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nednobbins t1_jd3arqu wrote

Those things are beasts.

My dad bought gave me one before I went on an exchange program to the USSR (back during Glasnost when absolutely nobody predicted they were going to spectacularly collapse a few years later). When we got there the black market guys all tried to trade for hard currency.

The common items for sale/trade were crappy rabbit fur hats and cheap Komandirskie "military" watches. They asked to trade one of those for my G-Shock.

I told them I'd trade but only for a sable hat. They didn't think it was worth it so I took off the G-Shock and threw it on the concrete as hard as I could. One strap popped off and they laughed at me. Then I put the strap back on and asked if they wanted to put their watches to the same test. They just walked away.

It's got a few more scratches but it still works as well as it did when it was brand new.

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LifeofSMILEY OP t1_jd3e5cl wrote

I was pretty p.o.'d at myself when I found it because I've only had it for a year or so. Thought for sure I'd be buying a new one.

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Pondiferous t1_jd3g2j4 wrote

Really glad you didn’t spent 2 days in the tub with him 😬😅

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LifeofSMILEY OP t1_jd49nq3 wrote

Nope, although there are worse places to spend 2 days!

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Mines_of_Moria t1_jd4aw55 wrote

bro you would die a horrific death where your skin falls off. not many worse places.

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glassteelhammer t1_jd4czp6 wrote

One of my buddies has a favorite story. He used to work as a paramedic. They got a call for a wellness check for a senior.

Guy passed in the tub, was in there for a week before the wellness check.

Buddy said everything just kinda sloughed off the bones when they finally went to move him.

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jimonabike t1_jd4nzs0 wrote

We got a call a lady died in her tub hadn't been found for about a week. Later I asked the coroner what the scene was like. His answer......soup.

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Budget_Preparation_8 t1_jd6t8nj wrote

Someone told me they saw a ladys body who committed suicide by jumping in a well, when the body was removed from water they skin came off in sheets and i thought he had lied for dramatic effect. Nice to know he was truthful

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nednobbins t1_jd3hohf wrote

Haha. That thing will outlast you.

They have a world record for driving a bunch of trucks over it.

~~People have shot them and they keep going. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4G1wFLVgcc ~~

And tried to explode them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2NMhP-utCY

Edit: The bullet one is a hoax. Dumb on me for not double checking. There are still plenty of legit videos of people subjecting the watch to damage that would maim or kill anyone wearing it. I think it's still safe to say the watch will outlast you :)

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drzowie t1_jd40dev wrote

I found one (freewheeling, not radio/atomic) in a dry rocky wash halfway up a mountain in the Desolation Wilderness, CA, a couple of decades ago. It was half-buried -- it had obviously been dropped at least a year earlier, and washed down the cwm in spring thaws. You could barely read the face. We took it back to the tent, and the next morning its tinny alarm went off at 6:30am.

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WgXcQ t1_jd55y7t wrote

> the next morning its tinny alarm went off at 6:30am

Wow, some troll really played the long game there :D

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IndigenousOres t1_jd5jc9o wrote

I lost a G-Shock from hiking a couple of years ago, but in a completely different area. FeelsBadMan Spent at least an hour pacing back the trail hoping to find it again. I tried again next morning hoping to hear its 7am Alarm

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LifeofSMILEY OP t1_jd3k2zz wrote

That's hilarious. Here I am just mesmerized by the solar charging.

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ThisTimeIChoose t1_jd3wzfm wrote

I have one with solar charging and radio time setting, so I never have to do anything to it. I love the thing. Hope yours lasts many years.

Edit: just realised yours is radio set too! Enjoy.

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glassteelhammer t1_jd3no7v wrote

Just cuz you never know... You know that bulletproof test is fake, right?

The explosion one I believe is legit.

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Chaosr21 t1_jd45wuf wrote

Lol in the rifle video I'm pretty sure he just threw a bullet at the watch. It wasn't straight and still had the casing on it

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brutonhoborunner t1_jd802ai wrote

The amphias got better diving rating compared to g shock. But the g shock can absorb way more shock and beating for sure.

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glassteelhammer t1_jd3neny wrote

The only time I've ever replaced a G-Shock was when I lost my G-Shock. Guaranteed it's still ticking away at the bottom of that river.

