Son's 18th coming up and interestingly the wife has suggested a G-Shock for him.
quite apart from the "shock" of having my wife suggest this, I know nothing about G-shocks, so thought I would post here as many of you are fans. Any suggestions welcome for something in the £250 range or am I equally uninformed on the price for these?
Alternatively other suggestions welcome for something in this price range that's sporty, fun and probably in the 38-40mm size. Something Seiko perhaps?
The classic GShock 5610 square is very popular. Only £99 from Argos. Ask to see the box before you buy and if it has a U in the serial number it is the latest version with a number of upgrades compared to before. No U means it is the old model. The Argos staff will be unaware of the differences.
I'd be all over the speedy Swatch if you can get one
yes, have got the tent out to go camping on Oxford Street this week end....Originally Posted by r.dawson
loving the price!
£250 would get you the rock solid GW5000 the best everyday square model there is. It's recently been updated so make sure it's the U version.
Solar, atomic, stopwatch, world time and alarms.
Just about perfect and not flashy.
David
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is that the GW5000U-1ER?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Casio-GW-50.../dp/B09LLW8S99
Save yourself a bit of money:
https://www.hsjohnson.com/watches-c1...stwatch-p15728
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As it happens I tried this one one today as a spring / summer item and it wears really well on my 17cm wrist. It’s very light and feels very comfy.
Watch shop ave a 25% offer on at mo and would suit a young person.
https://www.watchshop.com/watches/ca...b100-1a9er.pdp
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That's a good shout, go through topcashback and get a further 2.55% off. Every little helps as they say.As it happens I tried this one one today as a spring / summer item and it wears really well on my 17cm wrist. It’s very light and feels very comfy.
Watch shop ave a 25% offer on at mo and would suit a young person.
https://www.watchshop.com/watches/ca...b100-1a9er.pdp
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Yep that's the one.
Even the previous model was so good a bloke on WUS sold his Submariner, as it had become superfluous.
David
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The full metal 5000 models (RRP in the 450-500 range normally) often pop up at half price too. Worth looking out for. Think someone had a 5000 model on Sales Corner recently too.
Full metal here at £324
https://www.firstclasswatches.co.uk/...d-1er-p-47375/
edit…even better here £315 (and maybe an extra 10% off?)
https://whamond.com/products/g-shock...iABEgJYPvD_BwE
Last edited by oiljam; 24th March 2022 at 08:04.
Metal 5000 sounds interesting - bit more premium without going overboard - it is an 18th after all.
thanks for the suggestions all. Will revert to my wife for her opinion as she is always right about these things....erhem.
Looks great, but a quick check suggests that it will be too big for him. He's a slim chap and has slim wrists so this might perhaps end up being a watch wearing my son.
Some of the G-Shock designs are quite polarising.
The square ones are pretty universally admired so if going down that route I'd go for that.
Rich,
I would stick with the square G-Shocks as most other G-shocks are bit on the large size.
If your son is interested in sea based activities a GBX-100 is a square with tide/moon info and a step tracker for around £150.
A casioak wears pretty small, and there is the unisex gma versions if he is particularly slim. In fact you could pick up 3 for your budget in different colours for him with 5 minutes googling. Basic black, blue, and a bright one for fun for example.
I recently sold my full metal GMW-B5000 for £230, in excellent condition.
My son had one of the 35th Anniversary gold LCD DW-5735D for passing his degree. That's a nice shape if you want something a bit more "watch shaped". He didn't want a really expensive watch for either his 18th or 21st as he thought he'd just stuff it up. You can't go wrong with a G-Shock in that regards.
If you want something small with hands the gma-S2100 or gm-s2100 are nice options as well.
I bought my son a silver GMWB5000 for his 18th and he loved it - in fact he wore it every day and it took quite a bashing. For his 21st he wanted an auto for ‘best’ and chose a Seiko Sumo - he seems to have developed a taste for watches!
I kind of wish I’d saved one of my old Submariners or similar for him but let’s face it - they’d either get mugged for it, leave it on a girls bedside table and lose it or similar. I think a nice g shock is a great 18th pressie
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