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Posted: 3/2/2023 10:02:28 PM EDT
They just are, even if some of the designs were over the top. I had the DW-5900 in the top pic around 1992. Wish I knew where it was today.
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Posted: 3/2/2023 10:09:20 PM EDT
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It's great that they brought back some of the older designs.
The new GA2100 series are really popular, and so are the metal ones. I'd love to get one of the 'GSHOCK Minis' but I don't think those are sold in the US |
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Posted: 3/2/2023 10:09:30 PM EDT
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1, 2, 4, 3
I have a couple of smart watches and a 20yo G-Shock. I have my eye on a couple of models... |
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Posted: 3/2/2023 10:09:50 PM EDT
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The designers at Casio just can't help themselves and have to label every damn feature.
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Posted: 3/2/2023 10:10:25 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/2/2023 10:11:18 PM EDT
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God Tier
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Posted: 3/2/2023 10:11:19 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/2/2023 10:11:44 PM EDT
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Casio makes good watches. I never held any interest in G-Shocks though.
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Posted: 3/2/2023 10:12:28 PM EDT
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Is this when I find out watches which I still own and wear are considered "vintage" nowadays?
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Posted: 3/2/2023 10:14:52 PM EDT
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I went thru several Casio Pathfinders, I still have the Ti one.
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Posted: 3/2/2023 10:16:18 PM EDT
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I have an old Gshock 5700 I wore on active duty back in the early 90s, screw down case and all. The rubber bezel basically disintegrated after years of exposure to the sun, CLP, and the elements.
I paid a stupid amount of money to replace the rubber bezel with an original, new old stock bezel a while ago. It's sitting in a drawer somewhere. |
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Posted: 3/2/2023 10:18:34 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/2/2023 10:21:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I went thru several Casio Pathfinders, I still have the Ti one. I love my Pathfinder. Why are you going thru so many? |
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Posted: 3/2/2023 10:23:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I love my Pathfinder. Why are you going thru so many? |
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Posted: 3/2/2023 10:24:24 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/2/2023 10:26:54 PM EDT
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They were damn useful watches back in the day. I rotted out a couple wristbands and a housing, though.
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Posted: 3/2/2023 10:33:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: They were damn useful watches back in the day. I rotted out a couple wristbands and a housing, though. I keep hearing that it’s usually the strap that fails first. So the first thing I did when I got a Casio recently was to put it on a NATO strap. |
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Posted: 3/2/2023 10:36:14 PM EDT
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My old Casio PRW2500T has never given me any reason to speak ill of it.
It is absolutely my deep woods watch. |
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Posted: 3/2/2023 10:38:14 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/2/2023 10:51:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryThat’s James Bond Moon Raker style and exists in a different universe. |
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Posted: 3/2/2023 11:22:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryI have had two of those over the years. I broke the face on both of them somehow. They don't work so well when the insides get wet.  I'm wearing a Super Illuminator now that vibrates instead of beeps. There for a while it was hard to find one that had an alarm and a countdown timer on it but it's pretty common now. |
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Posted: 3/3/2023 11:20:41 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I still have my w24 from the 80's. Still works. Looks like this. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/334993/D043090E-FC34-499A-AA53-B6B3BA909780_jpe-2731664.JPG I still have my Databank Phone Dialer that I bought in Tokyo in the 80's. I'll have to put a new battery in it to see if it still works.  Attached File |
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Posted: 3/3/2023 11:22:36 AM EDT
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Except the resin cases and bands are shit and crumble after a few years. When I lived iin NYC I could get Casio replacements from Japan locally.
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Posted: 3/3/2023 11:23:30 AM EDT
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I don’t get it
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Posted: 3/3/2023 11:24:43 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I still have my w24 from the 80's. Still works. Looks like this. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/334993/D043090E-FC34-499A-AA53-B6B3BA909780_jpe-2731664.JPG That was my first Casio, I had a Texas Instruments before that. I still have mine too and my wife uses it for travel sometimes. |
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Posted: 3/3/2023 11:28:32 AM EDT
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I'm still reading the owners manual.
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Posted: 3/3/2023 11:30:18 AM EDT
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They aren’t and most of them have too much shit on the face. But many are inexpensive, and they are durable.
Some are silly expensive for what they are. |
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Posted: 3/3/2023 11:34:41 AM EDT
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I have the TV remote one. I bought it because I wanted to change the channels at bars when I was sitting up at the bar LOL
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Posted: 3/3/2023 1:08:29 PM EDT
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Just found my old G-Shock in a box, dead as a doornail. Charging it now to see if it still works.
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Posted: 3/3/2023 1:12:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I love my Pathfinder. Why are you going thru so many? I was a Flight Engineer on Chinooks and there is ample opportunity for watches and gear to get beat up. |
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Posted: 3/3/2023 1:26:52 PM EDT
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Quote History?? |
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Posted: 3/3/2023 1:32:06 PM EDT
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I remember sitting at my Jr high lunch table and one of my friends bragging about his new indestructible G shock watch. Had to be about 1985.
