Discussion
3GGy said:
Nice, I like it. Interestingly the back cover looks the same as the 5600 I had in the early 90's, although different to the one I have now.
Thanks, it’s had 2 weeks of wrist time now, so I thought I’d feed back my thoughts. It’s basic and goes well under the radar, but feels like the ultimate staple G-Shock. A few musings:
- The case back is great, gives the watch a little bit of heft, but is quite a special thing (DLC), and it’s really hidden away so no-one else will know. This is probably its party piece as it is the giveaway to the metal construction underneath. If the screwback is of no interest, then you may as well get a 5610.
- A lot of reviews complain that it’s expensive. I guess it is once it’s imported through a reseller, but mine cost the equivalent of £171 in Japan which is not a huge amount more than other Multi-Band 6 squares. This is probably a good indicator of where it sits in the Japanese domestic market.
- The 3495 module is nice - very similar to the 3459 in the much more expensive B5000 (minus Bluetooth). Lets you configure stuff like date format/backlight timeout.
- …but, a lot of reviews say that Bluetooth is the only thing missing- it’s not. The 3495 has an STN display, the 3495 in the 5000u does not (this doesn’t bother me but you can see the difference side by side). The 3495 also has a nicer backlit white light which fades in/out which I really like on the B5000. The 3495 has a white LED on the left which isn’t as fancy.
- The strap is softer than the standard resin of a 5600e, it’s really comfy from the moment you put it on.
Other than that, it’s just a really subtle looking square - which is my thing having worn a 5600e a lot for the past 10+ years. Really pleased to have Multi-Band 6 on my daily watch now that I live a life of wfh and Zoom calls. It’s basically a useable B5000 as far as I’m concerned, as I’ve never got on with the easily marked metal case, and never made use of the Bluetooth features.
Edited by NickXX on Sunday 20th August 22:07
NickXX said:
3GGy said:
Nice, I like it. Interestingly the back cover looks the same as the 5600 I had in the early 90's, although different to the one I have now.
Thanks, it’s had 2 weeks of wrist time now, so I thought I’d feed back my thoughts. It’s basic and goes well under the radar, but feels like the ultimate staple G-Shock. A few musings:
- The case back is great, gives the watch a little bit of heft, but is quite a special thing (DLC), and it’s really hidden away so no-one else will know. This is probably its party piece as it is the giveaway to the metal construction underneath. If the screwback is of no interest, then you may as well get a 5610.
- A lot of reviews complain that it’s expensive. I guess it is once it’s imported through a reseller, but mine cost the equivalent of £171 in Japan which is not a huge amount more than other Multi-Band 6 squares. This is probably a good indicator of where it sits in the Japanese domestic market.
- The 3495 module is nice - very similar to the 3459 in the much more expensive B5000 (minus Bluetooth). Lets you configure stuff like date format/backlight timeout.
- …but, a lot of reviews say that Bluetooth is the only thing missing- it’s not. The 3495 has an STN display, the 3495 in the 5000u does not (this doesn’t bother me but you can see the difference side by side). The 3495 also has a nicer backlit white light which fades in/out which I really like on the B5000. The 3495 has a white LED on the left which isn’t as fancy.
- The strap is softer than the standard resin of a 5600e, it’s really comfy from the moment you put it on.
Other than that, it’s just a really subtle looking square - which is my thing having worn a 5600e a lot for the past 10+ years. Really pleased to have Multi-Band 6 on my daily watch now that I live a life of wfh and Zoom calls. It’s basically a useable B5000 as far as I’m concerned, as I’ve never got on with the easily marked metal case, and never made use of the Bluetooth features.
Edited by NickXX on Sunday 20th August 22:07
Mark-ri571 said:
Loving my new purchase. Bought with the intention of being safer to wear in city centres as feel a bit vulnerable wearing my Sub Date especially in Summer when wearing short sleeve shirts, T shirts etc. A bargain at £143.60 from Amazon.
Nice aren’t they. Had mine about 3 weeks now and bought as an everyday beater / holiday watch and it’s been great at both.
