.. And not only does it blend perfectly with my ACU's(Uniform) , but off duty in civilian clothing i can wear it where ever. Stylish yet simple. Hi-Tech with a futuristic, hard ass.. bad boy look and feel to it depending on your point of view. Love it. A MUST BUY! Yeah the LED doesn't illuminate the digital time, but what other watch illuminates when its pointed at your face at night? What other watch this reliable, shockproof, magneticproof, shockwave proof, water proof, has a speedometer! plus the analog hands move automatically(thought that was cool). But the manual takes some time to figure out. a small price to pay for this Hi-Tech watch. A must if you are in the Military.
-got it as a early xmas gift from a friend back in the states. love it. G-Shock Big Combination Military Watch - Matte Black
This is my 3rd G-Shock in 20 years. My first lasted 5 years then was destroyed when I had the battery replaced & it did not stay waterproof, my bad for not verifying before I took it in salt water. The second one was ripped off my arm after I had it for 10 years when the water ski rope grabbed it when I wiped out, probably still going at the bottom of the lake, that was about 5 years ago. This one looks great & has excellent functions. I really like the complements I get when wearing it. It fits great, is comfortable to wear & is very light. Since the band seems to always be the weak link on G-Shocks, I ordered 2 replacement bands from Casio so I am ready for this watch to last for many, many years. As others have stated, it is a bit hard to read the digital part in lower light, but I don't find that a problem as the time is displayed on the hands & that is the primary reason you wear a watch! I have had it for 3 months now & it has stayed accurate to 10 seconds so far, I am a pleased owner of this watch.
I went crazy when I saw this watch online, I'm active duty and any thing black smacks me in the face and makes me want to buy it, so I just had to have this watch. I loved it at first its all matt black pretty big face nice strap pretty spec ops looking. After a few weeks when I really started to get down to using it, I realized it was not as good. The dial light is orange and it does not really light up the entire face as well in the dark it kind of casts a shadown over the dial which sucks when you're training at 0230 in the woods with nothing around.
The digital layout is the worst its in the negative format which is black all around and the numbers are light grey. Its not flushed with the watch dial so whe to illuminate the dial light you just cannot read the digital time it's always black. When doing PT in the mornings in the dark you need to see the seconds display and its too black to see any thing, if the hands happen to be over the digital display it makes it ever worse. Now being military I have some unusual circumstances so it does not really work out for me, BUT I adapt and over come! Over all it still looks good its pretty light and is a nice big watch which I like, time format can be set to 24hr too, it's just the stop watch function and the light on this watch sucks, I'm going to get the one in red and black it does not have the black digital display and is easier to read in the dark. I hope this helps my peps!!!
Over n out!
I agree with the other reviews...this is a great looking, stylish watch. However, I work, at times, in low light areas. I can see the analog hands just fine, but the LED light does not illuminate the digital portion at all! And the only way I can see the digital is to get out a flashlight and shine it on the display. I took a chance on this watch, and was sadly disappointed of the fact I can only fully use it on a sunny day or in a well-lit room. :-( Even worse, Im deployed and it took forever to get to my location. Now, it is outside the 'two weeks' return policy. :-(( BIG thumbs down.
As others have already stated here, the illumination will only show the analog hands, not the digital display. In all fairness to Casio this is designed to be a tactical watch, so it tries to maintain light and noise discipline. The watch does not beep a lot in comparison to other sports watches, which could be good or bad depending on your perspective. Even when it does beep, like when the alarm goes off, it's not very loud. I normally wear analog dive watches such as Luminox or Casio, but needed a stopwatch during fitness training. I was impressed how light this watch is compared to my dive watches! The band is comfortable and features lots of holes for precise adjustment and they allow more air to your skin.
I was really hoping the reviews about a lack of brightness were over stated but they are accurate. First off I love this watch. Very cool looking and even more durable. I like it and will wear it. However when the next paycheck comes in I will buy a Luminox and will probably have to make an effort to wear this watch. I have just un-boxed the watch. Now admittedly my living room does not have the best lighting but no exaggeration I can see the hour and minute hands very well and that's it not even the 5 minute hashes around the face of the watch. The light is weak and it only further illuminates the hour and minute hand and in no way illuminates the stuff I cannot see. I am going to have to move right underneath the light or move to another room in order to see what the other windows are and to figure out how to set the watch. To summarize very very cool but only wear in the daytime. I bought this for work while on an oil rig and at night this watch will do me no good at all.
I just love this watch! The 51mm face is big but it wears much smaller. It's true that you can't see the numbers in the dark but the light shows what the time is with the analog hands. Very stealthy looking watch.
Now I'm a little disappointed about the price since this watch retails for $99 and Amazon sells it for $129. Even the price on the tag was removed when I opened the box. My fault for not shopping around though... Paid for overnight and got it in 2 days.
Not too thrilled about that either.'
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