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Very like one I had in the 80s but better. Who can forget staring at the countdown timer to see when French lesson would be over!
I wore a posh diver's watch for decades and swore I'd never go back to digital again but I got fed up with having to set the time every week, remembering how many days go in each month and over cooking the pasta because as great as a rotating bezel is, you still have to remember to look at the thing - very boring.
Best feature is the auto light on tilt - awesome when out walking or riding at night, or, you know, seeing how long the pasta has to go whilst on the dark side of the moon!
I'll probably write a symphony or a treatise something with all the extra time and organisation I'm going to have now...
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Reviewed in Australia on 6 December 2018
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Retro Classic
By JonnyDundee on 6 December 2018
Great retro looking watch, looks heavier than what it is. I think it only weighs 50 grams. Sits very comfortably on the wrist. This is my 4th G-Shock, actually this watch replaced my DW-5600-1V, and besides the big difference of this one being solar powered I was pleasantly surprised to find the following features over the base model: The band. I have no scientific evidence to back this up, but I reckon the band is softer, more comfortable, even a different material?? World time, 29 time zones. I can now take my 5600 travelling. Power saving function. Button tone on/off. Battery charge indicator. Automatic EL light. 5 alarms with snooze, which are next to useless even in a quiet room (use your phone to wake you up), plus the standard features: hourly time signal, stopwatch, count down timer, light. waterproof 20 bar. i'm very happy with my purchase.
By JonnyDundee on 6 December 2018
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Reviewed in Australia on 13 August 2018
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Reviewed in Australia on 13 June 2019
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Vishal
Incredibly tough, NASA approved watch with a great retro look.
Reviewed in India on 2 December 2018Verified Purchase
Incredibly tough, NASA approved watch with a great retro look.
Reviewed in India on 2 December 2018
Casio digital watches are iconic and hold a special place in watchmaking history. They have found their way into many Hollywood movies and pop culture as well, be it the Casio calculator watch in Back to the Future or Keanu Reeves wearing the DW 5600 in the movie Speed. There's something about the rugged looks, no nonsense functionality of these watches that they will never go out of fashion.Reviewed in India on 2 December 2018
The non-solar variant of this watch holds the Guinness World Record for the heaviest vehicle to drive over a watch (20 tonne truck). Astronauts aboard the ISS have been spotted sporting this watch. It is the closest in looks and functionality to the original G Shock developed by Kikuo Ibe. It's reputation of toughness is legendary in the watch world.
The watch has world time (48 cities), 5 alarms, stopwatch, countdown timer, calendar pre programmed upto the year 2100. It also has a cool feature called auto-illumination that basically turns on the backlight automatically when it's dark and you move your hand to look at the time. Works like a charm. As it is tough solar, even under ordinary tubelight it keeps charging. All in all the value that you get for this price is unmatched.
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Dwiprohi kar
Battery died within 6 months
Reviewed in India on 9 June 2020Verified Purchase
Battery died within 6 months
Reviewed in India on 9 June 2020
Casio watches are the grand standard of watches, but we should not worry about the pocket while buying one, i learnt it the hard way....Reviewed in India on 9 June 2020
This model is without doubt a steal for the price, but as Casio has discontinued this model years ago, and all these watches have stayed long enough in Amazon warehouses, all their batteries have died.
I replaced my 1st for battery issues, only to find a dead 2nd watch within 6 months
Also, the online warranty process does not work with these watches as Casio has totally stoped backing these models. PLZ DO NOT BUY THESE FROM ANY ONLINE STORE...
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Mark Twain
works very well
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 November 2013Verified Purchase
G. Ward
Excellent watch
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 December 2010Verified Purchase
Miles
The perfect watch, king of beaters.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 May 2020Verified Purchase
The perfect watch, king of beaters.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 May 2020
This is my beater watch and I use it nearly every day in comparison to my other watch, swam with it, wore it while gardening and motorcycle maintenance etc, holds a special place in my heart and my collection a really tough square G and the fact that it's tough solar so it puts an ease of mind that you don't have to stress changing the batteries in years, King of all Beaters.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 May 2020
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