Massive thanks to John at Watchguage, true asset in the hobby. watchgauge.com... / @watchgauge Forgot to mention weight? Sized steel is 153 grams Sized titanium is 98 grams
Пікірлер: 169
@mohammadzaman87134 жыл бұрын
This is easily the coolest g shock I've seen. I like bold watches but I don't wear bright colored watches. This stands out like crazy yet it's still low key in a weird way. SO COOL👍👍👍
@shahlegno58903 жыл бұрын
It will be a conversation starter because of the unique look.
@mattbradley17164 жыл бұрын
This is seriously cool and I'll tell you why. Bitcoin, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. This watch will be worth an absolute fortune in 10 years time. A truly iconic design, perfectly executed that's kind of way before its time without fully appreciating it, itself. I've ordered one. Superb. Original. It's perfect.
@mhsvz67354 жыл бұрын
Wow! I’ve never owned a G-Shock before, but ordered this model today from the Casio website. Thank you for another excellent review!
@MaloCeeEss4 жыл бұрын
I've been wearing this piece for five days and I have to say, it definitely looks different in person. The studio lights seem to make the grid lines very bright (high contrast) but out in the field I think they are a bit more subdued. It's hard to describe the look so I would recommend taking a peek at it in person if it's possible. One thing is for sure, this piece is definitely unique and I love the way it looks on my wrist.
@kkirk13814 жыл бұрын
Rob, I still say you should of kept the aged I.P. square in the collection - the prices have gone through the roof on it and still think out of all of these squares it’s the best one...I agree with you for us square nuts these prices make sense!!!
@watchdogpodcast2394 жыл бұрын
Even more excited to get mine now. I wasn't sure about it when I first saw pics, but it looks amazing on video!! Great job
@peterstone97054 жыл бұрын
That’s one that grows on you, wasn’t sure at first but now I like it👍🇬🇧
@themississippikidful4 жыл бұрын
I bought my first Casio today , i was looking at some of the older RR videos where you did a review on the Casioak GA-2100TH-1ADR Winter series and had to have one ! And now looking for my first square , Thanks for the vids Rob 👍
@rohanes4 жыл бұрын
I actually just bought a G-5600E 3 days ago and it should be here tomorrow. I chose it as my first square as I honestly got analysis paralysis with the selection of 5600s out there; the more I look at the cooler/special/limited squares, the more I appreciate the plain-jane classic design ones. Well, that and it has the same dimensions as the GLX and M5610 models so it works with my girly wrists... I know for sure that down the line I'll be getting a GW-5000 and whatever limited 5000 they'll have for the 40th anniv. but as for the watch collecting hobby, I don't think I'll be Rolex™ level for at least 5 years... I simply have too many other hobbies I can splurge on...
@RandomRobReviews4 жыл бұрын
Great choice picking up the base model. Grand scheme of things it’s the best one.
@jamiesavery19734 жыл бұрын
Got to love the squares my favourite g-shocks great vid
@yaaxarr89774 жыл бұрын
Congrats for the new baby ❗️🥳 I do really like the Tron one but the price. From the full metal line I got the gold one with positive display 35th Aniv and it’s my precious. Ty Rob !
@RandomRobReviews4 жыл бұрын
Oh that one is killer and not much coverage on it. Good score bro
@yaaxarr89774 жыл бұрын
Random Rob Ty Bro! Please stay safe.
@MaloCeeEss4 жыл бұрын
I just got back from my A.D. where they had this model in stock. My interest was piqued after watching this video but after seeing it in person I fell in love and brought it home. It's hard to explain but the light just dances off this thing. There are times where it looks black and other times where it appears graphite (like shiny pencil lead) or even silver/chrome. It's an odd but beautiful finish. Thanks for the video!
@lashatamikantare6343 Жыл бұрын
I had one but sold new because i needed money , will buy them again. Super cool looking watch , they look small on a wrist. I think it is easily the best g shock square
@sleepinglysithia3 жыл бұрын
A lot of great watches have high price tags. G-Shocks are great watches and I don't see any issue with the pricing. Especially if you consider what this watch offers. Tons of other affordable square options out there as well.