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glockster19m t1_jd5hf93 wrote

I've taken one diving past its rated depth limit multiple times to zero harm, it's definitely still ticking down there unless it's one of the deepest rivers on the planet

There's a good chance it still looks like new minus some rust on the back screws too

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glassteelhammer t1_jd5howo wrote

Lost it on the Nenana River in Alaska. It might be sitting in the Yukon by this point. Still ticking.

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TMuff107 t1_jd3blxs wrote

Shock Cousteau, how are people so much more clever than me

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ej_21 t1_jd3j7os wrote

shock cousteau. goddammit, take my upvote.

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kbbajer t1_jd3rzsa wrote

I have one exactly like it! Love that it sets itself, including daylight saving time, and charges its battery from the sun. You basically dont have to do anything to have a watch that always keeps the time right.

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AManWantsToLoseIt t1_jd3jk1p wrote

Hello. I am Alan Cousteau. I left the Calypso at 0500 hours and have descended to a depth of 60 fathoms. And yet my Rolex is keeping perfect time. Oh, look...there goes a giant squid.

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MainPFT t1_jd4szb5 wrote

When I was in the Navy around 2001/2002 my buddy had one of these G-Shock watches and I had like a Ironman or something and I bet him that mine was more durable than his (you get bored in the Navy at times and look for anything to entertain yourself)

So anyway we went to the top of the ship and tossed them down about 100-150ft onto the focsle (front part of the ship) and suffice to say that I lost the bet. It's hard to make out but mine (right) completely shattered and his G-Shock (left) was totally fine like nothing had happened.

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richardwonka t1_jd36fhn wrote

r/angryupvote for title. Now go.

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HuLaTin t1_jd3vfft wrote

I put bull bars and a nato strap on mine and it’s my favorite digital watch I’ve ever had.

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mcnultyridingtheboat t1_jd3yr0m wrote

Is that an easy thing to do? Great idea

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HuLaTin t1_jd3z3rg wrote

Yeah, super easy! Look up JaysandKays store on eBay.

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B1gY3llow t1_jd5bdb0 wrote

Did that with my DW5600 and it's great. Thought I lost it so I bought another one. I ended up finding it 2 years later at my girlfriends house and the time was still in sync with my phone.

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HuLaTin t1_jd5mrf2 wrote

My dw6900 lost 2 mins in about 7 years, considering that I’ve yet to change the battery I’m pretty happy with that.

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Wolf-Strong t1_jd3y2bh wrote

I've had the same watch for 7 years, beat to hell in a shop environment with chemicals and oils, to the ocean countless times, a few toddlers teething mouths, and it still works like a charm.

I now also have a nice purely mechanical manual wind-sup watch for the nicer occasions, but the Casio remains the daily beater.

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sheesh_doink t1_jd3kur5 wrote

One of the best watches maybe ever!

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FrightenedTomato t1_jd3s4t4 wrote

Objectively this particular G-Shock is one of the greatest watches ever created -

  • It's incredibly rugged which means it will take almost anything you throw at it. Even if you break something you can easily get replacement parts and fix it yourself.
  • It's light-powered which means it will keep ticking as long as you expose it to light - even indoor lighting. Maybe in 12 or 15 years you'll need to replace the capacitor in it but that's cheap and easy to fix.
  • It's damn near waterproof and can survive water pressures higher than everyone but the most dedicated divers may need.
  • It's a quartz watch which means it will stay accurate better than the best mechanical watches and what's better it's synced to atomic clocks which means it will always be accurate.
  • It has additional feature such as a stopwatch, alarms, etc.

It's probably the last true "tool" watch left and it's cheap and fairly compact unlike most other G-Shocks with a similar set of features.

Subjectively people may find it fugly and I can't blame them for that. It is a very ugly watch though that's half the charm of G-shocks.

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Shty_Dev t1_jd3vapx wrote

All true, the only one functionally better watch is this one with the radio sync

Edit: unless this one is that? Tbh idk how to tell besides the little RCVD symbol

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FrightenedTomato t1_jd3xd0z wrote

This one is that.

