[HN Gopher] Casio adds fitness features to original G-Shock digi...
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       Casio adds fitness features to original G-Shock digital watch
        
       Author : occamschainsaw
       Score  : 109 points
       Date   : 2023-05-07 15:52 UTC (1 days ago)
        
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       | joecool1029 wrote:
       | I bought an Amazfit Neo awhile back for a cheap heart monitor.
       | This is a smartwatch clone of the gshock with a much better value
       | ($30?) and battery life (a month).
       | 
       | I then got the real G-Shock gm-5610u for a daily watch and love
       | it. I think Casio does great with non-smartwatch but I don't know
       | who the submission's watch is for other than a collector. It can
       | run for a day and a half on a charge at that price point? Go buy
       | a Garmin.
        
         | karussell wrote:
         | The Amazfit Neo serves well as a rough estimate for heart rate
         | and give good value for just $30 (currently even just 10EUR it
         | seems).
         | 
         | But if you e.g. enable the detailed heart rate and sleep
         | measurement the battery life is not more than a week and the
         | quality of the measurement cannot be fully trusted & bigger
         | latency (plus in the app the resolution of heart values is just
         | one value per 5 minute). So it is not that good quality ...
         | still worth the money.
        
           | joecool1029 wrote:
           | Maybe some variability with batteries, even with everything
           | on I get around 3 weeks. Agree with the rest of what you said
           | though, it's not a high-end device but I don't really have to
           | care where I bring it for the price point. I think their Bip
           | was a better rounded device but I like physical buttons like
           | the Pebbles had.
           | 
           | (Oh and without a phone the Neo's clock drifts multiple
           | seconds per week, vs about a 2 second drift for my F-91W over
           | the course of TWO YEARS.)
        
       | samuell wrote:
       | Tell me when they have GPS tracking and a traceback function, and
       | I might consider switching from my Garmin Instinct.
        
         | kubectl_h wrote:
         | The Instinct is probably the most practical smartwatch on the
         | market. They did a great job with it. I had the first
         | generation for a year and a half before making the jump the
         | Fenix. The full GPS came in handy a handful of times (paddling
         | down a river) but it was nothing I couldn't have used my phone
         | -- other than that I think I probably could have been just as
         | well off sticking to the Instinct.
        
         | Infernal wrote:
         | I'm not a big G-Shock person but a quick google led me here
         | [0]. Sounds like it does what you want?
         | 
         | >GPS and a digital compass combine to guide you to your
         | destinations, while the watch tracks your routes and stores
         | waypoint information in memory, making this the perfect tool
         | for survival activities.
         | 
         | Curious if that does the trick. I've occasionally considered a
         | g-shock watch here or there but I always get lost in the
         | hundreds of possible configs, and can't quite figure out what
         | the master list of options I can choose from is.
         | 
         | [0] https://casiofanmag.com/g-shock/gpr-b1000/
        
       | Someone1234 wrote:
       | Be careful, the US can use this as a justification for you being
       | an enemy combatant[0].
       | 
       | [0] https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna11750939
        
         | circularfoyers wrote:
         | That's an article from 2006...
        
         | sjilo wrote:
         | That's not a G-Shock though.
        
       | j7ake wrote:
       | Still wearing my Casio vibration alarms. 10 year battery life
       | can't be beat.
        
         | Pfhortune wrote:
         | Which model? I've got a couple of models with vibration
         | (GBD-100/200), but they're pretty chunky and the vibration is a
         | little weak for my tastes.
        
       | glouwbug wrote:
       | I'll always love my F91W for being able to tell me the time, date
       | of the month, and day in wording, all on my wrist, for $14,00, at
       | a 7 year battery life
        
         | Zanovis wrote:
         | F91w is the best value watch on the market.
        
         | jansan wrote:
         | Casio also has the best bang for the buck when it comes to
         | classic dial watches. The LCW-M100TSE-1AER features a titanium
         | wristband and casing, sapphire glass, tough solar and wave
         | ceptor (and a shitty light). It costs about 250EUR and should
         | do its job for a few decades.
         | 
         | Unfortunately Casios comparable digital display watch, the
         | MRG-B5000D-1DR, costs about ten times as much.
        
