These styles of band are also known as “crossband” in the Japanese domestic market. Resin bands for these models had open gaps or slits through the band. Casio refers to them as drainage slits; the idea is that water will drain out with no problems while in action when surfing. These models were branded as X-Treme for the Japanese domestic market.
The GMW-B5000-TFG-9 continues to post sales in the $1300 range, as long as the watch is brand new. Remember, this was a relatively common item selling for $500 new. Last March 3rd, I took an Uber from Chinatown to G-SHOCK Soho. I handed over my GMW-B5000-TCM camo titanium square for service.
G-Shock watches are expensive because of their supreme build quality and tactical features. G-Shock is one of the most famous watch manufacturers in the world right now and they have a huge fan following of their own. Hence you will find a lot of copies of their watches selling around. These first copy watches look exactly the same but don’t last even half as long as the original G-Shock. Last but not least we have a G-Shock watch for all who love marine activities like surfing, fishing, etc.
Wouldn’t a lightweight and, at the same time, a solidly built watch, do a better job? And that’s what Casio did with this watch, they wrapped the functions in a light, tough, all-black G-Shock watch, that’s also cool looking. Atomic timekeeping is a fancy high precision way of keeping time, that synchronizes the watch to the atomic time broadcasted from several points around the world. The chronograph is a must for a pilot’s watch because it helps to measure the passing of time precisely.
The watch offers plenty of room for complexity for the techy-inclined, as the various parts of the display can be configured in multiple ways. A healthy dose of your instruction manual is what you need to get a full grip on this amazing watch. The G is a sleek model built for athletic training, with highly readable negative display. It is perfect for use by runners due to the multiple features it integrates and the smaller size. Casio uses backlight EL illumination on the digital G-Shock models and some analog-digital models.
On September 1, 2017, Casio celebrated its 100 millionth shipment of G-SHOCKs worldwide. The Casio G-Shock line was born from an idea to create a watch that never g shock protection breaks. This idea started with the story of Mr. Ibe, whose beloved pocket watch broke down. This urged him to set a goal in creating an unbreakable watch.
Even considering its features, the watch is expensive and is mostly used by die-hard G-Shock fans. While it’s a big watch the 14.1mm thickness is very slim for a watch of this caliber, baby g shock which indicates that Casio designed it for office as well as outdoors. GA-800 is a medium-sized watch 54.1 x 48.6 x 15.5 mm, which is thinner than most Casio G-shocks.