@khronokraze4 жыл бұрын
One of the coolest versions. Would be even cooler if Casio made another and one up themselves here with the grid etching being lumed filled.. can see them doing another limited edition for a couple hundred more for the extra lumed version.. idk, too hard to do?.. I do believe they can probably do it if they wanted and charge more accordingly.. can see it being around $1k range IF they ever did it.
@bonesshed.4 жыл бұрын
Having been a serial watch buyer and flipper for years ( mainly Omegas, IWC etc ) I bought my first G shock a few days ago (the full metal gold) Thinking of buying this one next i love the gold so much !!
@anthonyaquino64112 жыл бұрын
100% correct I wanted one gshock .I have now 18
@throwingdartsandbreakinghearts4 жыл бұрын
I hated it. But after smoking some herb, and seeing the close-ups, I like it.
@seesaw72894 жыл бұрын
Too bad the display is so small. I'd like Casio to adopt a Samsung S20 strategy, or a Dell XPS strategy. Maximize the display size; shrink the bezel! Make time easily seen at a quick glance.
@doofy284 жыл бұрын
Just as the G-Shock engineers intended. You have to be high to fully become one with it.
@throwingdartsandbreakinghearts4 жыл бұрын
Everything is better baked
@xpusostomos3 жыл бұрын
@@seesaw7289 Well... the rest of the face is solar panel.
@thetruthonlyone4 жыл бұрын
It looks much better on your video then it does on the Casio website. It looked cool when you had it on your wrist. I’ve got 2 stainless steel g shocks so I’m finding it hard to justify my purchase of this. Then again you never know.
@stormrider11194 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rob. Really intriguing piece, I dig it and think you went the right way with the negative display. Onward...
@Stukarakuda28 күн бұрын
Gracias.
@PeterHerget3 жыл бұрын
Nice review and yes, as soon as I saw this limited edition watch on the Casio website, yeah, I thought of the movie, TRON...
@leeharding83064 жыл бұрын
Looks weird strange odd 🤔 can’t decide if I love it or hate it. All the steel squares are lacking something for me. Probably a sapphire crystal considering the price of them and the fact it’s not that expensive to make a sapphire crystal. I like the positive titanium but it’s just a silly price. Really silly price!
@kpjimmy4 жыл бұрын
Yes I have the Jay's and Kay's adapter for the GMW-B5000 20mm and 22mm.
@RandomRobReviews4 жыл бұрын
Nice, I kinda thought they made them.
@JasonTheWatchGuy4 жыл бұрын
Really original looking watch, I just dont think I could justify the price.
@andrewkeefe63544 жыл бұрын
Nothing wrong with geeking out over the packaging😎
@WINDINGCROWNS4 жыл бұрын
It looks really cool. Some spider-man webs/tron vibe. I see Spidey/Peter Parker wearing that square. 🕷🕸
@saleendriver4 жыл бұрын
Kinda out there, ain't it? I like that.
@EscapementWatch4 жыл бұрын
Very very cool Rob! Grats and Enjoy!
@alaafouad88753 жыл бұрын
From a $100 square G-shock to a $1500 reduced speedmaster in 6 months.
@DirkWerning4 жыл бұрын
YES YES YES we are sooooo bad for each other. 😂😂
@Watch-Crazy3 жыл бұрын
Happens every time 😂 I promise myself that this year I won't buy another watch, then I convince myself that maybe an inexpensive watch will fill the craving... By the end of the year and several watches later you convince yourself that one expensive watch is fine. And the cycle continues 🤦♂️
@noobfl4 жыл бұрын
insert daft punks "the grid" in here
@chrisvieira84254 жыл бұрын
That’s a must have!
4 жыл бұрын
I thought this watch was an April fool's joke from Casio
@scottsj46254 жыл бұрын
It's very nice but out of reach for me for the price. Thanks for showing it off, it is an interesting design.
@gusjau86293 жыл бұрын
I been wanting this for a while I just bought one today. Next rose gold
@shahlegno58903 жыл бұрын
The feel of optical illusion is there, so this works.