         | quechimba wrote:
         | They're great. I've had several. Doesn't hurt so much if I
         | accidentally forget it somewhere :)
        
         | ghaff wrote:
         | I have an Apple Watch Ultra which is nice. (The added battery
         | life vs. the standard model makes a big difference.) But it's
         | mostly for hiking. Day-to-day I just wear my $30 Timex a lot of
         | the time.
        
           | xbar wrote:
           | Which Timex?
        
             | ghaff wrote:
             | It's an Expedition. Which is dual-time zone which has been
             | useful when I've traveled a lot. Not sure the exact model.
        
         | fqyzj wrote:
         | >I'll always love my F91W for being able to tell me the time
         | 
         | But can it? I had one and it drifted like 20 seconds a month.
        
           | lallysingh wrote:
           | That's actually a normal amount for any watch. A well-
           | maintained Rolex is +- 5 seconds a day. AFAIK, only the
           | 'atomic' watches or ones sync'd against your cellphone do
           | better.
           | 
           | Also, 20 seconds means <2 min drift between the adjustments
           | you make for daylight savings time.
        
             | fqyzj wrote:
             | A Rolex is a mechanical watch, which is an inferior
             | technology.
             | 
             | I expect better from a quartz watch.
        
         | slicktux wrote:
         | I had to stop wearing mine because what went from a making fun
         | of my antiquated watch turned into I'm a terrorist...
         | 
         | All because of this Wikipedia page:
         | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casio_F-91W Scroll down to
         | usage
        
           | orhmeh09 wrote:
           | Who's telling you that? Although I know of this story, I've
           | been wearing one all this time, save for a few years of folly
           | with an Apple Watch 4. In fact, I just picked up a new one
           | two days ago since I left my old one in another country. No
           | police has ever given me trouble (e: am from Middle Eastern
           | country and have had more LE interactions at the airport than
           | most people)
           | 
           | I love not having to charge it and not having to worry about
           | bumping it into anything.
           | 
           | (My new watch is a slightly updated model - W-217H-9AVCF,
           | which is a little bigger and has a brighter, more even light
           | in amber)
           | 
           | PS: Nobody's going to think you're a terrorist if you drive a
           | Toyota, either.
        
             | slicktux wrote:
             | It started out with "your watch is so old it probably had a
             | Wikipedia page" and the person jokingly looked it up
             | scrolled down and it was an "oh shit" reaction... I love
             | the watch and I still have it..
        
           | the_gipsy wrote:
           | Did you stop using it because you read about that, or some
           | actual incident?
        
             | hewlett wrote:
             | An Afgan electrical engineer was sent to Guantanamo Bay for
             | wearing it as Al-Qaeda was known to use the F91W in IEDs
        
               | porkbeer wrote:
               | Im sure that was the only factor involved.
        
               | filoleg wrote:
               | Yeah, I am with you on this one.
               | 
               | I even tried googling for it, but couldn't find any
               | articles referencing both Guantanamo and casio watches,
               | aside from the general ones talking about the whole
               | phenomenon of Al-Quaeda preferring those watches or
               | pieces talking about incidents where the watch was
               | actually used as an IED component.
        
               | hewlett wrote:
               | https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2006/07/why-am-i-
               | cuba/
               | 
               | https://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2011/apr/25
               | /gu...
        
             | slicktux wrote:
             | I was being made fun of in a tongue in cheek way... If it
             | does not apply I let it fly but it was just a little too
             | much.
        
           | MegaDeKay wrote:
           | You should have told them you were planning to run for
           | President of the United States. Barack Obama wore an F-91W in
           | his youth.
           | 
           | https://watchesyoucanafford.com/the-venerable-
           | casio-f-91w-di...
           | 
           | Or you were just a big fan of Napoleon Dynamite, who wore one
           | as well.
        
       | ghaff wrote:
       | That seems to exist in a price and battery life no man's land
       | between a true smartwatch and a basic $30 LCD watch that gets
       | years of battery life. Both smartwatches and cheapo time pieces
       | have their place. Not sure about this sort of in-between model.
        
