Archive for March, 2010

Casio Men’s G-Shock Classic Solar Powered Digital Sports Watch #G2310-1V

After much reviewing several g shocks online i finally setteled for this one.
I bought this watch 4 years ago and let me tell you….. it does not dissapoint.

Since i travel a lot and am often on expeditions in various climates, i needed a watch that could endure and still be a relatively accurate chronograph. This watch has it all (and no, im not getting paid for saying this
Its a bit big and bulky, those are probably the only cons.
Iv had this watch while mountain climbing the alps, hiking the himalayas, running sand dunes in egypt and even diving. Its full of scratches and nicks but still works. The data page comes in handy for storing in flight numbers while travelling, and the 24 hrs stopwatch and timer are more than what other watches offer (usually only 1 hour). Although a nice feature, i havent had much use for the automatic backlight (you can set it to automatically light up when angeling the watch at a 45 degree angle). The 5 alarm concept is once again more than you’ll get with other watches, you can set the alarms for daily use or set them for a future time (time, date, year). Even though dual time is pretty much standard in most watches its great having world time, since i travel often, this feature comes in handy. But my favorite thing bout this watch (except for its never dying ability) is the solar panel. I now live in a country where you get to see the sun 3-4 months a year but thats enough to charge this watch and have it going all year.

To prove my point to my wife (who’s not a big fan of g-shocks):
-Iv driven over it with our suv.
-Had it in a tug of war with my dog.
-Dropped it from a hight of 6 meters while rock climbing (this was an accident).
-Tied it to a rope and sank it to the bottom of a 5 meter river for 5 days.

Needless to say, its still alive and kicking
At present im using this watch during my orthopedic residency, and if i dont survive the surgical residency, im sure the g-shock will.

As a finishing note, i finally got a g shock for my wife (not a baby g), and now she’s a big fan of these watches. All i can say is that this is probably the best watch iv had so far.
Takes a beating and keeps on ticking.

Overviews

Take it to the max with the shock-resistant, solar-powered Casio G-Shock men’s digital sport watch (model G2310-1V), which offers a wealth of performance timing features and cutting edge technology. It features a 30-page databank that allows you to store phone numbers and other valuable contact information (8 characters for name and 12 characters for telephone number). For timing your sports training sessions, it offers a 1/100-second stopwatch with a 100-minute measuring capacity and elapsed time, split time, and 1st/2nd place time modes as well as a 24-hour countdown timer. It’s also solar-powered–charging in either sunlight or indoor light–so you’ll never have to deal with changing the battery. Light enters the watch through the sapphire crystal and dial, and hits a solar cell beneath the dial. Current is created and stored in the battery.

It has a durable black resin case with silver highlights and comfortable resin strap, and it will stand up to the rigors of recreational scuba diving, with water resistance to 200 meters (660 feet). Timekeeping features include four independent daily alarms (with one snooze alarm), an optional hourly time signal, world time from 29 time zones/27 cities, year/month/date/day display (with an autocalendar to the year 2039), and a battery power indicator. It also offers a scratch-resistant mineral crystal, and AfterGlow LED electro-luminescent backlight.

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