"Multi Band 6" refers to radio syncing with the 6 Atomic Clocks around the world.

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cphcider t1_jd3vtao wrote

Happen to know the model number or have a link to a product page? I've been using a $20 Casio forever, but when that dies, maybe I'll check out its older brother.

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ThisTimeIChoose t1_jd407ch wrote

Not who you’re responding to, but I believe this is GW-M5610, though there are a lot of similar options out there so I’d happily be corrected.

Edit: direct link: https://www.casio.com/us/watches/gshock/product.GW-M5610-1/

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HeegeMcGee t1_jd4nqzo wrote

The entire G-SHOCK line is ruggedized, and they have a number of distinct feature sets and colorways. I had one that tracked tides for some reason. I have the one pictured now, and love it. It's my favorite watch for going camping with.

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the_hague01 t1_jd6rqs0 wrote

If that is the same as the square body I Have, it also sets the time off of the atomic clock on each continent!

Edit: can’t read. You mentioned that; sorry 😂

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BrotherMonk t1_jd3wb4r wrote

Square Face G-Shock for life! I have the non-solar version, and I've been waiting on a decent sale to pick one of these guys up. Unstoppable timepiece!

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Riptide360 t1_jd4v7fd wrote

Casio makes good waterproof android phones too.

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kweiske t1_jd59gqj wrote

I had an old G-Shock watch in a fishbowl in my college dorm room. The fish didn't mind and the glass had a magnifying effect that made it easier to read.

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Spaceturtle79 t1_jd3v9t2 wrote

Casio on a plastic beach. Listen to plasti CNN beach by gorillaz it mentions casios lol

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wy1d0 t1_jd40nrd wrote

My son wears my old gshock on one wrist and a fitness tracker on the other. Thinking about getting him one of the square gshock move that have the step tracker built in. But I noticed they don't make it with tough solar only 2 year battery which is probably still pretty good.

Anyone tried one of those gshock move step slim or whatever?

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_Tenderlion t1_jd46tiq wrote

I’m too used to my delicate Apple Watch now, but sometimes I miss having that tank of a watch.

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BarbequedYeti t1_jd4b8x8 wrote

One of these and a Nokia 3310 should come with your birth certificate.

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foreverablankslate t1_jd5xh25 wrote

Casio even do refurbishment of the original G-Shock squares every so often, super cool in my opinion. A lot of people shit on cheap quartz watches (and sometimes theyre right) for being disposable, but I don't think that applies to these

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[deleted] t1_jd4jrp1 wrote

Mine has been with me at 120 feet underwater. I was sure it would bust, but it didn’t.

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TreemanTheGuy t1_jd4wub6 wrote

I have the Globe edition g shock with the natural rubber band. It's been on my wrist every day for the last 11 years and it's had an incredibly hard life and I love it. If anyone knows what bezel to use as a replacement let me know. I found a strap that worked with it through some Triston Trial and error, but not a bezel. This thing's got some funky design to the strap and bezel.

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Life-Meal6635 t1_jd5a7k9 wrote

Classic look. I would have a a really big crush on you for that watch alone back in middle school. Which is kind of sus tbh.

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kllmckay t1_jd63h63 wrote

Shock Cousteau had me in stitches!

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drgut101 t1_jd67smk wrote

I love G Shock watches. I just wish they had less words and writing all over them. They look like they are plastered with little signs explaining their features.

I have one that’s pretty minimal, but it took a long time to find and pick out. They are great watches.

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Phate118 t1_jd6jdpc wrote

So bummed I lost mine. Haven’t gotten a replacement yet sadly

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inner8 t1_jd6lc9a wrote

My GW5000's battery still showing a full charge 12 years later

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rywi2 t1_jd6le2a wrote

Casios last way to flippin long. I got tired of the one I wore during Desert Storm so 15 years later I donated it. Then it felt like something was missing so I had to go get another one.

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lordGinkgo t1_jd3x873 wrote

I believe it I'm a contractor and I have a G-Shock 5600E That thing has been through everything and it's still just fine

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RecognitionOne395 t1_jd4z5ro wrote

I have a G-Shock G-lide from 25 years ago. Still wear it to this day. Had a few watch collectors offer me money for it. Will never sell it. Too many memories.

