u/CometGR

Hey everybody. Just out of the box and while playing with it, I wanted to ask the community.

I’m a fairly basic user. Meaning I’m only gonna use it for my workouts, dual time keeping since I’m travelling a lot, and basically not much more. I don’t even want to see my phone notifications or make payments with it.

So is it worth the risk getting new updates? My watch was about to update and I stopped it. Because I don’t see what I’m gonna gain from an update. I’m afraid of getting bugs as it happens with so many devices that get software updates.

The only reason I have a separate watch for gym is that B5000D is a heavy watch which becomes annoying if I take it for a run. What’s your gang?

I was looking at this watch for a long time. Found a good deal and got it. 7-inch wrist and feels just right. I think it’s a perfect daily driver.

Quick review:
Bluetooth Sync works perfectly. You don’t even need to have it on AUTO SYNC. It can be as simple as pressing the right bottom button and it syncs time with your phone in 2-3 seconds. I think syncing 4 times a day is an overkill for an already incredibly accurate watch.

Alarm beep is something I wouldn’t rely on. Even my 15-dollar w-217h sounds louder.

I was surprised that you can set reminders on the watch. The watch can notify you on the date you set and also repeat on a weekly, monthly, yearly basis.

The buttons are waaaay more easier to press than my GW-5000U. They have a bigger surface and more protruded.

Screen doesn’t show any ghosting on any angle unlike my GW-5000U. Finally a g shock that is nice to wear on your left wrist. No more 88:88:88 screens.

Love the fact that you can have 2 time zones on the same screen.

Phone finder works perfectly.

People say that it feels heavy but I’ve been wearing a citizen diver’s watch for the last decade so I’m used to heavy watches. Didn’t feel foreign to me. Definitely something you don’t wanna go for a run with though.

I think I’m gonna stay with this for years.

Unlike my f91w, I get more contrasted numbers when I look from an angle. If I hit all 3 buttons to run the test mode, the contrast is good even from top down view.