A classic DW-5600E?
Currently £50 on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B000GY74R2/
Talking to #1 son this evening and it seems he has damaged his Komandirskie - says the " glass " came off .
He still has a Scuba Dude in my drawer as yet unworn but we talked a bit about a G Shock .
He seems quite keen on the idea as some kids at school have them .
I'm afraid my knowledge of G's is poor and I am after recommendations.
He is adamant is shouldn't say Baby on it anywhere but even the smaller looking square ones on the web site say 48mm.
Any recommendations and where best to look .
We are currently different sides of the Atlantic so both US and UK options could work .
Thanks Mark
A classic DW-5600E?
Currently £50 on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B000GY74R2/
How old is your son?
I don't blame him for not wanting a Baby-G as they are intended for women.
My 11 year old got a gw-5600 solar atomic. He LOVES it and its the perfect size and comfort. Having solar and atomic setting seemed pretty cool to him. Given that generation is brought up on smart phones and ipads... It added a bit of gadget factor to it all.
Yup... This one : https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B007R...yXL&ref=plSrch
He loves the auto illumination on it too.
The DW-5600E-1V already mentioned is a classic and excellent value; it happens to be space flight qualified by NASA which is often a selling point for kids big and small .
Regarding atomic on the more sophisticated models; you will possibly pick up the Fort Collins signal but it's likely to be hit-and-miss. It would synch up in the UK of course.
Both my boys have a g2900-f. It's one of the smallest g's and come in blue which is cool for boys.
They are cheap as chips and have coped for 2 years with my now 8 and 11 year olds.
That's another good candidate if the DW-5600 doesn't appeal. My son was about 13 when he first got into G-Shocks and was not keen on any of the 5600 series, especially in black. To him, they looked too much like nerd's watches, presumably the Casio F91W. Therefore, the coloured G-Shocks might be better for some.
Having done a bit of research I am currently looking for a GWM5610 MR-4
Atomic / Solar / Rescue Orange
Great choice, mine with bull bars, and on my boy who is seven, borrowed when the battery died on his G.
The negative display reads really clearly on those pics... are they nice and clear in reality? I got rid of my MIB Riseman years back as it was unreadable.
I like the negative displays. Alot don't. You want some strap colour though
Last edited by Wookie_66; 23rd February 2017 at 20:01.
There's a thread about Negative LCDs here:
http://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.ph...6-Negative-LCD
Not as good as a positive, its ok, depends on the lighting, mine is used at night mostly so its down to the the auto light, although its taken a back seat as my Marathon gets the action at work now.
I found a GWM5610MR-4 (the orange one) in Florida but they won't sell it to me because my credit card is not in the US !
They only want Paypal but you can't have a Paypal payment address in a different country from the delivery address and they won't ship internationally.
If anyone sees the Rescue Orange Tough Solar Atomic (at RRP not $400 !!) anywhere please let me know - still checking.
Mark
eBay?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BRAND-NEW-CA...-/172248651228
GENUINE in the title doesn't make me feel good though.
$223.99 plus $37.99 shipping for a $140 watch .
Still hoping to find a genuine GShock retailer at RRP .
But thanks for looking
Don't mention it. I wouldn't mind one myself. How's your Greek? It'll let you take it to the shopping cart, so I guess it's in stock at least.
https://fashionmix.gr/casio-gwm5610m...7-da0f2e15ded8
Fingers cross just waiting for confirmation
Got myself one here. This place will be my ruin.
I'd have gone for the F91-W, my son has gone through 3 of them - I'm sure a couple were just taken at school, during/after sports when they are not allowed to wear watches etc.
It's just a matter of time...
After an extended delivery process due to my location I finally received this today .
I'll be seeing #1 son in about a week and I'm sure he will be pleased .
MrsO is off traveling solo soon to India so have got her this to take instead of her Apple Watch
She did say - next time you buy me a watch make it a red one .
Great! Mine arrived earlier, as seen previously on a couple of other threads.
It has since left for warranty repair: the auto backlight sensor wasn't functioning properly. It seems it's a relatively common problem with this module, there was a thread about it on here. You may want to check out yours before giving it, if still possible.
http://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.ph...ot-functioning
Thought to point out some models that have both analog and digital dials and are medium size dial:
Blue: G-100-2BVM
Black: G-100-1BVM
Radio controlled: AWG-M100-1AER
Another one: AW-590-1AER
Regards.
Thanks - useful information I'm going to be interested to see how the other 3 kids react to #1 and his gshock .
#2 son sitting next to me wearing ....
The orange G Shock has been worn for 1 week and the strap is showing discoloration on the inside already - is this normal?
I had expected a more robust item.
Last edited by MarkO; 9th April 2017 at 16:12.