My other friend said "oh yeah? Lemme see that" and held it by the buckle and lightly rapped the (armored) face against the table top--- and it fell apart. Into pieces. Found out later it was replaced under warranty, but we all knew the hype about the watch beforehand and were shocked at how easily it failed. |
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Posted: 3/3/2023 1:32:07 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/3/2023 1:34:44 PM EDT
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They are pretty damn cool. I was all about them before I found Garmin watches and lost my mind with how cool they are.
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Posted: 3/3/2023 1:56:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: ?? Quote HistoryQuoted: ?? FACT  Synced to an atomic clock. Solar Powered. Lot's of alarms, timers, etc. I can tell what time it is in the dark when my FIL's Cartier can't. Doesn't break when I slam my fist on the table like that Burberry I had.
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Posted: 3/3/2023 1:58:52 PM EDT
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Would not trade my Garmin for anything in this thread.
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Posted: 3/3/2023 2:03:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I still have my w24 from the 80's. Still works. Looks like this. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/334993/D043090E-FC34-499A-AA53-B6B3BA909780_jpe-2731664.JPG Nice |
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Posted: 3/3/2023 2:03:34 PM EDT
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I have a dw 5000 first yr at home. Bezel and band rotted and I can't find a replacement.
Currently wearing  Attached FileIf anyone knows where to get the parts for the original one, PLEASE, let me know. |
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Posted: 3/3/2023 2:10:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The designers at Casio just can't help themselves and have to label every damn feature. I would have one if they made a stealth model |
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Posted: 3/3/2023 2:16:48 PM EDT
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Have a couple DW 5600's both with bezels rotted off.
Anyone know of replacements in the US? |
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Posted: 3/3/2023 2:22:32 PM EDT
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Boomer here. I gave mine to my nephew. Couldn't figure out how to set the time for daylight time.
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Posted: 3/3/2023 3:23:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The designers at Casio just can't help themselves and have to label every damn feature. When you have Time, and maybe Day/Date, only the mentally disabled would have difficulty remembering what is what. When you have 10-20 features, but mostly only read Time and Date, it's really easy to forget which features are where, or toggled by which button  Good thing the Tactix 7 Pro has the ability to scroll through the list of features, because I sure as shit wouldn't be memorizing where each and every feature is. |
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Posted: 3/3/2023 3:26:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryI had to refer to the pdf manual on my phone to switch between DST for the first 2-3 years
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Posted: 3/3/2023 3:27:35 PM EDT
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I have a G-Shock I bought in 99... the fucking thing still runs and Ive never changed the battery.
Edit. bought it in 2000... just pulled it out after reading this thread. It's still running, but the backlight doesn't work, I think it just doesn't have the juice.  Attached File |
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Posted: 3/3/2023 3:29:53 PM EDT
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Have had G-Shocks for as long as they've been around, they all still work, my kids all have vintage G-Shocks as their daily timepieces too.
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Posted: 3/3/2023 3:30:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Boomer here. I gave mine to my nephew. Couldn't figure out how to set the time for daylight time. Just use it at night, boomer. 
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Posted: 3/3/2023 3:32:45 PM EDT
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That era reminds me of the Sony Sports period. Just some really cool designs.
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Posted: 3/3/2023 3:35:02 PM EDT
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My "vintage".
Haven't worn it in years. Battery is dead. Should get it going and wear it again.  |
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Posted: 3/3/2023 3:35:46 PM EDT
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I still have the one I bought from the PX at Ft Dix in 89’ in my dresser.
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Posted: 3/3/2023 3:40:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I found a YouTube video to watch instead of reading https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/236849/BE1CD8E5-C13B-41B4-AAA5-2369F8FC1570_jpe-2732285.JPG Quote HistoryQuoted: I found a YouTube video to watch instead of reading https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/236849/BE1CD8E5-C13B-41B4-AAA5-2369F8FC1570_jpe-2732285.JPG You guys with the Rangeman; look up the weak lug design issue. There's a remedy for it (sort of). In a nutshell, Casio made 2 poor design choices, that make the lugs a weak point. Even though my lugs aren't cracked, and are still fine, after looking into it, I have to admit the design was poorly thought out. 1) the frigging lugs that the watch strap pins insert into are PLASTIC. Unlike many of their G-Shocks (including my first from the early 80s where the lugs are part of the STEEL case, the Rangeman's lugs are plastic. 2) the stupid design uses dual short pins on each end, instead of a single springpin/bar like a lot of designs. What these 2 things mean, is that when there is undue stress on the strap, each of the dual pins in the stupid design exerts torque on the respective lug it's inserted into (unlike a single pin, which would subject the lugs to tensile/shear stress, which from a mechanical engineering standpoint, the plastic would tolerate much better). That torque can crack and break the lugs (I guess one of the first guys to experience that with their Rangeman, wore his watch past the ulna head, and while doing pushups, the back of his hand applied lateral pressure to the watch and snapped the lug(s)?). The solution is to remove the dual pins, and use a single pin (that has dual screw-in heads, for installation). It removes the torque when any stress is applied to the strap, reducing the chances of cracking/breaking the plastic lugs. Don't have the links to that screw-pin anymore, and the Tactix 7 Pro Ballistics is my daily, now. |
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Posted: 3/3/2023 3:59:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Ha! I got one of those as a HS graduation present in 1977. Wish I still had it. |
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