G-Shock Pawn

[kuro]

r159 said:

kuro said:

GW-B5600 arrived today. I've not been a fan of 5600 negative displays in the past but for some reason this one is okay. £55 for a solar, atomic, bluetooth gshock is a bargain.

Argos?

Yep. Amazon out of stock until 20th so had to pay delivery but still a great price..

[sparks_190e]

kuro said:

r159 said:

kuro said:

GW-B5600 arrived today. I've not been a fan of 5600 negative displays in the past but for some reason this one is okay. £55 for a solar, atomic, bluetooth gshock is a bargain.

Argos?

Yep. Amazon out of stock until 20th so had to pay delivery but still a great price..

Argos out of stock I bet it's full price when it's back in.

[kuro]

sparks_190e said:

kuro said:

r159 said:

kuro said:

GW-B5600 arrived today. I've not been a fan of 5600 negative displays in the past but for some reason this one is okay. £55 for a solar, atomic, bluetooth gshock is a bargain.

Argos?

Yep. Amazon out of stock until 20th so had to pay delivery but still a great price..

Argos out of stock I bet it's full price when it's back in.

Looks that way, glad I picked one up when I did. Amazon say new stock on 20th May but may be back at full price.

[bigandclever]

New one today, DW-5600TMN-1DR. Japanese good luck charm version. Got a daft little lucky cat (maneki neko) on the backlight.

[kuro]

bigandclever said:

New one today, DW-5600TMN-1DR. Japanese good luck charm version. Got a daft little lucky cat (maneki neko) on the backlight.

That's pretty cool. Are these limited editions?

[bigandclever]

kuro said:

That's pretty cool. Are these limited editions?

Yes, but no idea how limited. There is a 1JR version that is presumably more limited (Japan market model) and this is the 1DR (I think SE Asia/export) so presumably more common.

Edited by bigandclever on Thursday 21st May 21:36

[Ninjin]

Loving it! Got the black metal case set and it fits perfect. £100 total for watch and mod. Bargain!

[cranford10]

kuro said:

sparks_190e said:

kuro said:

r159 said:

kuro said:

GW-B5600 arrived today. I've not been a fan of 5600 negative displays in the past but for some reason this one is okay. £55 for a solar, atomic, bluetooth gshock is a bargain.

Argos?

Yep. Amazon out of stock until 20th so had to pay delivery but still a great price..

Argos out of stock I bet it's full price when it's back in.

Looks that way, glad I picked one up when I did. Amazon say new stock on 20th May but may be back at full price.

Back in Argos now - still £55 !

[CardShark]

Ninjin said:

Loving it! Got the black metal case set and it fits perfect. £100 total for watch and mod. Bargain!

That does look good

I'm considering getting the polished/brushed steel case as I already have two black resin 5xxx Gs, we'll see though.

G

[Ninjin]

I did consider the Silver set but I think the blue mirror needs the black to set it off. In my opinion, would look a bit strange with blue and silver.

Why not swap out one of the others to silver and the blue to black?

[CardShark]

There's a polished case mod in this thread, it's all subjective of course however I think it looks pretty cool - https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.php?471549-Head...

Other parts are available from such places as tiktox.com and I'm not ruling out using rit dye to modify a resin case/strap combo though I haven't investigated that route yet.

[the_engineer]

Ninjin said:

Loving it! Got the black metal case set and it fits perfect. £100 total for watch and mod. Bargain!

Looks great!

Any chance you could post a link to where you bought the mod parts please?

I picked up the same with the same idea (maybe silver) but can’t see any bezel kits with the g shock engraving, only plain.

Cheers,

[Ninjin]

They all have the branding but just blank it out on the pics for copyright.

I got mine here:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000126404827.html...

[Sa Calobra]

mrsimmers said:

Cant decide which one to wear.

I'm trying to decide between the orange strap and the olive for a mudmaster.

Orange on a watch strap ....does it say midlife crisis?

It will be worn outdoors both at work and hobbies.

[Doofus]

Ninjin said:

They all have the branding but just blank it out on the pics for copyright.

I got mine here:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000126404827.html...

I asked this a shirt while ago about the 'Casioak'. Are the metal cases for them branded too?

[Ruskie]

Anyone planning on picking up the new smart watch at end of the month?

On paper it does everything I need, GPS, Solar, can take rough dusty work environments, world clock. I'm worried it will just be a bit flaky. Unless its seemless and connects well I won't be interested. Its a straight choice between this and iwatch with a chunky protective case.

[r159]

Ruskie said:

Anyone planning on picking up the new smart watch at end of the month?

On paper it does everything I need, GPS, Solar, can take rough dusty work environments, world clock. I'm worried it will just be a bit flaky. Unless its seemless and connects well I won't be interested. Its a straight choice between this and iwatch with a chunky protective case.

Scottish watches are doing a review on this model, they’ve mentioned it on their podcast, also Maverick on YouTube. My Protrek I imagine uses similar software and that’s been fine

[Sa Calobra]

I find smart watches have an finite lifespan whereas Gshocks appeal to me more. Well the concept does.

[anonymous-user]

Ruskie said:

Anyone planning on picking up the new smart watch at end of the month?

On paper it does everything I need, GPS, Solar, can take rough dusty work environments, world clock. I'm worried it will just be a bit flaky. Unless its seemless and connects well I won't be interested. Its a straight choice between this and iwatch with a chunky protective case.

I'm incredibly tempted. Was going to buy one at the beginning of the month but the launch was delayed and i spent my money on a sub instead (woofer, not watch!)
I am really interested in it as it has some functions that I really like and would be a benefit to my training.
Would be very interested to hear how you get on with it if you go for it

[Ruskie]

https://youtu.be/Bt8GSFPJsKM

This review is pretty comprehensive but doesn't help my decision!