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My G shock is on the way!
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I love G Shocks, but many of them do have very bad illumination. It doesn't help when you have problems with your eyes trying to read a teeny tiny digital read out with the poorly positioned light either. Not all are bag though. I tend to stick to the ones that have a big initial display, have the day and date readily visible and a decent sized button that I can actuate when wearing gloves and working in the dark.
Cell phones have clocks on them, but many fail to realize that if you are in the darkness, working with gloved hands in a dirty environment, pulling out a $300-$500 phone to see the time may not be the best idea, and accidentally dropping it doesn't help matter either.
Cell phones have clocks on them, but many fail to realize that if you are in the darkness, working with gloved hands in a dirty environment, pulling out a $300-$500 phone to see the time may not be the best idea, and accidentally dropping it doesn't help matter either.
I have pretty good vision and wanted one with hr and min hands. I mostly wanted a tough watch that looked cool while still having functions like a timer, stopwatch and alarms. Also the appearance of the g shocks with hands really spoke to me.
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That is one of Casio's more interesting ana-digi "modules" (Casio-speak for movements) and they use it in forty or fifty different watches. This is a Casio Edifice EFA 131D-1A2V. Isn't that a catchy name? It is your G-Shock's first cousin once removed.
The module interested me because the analog hands automatically sync with the digital readout, and the stopwatch functions more than made up (so I thought) for the missing analog second sweep. I liked the look of blue on black, and I still do. Also, I wanted one watch with a good "integral" steel bracelet. Integral bracelets are tapered to match the curve of the watch's case and they look very massive and cool, in a 1950s I.D. bracelet way their drawback being that you can't replace the manufacturer's damned bracelet with anything but another one (if you can find it). This particular bracelet is as good as a Seiko Superior's, and I thought it made this $80 watch a good buy.
Because this is an inexpensive module for inexpensive watches, the LED displays are not backlit. There is a tiny amber bulb recessed under the bottom of the dial, to illuminate the analog hands but not the LEDs in the dark. Since I only need to know the time of night at night, I have not found this to be a drawback.
What I have found to be a drawback are the negative LEDs, which can only be read in good light from just the right angle. I decided after the fact that I should have bought this
and I may do so yet if I find one under $80, even though it lacks the coolitude of a solid-link integral bracelet. I still wear the negative display Casio, most often while changing to or from Daylight Saving Time (DST).
The module interested me because the analog hands automatically sync with the digital readout, and the stopwatch functions more than made up (so I thought) for the missing analog second sweep. I liked the look of blue on black, and I still do. Also, I wanted one watch with a good "integral" steel bracelet. Integral bracelets are tapered to match the curve of the watch's case and they look very massive and cool, in a 1950s I.D. bracelet way their drawback being that you can't replace the manufacturer's damned bracelet with anything but another one (if you can find it). This particular bracelet is as good as a Seiko Superior's, and I thought it made this $80 watch a good buy.
Because this is an inexpensive module for inexpensive watches, the LED displays are not backlit. There is a tiny amber bulb recessed under the bottom of the dial, to illuminate the analog hands but not the LEDs in the dark. Since I only need to know the time of night at night, I have not found this to be a drawback.
What I have found to be a drawback are the negative LEDs, which can only be read in good light from just the right angle. I decided after the fact that I should have bought this
and I may do so yet if I find one under $80, even though it lacks the coolitude of a solid-link integral bracelet. I still wear the negative display Casio, most often while changing to or from Daylight Saving Time (DST).