@stusims65674 жыл бұрын
I just don’t get the Casio square digital watch craze, be it g-shock or not. In my early days they were alll plastic cheapies. They still look that way to me. Plus I learned to read time before digital became popular, and it just isn’t natural to me. Saying 2 45 instead of a quarter till three takes me a bit to decipher! Old-timers syndrome I guess? Great review as always Rob!!!
@metallitron90004 жыл бұрын
It is basically the ultimate practical digital watch and the perfect size for most wrists. And over time the build quality of the more expensive ones have improved, and you now have solar charging and atomic time sync to keep it perfectly accurate. It is a true 'everyday' watch. As far as your idiosyncratic idea that telling time is harder on digital, no it's not. You're weird.
@stusims65674 жыл бұрын
metallitron9000 I probably am, but I was raised on telling time on a clock face, and digital takes some figuring out for me. I have to translate digital to analog and then I know what time it is. LOL
@Star_Sn1per4 жыл бұрын
SICK WATCH!!
@andylau78094 жыл бұрын
The black Titanium is still looks awesome compare this CS
@AmishNinjaMaster4 жыл бұрын
#COOLESTGSHOCKEVER
@masondelpino81184 жыл бұрын
I didn't see "RCVD" in the display, so the grid one hasn't received a signal yet.
@brabramk5a53 жыл бұрын
Looking at it first I was like it’s ugly but the more you look at it the more cool it looks .... but the price $800 god that’s ridiculous ... that’s your rent .... that’s a coupl days in a hotel .... that’s .. a gun ... expensive pistol A RIFLE EVEN nice watch 100% but $800 to blow on that and it doesn’t even have a hollow gram projector to it not worth it in my opinion but great video you like what you like and it’s your money do what makes you happy don’t go off of others opinions!
@ShardsOfNarsil3 жыл бұрын
If the protag in the new Tron movie isn't wearing this in the "real" world, Disney hasn't a clue what they are doing.
@Mel-md6cb4 жыл бұрын
I would love to see how Casio actually does this in the factory.
@TheShockwave444 жыл бұрын
Search Yamagata Factory.
@romeosolano1682 жыл бұрын
@9:21 I take issue with the statement that the Bluetooth time sync is "more accurate" to true time than the radio-signal time sync. The Bluetooth watches are set via your telephone, which receives the time over its network connection using NTP (this is the default setting on modern Android phones). NTP is great but it is not perfect, and in fact there is a superior PTP that is not supported on most networks. NTP requires a network connection to be set, and so it relies on you having an internet connection. Network latency and congestion effects the accuracy of NTP. NTP tries to account for these issues, but does not do so well with asymmetric latency (which is ubiquitous on cellphone network connections). Because of this, the time on your phone is not perfectly accurate to "true time". Additionally, you have to deal with whatever issues are present with the process of syncing the time from your phone to the watch via Bluetooth. I am not aware of any NTP or PTP over Bluetooth implementation, and I doubt that Casio built one from scratch. What is more likely in my mind is that they took the path of least effort and just send a message from your phone to the watch that says "here's the current time". This means that the time on your watchface is being effected by any deficiencies in your phone creating this bluetooth message, connecting to your watch, sending it, and the watch reading the message. This time delay is likely negligible because we live in the future and computers are fast, but it is still technically present. On the other hand (other wrist?), the time signal coming out of NIST in Fort Collins keeps time by watching atomic decay, and occasionally sets itself to time calculated from the GPS satellites, which is generally considered to be the standard source of time. The atomic decay is like the oscillating crystal in your watch, and the GPS satellites provide the regular updates similar to what you are getting from Bluetooth. The reason for this is that due to differences in elevation and local gravity, the atomic clocks around the world start to drift a little bit. The GPS satellites don't drift (they do but we figured out how much they drift and we calculate the correct time from that). Your wristwatch receiving a signal directly from the NIST base in CO means that it is effectively a Stratum 0 clock according to the NTP RFC, and is cutting out almost every middleman possible. Your radio-controlled watch is more accurate than your