WOTD — New Watch Day → Casio G-Shock Model GW6900-1 · Watch Lover

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WOTD — New Watch Day → Casio G-Shock Model GW6900-1

Happy Tool Watch Tuesday!

Wearing my new Casio G-Shock Model GW6900-1again today, and boy is this one a toolsy one or what? The specs on this one are incredible. My first wearing of this new Casio was yesterday, when I wore it to physical therapy in the afternoon and remainder of the day to get an initial feel for it. Another comfortable, easy-wearing watch, despite the more imposing size of this one.

From the Casio website → "“This new Solar Atomic model is based on the original DW6900 model, G-Shock’s best-selling case design. With this model, a Solar Atomic Timekeeping system was employed without changing the basic design of the watch. This makes it possible to generate power to keep the watch running with extreme accuracy and minimal exposure to normal lighting. This simple design was achieved by eliminating as much coloring and decoration as possible and the result is a model that captures the essence of the basic G-Shock.”

The impetus for purchasing this one was seeing

@Brett Sutton

's 6900 series watch over several months. After having just recently brought in the amazing Casio G-Shock Model GWM5610-1 of

@Bill Tomlinson

, I was not really in a hurry to bring in another quite yet, but after picking up the 5610 on sale and then watching it almost immediately jump back up over 50% in price, I quickly added the 6900 while it was on sale. For $89.00 with an MSRP of $155.00, this is one amazing piece.

Black Resin Sport Watch Featuring Shock Resistant Construction
Mineral Glass Crystal
50mm Case Width, 17.7mm Thick, 53.2mm Lug-to-Lug
Weight 63g
Quartz Digital Movement, Accuracy of +/- 15 Seconds per Month (With No Signal Calibration)
12/24-hour Formats
Full Auto-calendar to Year 2099
Four Alarms, One Snooze Alarm
Solar Powered
Battery Level Indicator and Power Saving (display goes blank to save power when the watch is left in the dark) — Approximate Battery Operating Time 9 Months on Rechargeable Battery (operation period with normal use without exposure to light after charge), and 26 months (operation period when stored in total darkness with the power save function on after full charge)
Multi-Band 6 Atomic Timekeeping. Radio-controlled, Multi Band 6 Reception of Six Time Calibration Signals: Japan (2), United States, Germany, England, China
World Time — 31 Time Zones (48 Cities + Coordinated Universal Time), City Code Display. Daylight Saving On/Off
Functions Include Multi-Function Alarm, 1/100-second Stopwatch, Countdown Timer, Hourly Time Signal, Auto Calendar
1/100 Second Stopwatch. Measuring Modes: Elapsed Time, Split Time, 1st - 2nd Place Times
Electro-luminescent Backlight, Full Auto EL Light, Afterglow
Water Resistant to 200m (660 feet). Suitable for Recreational Scuba Diving
Comfortable Resin Strap

Now all I have to decide is which will be my travel days watch for an upcoming trip in November, this 6900 or the 5610. Or one for each way? But then I have to get a bigger case. 😅

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