I'd been looking for a new watch for work, so was looking for something tough. Had to be analogue, but a big feature I needed was a countdown timer. Thought about G-Shocks, but was worried they would look to big on me - I have very thin wrists.
I narrowed it down to a couple of models, then walked up town to see what I could find. At Earnest Jones they had a lovely GM-2100-1AER, love at first sight, and sits just fine on my wrist!
Was quite surprised that the high street price was the same as the best on-line prices - £143.
I narrowed it down to a couple of models, then walked up town to see what I could find. At Earnest Jones they had a lovely GM-2100-1AER, love at first sight, and sits just fine on my wrist!
Was quite surprised that the high street price was the same as the best on-line prices - £143.
The Goat said:
Hi folks,
Bit of a long shot but I'm wondering if any of you eagle eyed G-Shock aficionados can help identify the watch Ed Sheeran was wearing on the Jonathan Ross show a week or so ago.
I'd really like to find & buy one but can't find the exact model, it looks like a DW6900 of some sort.
This is the best image I could find of it.
https://gshock.casio.com/us/products/collection/li...Bit of a long shot but I'm wondering if any of you eagle eyed G-Shock aficionados can help identify the watch Ed Sheeran was wearing on the Jonathan Ross show a week or so ago.
I'd really like to find & buy one but can't find the exact model, it looks like a DW6900 of some sort.
This is the best image I could find of it.
Looks like a US only release from what i can find. Cant find a way to get G-Shock themselves to ship overseas.
Hodinkee also have it for sale and will ship to UK for $50. Group buy? If not i may also get the pink breast cancer awareness one.
Although the more i see the black ine the more i think I’ll get both!
Hodinkee also have it for sale and will ship to UK for $50. Group buy? If not i may also get the pink breast cancer awareness one.
Although the more i see the black ine the more i think I’ll get both!
Anyone able to point me in the right direction to purchase a replacement strap and pins for my son’s Baby G BSA-B100-1A?
Found one stockist in Germany but they don’t ship to the U.K. annoyingly!
His is the black plastic strap but a black nato strap the right size would serve equally well. I didn’t think it would actually be hard to source but I’m struggling TBH.
Found one stockist in Germany but they don’t ship to the U.K. annoyingly!
His is the black plastic strap but a black nato strap the right size would serve equally well. I didn’t think it would actually be hard to source but I’m struggling TBH.
HRL said:
Anyone able to point me in the right direction to purchase a replacement strap and pins for my son’s Baby G BSA-B100-1A?
Found one stockist in Germany but they don’t ship to the U.K. annoyingly!
His is the black plastic strap but a black nato strap the right size would serve equally well. I didn’t think it would actually be hard to source but I’m struggling TBH.
Have look on AliExpress Found one stockist in Germany but they don’t ship to the U.K. annoyingly!
His is the black plastic strap but a black nato strap the right size would serve equally well. I didn’t think it would actually be hard to source but I’m struggling TBH.
Thanks. I’m looking but can’t find an exact match.
I think it’s a 16mm strap but they all seem to be 25mm where they meet the watch, pretty sure the BSA-B100 is only 20mm though.
If there’s a NATO strap that fits this Baby G then I’d be happy with that. Know of any compatible NATO straps instead?
I think it’s a 16mm strap but they all seem to be 25mm where they meet the watch, pretty sure the BSA-B100 is only 20mm though.
If there’s a NATO strap that fits this Baby G then I’d be happy with that. Know of any compatible NATO straps instead?
Sheetmaself said:
Looks like a US only release from what i can find. Cant find a way to get G-Shock themselves to ship overseas.
Hodinkee also have it for sale and will ship to UK for $50. Group buy? If not i may also get the pink breast cancer awareness one.
Although the more i see the black ine the more i think I’ll get both!
I've asked a friend in the US to grab one for me!Hodinkee also have it for sale and will ship to UK for $50. Group buy? If not i may also get the pink breast cancer awareness one.
Although the more i see the black ine the more i think I’ll get both!
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