Post AZjVMw9FrWON3SIXey by gnemmi@mastodon.sdf.org
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(DIR) Post #AZjNyhyIDitmSOfdHE by gnemmi@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-09-12T20:46:03Z
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You guys ... in this times of "everything has to be smart, connected, obsolescence programmed, etc, etc" crap .. am I alone in this one?( and yes .. in case you are wondering, the "G" engraved on the front button stands for "Gonzalo". Casio custom makes all the 6900 series just for me 😂 )#Casio #GShock #DW6900
(DIR) Post #AZjNyiv8gvyDOuCd04 by jaxwxboss@fosstodon.org
2023-09-12T21:06:03Z
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@gnemmi You are not alone. I like having a "connection" with my watch without it having to be connected to everything else!#GShocks rule 🤘
(DIR) Post #AZjNyjzQiSzqiVDZKK by gnemmi@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-09-12T21:29:45Z
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@jaxwxboss hell yes!! A brother in watch!! A pleasure to meet you man!. 🤗That's an awesome looking GW-B5600HR-1 (2019) you have in there! Congratulations!. And yes, there's definitely a "connection" between a #GShock and its owner! This things never let you down!. Solar powered, Auto EL, Multiband 6. What else can you ask for! ❤
(DIR) Post #AZjNyko7fzXvFiw3LE by jaxwxboss@fosstodon.org
2023-09-12T21:39:52Z
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@gnemmi The feeling is mutual, brother! #GShocks have to be experienced in order to be appreciated 😉 .I love having a solid time piece without having all the tracking, monitoring and nagging of a modern day 'smart watch'. #Casio is on the right track, imo.
(DIR) Post #AZjNylcSepoPlqUFns by gnemmi@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-09-12T22:30:35Z
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@jaxwxboss 100% agreed: wearing a #GShock has to be experienced.The problem is that once you experience your first one, you suddenly have the urge to feel them all and can't stop buying them!!In all honesty, if there's something I _don't_ need is: wearing yet another geo tracking device .. another thing to "charge", another thing to worry and care about.Wearing a #GShock feels like breathing a gasp of fresh air in the middle of a sulphur erupting volcano. Strap it on and live free!
(DIR) Post #AZjNymLTxRpC1TYCye by ParadeGrotesque@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-09-13T17:16:57Z
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@gnemmi @jaxwxboss Yup.G-Shock Gulf Master II here.Only issue with this watch is that it's not solar powered.Still hoping to find a G-Schock Frogman II one of these days.It's hard to top Casio in terms of value for money.
(DIR) Post #AZjOKomfZXE1xMmD0C by jaxwxboss@fosstodon.org
2023-09-13T17:20:53Z
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@ParadeGrotesque @gnemmi I really like the color scheme there! Very cool 😎
(DIR) Post #AZjOjHak7M3mFfrbWa by ParadeGrotesque@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-09-13T17:25:22Z
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@jaxwxboss Yes, it's a good looking watch.The one thing I regret with Casio is that they keep putting text on the wristband, which should be left alone, in my opinion.I am not advertising my watch functionalities, if you see what I mean.😉@gnemmi
(DIR) Post #AZjPW4tS7NQb3gslA8 by gnemmi@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-09-13T17:34:13Z
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@ParadeGrotesque hell yes!. Another brother in watch!! 🤗 That's an awesome looking Gulf Master you have in there! 😎 Too bad I can use them because i don't have that much of big forearm/wrist!Hope you can find your Frogman II. It will, no doubt, look awesome on your wrist! 🤗 @jaxwxboss
(DIR) Post #AZjUk02NT8XBp4VxnE by ipxfong@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-09-13T17:28:26Z
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@jaxwxbossG-Shock all the way! Solar, atomic time and I never have to worry about it selling me out to some evil techbros. @ParadeGrotesque @gnemmi
(DIR) Post #AZjUk4p5fxsQfJKvHE by gnemmi@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-09-13T17:44:40Z
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@ipxfong and yet another brother in watch!!! 🤗 That's the "new" 5610U (2021?) with the new light and the 5 lang and date set ups!And you went with the Nato strap!! it's looking awesome! Did it go with you on your rainy run today?I have the regular 5610. But the Multiband 6 doesn't work over here because there's no antenna in South America. It did sync on the first try back when I was living in Mexicali though! I really miss the "rcvd" legend on the screen! @jaxwxboss @ParadeGrotesque
(DIR) Post #AZjUk5dQeo8vBQt7js by jaxwxboss@fosstodon.org
2023-09-13T18:27:04Z
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@gnemmi @IPXFong @ParadeGrotesque Gonzalo, I have had issues with Multiband 6 syncing as well. I found this app and it synced my watch every time. It's an iPhone app, so I don't know if it will help. I haven't looked for an Android alternative just yet, but I'm sure there must be something available.https://apps.apple.com/us/app/radio-wave-sync/id1484233572
(DIR) Post #AZjUk9s6uAGOK7muB6 by ParadeGrotesque@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-09-13T18:32:43Z
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@jaxwxboss @gnemmi @ipxfong I am a lot luckier than you guys, since I am in Europe, and probably relatively close to the DCF 77 Mainflingen radio station.I also have a Waveceptor and Titanium ProTrek, and I just leave them under a window during the night, they get synchronized every time!Bonus: since they are both solar powered, they get charged when I am wearing the GulfMaster!
(DIR) Post #AZjUxvUDBcZvlJAsUa by gnemmi@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-09-13T18:35:14Z
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@ParadeGrotesque yup. I figured that if you didn't get the signal from the German antenna, you may very well still covered by the UK one .. so it's either you sync from one or the other .. but you sync like a champ!! 😎 @jaxwxboss @ipxfong
(DIR) Post #AZjV6rrQ2IJr7iIEa0 by ParadeGrotesque@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-09-13T18:36:54Z
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@gnemmi Why not both? 😂 I mean the watches are not talking, they just tell me they got time sync!This being said, i have been able to get sync in the USA, in New York of all places, and that's pretty far away from the US time station!@jaxwxboss @ipxfong
(DIR) Post #AZjVMw9FrWON3SIXey by gnemmi@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-09-13T18:39:44Z
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@ParadeGrotesque wow .. I don't even know how that happened!New York is really far away from the two nearest antennas (Forth Collins on the west and the UK one on the east)! That's pretty amazing actually!@jaxwxboss @ipxfong
(DIR) Post #AZjWJl7aVH2fwOZCtM by ParadeGrotesque@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-09-13T18:50:24Z
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@gnemmi It's not that surprising, since the radio at Fort Collins has been designed to broadcast a time signal over most of the US, Canada and Mexico.These guys have several radio masts that are over 100m high.This is a part of public infrastructure that is truly fascinating - how to give everyone over a continent the exact same time.And Casio was able to miniaturize this and put it inside a watch. And THEN they over-engineer that watch to resist everything!@jaxwxboss @ipxfong
(DIR) Post #AZjXTG7shKHuf1nXIu by gnemmi@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-09-13T19:03:20Z
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@ParadeGrotesque and if that isn't and amazing feat .. then I don't know what is ... #Casio did everything right with their #GShock !!I'm so glad that I found I was not alone on this one and that so many of us are on the same boat and appreciate the same qualities on mass produced item!. And most of all: that we didn't gave in and chose our privacy above all else! @jaxwxboss @ipxfong