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Seems like a pretty good deal. Basic g shock square with solar.
Casio G-Shock G-5600E-1 $116.91 ($114.31 with eBay Plus) Delivered @ Tiptopshop eBay
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BarneyKB on 29/03/2022 - 16:36 ebay.com.au (2182 clicks)
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I've put the cheap-arse, bog standard non g-shock-casio that looks like this through the absolute wringer. It's never failed, and I'm on 5 years.
It's light is arse though, and it's not solar.
What does @WatchNerd reckon?
i am also keen to hear his take on this vs Dw5600 which sometimes gets down to mid 60's - mid 70's
@watchnerd
got my dw5600 for like $56!
Not the same watch.
This one is worth the extra imo@G-rig: I know. I was replying to Jim who said he get his dw5600 for mid 60s. I know this watch is better and different.
@G-rig: How is this different to the dw5600? I bought the Dw5600 off amazon for $115. I feel like I got ripped off. :(
@Jimothy Wongingtons: Thanks for confirming.
I got a silver metal case for it and it's looking on point now.
Camel has a good record going back to 2018.
The solar has extra features like world time.The DW5600E-1V often drops to around $60 & will run for approx 10 years or more depending how often you use the backlight. When it runs out just buy a new battery & replace it yourself for less than $10.
Yeah there are plenty of comparison of features if you do a search, from memory o think the material/finish is slightly different, the display text/appearance, the light is in the standard position (top right - nice if you have other G-Shocks), auto EL is good
I bought the battery version of this.. worth upgrading to solar?
I'm liking the solar idea too! Looks like a good deal.
Better for the environment
I think it still has a battery which is solar recharged. Yes, if life of battery is 10 years.. its better than 2-3 normal batteries required in that time frame.
On the other thread people have commented battery one can last for 10 years if backlight is not used often.
@dingdong3000: Yep I've heard it from many sources online including @poohduck who is up to 12 years.
Yes
The solar version is slightly different, it has world time, is able to change alarms and countdown timers in both directions, up and down, so if you go over the time you want, you can just go back, instead of having to go all the way around again to the right time. I didn't realise how important that was to me until I tried to go back to the cheaper non solar version.
Depends if you prefer negative displays?
Hmm, good point, not so much. Thanks.
The GX56 is a big boy though, so it depends on how big you like your G-Shock.
(Although I reckon it looks cooler, it's too big for my skinny little wrist.)
Ah, cool, thanks man, was wondering about that. I definitely am after something smaller than that chunky G-shock look.
Negative displays often have shocking viewing angles. I have a non-gshock casio negative that's so atrocious I simply don't use it anymore.
Thanks for the input. Will cross that watch off the list for sure, I reckon. Maybe this here deal is a go-er then.
That's good for solar. These watches are classics and can be worn with pretty much any outfit.
the only watch which can withstand your punch?
haha I'd say so!
can be worn with pretty much any outfit
Lol exaggeration much? These are hardly dress watches.
They are great reliable strong beaters though, and who doesn't like a G shock (and not an outlandish one at that). A lot of watch collectors have one of these in their collection.
Sure I have one too, but I wouldn’t wear it with a suit or formal wear or anything half dressy.
Sure: https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/312100217581338627/…
Admittedly not this exact model, but works in silver. :P
That does look a lot fancier than the black ones!
How does this differ from GW-M5610?
Think the main difference will be:
The DW5600’s 3229 is a traditional internally-regulated movement.
The GWM5610’s 3159 contains internal-regulation but is also supported by the Multi Band 6 atomic clock synchronization. Casio requests you to keep the watch near a window at night to guarantee the synchronization completes properly.
Worth noting that MB6 doesn't reliably work in Australia, with the exception of some locations being able to occasionally pick up the Japanese signal.
Accuracy: ±15 seconds per month
How is it so inaccurate?Fairly standard for quartz
There's 2,628,000 seconds in a month.
So that's 0.000057% seconds out a month. 0.0068% out a year.
On balance. That's pretty bloody good.