phone. Yes, your bluetooth-controlled watches are all in lockstep. This is because they are set more frequently. Over the course of a day, slight differences in battery level and crystal quality will cause identical digital watches to drift slightly. Your BT watches are more accurate to your phone, but they are not more accurate to "true time". There is occasionally talk of shutting down the NIST time signal and it breaks my heart to think that someday it will no longer broadcast the current time to the continental USA. Instead of moving to a standard of bluetooth timesetting, which suffers from the above-listed problems, I wish that Casio would implement their own GPS timesetting functionality to mimic the atomic clocks that are sending out these signals all over the world. This would be more reliable and more accurate than either of the current methods. You just have to listen to some information from a couple of GPS satellites (Casio watches already have this ability) and then do some math (Casio engineers are good at math). At this point you don't need to have Bluetooth or a special radio receiver, which saves money as well. With concern for the ability of the watch to continue keeping time in an apocalyptic scenario (one of the major draws, at least for me, to my daily driver GW-M5610), cell networks will go down first, then NIST will eventually go down, and the GPS satellites will keep operating for long enough that I will be dead before I can no longer receive time from them. Sadly, I don't think that Casio listens to random dudes in KZfaq comments (despite the fact that it is a really good idea and will save them money). Someday if the NIST signal shuts down, I may have to build my own GPS-calculating time-keeping station that sends out an identical radio signal to set the time on my G-Shock. To any FCC agents reading this, I'll make sure that it doesn't broadcast past the edge of my property.
@filtax39844 жыл бұрын
imagine this timepiece with the new casio MIP screen.
@josephflores52373 жыл бұрын
$300 wow this is $800 on the casio shop you got it for a great deal
@doofy284 жыл бұрын
Just ordered mine. Prices are rising.
@tubetop1234 жыл бұрын
It's so ugly I love it
@hellotabasco4 жыл бұрын
Hellraiser Shock!!!
@ScoobyDJ. Жыл бұрын
That was my first thought!
@brabramk5a53 жыл бұрын
One more thing this watch has got me looking at it and The devils got me wanting it god save me this watch looks to nice imagining it on my wrist
@MrKbuland4 жыл бұрын
Damn I need one! Thanks Bob! smh...
@nightvisiongoggles4 жыл бұрын
This was made for the UV nightclub
@ForbinColossus3 жыл бұрын
Rewatching this b/c on amazon, its $619. which is low for this Casio GMWB5000CS-1cr. Love this design in looks and on paper, but I think I'l feel funny about wearing it (but not the gold blingmaster!) and I don't know why. It seems like such a good artistic g-shock metal design. Maybe if casio made the GRID lines DARKER-like grey-instead of white.
@donniedarko863 жыл бұрын
omg, I was about to order it for full $800 retail, & then I stopped & came to watch a video to convince myself if I really need it, & this comment is a god send, I can't believe it's on such a good sale. Thank you so much, just ordered mine!
@ForbinColossus3 жыл бұрын
@@donniedarko86 Cool, man! Glad I something I wrote helped you. And guess what? Price on Ama just went down another $10. to $609.95 today. You can cancel order and re-order it at the lower price if you want. I'm guessing you can flip it a year from now for more
@ForbinColossus Жыл бұрын
@@notsure8066 Yee. I was thinking make the lines dark grey. It's a good design but they striping should not shine as brightly as paint lines on the highway.
@mydasmurray4 жыл бұрын
Yeah man, this is the one I'm likely to get next. Side note though I might just get the black one next. I got the gold and gm 5600 black. The module didn't scratch the itch enough though. #Negativedisplaygang
@wannabetechnician74514 жыл бұрын
general question about metal squares: do yours have visible differences in width among the non-tapering links? on mine i measure up to 0.3mm in the most extreme case, and they do not all appear to be completely straight on the sides either. it did bother me quite a lot after i noticed it and i arranged the links in a 'tapering' order do kinda counter that.
@jose10garcia4 жыл бұрын
Great video 😇
@stevenwymor13984 жыл бұрын
They hook YOU up because you have a popular watch channel on the interwebs. It’s symbiotic. Me? Not so much. 🤦🏻♂️😁
@RandomRobReviews4 жыл бұрын
Not true. Get in with people, groups, friends, AD buddies. All of my patreons save money.
