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Casio Men's G9000MS-1CR G-Shock Military Concept Black Digital Watch

• Reliable quartz movement
• Military concept with Black Matt, Reverse LCD and Red EL Back Light, Shock Resistant, Mud Resistant
• 5 Multi-function alarms, countdown timer, twin stopwatches

Product Description

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Shock resistant, mud resistant, and low temperature resistant, the rugged and durable Casio Men's G-Shock Military Concept Watch stands up to the toughest environments. A stealth, black matte finish gives this multi-function timepiece a modern look, and the robust features include a ridged, black resin band that fastens with a buckle clasp. Equipped with options for 29 time zones, flash alert, stopwatch, countdown timer, five alarms, 12- and 24-hour formats, this ultra-reliable timepiece also uses a handy EL backlight for day or night viewing. The black dial works with an innovative light-on-dark display and features a split screen with the time and the day, date, and month. Water resistant to 660 feet (200 meters), this powerful watch will stand up to extreme use.

The Casio Story

With the launch of its first watch in November 1974, Casio entered the wristwatch market at a time when the watch industry had just discovered digital technology. As a company with cutting-edge electronic technology developed for pocket calculators, Casio entered this field confident that it could develop timepieces that would lead the market.

In developing its own wristwatches Casio began with the basic question, ""What is a wristwatch?"" Rather than simply making a digital version of the conventional mechanical watch, we thought that the ideal wristwatch should be something that shows all facets of time in a consistent way. Based on this, Casio was able to create a watch that displayed the precise time including the second, minute, hour, day, and month — not to mention a.m. or p.m., and the day of the week. It was the first watch in the world with a digital automatic calendar function that eliminated the need to reset the calendar due the variation in month length. Rather than using a conventional watch face and hands, a digital liquid crystal display was adopted to better show all the information. This culminated in the 1974 launch of the CASIOTRON, the world’s first digital watch with automatic calendar. The CASIOTRON won acclaim as a groundbreaking product that represented a complete departure from the conventional wristwatch.

Casio transformed the concept of the watch — from a mere timepiece to an information device for the wrist — and undertook product planning based on this innovative idea. We developed not only time functions such as global time zone watches, but also other radical new functions using Casio’s own digital technology, including calculator and dictionary functions, as well as a phonebook feature based on memory technology, and even a thermometer function using a built-in sensor. The memory-function watches became our DATA BANK product series, while the sensor watches developed into two unique Casio product lines of today: the Pathfinder series displaying altitude, atmospheric pressure, and compass readings.

In 1983, Casio launched the shock-resistant G-SHOCK watch. This product shattered the notion that a watch is a fragile piece of jewelry that needs to be handled with care, and was the result of Casio engineers taking on the challenge of creating the world’s toughest watch. Using a triple-protection design for the parts, module, and case, the G-SHOCK offered a radical new type of watch that was unaffected by strong impacts or shaking. Its practicality was immediately recognized, and its unique look, which embodied its functionality, became wildly popular, resulting in explosive sales in the early 1990s. The G-SHOCK soon adopted various new sensors, solar-powered radio-controlled technology (described below), and new materials for even better durability. By always employing the latest technology, and continuing to transcend conventional thinking about the watch, the G-SHOCK brand has become Casio’s flagship timepiece product.

Today, Casio is focusing its efforts on solar-powered radio-controlled watches: the built-in solar battery eliminates the nuisance of replacing batteries, and the radio-controlled function means users never have to reset the time. In particular, the radio-controlled function represents a revolution in time-keeping technology similar to the impact created when mechanical watches gave way to quartz technology. Through the further development of high radio-wave sensitivity, miniaturization, and improved energy efficiency, Casio continues to produce a whole range of radio-controlled models.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.5 x 4.4 x 3.1 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001QFYDEW
• Item model number: G9000MS-1CR
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (59 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,280 in Watches (See Top 100 in Watches)

Customer Reviews

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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A little too tacticool, August 3, 2009

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Matt Wojciechowski (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews
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For start,the design of the watch is great. The visual bulk of the watch disappears as soon as it's on your wrist; it doesn't sit as high on your wrist as some G shocks tend to and the rubber strap is quite comfy. The buttons on the sides of the Mudman are large but a little stiff due to the one piece construction of the buttons and case to greatly reduce mud from entering inside the case. The shortcoming with the G9000MS-1 model specifically however is the display. Forget about trying to read it in low light conditions at all, and even when there is adequate light, you may find yourself tilting it at just the right angle in order to read the digits. The smaller details of the display such as the alarm indicators are all but impossible to read without the backlight. Once the backlight is activeated, the digital display characters go from a dull red to a bright blue, and the white words around the display are lit up in a bright white. Aesthetically, the blacked out face in combination with the black case, band and metal bits make it fit the theme well. The G9000MS-1 is still as practical and durable as any other G Shock, just expect to get more use out of the backlight.

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Watch I've ever had, July 17, 2009

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Reiner Bautista (Germany) - See all my reviews
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this is quite possibly the best watch i've ever owned. i'm big into watches and i have a few from casio. i have the pathfinder which i like but don't really need that many features for day to day. i have a fancy movado watch which is good for special occasions, but i'm an active person so it's not good for all the time. i'm currently deployed in afghanistan, and i haven't taken this watch off once, it does the job, it looks good, and i feel like it's basically indestrucatable. if you want a rugged watch that'll take a beating even if you're in the middle of a sandstorm while it's raining, then i would recomment this for you.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars cool watch, September 18, 2009

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Tokeidokei "Parent" (California) - See all my reviews

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As many reviews have said it is hard to see the display, that is so true. But just activate the auto EL function and everytime you tilt your wrist to look at it the display lights up. The big selling point of this watch is the aesthetics. It is all blacked out, the numbers glow a dim red, cool military-style numbering on the band that identifies the watch's module. I wore this watch on a 2 week business trip to Asia in some of the hottest, steamiest weather ever and it was totally perfect---- it is light, it breathes and stands away from the wrist. A leather band watch would have been destroyed - a steel banded watch would have stunk and left black marks on your wrist. An additional bonus for travel is the world timer on it - which I used the heck out of. This watch is like a Hummer for your wrist, but a Hummer that weighs the same as a Civic and gets 40mpg. Buy it - it is cool!