First time seeing this way of calculation. Watch companies must love you so much.
I got the annual wrong, it's the same percentage lol.
Anyway, aka 1 second per 175,200 out.
The percemtage accuracy shouldn't change with a change im time period
That's a good point, I multiplied the original by 12, which was silly as the comparative seconds also multiplies by 12, so it's even better annually than I said.
Could always splurge on a Grand Seiko 9F for ±10 seconds per year haha
I thought battery watched are accurate to the second like a mobile phone.
Your phone uses the internet to resync it's time every now and then. 15s/month is actually accurate to 0.00058%
"200-meter water resistance" So…….in practical terms, what does this mean? I don't really understand water resistance when it comes to watches. What are the conditions something like this could handle?
Cheers. I could wear this swimming laps, nice!
It's fresh water resistance.
Chlorine/Salt, over time… weeeeeeeeell
@Tenzin: By all reports these do just fine in the pool. But it's something to keep in mind "in general".
The famous / classic "divemasters" have saltwater resistant materials, for instance.
@[Deactivated]: I suppose I could give it a good rinse with freshwater after wearing in salt or chlorinated H20, to assist with longevity.
I received it today, really good quality unit.
I'm waiting for a deal on GW-B5600, which has bluetooth for time synchronisation.
See if you need it, may not really apply in Australia.
I think you're confusing Bluetooth with the radio controlled time sync.
Yes probably. The Bluetooth is of little use anyway, it's not like a Fitbit or displays messages or anything as far as I know. Pretty easy adjusting any watch every so often if so desired.
@G-rig: Knowing an accurate time every time when I lift up my wrist, and not needing to adjust the watch at all are what I like. Therefore, I won't buy any mechanical watch (Personal preference).
The watch tries to connect your phone via Bluetooth several times a day to sync time, so its power efficient.
For radio controlled, I can use a raspberry pi to simulate the signal needed around 2 am.
GW-B5600 is the perfect watch for me.
@Hank233333: Sounds good mate, not convincing you otherwise as it looks great (I also like the metallic versions but they are a bit price, mind you can spend $1000+ on some G-shocks, but most are great value for little spend)
Good to know you can manipulate ratio signal and how nifty are Raspberry Pi's (yy RPi4 is a dedicated music streamer with Volumio running)Was just saying that 15s/month is very good with most quality quartz movements, and you'd be lucky to get +5-10s/day with most automatic watches, expensive ones included. Since I rotate a few and not wear the same one every day it's not really an issue (and doesn't take long). Good being able to grab a quartz though that is already the correct time.
$114 is still a great deal for the G-5600E-1, I paid $128 from Amazon (but just put a 28d claim in, thanks OP)
The only G-Shock you'll ever need. This is very close to the historical low for the G-5600E.
A much-needed reboot of the classic DW-5600 which hasn't changed one bit since it's release in 1996 and is a bit outdated in terms of interface navigation and the smaller, harder-to-read LCD font.
This font is bigger? I can't seem to see much difference between solar and non solar version.
You can tell in this video review. Skip to 0:41 and you can see the G-5600E font is slightly thicker (or bolded) and taller than the DW-5600's font. You can also see on the G-5600E that the date in the top-right of the LCD uses a dot-matrix font instead of the numeral presets on the DW-5600 and that the actual LCD display dimensions on the G-5600E are slightly larger too (to accommodate additional indicators like the battery charge level in the bottom-right, the SNZ/ALM/SIG indicators in the bottom-left and the power saving indicator in the top-left).
The older font the DW-5600 uses was common on Casios back in the 1990s but it was phased out from all of their models around the late 90s/early 2000s.
Thank you so much for your info!
Be warned, guys…I purchased a G-Shock through these guys (tiptopshop) and had it stop working whilst under warranty. They had me send it to them and said it would be fixed/replaced in a couple of weeks, and now almost 3 months after they confirmed receiving it - and numerous follow-ups later - they have simply stopped responding to my eBay messages. There is no other way to contact them.
