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    Bfd70
    Raw and Unwashed
    Joined: 22 Mar 2018

    I’m REALLY not in the market for a new watch but if I were an El Primero would top the list.

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      Chris
      Raw and Unwashed
      Joined: 28 Jun 2010

      I want to like that IWC, but the specs just irritate.  21mm strap, so aftermarket options are limited.  16.7mm thick, which is just huge.  A screw down crown, but only 6 bar water resistance; that's just badly done.  And why, I ask, does it have a movement decorated with Cotes de Geneve and perlage when it has a solid case back?

      A titanium/ceramic case sounds fascinating, though.  I wonder if IWC will roll out colors other than black…

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        steelworker
        見習いボス
        Joined: 16 Apr 2014

        @mclaincausey:

        I've seen Zenith do the date window cutout differently such that a bit of the chapter ring tach is left intach-ed rather than rendering the markers on the date window.

        Love the case (especially the radial brushing contrasting the polished flanks) but find the dial to be a bit busy.

        Kinda dig the TG too.

        That wasn't necessary. Not to mention tacky. Pun Patrol alert!

        Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
        Well, I have others.

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          Graeme
          啓蒙家
          Joined: 30 Mar 2012

          Casio are bringing out a titanium version of the G-Shock. It's got a Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC) coating, which makes it black and imbues it with a rubber like texture. The mineral glass of the original has also been upgraded to sapphire. So has the price, to ¥150,000, about $1400.

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            Giles
            IHUK Crew
            Joined: 22 Sept 2009

            Here's my bog-standard one….

            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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              gaseousclay
              Joined: 4 Nov 2016

              This is my cheap $50 g-shock that I bought 3-4 yrs ago. Still going strong. Not sure how long batteries last on these though

              Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

              WTB:
              IHSH-129 size L (blue)
              IHSH-19

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                JDelage
                啓蒙家
                Joined: 13 Jan 2012

                That titanium G-shock is very cool.

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                  DougNg
                  Joined: 24 Sept 2009

                  I've had this one for a few years and it's my favorite square G-Shock

                  https://www.seiyajapan.com/products/g-gw-s5600-1jf

                  It's a Japan exclusive but it's not difficult to find in the West.

                  I've swapped out the bezel and band for a standard set for a more toned down look

                  It's lighter than a standard square because of the titanium caseback, and the alarm is louder because it's a thinner caseback.

                  A good video on it:

                  I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                    DougNg
                    Joined: 24 Sept 2009

                    I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                      DougNg
                      Joined: 24 Sept 2009

                      I’m not sure the one Giles has is a standard one…looks like it has a metal bezel?

                      I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                        Giles
                        IHUK Crew
                        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                        Yep, it is this one.  Bday prez from H…

                        https://g-shock.co.uk/gmw-b5000g-1er

                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                          DougNg
                          Joined: 24 Sept 2009

                          That’s a pretty nice gift…I got an ice cream cake...

                          I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                            Eisenherz
                            Iron Heart Deity
                            Joined: 8 Mar 2016

                            Is today Casio day?
                            Thats mine:

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                              gaseousclay
                              Joined: 4 Nov 2016

                              You guys are all sporting the fancy BMW version G-shocks. Mine is the AMC Gremlin of G-shocks  😃

                              WTB:
                              IHSH-129 size L (blue)
                              IHSH-19

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                                DougNg
                                Joined: 24 Sept 2009

                                Maybe, but your G-Shock will outlive and outlast 99% of the watches in this thread with hard use.

                                I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                                  Eisenherz
                                  Iron Heart Deity
                                  Joined: 8 Mar 2016

                                  …if not before the plasticizer is out of the plastic. I belief steel lasts longer  😉

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                                    DougNg
                                    Joined: 24 Sept 2009

                                    It doesn’t. That’s why modern pistols are made out of plastic.

                                    I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

                                    last edited by 19 Sept 2019, 21:38 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                      DougNg
                                      Joined: 24 Sept 2009

                                      We went through this with the gun market in the 80s and 90s with pistols when glocks showed up, then the knife market went through this with folding knives in the late 2000s.

                                      Metal has a memory with impact, so it dents. Plastic doesn’t have that problem, it flexes back. Metal is still used when there are high heat applications so slides and barrels are still metal. Metal also takes a sharper edge than plastic so blades are still metal. Metal has a higher abrasion resistance than plastic too.

                                      Depends on your application, but metal is not universally tougher than plastic.

                                      If you’re going to be bashing your watch around a lot, plastic is better. A metal bracelet will eventually deform and plastic will just scuff.

                                      Edited to add: if you're talking about plastic off gassing to the point where it becomes brittle, your G-Shock will be just as fucked as the rest of ours. Underneath your metal bezel the housing is made out of a plastic. Depends on the plastic, but I believe it takes decades for the plastic that G-Shock uses to degrade.

                                      I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                                        Eisenherz
                                        Iron Heart Deity
                                        Joined: 8 Mar 2016

                                        Maybe thats all right.
                                        But I want not to have skin contact with the devils stuff plastic.
                                        Meanwhile plastic is everywhere. In the air, ocean, meat, in our childrens and our bodys…microplastics
                                        But technically I agree with you!

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                                          Eisenherz
                                          Iron Heart Deity
                                          Joined: 8 Mar 2016

                                          😉

                                          last edited by 20 Sept 2019, 04:33 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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