         | guidoism wrote:
         | Joey Castillo's Sensor Watch project seems to be the only
         | example in this no man's land. Over 365 days on a single coin
         | cell battery so far.
         | 
         | https://github.com/joeycastillo/Sensor-Watch
        
           | curiousgal wrote:
           | I have this and I love it!
        
         | brvsft wrote:
         | Personally, this watch seems pretty cool and right in the niche
         | of what I would want in terms of 'dumbness' and also aesthetic,
         | and the battery life does not sound intolerable to me.
         | 
         | But $300 sure is a lot for it, although my impression has
         | always been that "G-Shock" watches were inexplicably more
         | expensive than they look, presumably as a branding thing. This
         | is something I'd wait for to go on sale.
        
           | octobus2021 wrote:
           | The basic G-Shock (e.g 5600 model) will be around $50 which I
           | think is a fair price given the ruggedness of the thing. More
           | expensive models (like 5610) will be in $100 range since they
           | have solar cells and self-adjust based on radio signals from
           | atomic clocks. I think that's fair (I don't have one though,
           | I'm cheap :) ).
        
             | ChuckNorris89 wrote:
             | Where the hell can you get the 5600 for 50 USD? In Europe
             | it's more like starting from 80 Euros.
             | 
             | I feel Casio is taking us to the cleaners here.
        
               | octobus2021 wrote:
               | DW5600E-1V is $49.98 on Amazon in the US right now, but
               | it's listed as 33% off, and $74 on US Casio site. So we
               | might be both right :)
        
               | SamReidHughes wrote:
               | It's been available at $40-$50 in practice for years and
               | years.
        
             | MegaDeKay wrote:
             | I got the 5610BC so I'd get the combi-bracelet with clasp
             | and it was well worth the extra money. It is very
             | adjustable, durable, comfortable, and looks great.
        
         | fer wrote:
         | Same. Especially when sold at $300; for that price you have
         | better options.
        
         | throwaway049 wrote:
         | I'm puzzled by the whole range. There are some that look just
         | like a PS10 digital watch but sell for PS100. The difference
         | seems to be the robustness but not that many jobs or hobbies
         | put your watch in constant danger.
        
         | EwanToo wrote:
         | I have a Withings Scanwatch
         | 
         | 30 day battery life, looks like a regular watch, but has health
         | tracking built-in.
         | 
         | https://www.withings.com/us/en/watches
        
           | ghaff wrote:
           | The main battery life killers seem to be the full-screen
           | always-on display of many smartwatches and GPS. If you can
           | dump those you can do a lot better it seems. Though in my
           | case I have no interest in a fitness tracker without GPS.
        
             | lmm wrote:
             | I use a Mi Band which I wouldn't really recommend on the
             | whole, but it gets great battery life and one reason might
             | be that AIUI it piggybacks the phone's GPS rather than
             | doing GPS tracking itself.
        
         | orhmeh09 wrote:
         | I used a Garmin vivofit 3 for about a year and a half without a
         | battery change. I liked it and it felt a little bit like an
         | F91W. I switched to an Apple Watch 4 for a while and I'm back
         | on Casio for now but I might consider another vivofit if they
         | keep making them.
         | 
         | > Activity Tracker with Garmin Move IQ Automatic Activity
         | Detection Features 1-year battery life Shows steps, calories,
         | distance, intensity minutes and time of day on backlit display;
         | monitors sleep Auto activity detection classifies activity type
         | on Garmin Connect . . . it DOES NOT include a built-in wrist
         | heart rate monitor.
        
           | ghaff wrote:
           | The step counters always seemed wildly inaccurate to me and
           | they're pretty much useless for hiking. But I'm generally not
           | really into the quantified health stuff.
        
             | orhmeh09 wrote:
             | Ah, I never really bothered to verify and instead used it
             | to measure whether I walked as much as I did the previous
             | day. I assume it does a bit better at this. Thanks for
             | pointing that out.
        
