Casio watches are recognised for their excellent value, and this base model G-SHOCK is probably their highest value watch. The Casio G-SHOCK is available for less than $50 on Amazon, but it also has all of the essential functionality that consumers expect from the G-SHOCK range. Any G-SHOCK watch on the market is water-resistant to a depth of baby g shock 200m. This makes them suitable for pool or open water swimming or surfing, but not scuba diving. The answer to how much water resistance is required for scuba diving is still up in the air. For diving, the ISO specifies that a watch only needs to be water-resistant to 100 metres, but many people insist on a ranking of at least 300 metres.
Using an innovative approach, G-Shock has come up with a timepiece for every type of active lifestyle. The solar-powered AWGM100B-1A is a solid upgrade from the G100-1BV. This Tough Solar/Multi-Band 6 model features a simple all-black design with white analog hands for baby g shock easy viewing. It is the only solar-powered analog model on this list, and like the G100-1BV, it is a smaller-sized analog G-Shock than the GA-100 models. The GD400MB-1 is a large-size G-Shock featuring a “bullbar” wire face protector for increased impact resistance.
If outside a region covered by one of the LF time signals (e.g. WWVB), it will continue working just fine, with the ability to set the time manually as needed, which shouldn’t be very often. The moderate size makes it much easier to keep under a sleeve when necessary and much less likely to get snagged and caught on equipment, the consequences of which could be injurious. A thinner profile so that it doesn’t stand as proud on the wrist would be welcome without compromising its near indestructibility. The G9000-1V Mudman is the previous generation Mudman and is known for its extra-protective case featuring mud and dust resistance. It’s a good choice if your military deployment takes you to an extreme environment like the desert or jungle.
The EL button is a nice touch and makes the backlight more accessible. Now, there is a solar atomic version of the Mudmaster available, but its price is even higher because it’s a Japanese import. It’s hard to justify, considering that the ~$200 Rangeman comes with the same features except for the analog display.
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. DW6900MS-1 $ 99.00 The new military inspired series represents some of the very best of the tough and durable designs from the G-Shock ORIGIN and MASTER OF G line-ups. The most durable digital and analog-digital watches in the industry, trusted by military personnel, law enforcement, surfers and outdoor enthusiasts around the world.
For G-Shocks though, none of these things ever really seem to be an issue. People have reported using G-Shocks for years as lifeguards, recreational scuba divers and such, and never experienced any problems whatsoever. But always keep in mind though, that if the watch is not ISO certified for water resistance, there really are no guarantees. At this level of water resistance you can safely take it out in the rain, shower or bathe with it, swim, and even go snorkeling or diving in it. In fact, most recreational divers only dive to a depth of 40 meters.
For the majority of wearers, the average G-Shock will be enough for any activities that involve getting it wet or submerged in water. There are a several different factors here, and it can be hard to know for sure. But a couple of factors would be how deep underwater you are going, and how long you are underwater. Some watches shouldn’t be kept underwater for extended periods of time. A protruding configuration adopted for the watch case and bezel provides protection against shocks resulting from drops from any direction.
Note that this model doesn’t have a countdown timer, and there is no world time either. Other features include hourly time beep and an electric backlight. In addition to solar charging and atomic time synchronization, the small square also gets you World Time , 4 daily alarms with snooze, countdown timer, stopwatch, calendar, and an hourly time beep.