@stevenwymor13984 жыл бұрын
@@RandomRobReviews but you just kinda proved my point. So I have to spend at minimum $5 a month to join your patreon to be able to take advantage of minor savings on things I may not even be interested in purchasing? And again, you have AD buddies because you have a watch channel. Would Mimo or any of the other ADs or gray market retailers be sending you product if you didn't? C'mon.
@stevenwymor13984 жыл бұрын
@Craig Grissom I actually couldn't care less about the patreon discounts to be honest, as I said above, why do I want a discount on something I have no interest in buying? No one has ever made any effort to explain the ACTUAL benefits to me becoming a member of a group wherein I have to pay a monthly, I guess you'd call it, "membership fee"? The suggestion about getting discounts by joining Rob's patreon didn't come from me, it came from Rob himself. Seems to me, he's making that the selling point, not me.
@RandomRobReviews4 жыл бұрын
Steven Wymor Yeah I don’t really push the group, it could be much larger if word got out. I prefer the smaller channel feel. Thanks for watching many of my vids Steve. Have a great day
@stevenwymor13984 жыл бұрын
Random Rob always enjoy your vids Rob, even if the watch holds little or no interest. It’s the low key approach and integrity of the “presenter” that I like. Well, that and you’re a Seiko guy.
@righton14 жыл бұрын
I think it’s pretty sweet.
@pcmacintyre4 жыл бұрын
To me it's more of a G-Shock Holodeck grid.
@TennesseeMike4 жыл бұрын
Yes. I had not thoght of that.
@caomhan844 жыл бұрын
That was my first thought too....then I remembered the lines in holodecks were yellow. …...Let's not give Casio any ideas!
@herbmerced77804 жыл бұрын
Fire!
@alexg.92794 жыл бұрын
Hey man I appreciate all your vids on casio's line, but can you do a review on the G-SHOCK SKY COCKPIT TOUGH SOLAR MVT MULTIBAND6 GW-A1100FC-1AJF that would be awesome, again great review 👍🏼
@mad_aboutwatches11434 жыл бұрын
Will be interesting to see how it holds up durability wise?
@mad_aboutwatches11434 жыл бұрын
@Ryder E What makes you come to that conclusion?
@Mr.ErikSnake3 жыл бұрын
🔥🔥🔥
@Jerry-674 жыл бұрын
These are kitchy Kool
@MegaBlackley4 жыл бұрын
Love G Shock squares but I can't stand this one
@josephchiarello114 жыл бұрын
that is sick
@Teja819903 жыл бұрын
I bought mine for around 430 dollars .
@derfdswed3 жыл бұрын
i thought this watch was ugly as hell but at the same time awesome...kind of like a Seiko tuna. Something totally different...anyway I bought one and still think its kind of ugly but at the same time awesome. Don't know how much I will end up wearing it since its not my personal style but it is really cool
@mattbradley17163 жыл бұрын
This is cooler than the gold one in the same way bitcoin is cooler than gold.
@tonyberry80214 жыл бұрын
i purchased it for 650$ cash, but you can find same for like 490 including taxes on ebay
@bluedialswiss32244 жыл бұрын
The pushers were kind of stiff and sticky on mine when I unboxed it, it took couple of days until they started feeling normal, it was a bit frustrating. Since this was my first IP coated one I'm thinking that coating could have caused this, I wonder if anyone had the same experience!
@UberSynth3 жыл бұрын
Nice, what camera are you using here because those close ups were quick
@RandomRobReviews3 жыл бұрын
Iphone
@hpwan24 жыл бұрын
Bluetooth does make sense for people who live in the southern hemisphere ..
@Andi00123454 жыл бұрын
I don't see the G-Shock GMW-B5000V-1ER. I thought you got one or, did you let that one go?
@islandterror51984 жыл бұрын
My devices clocks have a delay of 11.6 seconds slow to atomic time so I don't believe Bluetooth updates keep in sync compared to the RF update. Yes or no ?
