Hockey Club

Rock Solid and Perfectly Accurate...THE PERFECT "BEATER" (2008-10-12)
The Casio G-Shock Atomic "Tough Solar" GW5600J-1 is all it is advertised to be. It's design is not "sleek" or "sophisticated" -- its utilitarian style is simple, rugged, down and dirty; there is nothing pretentious about it. The watch body is shock resistant and water resistant to 200 meters with a gasketed stainless steel back. The band, should it ever break, is replaceable for a reasonable price. The lens is mineral crystal and scratch resistant. It's perfect for the weekend warrior, camper, construction worker or someone in the military. It's obviously not for the boardroom.

Inside its protective, hard, black rubberized shell is a VERY sophisticated computer that is solar powered and receives (automatically or on demand) radio signals from the atomic clock transmitter in Colorado. The watch sports a chronograph, alarm, timer, and times for dozens of major cities. You can turn the daylight savings time on or off.

This particular model is a derivative of the original series of watches G-Shock that do not have solar or atomic clock accuracy. What I particularly like about this version is that it is not gross in size and will fit most male wrists. It's comfortable and supremely practical. The contrast between the LCD digits and the background is excellent - even in moderate ambient light. There is a "negative display" model [I own one], which is much harder to read.

I highly recommend this watch. It's a great value.

This is my Go-To Watch (2008-09-30)
This is the only G-Shock worthy of replacing my original and most trusted G-Shock from the 1980s (Yeah, I still got that one around). Same classic design, simple interface, but with new solar and radio features and some extra features like world time, automatic lighting and several alarms. In theory, this watch needs no maintence...ever. Cool. Also, the digital read-out has been slightly modified, making it more detailed, larger, and easier to read. I purchased this watch because I trust it most on the military job...but I find myself wearing it anytime I need the assurance of reliability and comprehensive functions. I recommend this watch to anyone who wants to have a go-to watch.

No replacement watchband! (2008-09-02)
I liked the watch until the watchband broke and then tried to find a replacement. You would think Casio website would have information but no. A web search turned up nothing. Since all plastic watchbands eventually break, I will look for something that can be replaced. Be aware of this shortcoming.

nice everyday watch (2008-08-28)
This watch is really nice watch. The best part is that it contains so many features within its not too bulky body. It's good for both office and outdoor.

Cool Watch. Very Functional and Looks good imo (2008-06-17)
Looks good, feels great on my wrist. UNLIKE the gshock mudman which i had to return because it was so uncomfortable. Why would anyone want to wear an uncomfortable watch? This is pretty comfortable, kind of heavy if your not used to g shocks.

About the solar and atomic tech. I haven't spent that much time looking at the manual because its telling me it updates the time every day at like 2-3 am. Thusly its just as accurate as your cell phone or computer that get the time updated every once in a while automatically.

The solar thing is cool but it will go into powersave mode every once in a while and look like its dead. You just have to push a button and it comes back to life. That function is kind of cool because it helps it from going really dead.

The functions like the timer and stop watch help me time my commute to class, something I just started doing on bike so this lets me know how fast I'm going relative to other routes. The time lets me know when fun time is over and I have to go back to work. All in all its pretty cool, but what I most like about it can be found on the cheaper non-solar, non atomic version. But if your like me and love technology you probably can't resist spending a little more and getting the cool beans version.