Confessions of a Casio Watch Freak

I have been wearing Casio G-Shock watches since my University days, back in 1981, and on average they survive about 10 years with me, which is amazing as I abuse the hell out of these watches in my road bike, mountain bike, swimming, rowing, running, and weight lifting workouts. The latest G-Shock is unreal, the G-7800B, with white text on a black background, and a striking black bezel. This G-Shock is an updated version of the original, just with a range of cool features, and the standard tough resin watch band.

Here is the Casio marketing image of the G-Shock G-7800B:



Cool Stuff on the G-Shock:
- White text on a black ground
- Adjustable text contrast so the text practically jumps off the watch face
- Three small flashing LED's for the alarm setting (Think Cylon eye)
- Set alarm for weekday, weekend, day, or once
- Cool black metal bezel
- Cyan back light. Cyan is the new cool color.
- Two fonts to chose from. Funky techno-retro, and a thin font for day/date
- Adjustable day and date display
- Second world time display for over 30 cities
- Big, hard to press, metal buttons
- Day light savings time mode, which automatically adjusts for DLS

Stuff that is missing:
- Atomic clock automatic time sync
- Tough solar panel
- Titanium version
- When will colour LED be available? Red, blue, green and orange text would be very cool for each information quadrant.

Casio has some of the coolest watches on the planet with their Frogman series and Mr-G Titanium series. And yes, I have one of each of those watches too.

For $80 US, this watch is a very cool retro deal. Here is my photo of the G-Shock, and you will notice the bezel text is in black, not gray, but the screen text really jumps off the face of the watch when you set the contrast level to level 7. To find this watch on-line, just go to Amazon, which has some great prices.