OS inside the Play Store, you could elect to use G-Shock’s own app to track workouts. The Activity app certainly fits with the look of the watch with its simple, monochromatic display, making it clear and simple to read at a glance. There are various activities covered, and you can set a target workout time, but it’s a little fiddly to get started and alter these aspects. Google Fit is definitely quicker and easier to use for the casual exerciser. The GSW-H1000’s battery life is good due to the dual-screen system, and it lasts two days with notifications and all-day heart rate monitoring active, but without wearing it overnight or tracking a workout. Although good, the battery life doesn’t reflect the benefits seen with the Snapdragon 4100 in the TicWatch Pro 3.
DW6900BB-1 $ 99.00 Based on the DW6900, which is designed to withstand impact from any direction, comes a new model with at matte black finish. GA100MW-7A $ 99.00 The white color theme of the new GA100MW-7A contributes to a design that adds fresh accents to the wrist for summertime wear. 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. DW5600MS-1BTS $ 99.00 G-SHOCK classic digital watch design is paired with a Bluetooth-enabled set of headphones which can play tunes and make or receive phone calls. GD100-1BBTS $ 99.00 One of G-SHOCK’s most dinamic digital watch is paired with bluetooth headphones set.
It’s one of the higher-end models of the G-shock collection that’s created for the brave adventurers. Or in some case, perfect for extreme environments and large wrists. Watches in this series have functions like Tough Solar, and Multi-Band 6, Triple Sensor.
I noticed unexpected differences to what I’m used to seeing with calorie count and heart rate, and compared it to the Apple Watch Series 6. The G-Shock recorded half the calorie burn, and the average heart rate was totaled as 106 beats-per-minute compared to the Apple Watch’s estimate of 115BPM. Like the GBD-H1000, the emphasis seems to be on running, although there are plenty of other workouts to track, including biking, kayaking, fishing, and surfing. Casio has not really prioritized tech on the H1000 — it doesn’t even have NFC for Google Pay — which may be fine for watch people, but it’s not for smartwatch people, and it’s that group which it really needs to attract.
The battery and the software will stop the GSW-H1000 from lasting indefinitely, but you’ll still be good for at least a couple of years. I fit into this category, but those who aren’t invested in the brand will probably struggle, and I don’t think Casio is looking to convert people into G-Shock fans with the H1000. Many will almost certainly find the giant size and shape off-putting, no matter how well the watch hides its dimensions, or how impressive the engineering is to make sure it retains that all-important G-Shock toughness.