         | chrisfosterelli wrote:
         | Yeah, I can't see why someone would choose this when you can
         | get a Garmin forerunner 45 for $199 (or even cheaper as it's on
         | sale right now) with better battery life and more features. The
         | smartwatch market has categorically left casio behind and it'll
         | be really hard to try to catch up now.
        
           | ghaff wrote:
           | Yeah, some of the Garmin models have a place if you're
           | focused on getting a fitness/hiking/etc. watch and not really
           | on a smartwatch as such--especially if you're not bought into
           | the Apple ecosystem. You can get better battery life and
           | maybe get a better price (though at the high end the Fenix is
           | pretty pricey).
        
             | InitialLastName wrote:
             | I have a Garmin watch and am baffled when I hear people say
             | they charge their Apple Watches every day. I had to add my
             | watch charger cable to my vacation checklist because I
             | often forget I need to charge it.
        
               | ghaff wrote:
               | The Ultra is a bit better but battery life is definitely
               | a downside. However, as soon as you get below the better
               | part of a week of battery life you pretty much need to
               | remember to charge now and then. I'm not sure there's a
               | big difference between charge every couple of days and
               | charge once a week.
               | 
               | On the other hand I never have to remember to charge my
               | cheap Timex.
        
               | salad-tycoon wrote:
               | Having had both, I ditched the AW and now have fenix 6
               | sapphire for less money (~$300 new) than used AW 8. The
               | thing is indestructible (practically), battery lasts for
               | weeks, and it has less smart features and more onboard
               | "stuff", which I like.
               | 
               | Instinct 2 is now $200 at Costco.
               | 
               | I think the watch technology is pretty mature. I feel
               | cutting edge with a 3 year old watch. Sensor maybe not as
               | good as AW but for anything that really matter you would
               | wear a chest strap hrm anyways.
        
           | usrusr wrote:
           | I'm not disagreeing, but the observation that Garmin is doing
           | the Instinct series which is basically an elaborate G-shock
           | counter suggests that Casio is onto something.
        
           | criddell wrote:
           | I think you underestimate the number of G-Shock collectors
           | out there and how well loved the brand is. Casio has sold
           | more than 100 million G-Shocks. Price and features matter for
           | some, but not so much to watch collectors in general.
        
             | chrisfosterelli wrote:
             | For the smart watch market, it's entirely price and
             | features that matter. It could be that there's enough
             | g-shock fans to sustain a product here, but it's not going
             | to grab any of the smart watch market.
             | 
             | I say this as someone who loves their F91-W. It's a great
             | watch and I like it. But I don't want to use it for the
             | things I want to use a smartwatch for.
        
             | MegaDeKay wrote:
             | Indeed. When I was researching which G-Shock to buy, it was
             | common to read about collectors buying the same watch in
             | different colors.
        
       | qbasic_forever wrote:
       | I love my solar powered triple sensor g shock watch. I keep it in
       | a window to get light every day when not wearing it and it's run
       | fine for 10 years and counting. The lack of any smart features or
       | wireless connectivity is a feature IMHO. It's got three main
       | sensors (atmospheric pressure, magnetometer, temperature) and all
       | the interface to access them on the device. It's perfect.
        
         | [deleted]
        
         | 10729287 wrote:
         | The famous Rangeman GW9400. Probably the best bang for the
         | bucks in the G-Shock lineup. I particularly love the
         | Sunrise/sunset feature between winter and spring when I want to
         | know where i'll be able to enjoy the sun as soon as I wake up
         | or spend more time outside after work. I love G-shock. They're
         | a little bit gimmicky but I absolutely enjoy their "low tech"
         | awesomeness.
        
       | hungryforcodes wrote:
       | Yikes! $300. Okay...I guess I'll wait until Christmas.
        
       | kotaKat wrote:
       | I wish it could keep the fitness features but ditch the
       | Bluetooth.
       | 
       | I've got a friend that's been looking for a good fitness-tracking
       | watch he can wear to work -- a government contractor that
       | disallows use of personal wireless devices past the main
       | entrance. No phones, smartwatches, nada.
        