So now I'm down a watch, the money I paid them for it, and the cost of 2 prepaid AusPost satchels for good measure. Not impressed.
They seem to have very good ratings on Ebay. I'm still tempted to give it a crack.
Well, I rated gave them a good rating too. There is no opportunity to re-rate them if the watch stops working 6 or 12 months later. For all we know there could be loads of customers in the same boat as me, and tiptopshop will still have a perfect rating record.
Aaah, right, I see, that's interesting to know. That's quite unimpressive indeed.
Hope you eventually get a working watch back.
Did you do registered post?
Tempted but don't want to take the risk with a dodgy seller. Thanks for the experience.
Seeing this "deal" makes me realise how bad inflation really is
Purchased.
Cheers OP and other friends for the help and opinions above. Had been looking at G-shocks the past couple days and wanted solar, so this is perfect!I want the non solar one to come back under $60 from Amazon. Mine came damaged from Amazon US and I am waiting for it to be that price again.
So how did Amazon resolve the issue?
Return for a refund, still waiting on refund. Box got destroyed, 1 button went inside the watch and watch chipped. They managed to destroy a g shock.
I told them I wanted an exchange but they said only refund.
It's good. You get to keep the watch.
@Overcomerak: It's not, they went straight to return and got it started and said I will only get a refund when they receive it.
Like I said, I am still waiting for a refund and already returned the watch. Why would Amazon let me keep it and refund me?
@JL1: Amazon support has been good to me, a small defect with some speaker stands from Amazon US , admitted the shipping was almost as much as the item so lucky I got refunded it. Nice on the chats with them usually
@G-rig: Yeah one person flat out refused to help and they left the chat. I said I really wanted exchange but they said they cannot do that for Amazon US items.
Yeah I think they did not want to pay shipping for that item back for you and tell you to keep it as well as get refund.
Obligatory I lost my $60 Atomic Tough Solar G-Shock, many moons ago. Spewing
Can anyone say whether date format is in US or AU? In videos it is showing US date format but I assume it can be changed?
It'll probably be in 'US' format but it's actually because it's following ISO8601 from what I understand.
Dont think you can change it from the US format, goes for most G-Shock and flt bit. Little annoying they can't make it an option. (Fitbit changed the clock face tho).
https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/g5600e-changing-date-form…
thanks for the info :) i'm not too fussed.
It's in the US format (MM-DD) and can't be changed, as is the case with 90% of Casio watches.
See this discussion here for more info and a list of some Casio models that allow you to switch been a DD-MM or MM-DD date format.
The lack of this easily-includable feature on most Casios (which is surprisingly enough found more on sub-$200 models than any premium Casio watches) pisses me off but Japan also adheres to the American MM-DD convention, so it's not surprising given that Japan and the US are Casio's most important markets.
Good deal on a great watch. A must have for every collection
Specs
Mineral Glass
Shock Resistant
200-meter water resistance
Case / bezel material: Resin
Resin Band
Electro-luminescent backlight
Full auto EL light, afterglow
Solar powered
World time
29 time zones (48 cities + coordinated universal time), city code display, daylight saving on/off
1/100-second stopwatch
Measuring capacity: 23:59'59.99''
Measuring modes: Elapsed time, split time, 1st-2nd place times
Countdown timer
Measuring unit: 1 second
Input range: 1 minutes to 24 hours (1-minute increments and 1-hour increments)
5 daily alarms (with and 1 snooze alarm)
Hourly time signal
Battery power indicator
Power Saving (display goes blank to save power when the watch is left in the dark.)
Full auto-calendar (to year 2099)
12/24-hour format
Button operation tone on/off
Regular timekeeping: Hour, minute, second, pm, month, date, day
Accuracy: ±15 seconds per month
Approx. battery operating time:
11 months on rechargeable battery (operation period with normal use without exposure to light after charge)
27 months on rechargeable battery (operation period when stored in total darkness with the power save function on after full charge)
Size of case: 46.7 × 43.2 × 12.7 mm
Total weight: 50.5 g