Casio G
Overall, although the dial is quite busy, you have to keep in mind there is a lot of fit on this dual-time watch when you have all those functions, and Casio has done a great job keeping it clean. There is also an day of the week sub-dial at around 9 o’clock, with matching coloring on the markers. A few of my coworkers thought that the CasiOak was a “cheap Wal-Mart watch”. Wearing the GA-2100SU-A1JF made me feel like I was wearing a Royal Oak Offshore. (Or at least I thought that I was.) The satisfaction to price ratio was off the chart with the CasiOak on-wrist.
This octagonal designed analog digital series is made out of high strength resin material and is 11.8 mm thin which definitely makes Casio G-Shock GA-2100 the thinnest one in the G-Shock family. I had the original G-Shock that I bought at Service Merchandise in ME back in the early 80s. This version is great and I love the analog /digital complications. I haven’t found the band or buckle to be overly cheap and they seem commensurate with the quality of the watch itself.
They call it Carbon Core Guard structure because it is so light and strong. The whole watch comes in at just over 50 grams, which is insane for a watch. These G-Shock watches also come in a range of eye-catching colors from the all-black model shown above, to bright red, black with green and red accents, black with bright purple and a whole lot more. Light, comfortable, very high eye appeal for the money, main hands surprisingly readable, other features not so much and I like how it doesn’t scream G Shock in design, size and case wording. Introducing new Utility Color additions to GA-2100 thin, analog-digital combination line up from G-Shock, the watch brand that is constantly setting new standards for unmatched timekeeping toughness. This new model combine practical and utilitarian colors of the bezels, faces, and bands that go well with street fashions, to create distinctive looks that fit right in with a wide range of fashions and activities.
It’s so small that Casio used a trick by tapping the “C & B” buttons to temporarily rotate the hands out of the way. A new carbon core guard structure protects the module by enclosing it in a carbon case. The case is made of fine resin embedded with carbon fibers for outstanding strength, crack resistance, and durability. It has an impressive feature set, is tough and durable, has a 200-meter water resistance rating, and is comfortable on a variety of wrist sizes. It is one of the few models the brand offers that can adapt to a variety of situations. If you can do without radio sync and Bluetooth, this is the G-Shock to buy.
It’s all about what you see when you look at your wrist. But speaking of the case, this is where it sets itself apart from other G-Shocks. Rather than a big, blocky, overbuilt style, its octagonal shape gives it a more distinguished look (a “royal” inspiration, if you will), which ties in well with its ana-digi design.
In traditional G-Shock fashion, the watch has text printed on the bezel in order to help you know which functions are for what. At 12 o’clock, we have the text ”G-Shock”, at 6 o’clock baby g shock the text ”Protection”. The four other texts refer to the functions of the buttons which are placed just to the side of it, which is of course helpful when you are operating it.
The digital display does take care of this problem, which I will discuss shortly. However, my favorite complication of the CasiOak is the world timer. I don’t travel often but the ease with which you can change time zones with just a few button presses makes this feature great for frequent travelers. The CasiOak baby g shock lists the cities in those time zones as you scroll through them, taking the guesswork out of the process. I will admit that watching the hands spin around the dial as you change to a new time zone is also immensely satisfying. Instead, once you set the home time digitally, the hands adjust by themselves.