@speedmachines64824 жыл бұрын
Hi , I have 2 Metal square g shocks a titanium and half metal blue g shock. I'm sure you that both are bluetooth. I want to pair both but I'm wondering can you pair two g shocks in the app using one model identity in the app ?
@benson82052 жыл бұрын
Yes you can
@j8sdx4 жыл бұрын
Hey Rob, if you try with your nail can you feel the lines of are they put of the finish? Why I ask is I managed to get one for a really good deal 450usd delivered..seems too cheap to me looks legit but I heard ut mentioned you can't feel the lines and on mine I can if I try
@mad_aboutwatches11434 жыл бұрын
@RR I’m sure yours will be coming to a Sunday sale soon?
@EliMeadAZ4 жыл бұрын
Love the look, but the pricetag is an oof
@UsernameInvalidTHIS4 жыл бұрын
Should have put a sapphire on it. We know they can now. Get it together, Casio.
@williamkerry26264 жыл бұрын
Second, maybe?
@michaelcoleman72604 жыл бұрын
Forgive my ignorance, but I just got the Black stainless steel with Bluetooth, but have literally NO idea how to get the app. NONE.
@watchdogpodcast2394 жыл бұрын
App store
@RandomRobReviews4 жыл бұрын
Maybe this will help? Gshock connected app I can’t post a link to my video. Search “Gshock app” I made a video how to do it
@michaelcoleman72604 жыл бұрын
@@RandomRobReviews thank you for the advice. I'll give it a shot.
@AxelFoley-sb5re2 жыл бұрын
The all black looks better
@berntanders4 жыл бұрын
I just hear the M.A.S.K theme playing when I see this watch. Search KZfaq for mask opening theme (around one minute video). What version is the black with gold details and positive display? Looks 35 anniversary, but not the bezel and writing...
@Mel-md6cb4 жыл бұрын
Bernt Anders Bakke dude. I love M.A.S.K.!!! Hell, I miss all the awesome 80s Saturday morning cartoons.
@Balithazzarr2 жыл бұрын
So if it’s steel vs resin how do you make it fit to your wrist?
@SunShine-oe2zq3 жыл бұрын
Rob why did you remove 5 links from 1 side only , i removed 3 links on both sides
@exeverrr4 жыл бұрын
£699 thats a big NO from me :>
@pinknightcorewrld10 ай бұрын
what is the weight of this watch ?
@TechTagged4 жыл бұрын
What camera are you using?
@BruceWilliams4 жыл бұрын
I have no friends
@RandomRobReviews4 жыл бұрын
Bro. I literally flew out and gave you a hug. Do you need another hug?
@robertweeks79938 ай бұрын
got mine for $411
@eddieangeles134 жыл бұрын
Hi
@RandomRobReviews4 жыл бұрын
Hello
@Dave-H4 жыл бұрын
Love the 5600 but not at this price
@tonyberry80214 жыл бұрын
do you think they will go up in price after sold out at retailers?
@RandomRobReviews4 жыл бұрын
Hard to say, they list at $800 already. Maybe hold around that number.
@bagzhansadvakassov10934 жыл бұрын
I mean $500-1000 dollars?
@LoneWolf-lk3gt3 жыл бұрын
I would not call this a "Tron" model. The design is more similar to wireframe used in 3D modeling programs. If anything, it's the "Wireframe" watch. The price that these go for is too much. As I've said before, Casio overestimates their worth. For the price of one of these I could buy a fully functioning new PC that I can use for web browsing, word processing, email, video, music, and maybe even some gaming, yet these watches only have functionality or hardware similar to a basic calculator.
@georgewendt55414 жыл бұрын
Did you say it's a mineral vs sapphire crystal?
@RandomRobReviews4 жыл бұрын
Yeah the steel models have mineral (good quality) and the titanium have sapphire
@georgewendt55414 жыл бұрын
@@RandomRobReviews That's really disappointing to me. For 800 bucks, I would have hoped for a sapphire. I have the camo titanium square so I'll just stick with that one I guess. Awesome video!