Casio G-Shock DW5600E-1VDF.
In my opinion, I don't think there's another watch that is as cheap, utilitarian and functional as a G-Shock.
It is one of those watches that can take anything you dish at him, then he turns and spits at you saying "Is that all you got?"
Tool watches are a word that once used to describe watches like Rolex Explorer, Submariners, Panerai and a host of others, but cmon... lets be realistic, who wants to use a USD4000 watch as a tool watch?
This on the other hand, costs less than USD100... beat it till it fails, so what? It's cheap enough to replace.
One look at the dial, you can tell the time, day, date and month.
The backlight is blue when light button is pressed.
On the right side, there are pusher buttons for Stopwatch start stop and also the backlight button.
On the left side is the mode button for you to shuffle between functions such as stop watch, alarm, countdown timer.
The adjust button is to... well, adjust the time or date or timer functions.
A nice touch is that the adjust button is recessed lower than the rest of the buttons as to avoid accidently pushing it during normal wear.
Screw in caseback. Alot of info is engraved there.
And of course these are now made in China.
The made in Japan ones costs a bomb if one could find them.
The 4 of us are suppose to engrave a little something to commemorate it as our "Brotherhood" watch but space is lacking and the need to remove the caseback for engraving makes us scrap the plan.
Now, we only know in our hearts what this watch means to us personally.
There are of course other similar looking models with more functions like solar powered ones or collaboration models.
But I guess this bare bones one still offers the best value for money.
It is next to my Tissot T-Race as my grab and go watch as well.
This is better suited for sporting activities like jogging or hiking (like I am an active person anyway... lol)
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