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From the 2000s section:

“The debut of the GW-300J introduced a new line — The G — driven by a passion for creating the ultimate wristwatch: one that would never break, never stop, and never fail to keep precise time.”

I have worn the same GShock GW-6900 continuously, all day and night, every day for 15+ years.

I wore it in war, diving in the pacific, skydiving, on stage pitching, on TV shows and am currently wearing it

I’ve replaced the band ONCE and it keeps perfect time and the backlight is a handy light in a pinch.

Probably the best purchase I’ve ever made



worth noting that there are many casio watches that are very similar to the g-shock series but are not g-shock.

they're probably worse but still incredibly good. I have one of these (W-735H-1AV - https://www.casio.com/intl/watches/casio/product.W-735H-1AV/)... Got it for ~20 euros off amazon in 2018 and it's still rocking.

I never had to change the battery (so far) but I had to change the straps twice.


Another GW-6900 fan here. I think you've done pretty well to only have 1 replacement band in that time. Maybe that is because you don't take it off at night!

The only other thing I have with similar levels of toughness is the rogue leather hat I wore for at least 20 years. https://rogue.co.za/collections/headgear But I eventually sweated a hole in it and had to buy another one.


Oh man I actually bought one of those back in like 2006 for a trip to Belize

I have no idea what happened to that hat, but it was very sturdy


I feel the same about my GW-M5610. I've only had it for about 7 years so I'm still on my original band.




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