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charvey709 t1_jd4zwbu wrote

Just got mine 2 weeks ago, please to see she'll hold up!

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Final_Meaning_2030 t1_jd53j8q wrote

I found one still running under a random piece of tape in the free-flood superstructure of a nuclear submarine.

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LeadRain t1_jd58xez wrote

What model is this? I want one.

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Montauket t1_jd5bnsi wrote

It’s usually called a ‘square’.

I love my rangeman, which definitely has more features, but this particular model is a classic. They also make it in stainless steel which I could strongly recommend.

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oldskool47 t1_jd5e79a wrote

You'll be fine, although they aren't designed for the hot tub

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glockster19m t1_jd5h1nm wrote

I don't mean to be a dick, but it shouldn't be a shock that a dive watch is waterproof

I wore the same gshock from the late 2000s on 20 plus dives, multiple times going past its rated depth limit and it still worked like a charm

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Visible_Ad_9625 t1_jd5lns3 wrote

Had a similar one I lost while hiking in the spring. A year later, after a heavy monsoon season and heavy snowpack (200 inches over the winter) I found it while biking! Still ticking away, just crusted in mud.

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Fivestring7 t1_jd5nxsp wrote

Are the new ones still any good?

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FrightenedTomato t1_jd67wl4 wrote

They're better, if anything. Just a little pricier than they used to be though by watch pricing standards, they're still dirt cheap.

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Green-Apple-KingKong t1_jd5o5zw wrote

I can tell by the picture that the person did not repeatedly beat the watch with a hammer. I’ve always had this power. Hello ladies.

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Gearz557 t1_jd5ytrr wrote

Lol. I left my iPhone in a hot tub for prob 12 hours and it came out solid

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sujetapaples t1_jd5yun7 wrote

I was given one by my father 5 years ago with bullbars on It. Still perfect to this day I love this thing

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DK_drizzle80 t1_jd64mxa wrote

Best watch ever designed. My last one went for 7 years and I only replaced it because the battery died and was deployed to a place where I couldn’t replace it. Immediately replaced it when I got state side.

Edit: replaced with another G-Shock

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Netprincess t1_jd659f4 wrote

And yet my husband's g shock trash the first time in the pool.

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FlyFishermanD t1_jd68xgb wrote

I thought about getting a g shock but I wanted a solar power not a battery power

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Boots_4_me t1_jd6h9n6 wrote

I have a pair of Casio G-SHOCK also solar powered that I’ve had since 2010 and it’s still going strong. It’s an analog watch with digital background. Don’t know what it’s called.

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PrezidenteCamacho t1_jd6p9sc wrote

This is the best watch I've ever owned.

As someone who treats equipment rough, I can attest to how awesome this timepiece is.

I've fallen down a mountain snowboarding with this thing. I've worn it landscaping and renovating houses. It's been with me snorkeling underwater in kelp forests.

It's got the toughness of a g shock without the bulk and I never have to change batteries. Whoever thought to make it solar powered is a genius.

I don't think you can kill this watch unless you set out intentionally to do so. And if you succeed, I'd wager you weren't wearing when you did.

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Krulsprietje t1_jd6yj9a wrote

Mine just went in the washing machine. It still works and even smells good! :d

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calvers70 t1_jd74ls8 wrote

Wearing this badboy right now. Favourite watch of all time

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Dwashelle t1_jd74rq6 wrote

Casio watches in general are absolute beasts.

I have a Casio A500WA, nothing fancy at all. It's about 8 years old, has been through daily battering at my job and has been submerged in water regularly. Still works just as well as the day I got it. Haven't even needed to replace the battery yet. This current one replaced my old one, only because I lost it.

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yourgentderk t1_jd79xgc wrote

I have the same watch, good to know

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toasterdees t1_jd7dxfe wrote

I leave mine on my motorcycle handlebars as a time piece. Been there for 3 years

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oldmatespc t1_jd7uv02 wrote

Easily one of the best products I've ever owned

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TheSmellyWizard t1_jdacoyb wrote

I wouldn't bat an eye if you told me this spent 2 days in a volcano. Checks out.

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