Nothing wrong with the 80s style G-Shocks. They do a certain function, and do it extremely well. I've seen first-hand things that those watches have gone through and survived.
I have a Casio purchased in '83 - '84 from Wal-Mart for $25 or so. After 10+ years with may 2 - 3 battery replacements, band came undone one day at lake and it fell into about 20 feet of water. I was tired and didn't want to put on mask and swim down to try to find it. Figured I had got my money's worth.
Fast forward 9 months to March. After doing minor repair on dock cable was walking onto shore and saw something shining in shallow water. Reached down and it was the Casio covered in fine silt but still had correct time. Been there the whole time but lake level had receded.
Cleaned up watch and wore it another 10 - 15 years with a few battery and band replacements till I just bought a newer version for https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
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Nothing wrong with the 80s style G-Shocks. They do a certain function, and do it extremely well. I've seen first-hand things that those watches have gone through and survived.
I have a Casio purchased in '83 - '84 from Wal-Mart for $25 or so. After 10+ years with may 2 - 3 battery replacements, band came undone one day at lake and it fell into about 20 feet of water. I was tired and didn't want to put on mask and swim down to try to find it. Figured I had got my money's worth. Fast forward 9 months to March. After doing minor repair on dock cable was walking onto shore and saw something shining in shallow water. Reached down and it was the Casio covered in fine silt but still had correct time. Been there the whole time but lake level had receded. Cleaned up watch and wore it another 10 - 15 years with a few battery and band replacements till I just bought a newer version for https://www.youtube.com/watch?...