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Casio G-Shock GW-800: Finally … a positive sports watch experience

Posted April 19th, 2007 at 3:05 PM by Paul Petersen

Section: Gear & Apparel, Gadgets & Acces., Product Reviews

Casio GW800-1V alt viewI am often surprised at just how flimsy and breakable many of my expensive sports watches turn out to be. Too often these gadgets, which are high-tech in functionality, literally fall apart (usually from the band breaking). And if the body of the watch actually withstands the punishment I dish out, the battery inevitably dies a premature death. These past experiences have made me - admittedly - a bit cynical when it comes to sports watches.

However, this all changed when I had the opportunity to try the GW-800 1V model of Casio’s G-Shock watch series.

At first glance it appears to be a normal sports watch, and it many ways - it is. Its core modes include date/time, world time, stopwatch, countdown timer, back-light, and alarm. But there are several “special” features that separate it from it’s peers:
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