G-Shock or CWC G10?

[Ayahuasca]

Looking a a beat-up-able outdoorsy watch. Must be robust, water resistant and reasonably bash-proof. I have had G-Shocks and they are great until the strap loop breaks. Never tried a G10. Any thoughts?

[Hoofy]

By strap loop, do you mean the strap itself? You could fit Nato adapters to a G-shock if you prefer G-shocks. I suppose the issues are:
-A G10 may not survive the sorts of things you can do to a G
-If the strap doesn't give, would it result in an injury?

[Ayahuasca]

I mean the little loop thingy that you tuck the end of the strap in. They seem to break leaving the watch in danger of falling off, and Casio don't seem to sell replacements.

[Hoofy]

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[Ayahuasca]

Hoofy said:

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Cheers, but there goes my excuse for buying a new watch

[Variomatic]

G10s are tough, but not in the G Shock league.


They're also (curiously) not technically water resistant beyond splashproof - the Def Stan 66-4 (Part 4) requirement is that:

Def Stan 66-4 said:

d. The watch is to be immersed completely in the minimum depth of freshly distilled water contained in a glass reservoir which is capable of withstanding reduced pressure, and the air pressure above the water shall be reduced to the equivalent of 238 mbar. There must be no visible leakage of air from any part of the watch under these conditions.

That's effectively a 3/4 atm, or 7.5 metre, pressure test.

Having said that, a well built (or rebuilt) one will easily pass a 100m test - especially with a suitable twin-seal crown and a stainless steel case-pipe fitted. The crowns and case pipes as issued are undoubtedly the weakest points of the watch, which is why you see so many "spares or repair" with the stem rusted through and a groove worn in the plated case pipe where the seal had been running.

[Hoofy]

Ayahuasca said:

Hoofy said:

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Cheers, but there goes my excuse for buying a new watch

I did think that.

[Grant76]

Ayahuasca said:

Hoofy said:

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Cheers, but there goes my excuse for buying a new watch

Brilliant! That is my watch / car etc way of thinking!