Casio Men's G-Shock GW6900-1 Tough Solar Sport Watch

The first time I tried to buy the watch, the problem i had was that I didn't receive my watch. Thankfully Amazon gave me a refund. I tried again and have been very happy with it. The GW6900 is much more humble. It has no name like other models. It’s cheap and ubiquitous in nature, being the ‘everyman’ of G-shock models. It has looks that while discreet feel like it was an artefact from a 1980s anime cartoon series with giant mecha, with its soft roundness and form follows function urethane armoured protection.What changed to make the DW6900 series into the GW6900? Out goes the need to change the battery every few years. Instead you get solar charging and the use of radio signals set the watch with atomic clock accuracy.With the GW6900, you still get the turquoise electroluminescent illumination that Timex first made famous with their Indiglo watches in the early 1990s. The reality was that electroluminescent thin film materials were becoming a thing and Sharp in Japan and Planar in the US were rolling out the display technology during the 1980s. But the glow still takes me back to early 1990s dark warehouses with sporadic bursts of these watch screens.The case is unchanged as is the strap. A pleasing resin material that quickly adapts to the wearer over a few weeks and becomes smoother to the touch. It feels quite ‘dainty’ on the wrist compared to an Apple Watch or a modern sports watch, yet it’s been robust enough for use by law enforcement and the military, until smartwatches gradually took over. Now the G6900 and its ilk have been gradually replaced by the Garmin Tactix and Apple Watch Ultra models.The main section of the display allows you to have have two time zones displayed and is generally glanceable. The night light works well, but the display can ‘wash out’ a little. Upgrading the light to an LED would provide a greater degree of contrast to make the watch more legible when reading with the backlight.As for the three ring displays at the top of the watch display. The first gives you an idea of battery charge. The second gives you an indication if functions like an alarm or hourly chime is turned on and the third one visualises ten second segments for no apparent reason.The GW6900 is a simple watch. It won’t make you more sexually attractive or boost your apparent status. It won’t keep you up with the latest online happenings. But it will keep on running even in the most arduous of circumstances and will tell you the time in the middle of the night due to its easy to find light button.I am happy with a simple watch.

Superb watch. Cheap as chips yet solar powered so no need to replace battery. Radio controlled so time is spot-on and updated every night. 200m waterproof and with a really lightweight strap. What more can you want from a watch? I love it!

Firstly if you’re looking at G-Shocks, you’re looking for something tough and built to last! An extremely robust and tough model this.The solar charge is excellent. A couple of hours on the garden bistro table in the sun, and this is good for months.The digital face is easily readable. The appearance of the watch is a very cool retro look! They do this model in all different colours, but you cannot go wrong with this.I wear mine for work, and because I am a G Shock enthusiast and own a few, I rotate wearing them. This is one of my favourites.Easy to use and set up. It has multi band 6 which means it sets itself via radio controlled signals overnight and never fails.I have fairly big wrists, and this fits lovely. Not too small and not too big.Mine was a US import, and arrived quickly. Purchased on a special offer and was excellent value for money!Overall, I cannot recommend this watch enough. So much so, I am looking at getting the special edition NASA version when it comes out in the UK.

Fantastic watch - this is the one NASA took into space

Watch is superb, Never worry about a battery change, never worry about a manual time adjustment. Robust and 200m water resistant. "Get on it" TOP MARKS

Great little watch - attractive, well sized, great features, very easy to use.Display smallish but what the hell. Strap a little uncomfortable when wrists swell in the heat but what the hell!A classic, sturdy, stunning little number which was delivered in good time too. Well recommmend the selller and their product

This is what G Shock is all about. A comfortable and rock solid watch with great back light a solar powered.I've had many G Shocks and always came back to this style. The fact it's solar powered is a great plus. It's stealthy and fits really well due to the strap and attachments. I have a 6 and 3/4 inch wrist and it works for me.I'd recommend this to anyone.

This is now my second solar g shock and I love it,it ticks all the boxes and it's very comfortable on the wrist as well as the eye. This watch is easy to set without use of instruction if you're use to Casio watches, the display is clear and informative the buttons are solid in the way they work. Once set you only have to place it in a window overnight to allow watch to update daily (RCVD) and wear without worry of knocks & water. Why buy a watch costing several thousands of pounds/dollars when this will do the same thing ie tell the time but with the toughness to boot for a whole lot less. Shame the box was crushed in transit.