         | trts wrote:
         | on previous bluetooth models I've had experience with, the
         | feature is fairly easy to ignore completely. Probably not to
         | the same degree with this version.
         | 
         | The B5000 series has a press-and-hold to connect to bluetooth,
         | otherwise pairing is not automatic. When it connects it will
         | sync the clock to GMT (handy if multiband is not available) and
         | also log your geolocation if you choose to configure that in
         | the app.
        
       | shipscode wrote:
       | This is going to have a huge response with Casio connoisseurs.
       | They took the original design and added heart rate tracking which
       | is MVP what those people want from their watch. Great play.
        
         | [deleted]
        
       | neilv wrote:
       | Which of these watches can be used with open source software on
       | my desktop/phone for fitness tracking, and never try to phone
       | home?
        
         | vanous wrote:
         | Check out Gadgetbridge: Gadgetbridge is an Android application
         | which will allow you to use your Pebble, Mi Band, Amazfit Bip
         | and HPlus device (and more) without the vendor's closed source
         | application.
         | 
         | http://gadgetbridge.org/
        
       | nerdchum wrote:
       | I wish there would be a health tracker without a display that I
       | could wear in combination with my g-shock.
        
         | iamatworknow wrote:
         | I'll second this but add _without a subscription_. I like the
         | idea of Oura or Whoop but I don't want want the monthly fee,
         | and just want the minimal amount of data (acceleration, heart
         | rate, maybe temperature), in something I can wear along side a
         | legit mechanical watch.
        
         | lipoid_ecole wrote:
         | There is Whoop but the subscription adds up.
        
         | coredog64 wrote:
         | Amazon just discontinued that. Halo was a screen free tracker
         | with decent battery life.
        
           | salad-tycoon wrote:
           | I had 2. They were borderline useless at health tracking. HR
           | widely inaccurate. Good for telling you heart is probably
           | still beating but otherwise worse than a just taking a
           | guess/rated perception.
        
         | themodelplumber wrote:
         | Same. Or a tracker that clips onto any existing watch band. I
         | collect and don't like having the same thing on my wrist all
         | the time.
        
         | cja wrote:
         | Oura
        
       | lostgame wrote:
       | Interesting! My 'hubby' actually sold me her Apple Watch and I
       | gave her a G-Shock in exchange as she felt the Apple Watch to be
       | a little too much - but she actually recently (only yesterday)
       | did the Toronto Marathon (so proud of her!) and I couldn't help
       | but feel like she could've maybe used or kept some interesting
       | data from her runs in general.
       | 
       | I immediately sent her this and with her birthday coming up I'm
       | thinking this could be a great gift. :)
        
       | gsgshwyy677 wrote:
       | 35 hour battery life? Compare this to Garmin's most modern watch
       | (the Venu 2) with OLED screen and it's just not even worth
       | considering. I get 6-8 days with mine, but I don't use GPS at
       | all.
       | 
       | This G-Shock only gives basic data too. I like the look of it,
       | but $300 is just way too much. Part of the appeal of the G-Shock
       | is 10 year battery, so you'd think they would go for something a
       | little better.
        
         | scrapcode wrote:
         | I agree. They simply fail to identify their niche here, or at
         | least miss the mark.
        
           | lipoid_ecole wrote:
           | I think their niche are existing G-Shock fans who want
           | fitness tracking
        
         | ragazzina wrote:
         | >35 hour battery life? >I get 6-8 days with mine,
         | 
         | "On a full charge, which takes around three hours, the watch
         | will run for about a week when using the added fitness features
         | for an hour a day. With them left on all the time, it will be
         | dead in about 35 hours."
        
         | saltcured wrote:
         | I wonder if Casio's heart rate sensing is far more power hungry
         | than Garmin's, or is it just that Casio undersized the battery
         | because they could make a lower baseline power draw than Garmin
         | manages. Garmins with MIP LCD screens are more comparable to
         | the Casio line, and they have longer battery life than the OLED
         | models.
         | 
         | Many such Garmins can last for weeks with constant health
         | tracking via wrist heart rate and accelerometer. It is mostly
         | location tracking which increases discharge, e.g. ~5% per day
         | health tracking and ~5% per hour GPS tracking. The heart rate
         | sensor might just use ~1% per day for 24x7 usage.
        
