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Casio Men's G-Shock Geiz Series Multi-Band Solar Atomic Watch #GS1100-2A | 
 enlarge | Brand: Casio
List Price: $300.00
Buy New: $193.03
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Rating:  12 reviews
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Band Material: urethane
Bezel Material: stainless-steel
Case Diameter: 45
Case Material: stainless-steel
Case Thickness: 15
Clasp: Buckle
Dial Color: blue
Dial Window Material Type: Mineral
Watch Movement Type: analog-quartz
Water Resistance Depth: 660
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 5 x 3.3 x 2.9
MPN: CAGS1100-2A
Model: GS1100-2A
UPC: 079767883263
EAN: 0079767883263
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Multi-Band 5 - Atomic Timekeeping (US, UK, Germany, Japan (2)); Receives time calibration radio signals which keep the displayed time accurate in each of these countries |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...
Make sure to read the Manual! December 30, 2008
Robert Kinley (Plano, Texas United States)
Please do not purchase this watch if you will not read the manual! This is a beautiful, rugged and superbly accurate Casio Quartz Watch. As the owner of four other Casio quartz watches, two digital G shock tough quartz, and two analog sport watches, I am very experienced with watches and could not figure out how to operate this watch without reading step by step instructions. Once this watch is set to home time zone, dual time zone and alarm it is a superb looking and performing timepiece.
Pros:
- Analog G Shock!
- Superb accuracy. Better than my Swiss Quartz watches (Luminox, 2)
- Beautiful complicated face. Black casing, steel trim and blue dial is beautiful.
- Very comfortable to wear. I thought the strap was flimsy but it is not. It is very comfortable on the wrist.
- Dual time zones which you can switch with the press of a button.
- Solar Powered.
- Atomic Sync- always accurate!
- Unique Chronograph (Stopwatch)
Cons:
- Very complicated manual adjustments. i.e. time, zones etc. These will take some time to learn.
- Tiny manual does not make it easy to read all the steps. Download PDF manual: http://ftp.casio.co.jp/pub/world_manual/wat/en/qw4777.pdf
- Fairly weak night lumination. No Light. Luminox is superior here.
If you take the time to learn the functions of this timepiece, it will serve you very well. Enjoy!
 Not user friendly. December 23, 2008
C. Kaneshiro (Waipahu, HI USA)
The GS1100 is a beautiful watch. I just wish it was easier to set up. I knew that I wouldn't be able to get the atomic signal for the auto time setting but I bought it anyway figuring I could manually set it up. The miniscule manual is difficult to read and is at some times vague. Seeing the dials on the face is hard enough. One mistake and you could be waiting a awhile before you can readjust it again as all buttons are locked out until the hourly hands stop. I've followed the directions but the stop watch second hand is locked on my home city. I can't reset it to 12 o'clock position for some reason. Maybe I got a faulty one. I'm going to try and work on it more today. But I'm really considering returning it.
 This Watch Rocks November 25, 2008
M. J. Licis (The Windy City)
I purchased this watch based on pictures and features outlined on the Casio website. I was thrilled when I received the watch. Not only does the watch look great, it feels great and delivers everything the website promised. I've worn a lot of watches and for the money, this watch delivers exceptional value!
Happy with my purchase September 16, 2008
M. L. Tam (Chicago, IL)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased this watch about a week ago and so far it's worked just fine for me. I think it's an attractive rugged looking watch that should last me a long time. But, there are a couple of things that I don't like.
As another reviewer said: The dial is small by today's standards. The case feels to be an appropriate size, but the actual dial is only a small portion of the face. You feel as if you're looking through the porthole on a deep sea submarine when you're trying to tell the time.
The small dial at the 3 o'clock position combines the following functions (day of the week, daylight savings/standard time, alarm mode and minute hand for the stop watch) With all those responsibilities the markings are exceedingly small. Forget trying to read the actual print when looking for the day of the week unless you really stop and stare directly at it under very bright lights. At a glance, it just appears as 7 hash marks.
The dial is rimmed by a series of markings denoting different times zones or cities within those time zones. The markings are small and since they're under the crystal they contribute to making the dial feel small. They're used when you're using "world time" mode. In other words, when you're setting the watch to different time zones.
I also have to take issue with how you switch between certain modes. The only way to get to the alarm mode is to go through the world time mode by pressing the left lower button twice in quick succession. If you're not fast enough, then the watch will stop in world time mode, thereby resetting your watch to another time zone(which can take awhile depending on the time zone selected, as the hour and minute hands will slowly sweep through to the appropriate time)This can be frustrating when all you want to do is change the alarm and you then have to wait 20 seconds while the watch resets the time.
This business with the lower left button is particularly frustrating when you realize that both buttons on the right hand side are used for the stopwatch. Does this make sense to have one button on the left perform two functions while using two buttons on the right to manipulate the stop watch? I also own another Casio G-shock Geiz watch that has all the same functions, but does not have this bizarre button setup.
When I first received the watch I tried the manual mode for receiving the atomic clock signal. I was never able to get it to work. But strange enough the automatic mode worked perfectly in the middle of the night and has worked ever since.
Other than the small size and quirky way the buttons are set up, I'm pretty pleased with this watch.
Would a sapphire crystal instead of a mineral crystal be too much to ask?
Excellent Watch July 12, 2008
Josef Friedman (Hillsborough, NJ)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
The watch looks good.
There are some deficiencies which may be do to the analog implementation. Changing the time zone (from Eastern to Central) caused it to lose a few minuntes which was probably do to some mistakes I made. However someone who buys an atomic solar watch wants to know the exact time. Changing the time back was easier because it is the next setting on the dial and I had some practice.
Personally, I think they could lose the stop watch and alarm features to simplify operations.
However these are minor issues and did not seem to merit deducting a point.
There was a review here that criticized the readability of the face; my eyesight isn't the best but I've been very pleased with this aspect.
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