Watch review G-Shock GBA 900, many good things but that negative display sucks...
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- Hey guys,
Many aspects on this one that I really like but that small digi negative display makes it almost unusable...
First G-Shock that I don't love, yikes, what's happening to me!!!
Cheers
TB
Good video for a Saturday Morning, Like the watch, Love the price point, Agree would not go full price, but them again I did pick up the 'iridescent' GA2100 the other day, It's not legible at all but is fantastic pool side our at a BBQ... any watch over a tenner is fasion 😉 Thanks again!
Right on dude!!
The negative display does suck. I just bought the watch your showing and while it looks cool the display and lack of contrast makes the digital features in the watch display practically unreadable unless your viewing it in good light or activate the light within the watch itself. I do not know why Casio keeps making G Shock watches with this kind of display.
hi Jonathan, I did a vid recently on the best selling gshocks of '22 as they had released the data... and neg displays are what people are buying LOL so read into that what you want but I agree with you, I much prefer the legibility over cool factor especially when the digi aperture is so small!!
Some additional thoughts... I find i'm not hung up on the negative displays anymore, I find Casio operates on a sliding scale, from fashion to function.. I do have pure functional Casio's.. excellent readability, but lack fashion, pure tool going on there, My Gravitymaster comes to mind. This watch is more on the fashion scale, Yeah it's got all the G as any other G, but the focus is on fashion, and that's awesome, because the watch looks AWESOME... I mentioned I got the iridescent GA2100, I can't read that watch period... 200m water? check.. readable.. ahh no. Awesome level.. Next Level.. I love it and it's useless if I really need a watch... But that we we keep buying them.. haha.. I'm not knocking fashion or tool, I own and love both, but I have yet to find one that has a crossover... As soon as you go fasion you give up tool, as soon as you go tool, you give up fasion.. I keep looking. Thanks again Time Bomber.. Great stuff per usual... ⌚
I'm going to ammend this, I do have the GST-B400 steel on the strap, That's as close as I can find between tool/fashion.. it's a really really great watch
greetings James thanks bud and i can see this one has piqued your thinking over that morning coffee!! hhhmmm we've discussed this before and I think i really need to do a fashion versus other watch comparison and discuss a bit about why they both work!! hope all good with you sir :D
Reminds me when i got a 5x5 IKEA bookshelf, coming down to 100e (from 250+ or something), just because there was a scratch on the underside of the underside melamine! One of my best buys ever! 😋
Now to this. You're mistaken mate, it's not a watch, it's a balloon used while you go on your speargun fishing, that's that. No need for light, screens or whatever. Thus the colour too, coral they call it usually, matches perfectly the reef's corals. All this is well planed/designed, you get an extra analog watch and you complain?? Half price too??? Cm'on dude, be humble! 😜😂😂
Thanks for the review Duncan, guess you'll make some profit out of this (you should!), just try scuba-dudas buyers, they'll love this! 😉
Cheers mate!
hahaha g'dday Stav and yes ok I'll eat the humble pie even if it is coral flavour LOL but yes that was my dilemma - lot's to like but I gotta be honest the display is pants!! I'll put it up on fleabay this week and will let you know if i can make 10 bucks on it :D
@@thetimebombardier The "much" you love it, even one quid will please you! 😜😂 At 10 (ie get a coffee AND an ice cream!) you call it a wild party! 😂😂😂g'morning Dude!
@@stavros_katsopr £10 is about the price for a pint in the pub right now so yes coffee and a donut far cheaper 🤣🤣🤣
This now has a positive display version, my only complaint on this was the negative display so that's now fixed. They cheaped out on the box (no more metal tin), but at least the watch is good and thats more than enough for me.
Cheers Dragon what colours does the pos display come in?
@@thetimebombardier Black and White, both with a blue dial face
@@dragon2knight nice will have a gander 😋👍
Good review, new G Shock been looking at this one but maybe I 'll look at the full digital version of the step tracker?? But man thats a good lookin piece!
Cheers bud and yeah they look good and have just updated the range with some positive display options which might be worth considering 😎👍
Very nice unboxing this damn G-Shocks do a lot of cool s*** for f****** $100
cheers Mr E and yup they produce some very fun pieces for around that price point which I think is why they are so popular!!
I have the lime green with white strap version. I thought the battery was dying when I first saw that negative display. Thinking about returning it since it's still within the return window but I really like the looks of it except for the negative display.
Hey Wing thanks bud and welcome to the channel, yup that display ain't great, I just reviewed an AE1500 with a neg display that is heaps better and cheaper :)
I literally just got one like 10mins ago😂
Love it, great colour , these G,s sometimes have a mind of their own lol.
Box damage is better than some high street shops send out as new and perfect, had a few from a certain well known jewellers where the box looked like it had been used as a football, always worth complaining as I've had up 25% knocked off
Hahaha yeah i got some lights for the house delivered the other day and the packaging was nothing other than a bin bag... box was totally b***ered 😅😅
I've just bought the army green 1 and ye the negative is quite bad
sorry to hear that dude, keeping it or swapping it out?
@@thetimebombardier keeping it cos it does look good though !
@@greasemonkey6616 haha excellent!!
Love casio outlet. They really are basically "new"
cheers bud - yup think i will be going back there too damn soon LOL 😄
Im selling my gba900 coz of the crappy lcd.Ill stick with my GBD100!
yup I hear that, when you put these next to the mips it is kinda scary!! welcome to the channel 😎😎
I ordered a tan version of this watch, do you think it’s durable enough for military conditions?
Hey Alana thanks for stopping by the channel 😎👍 and yes many of us used to wear gshocks as they can take a beating and are not to spendy if you do break them 😄😄 what service are you in?
@@thetimebombardier hey, in a few months I’ll be enlisting for a role as a paratrooper in the Australian army.
@@Hugs4drugs08 awesome well done and wish you the best of luck!! Keep your mind on the task and take none of the BS personally, remember it's part of a game to shape you into something new ✌️✌️😎😎
@@thetimebombardier will, do thanks!
How many years does gba 900 battery last?
probably 2 with normal use dude 😎
The negative display is not that bad.
Hey Leroy thanks dude but i really struggled with this one and I have other neg displays that i think are easier to read 😎✌️
Does this have vibrate feature?
Hey Pipoy thanks and welcome to the channel bud, this one has hourly beep only no vibe i don't believe, cheers
I had to get the green one lime green
Nice 😎👍 how's the legibility for you?
@@thetimebombardier I ordered it this morning. I haven’t received it yet I’ll definitely let you know the quality once I do.
@@dakotaanderson4063 cool thanks, I'm thinking of getting one as a gift for a nephew and I'm still undecided on the digi screen 😜
I am also getting one of them tmmr 😅
@@Kaizakuedits which colour sir?
I brought GBA 900 G-SHOCK For price 5700 . Is it value for money or not?
How much was that dude? 😎👍
@@thetimebombardier $68
@@HORIXZ421 bargain 😅😅
Nice watch
Cheers mukesh 👍😎✌️
The watch looks abit orange under the camera in your video..In person its actually a Merlot red.
HI Jonathan thanks bud and mine was a slightly more burnt orange than emergency red 😎