         | int_19h wrote:
         | If this is like other high-end G-Shocks, you only get a hit to
         | battery life if you actually use the smart features. E.g. GPS-
         | enabled Rangeman runs fine off solar if GPS is only used
         | sporadically.
        
       | ragazzina wrote:
       | I love everything about G-Shock watches and I really want one,
       | but I just can't get over how small the time is compared to the
       | whole area.
        
       | partiallypro wrote:
       | Has anyone noticed a recent "counterculture" movement against
       | fitness trackers, at least for casual wear? Sure, people at the
       | gym will wear them, but more and more I see people wearing normal
       | (and more fashionable) watches for regular activities that aren't
       | fitness related. If you have a nice outfit on, be it suit, dress,
       | even just nicer casual wear...fitness trackers just look
       | comically bad even with non-sports straps.
        
         | porkbeer wrote:
         | The people wearing them are still the oddities ime.
        
       | jrmg wrote:
       | The title says "Casio Adds Fitness Features to Original G-Shock
       | Digital Watch".
       | 
       | They haven't added features to the 'original' one at all. They're
       | releasing two _new_ G-Shock watches with more features, including
       | some fitness features.
        
         | hammock wrote:
         | Distinction without a difference. When Chevrolet added a
         | convertible top to the original Corvette they didn't go in
         | people's driveways and cut the roofs off
        
           | mzs wrote:
           | The first 'vettes were all soft tops.
        
           | arrrg wrote:
           | In my mind G-Shock is a brand of watch and there are many
           | different ones.
           | 
           | So the statement "Casio releases a G-Shock watch with fitness
           | features" makes sense. "Casio adds fitness features to
           | G-Shock digital watch" also makes sense. The "original" is a
           | bit confusing to me. And judging by the comments here others,
           | too.
           | 
           | I get why it's in the headline. This fitness watch is sort of
           | styled like the very first (= "original", though given the
           | plethora of G-Shock watches and their enormous diversity that
           | seems like a weird way of framing it) G-Shock watch from
           | 1983.
           | 
           | Maybe "Casio releases 40th anniversary G-Shock watch with
           | fitness features".
        
           | nluken wrote:
           | No, but there's a difference between selling a convertible
           | Corvette alongside the hardtop and discontinuing the hardtop
           | to sell the convertible.
        
           | InitialLastName wrote:
           | The difference is between "Company releases new product in
           | current line with X feature" and "Company releases software
           | update that provides X feature to current products in the
           | field". "Company updates product line with X feature" is
           | ambiguous between the two.
        
             | hammock wrote:
             | Ok. I don't work in SaaS and I know something about Casio G
             | shock watches, so I came from a different perspective.
             | Thanks for adding that
        
               | benatkin wrote:
               | You were right. Especially the quip "distinction without
               | a difference" was relevant here.
               | 
               | With the context it is certainly not ambiguous.
        
       | dumpHero2 wrote:
       | Too many casio purists here. But I'm happy to see this. There are
       | not a lot of design choices available in fitness trackers. Apple
       | watch works only with iOS. Samsung watch is too round & cute to
       | suit wrists of a grown man, the build quality of Fossil is
       | questionable. Garmin is too expensive. I'll wait for some reviews
       | and then consider buying this.
        
         | octobus2021 wrote:
         | I don't consider unlimited battery life (meaning battery will
         | likely last longer than the watch itself), water resistance,
         | and ruggedness to be part of "casio purism". I don't want to
         | charge my watch daily or weekly, like I don't charge my clothes
         | or shoes or umbrella.
        
       | comprev wrote:
       | Casio G-Shocks are the Nokia 3310 of the horology world.
       | 
       | I love my G-Shock.
        
