Customer Reviews

Casio Men's G8000-1V G Shock Basic Digital Sports Watch

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Nice quality, very fine detail, very functional, only gripe is

how short the illumination lasts, even 3 seconds it too short

but i love the silent lighted alarm.

This watch is really great. My only complaint is that the start/stop button for the stop-watch could be bigger so that it isn't so hard to locate when you are exhusted from running. Also bare in mind, the countdown timer is in intervals of one minute only, so you can't set it for 1:45 to pace your laps. It must be either 1 minute or 2 minute ... etc. (no in between). Great looking all purpose watch. The circle lights up with the countdown timer and progress beeper, which is really nice. I'm pretty sure you can also remove the sound and use the light only if you wanted. This watch has a rugged comfortable band. The watch is not quite as bulky or masculine as the other g-shocks but it is nice and conservative.

Of the dozen or so Casio watches I've purchased over the years this one's display is by far the clearest and easiest to read of the bunch, the large main display and the excellent contrast really make a difference. Having the current time displayed in all other modes(world time, stopwatch, countdown timer, alarm) is an added bonus. The only drawback is the the LED light housing on the lower right corner, if you're looking at the display at an angle the LED housing can interfere with reading the seconds display.

The reset button for the stopwatch and countdown timer is now the upper left button instead of the upper right like earlier Casios. Setting the
world time can be accomplished while setting the main 'home' time zone. For instance Arizona is 7 hrs. behind UTC (Coordinated Universal Time), so my watch is set for "UTC -7.0". It's not complicated, just a bit different than before.

This really is one feature-packed watch, you'll be pleasantly surprised.