Casio Mens G Shock GIEZ Series Multi Band Solar Atomic Watch GS1100 1A
This Casio men’s G-Shock watch has a classic analog display but is filled with high-tech features. The stainless steel case is shock resistant and houses a black dial that has white dashes for indexes. Three sub-dials provide chronograph functionality, and there is a date window between the four and five o’clock positions. The watch runs on solar power, and will last for four months on a full charge without need for further sunlight. The watch calibrates itself to the official US atomic clock for unsurpassed accuracy. The watch has a daily alarm, world time for 29 time zones, and a calendar pre-programmed until the year 2099. It has a black resin band and is water resistant to 660 feet (200 meters). It is covered by a manufacturer’s 1-year warranty.
User Ratings and Reviews
2 Stars to hard to set time and make adjustments
the watch really looks great,, styleish and looks great on the wrist.. the thing is to hard to set the time , the directions are terrible, i spent the first 2 days trying to master the time setting, finally sent the darn thing back for a refund,, not worth the trouble,, pass on this watch..!
4 Stars What a bargain
If you want a high tech price for little price this is your watch.
Features: Home city time and world time tracking for 29 time cities.
Solar powered. With energy saver setting if you put it up in a dark space.
This watch is still 300 in the military exchange i shop at. I paid 187. Cannot complain there.
I love this watch. With all my traveling it keeps me on time with home so i can call my wife and stay up to date and in sync with the current area i am deployed to. I highly recommend this watch to any big time traveler.
5 Stars Great Looking, Great Working, Not Rocket Science To Work
I have about 50 watches – from expensive mechanicals to fairly complicated multi-function chronos. This is my 6th Casio, and I have 3 other solar-atomics from them which take abit of reading to learn how each works naturally. But it’s NOT “rocket science.” Each watch is abit different. My experience is that this watch works fine in all respects, has a nice look, nice functions, “set it and forget it.” Easy.
Possibly a metal and resin band might “jazz it up” abit. But for the price and features, it’s not a big deal. Casio really has it over Citizen and Seiko on great looking watches with atomic/solar features, plus all the other usual chronograph and multi-dial features. And all at very reasonable prices. Five stars from me, and I am a tough grader when it comes to watches.
4 Stars G-shocker
This watch is pretty nice except for having to face it directly toward the sunlight as much as possible. That’s the only annoyance. I am sure that you dont constantly have to do this, but its always nagging in the back of my mind. The watch looks sharp and is just the right size.
5 Stars Form, function and a movement found in a watch that costs three times as much.
— Warning: Long, opinionated review ahead —
I could go on and on about how many watches I own (40+), I could list off the caliber of watches I have (Jaeger-LeCoultre, two Rolexes, Zeneth, Franck Muller)… but what I do want to go on about is my love of this Giez watch.
I have many watches (see above) and many of them are the various models of Casios which have been released over the years; from the first pathfinder watch to the current Riseman. The Giez GS1100 is by far one of my favorites. Reason – Form, Function and a wondrous movement.
Form – Simple and clean at first glance, then as you look closer the detail comes to light.
Function – it does what it should do. It is one of the most accurate timepieces on the planet. On the most basic of levels, it tells time, has a stop watch, one daily alarm, day and date. For those who need it; it has world time mode and it (the watch) supports the National Institute of Standards and Technology reception standards for the US as well as those for Japan, The UK and Europe.
Here is a little, how shall we say… commentary:
The watch is fluid, it has a gear driven movement (the same as the $900 Oceanus line by Casio). It should be looked upon not as a digital watch but as a precision time keeping instrument. The few reviewers whom complained about the movment taking forever; stop playing with your watch, it’s not a toy. Set it and know that it works. As an aside, if you are a global jet setter and you need to change the world time city, press the mode button and then immediatly hit the reset/advance button; it will advance the second hand/city indicator with out having to wait for the current setting to queue up.
The other complaint about reception, I have no comment other than “Please know that it is a low power radio wave which the watch is receiving. If you live in a basement or a structure which is not “wave friendly”, please know that when your watch does pickup the signal that it is not like it is going to lose that much in accuracy before it’s next acquisition (unlike my Texas Timex.. Rolex Air King, which can and does).
My only complaints about the watch are very minor: I wish it had an hourly chime and I also wish the alarm was louder.
In conclusion – If you like Casio watches and you have a modocum of patience; you will not be dissapointed with your purchase.