       | MegaDeKay wrote:
       | On top of the nasty hit to battery life requiring USB charge for
       | advanced functions, this watch loses the 24h count-down timer and
       | multi-band daily time sync from my beloved M5610BC (the latter is
       | worked around with phone syncing but I don't generally carry a
       | phone). The new pixelated display looks great though.
       | 
       | I love the fact that my watch is this wonderful, self contained
       | unit that I never have to bother with charging or setting. It is
       | in fact my second one - my first one got run over by my tractor
       | and then got a ride through the attached lawnmower. I only found
       | it months later twenty feed away hidden in a patch of zucchini
       | squash. The band was destroyed and the case was mangled, but the
       | display still worked and the time was accurate to the second.
       | Incredible. When Casio says these watches are tough, believe it.
        
         | hiyer wrote:
         | > On top of the nasty hit to battery life requiring USB charge
         | for advanced functions
         | 
         | There's a "Tough Solar" G-Shock [1] with fitness features that
         | doesn't need manual charging.
         | 
         | 1.
         | https://www.casio.com/in/watches/gshock/product.GBD-H2000-1A...
        
           | stavros wrote:
           | Damn that's sexy. The bezel is a bit too thick for me,
           | though.
        
             | radicaldreamer wrote:
             | It looks so incredibly extra
        
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           | lmz wrote:
           | I've got my doubts about that.
           | https://www.g-central.com/specs/g-shock-gbd-h2000/ says
           | "Requires wired charging for HR monitor, GPS, and heavy use"
        
           | slim wrote:
           | looks like it still needs it, there is a charging port.
        
           | MegaDeKay wrote:
           | Whoa. I'd never seen this one - it looks awesome. Only
           | problem is I'd need a (much) bigger wrist to wear it.
        
             | Pfhortune wrote:
             | The GBD-200 is a little more manageable:
             | https://www.casio.com/us/watches/gshock/product.GBD-200-1/
             | 
             | It uses a standard coin cell, but, does not have a heart
             | rate sensor.
        
         | bilekas wrote:
         | They're indestructible, I was diving on my first deep technical
         | dive with a rebreather and was so preoccupied with my gear that
         | I left one of these on with my dive watch, as I was descending
         | I noticed but figured its gone and got on with my dive.
         | 
         | We went just over 60m, when I finished up I saw the thing was
         | still fine. After that, I believed their claims of bar pressure
         | etc, when I see other watches that claim 50m etc, I wouldn't
         | dare trust them to survive.
        
         | nerdchum wrote:
         | Bomb proof but also in the off chance they do get destroyed by
         | some force of nature...they're only like 12 bucks to replace.
         | 
         | I've gone through like 4 smart watches and any time I'm in a
         | harsh environment always default back to the g-shock.
        
           | kevin_thibedeau wrote:
           | There's no way you're getting a real, new G-shock for $12.
        
             | ChuckNorris89 wrote:
             | He's probably thinking about the F-91W but even that is at
             | least 20 Euros now.
        
               | MegaDeKay wrote:
               | I bought an F-91W after destroying my M5610BC for
               | whenever I'm messing around in the yard. It's great! So
               | cheap that I don't worry about getting dirt in it,
               | scratching the bezel, or whatever. It keeps great time,
               | is easy to read, and weighs nothing. What's not to like
               | for that price???
        
             | nerdchum wrote:
             | You're right, I was accidentally exaggerating a little. I
             | just checked my Amazon order history and mine was 40 bucks.
             | still unbelievably cheap for a watch that is bomb proof.
             | ordered mine in 2019. I think I've worn it 90% of the time
             | since then. still going strong. It's beaten out fitbit's
             | and Garmin instincts.
             | 
             | I really wish they made a health tracker without a watch on
             | it like the old original fitbit bracelets.
             | 
             | I would just wear the G-Shock plus the health tracker
             | bracelet be perfectly happy.
        
               | stavros wrote:
               | I got an Amazfit Neo for $30 or so, it's been amazing.
               | Lasts for a month on a charge and has fitness bits.
        
         | agumonkey wrote:
         | I wonder if people who designed these kind of watches could
         | assemble to do the same for other devices today.
        
           | numpad0 wrote:
           | Panasonic Toughbooks are nice additions to your reference
           | collection, so long it won't sneak into your luggage.
        
             | agumonkey wrote:
             | I always wanted to buy one to see how they feel in person.
        
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