DW-6900FS, Ultraman 40th Anniv. Casio G-Shock Limited

[MotoLiam]

Well, I got another watch earlier this week, and I've been wearing it off and on since Monday. It's a G-Shock, the rugged do-it-all digital from Casio. While I normally wear a Pepsi GMT ll in my day to day life, the "G" has captured my attention and I find myself looking at it more nad more. Actually, the watch was a gift from good friend and fellow WIS, so I don't know how much it cost, or where he sourced it from. All I know is that I mentioned it existing to him in the summer, and a couple months later, I came home from Misano, Italy, to Barcelona and found a notice in the mailbox that there was a package waiting for me - FROM SWITZERLAND. You can imagine how fast I ran to the post office the next morning!

I was so shocked to open up the box and find this beauty waiting for me. Like all Casio's, this one works, has an alarm, a countdown timer, and most importantly, a stopwatch with split feature. Truthfully, I won't use many of these things, but I really enjoy having a LIGHT function. And, it's blue! The LCD screen is gorgeous, and seems textured, and the red face really IS textured, so that is a nice touch and really separates this from the black glass dial on my GMT. The watch is overbuilt, and the distance from the face to the LCD is significant. This adds a feeling of depth and magnitude, and it's also because of the patented shock absorption system designed into all G-Shocks. It's quite light, but with the bigger body, I find myself sweating more on the wrist. Further, I have to wear it fairly loose, because my wrist expands quite a bit when my blood starts pumping. It's a bit ungainly when you're wearing it loose, unlike the Rolex, which slithers around my wrist in a nice way, forcing me to do the wrist "flick" to see the time. Overall, I think the "G" is a great watch, and the white and red combination really looks striking. I've never seen another Casio like this one, and because of the rarity (I only found two photos of it online when I've searched) I honestly feel a little bad wearing it. Maybe I'll save it for those occasions where I know I'll be photographed or filmed when I'm wearing red and white myself, though I will always prefer to rock my rollie. In conclusion, this is a fun and relatively inexpensive watch that does it's job, gets noticed for being different than all the other digitals out there, and most importantly, makes me smile. Anyone know how I can keep the white urethane clean? I'm thinking soap and water, but there might be something better out there. Whitewall cleaner? hahahaha

[MotoLiam]

Here's a size comparison with my GMT ll. About the only flaw I can find with the "G" is right on the strap

Anyway, in the universe of digital quartz watches, I know that out of all the Timex Ironmans, Mudmans, and the like, I have one of the few . .. ULTRAMANS!

[Letsgodiving]

If it makes you smile that is what it is all about. The G-Shocks are great watches and as tough as nails. I found one years ago at the bottom of flooded quarry while scuba diving and it was working fine. I have no idea how long it had been down there but I do remember it was very cold down there.

Runnig speed!?

[Rodentman]

I like it!

[Rockrolex]

Very neat watch. And as the others have said, rugged as all get out. Enjoy it.

[Ronnie Rolex]

The Japanese katakana phonetically sounds out "Ultraman" if you didn't already know that.

[steve-o]

Save it and hand it down to your grandchildren....

[Paulie]

I grew up with Spectreman (スペクトルマン, Supekutoruman), not sure if we got Ultraman in the US in the late 70's, early 80's.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectreman

The "G" reminds me a Gatchaman/G-Force/Battle of the Planets

[Andad]

It would look good on a 1098.

Or a Tricolor. Or a 916. Or an MV.

[MotoLiam]

Originally Posted by directioneng

It would look good on a 1098.

Or a Tricolor. Or a 916. Or an MV.

Yeah, but I think it looks a little better with my Desmosedici GP7 . . . . . :)

[stevemulholland3]

Originally Posted by Paulie

I grew up with Spectreman (スペクトルマン, Supekutoruman), not sure if we got Ultraman in the US in the late 70's, early 80's.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectreman

The "G" reminds me a Gatchaman/G-Force/Battle of the Planets

As a child I used to watch ultraman every morning while getting ready for school.so that would have been in the early 80's.
cheers

[DSJ]

Steve, here's another good choice for a tough watch for you. Congrats on the G-Shock, one of the few wristwatches that you can drop off the Empire State Building, go down to the sidewalk, pick it up and put it back on like nothing happened!