G-ShockMen's GBD200 Square Case Watch Black

Best G-Shock I’ve ever owned! Fits great on my tiny wrist but still has some manly G bulk to it. The features are awesome as are the display options. Only thing is the excess length of band sticks way out and gets caught on everything, but I just ordered some extra watch band loops and it should be problem solved. I must say a solar version of the same exact watch would be the best thing there ever was in the history of things. I am noticing I’ve had to disable some notifications to save battery, and it does give me the tiniest bit of battery anxiety. According to my level of usage I’m supposed to get 18 months out of it, so we will see. Although one of the neatest features is it automatically terminates the Bluetooth connection when I take it off for the day and put it down on my dresser, and automatically reconnects when I put it back on in the morning, and does all that flawlessly. If I know myself I won’t bother to replace the battery and just use it as an excuse for a new watch. Maybe Casio will release a solar version by then, who knows.

Ok, I have a lot of G Shocks, maybe 15 or so. I have the 5600, the 5610, ga2100 and more. So I can honestly say this is the most comfortable, most legible, most attractive one I have. The display really is incredible. Because of my age I struggle with smaller displays, even the 5600 at times. This one is super crisp, and it only has the information I want on a watch face that is spread out and easy to find. It’s so easy to read at any angle. The band is very comfortable and attractive. It’s has a checkered stripe running down the middle I didn’t notice in pictures. Looks very nice. The buttons are a much better design than the 5600 in my opinion. They’re easy to find and push but you’ll never have to worry about accidentally activating them. Connecting the Bluetooth was easy, but once I did I put it on airplane mode and will leave it there until I feel a need to update the time. I don’t care about notifications or anything on my watch. And the step counter works independently so you won’t need Bluetooth connectivity to use it if you want, which is nice. I renamed the workout timers to just Timer and use that as a countdown timer when I need. It works the same. All in all this is a fantastic watch and I don’t see me wearing my 5600 or 5610 as much now. This is better in my opinion. Hope this helps you decide.

I've had a DW5600E-1V for a few years. G-Shocks are like potato chips; you can't have just one. The 5600 is a classic, and its features have served me well. But as middle age ravages your eyes, you can't see as well as you used to. The GBD200 caught my attention because of the large display. After doing some reading, I bought one and I'm not disappointed.I don't exercise much outdoors so the activity monitor is interesting but not often used. I have no comment about this feature except that it seems to count steps and measure distance satisfactorily even when not paired with a phone.Pros:- MIP display. This display can produce huge numbers for time at-a-glance, and it can write text and figures so small that your eyes had better be good to read them. The MIP display is the reason I bought this watch and it alone justifies the price, IMO. I can read the time at a glance in nearly all light conditions. When it's too dark, a quick push of the backlight button makes the giant numbers on the display instantly visible.- Displayed information. The date, day of the week, hours, minutes, and seconds are easy to read on the screens with and without GMT.- Bluetooth connectivity works well.- Easy configuration through the app. It's much easier to configure the watch through the app than it is using the watch's menus, though both are possible.- Hyper accurate when paired with bluetooth.- Extra button for backlight.- Large, easy buttons.- Vibrating countdown timer expiration. Love this! You'll always know when the timer has expired.Cons:- Negative display. This watch would be even better if the MIP display were positive instead of negative.- Lack of hour chime. The alarm will both chime and vibrate, but the watch won't chime on the hour.- Long strap. People with smaller wrists may find the band a little too long.- Alerts coming from the phone are much, much too small to read easily.- The stopwatch only counts in full seconds, probably because the display's response time is so much slower than standard LCD. If you routinely measure times with 10ths or 100ths of a second, you may not like this.After about a day, I put the watch into airplane mode and never connected it to the phone again. I quickly realized I just don't need to be so connected and I found the constant alerts (which I couldn't easily read) to be far more distraction than enabler.So my GBD200 is now a "dumb watch" but the display alone makes this watch the daily driver. I'd buy it all over again!

The watch itself is great—it looks beautiful and feels solid. It performs well as a timepiece and has the durability you'd expect from G-Shock.However, I have some issues with the connectivity. Notifications on my iPhone are inconsistent unless the G-Shock Move app is actively open on the device. Additionally, the app doesn't always sync all the information displayed on the watch, like walking distances.Overall, it's a fantastic watch, but the app experience could use improvement.

My first G Shock. I love the look of the watch. The MIP display is bright but not as bright as I hoped it would be. The display really shines in the sunlight but in darker rooms it can be a bit of a challenge to read the display without the backlight coming on. The band is somewhat uncomfortable for my wrist (I have smaller wrists) but overall I am very happy with the purchase.

Good watch. Lightweight and comfortable