Monday, June 1, 2015

CASIO Gshock G2900F-2V Review

CASIO Gshock G2900F-2V is it Worth for Your Money?




Technical Spec summary derived from Casio website:

  • 10 Year Battery Life
  • Shock Resistant
  • 200M Water Resistant
  • Auto EL Backlight with Afterglow
  • E-Data Memory
    Memory capacity: Up to 40 sets of data (when there are 7 characters per record)
  • Actual number of records depends on number of characters per record 
    Password protected
  • World Time
  • 29 time zones (27 cities), city code display, daylight saving on/off
  • 4 Multi-function Alarms & 1 Snooze Alarm
  • Countdown Timer
  • Measuring unit: 1 second
  • Countdown range: 1 minute to 24 hours
  • Auto-repeat Function
  • 1/100 second stopwatch
  • Measuring capacity: 23:59'59.99"
  • Measuring modes: Elapsed time, split time, 1st-2nd place times
  • Hourly Time Signal
  • Auto Calendar (pre-programmed until the year 2039)
  • 12/24 Hour Formats 
  • Accuracy: +/-15 seconds per month
  • Battery CR2025
  • Approx. battery life: 10 years
  • Module 2548
Size of case/total weight
G2900 52.4 x 45.9 x 16.5mm / 58g







Review:


Pro:

Low price at $90
Light and durable
200M water resistance rating
10 years battery life
Shock Resist

Con:

Rubber bracelet and bezel get scratched easily
G-SHOCK lettering at top and the "G" lettering at bottom of bezel yellow color lettering became pale easily after long usage
Quartz engine


Conclusion

Casio G-shock watch is very light and durable.It can last many long years of brute and rough usage.

Due to digital quartz watches is lacking of prestigious in automatic movement watches, it might not be liking to those who prefering or admiring automatic mechanical movement watches.

But at low price $90, it is still hard to resist to own such durable, practical and good looking shock resist digital watches.Recommended!