Archive for the 'Casio' Category

Batman’s Watch?

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

I received this Casio G-Shock GW-9200 yesterday and posted a couple of pictures of it on the Watchuseek G-Shock Forum.  “Bluegum”, one of the posters replied that it looks like “…the watch Batman would use.”  That description struck a chord with me and perfectly illustrates something I like (and I bet others dislike) about G-Shocks.

Because the […]

LOGAN Casio G-Shock Mudman G-9000 TV Commercial — Attack

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

LOGAN put another new Casio G-Shock TV commercial up on their Web site. It’s called “Attack,” and features Casio G-Shock Mudman G-9000. Enjoy!

GW-M5600 G-Shock — Good Things Come In Small Packages

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

Last month Casio Japan released model GW-M5600 (shown above). The watch features a new, smaller Multi Band 5 antenna, allowing Casio to release a Tough Solar version of the 5600 series that can synchronize with atomic clocks in Japan, the United States, and Europe.

At first glance, the watch may appear like any other recent 5600 […]

Casio G-Shock G-5500 Limited Edition Military Versions

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

An advertisement on the last page of the April 2008 issue of Free & Easy magazine caught my eye. It features a new, limited edition model G-5500 G-Shock. The watch comes in three variations, a US Army version, a US Air Force version, and a US Marine Corps one. The insignia of each respective branch […]

Electronic Angling—Casio’s ‘Fishing Game’ Wristwatch

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

On my mental list of watches I want, watches I feel I need to have for the collection, the ‘fishing game watch’ has always ranked towards the top. But, as with most of the items that have been on that list for a few years, it was always a matter of opportunity meeting the […]

DW-5600 Caseback Variations

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

The vintage DW-5600’s hold a special place in the hearts of G-Shock enthusiasts. For many, the screwback 5600 is the quintessential G-Shock; the vintage G they would most like to own and a classic. This isn’t too surprising given the 5600 was produced for a longer period of time and consists of more models […]

First Look - The Casio MTG-1000

Sunday, December 2nd, 2007

The Casio MTG-1000 is a great introduction to higher end Casios without the MRG price tag. At a street price of just under $400.00, the MTG-1000 is certainly not a cheap watch until one considers the cost of the four-figure high end MRG series.

To bring down the cost of the MTG relative to the […]

The Gulfman Triple Crown: Cheap Fun — Quick Review

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

In contrast to my last post about the ultra high end MRG Casios, this time I’ll talk about a low cost model. The Triple Crown DW-9100 Gulfman is proof that you don’t need to spend big bucks on a limited edition G-Shock. For under $100.00, one gets a unique limited production watch with […]

Casio DLC — Diamond Like Cost?

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

Casio MRG-8000 photograph by Casio
With amusement and bewilderment, I have been watching the prices of the high-end Casio MRG watches skyrocket. The MRG line has always been characterized by the utilization of new materials in case and or bracelet design that has translated into a G-Shock that costs significantly more than Casio’s standard offerings. Generally […]