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Review on πŸ•’ Casio G-Shock GAS100G-1A Tough Solar Resin/Stainless Steel Men's Watch (Black): Durable and Dependable Timekeeping for Men by Ken Reiff

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Nice watch; digital dials are hard to read

This is a very cool looking watch that fits well even on my rather small wrist. It's not gaudy at all considering the matte finish on the gold bezel. I bought two models of this watch - one with a stainless steel bezel and one with a gold plated bezel. The hands on both are solid and easy to see, with a bright luminescent material applied for night vision, in addition to very good face lighting at the touch of a button. I decided to keep the one with the stainless steel bezel, mainly because the digital dials (windows) are much easier to read than the dials on gold watches. Both watches have a black dial, but the stainless steel model's digital windows have black letters on a light background that's easy to read at a glance. The gold-plated watches have black digital dials with deep gold lettering that don't stand out much against the black background, making them pretty hard to read if you're not paying attention. Two tips from Casio: 1. Go for gold watch faces with a light background and black lettering. 2. Attach the gold plated clasp to this watch. The stainless steel/chrome case looks a bit out of place on a watch with gold accents elsewhere. Due to an issue with the dial of the gold bezel watch I will be returning it.

Pros
  • Great overall specs
Cons
  • Hard to tell