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Reviewed by: Tim
Date: Mon 29th June 2009
Rating: Very good
Review: I received the watch quickly. Ordered it Sunday afternoon, arrived in west of Ireland on Wednesday.
There are four minor design faults that I find annoying about this watch:
1. The digital time, day of week, and date are all displayed in the same screen, and you have to press a button to toggle between each one. There is one screen dedicated to displaying the seconds. An analog second hand would free up that screen, and allow more information to be displayed at the same time.
2. The circular screens where the digital time/day of week/date and seconds are displayed are obscured partially by the hour hand, and totally by the minute hand at certain times (when hands point to 3 or 9),making it difficult to see what date it is when you sit at your desk at 9am for example. Narrower hands, or a larger font in the display would possibly solve this issue.
3. The next fault I consider very minor. The colour of the hour hand makes it difficult to notice at a glance in certain light conditions. I find myself staring at the watch for about 5 seconds trying to find the hour hand. Maybe when I have the watch longer, I'll be more used to it.
4. The last fault I find most annoying. The LED light does not illuminate the LCD displays, making them impossible to read at night. I expect the G-Shock watches with LED Display Super Illuminator do not have this problem, but of course have a bigger price tag.
My last watch was a Casio WS300-7BV. It did not have the above faults which is probably why I miss being able see all the information I wanted in one screen. However, it was not a G-Shock.
I'm very particular about timekeeping. The main reasons my watch would have incorrect time before, was either low battery, or it was set with the wrong time. I bought this watch because I know I won't have these problems, and I'm guaranteed to have the correct time.
For me, the functionality and features of this watch overshadow the disappointment of the minor faults I have found with it. I would still recommend this watch to anyone, unless seeing the LCD display in the dark is vitally important to you. In that case, the GW1800BRJ-1A seems to be the same watch with the super illuminator, and the tip of the hour hand seems slightly smaller than mine, and may help with the issue of the hands blocking the LCD display. Having said that it comes with a much larger price tag.
Tip: The module number of this watch is 4765 if you want to download the manual before buying or while waiting for delivery.
Reviewed by: Pekka
Date: Fri 26th June 2009
Rating: Excellent
Review: Great watch and really speedy delivery! Ordered the watch on Tuesday and Thursday at the same week I did have it here in Finland!!
Reviewed by: dave
Date: Tue 16th June 2009
Rating: Excellent
Review: Great watch, best price around and great delivery time from watch shop uk.
Sprang into life when taken out of the tin. Then a quick manual sync with the uk time radio control set the time exact.
I recommend downloading the PDF manual from the Casio site. This is much easier on the eye than the one in the tin.
Reviewed by: bib8288
Date: Sat 13th June 2009
Rating: Excellent
Review: Order at 11.30 am on Friday, arrived at 9.45 am on Saturday. Very well packed and definitely a first class service. Now to the watch. Everything I espected and it is clearly sturdly built and will put up with rough handling. Particlarly like the solar cell and battery and the radio controlled time keeping. I'm pleased that the latter works in both the UK and Canada where I spent a lot of time.
Reviewed by: Darran from Swansea
Date: Wed 3rd June 2009
Rating: Excellent
Review: This is my first G-Shock watch and it was a great choice from a great watch supplier, it was delivered in the time stated and the e-mails kept me well informed.The watch is stylish and packed with features without it being too bulky and awkward.I'd recomemd this watch and I'd certainly recomend the Watch Shop UK to anybody wanting to buy a G-Shock or any other brand watch. Thanks again :-)
Reviewed by: scottieboy
Date: Sat 30th May 2009
Rating: Excellent
Review: Having had my current g-shock for almost 8 years and subjecting it to some shocking abuse i took the plunge and bought this model. The e-mails kept me informed and the item was delivered within 2 days. The watch is superb, very comfortable on the wrist and unlike my old g-shock, slim enough not to be annoying with reguards to catching on sleaves. The solar battery is a nice touch, the look is stylish and with the g-shock durability hopefully I'll be able to keep this one for the same if not longer time.
Reviewed by: varnenas
Date: Thu 23rd April 2009
Rating: Excellent
Review: just got this watch and first impression was very positive. thanks to watchshopuk for helpinig with my problems, because first watch that I ordered didn't fit on my wrist therefore I decided to give it back. taking into consideration that I live not in UK, but in eastern Europe, they where very helpfull.
now I have this one. the reason why I wanted G-Shock is that I'm going to mission abroad, because I serve to my country and I needed tough and reliable watch. so, well see how it works in those severe conditions...
Reviewed by: Stuart
Date: Fri 2nd January 2009
Rating: Excellent
Review: Excellent watch, is easy to set up and added bonus of solar power means you can forget about batteries. This watch is small enough to wear under shirt sleeves but chunky enough to stand up to serious abuse outside. Well worth the money. As for watch shop uk, ordered and delivered inside 24hrs - excellent value and service.
Reviewed by: sammy knowle
Date: Thu 23rd October 2008
Rating: Excellent
Review: thanks! supa delivery time, price, seems very dureable indeed!
Reviewed by: barry
Date: Wed 10th September 2008
Rating: Excellent
Review: many thanks for speedy delivery of the watch, ordered
on wednesday delivered on monday in perfect condition, best priced,
thankyou. dublin, ireland.
Reviewed by: paul sharp
Date: Fri 18th July 2008
Rating: Excellent
Review: Superb watch great features brilliant price welll worth it . gr8 delivery from company many thanks
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