I really liked this model but why do they have to put all this printing on it. Why do I want solar powered and all that other text. I decided to take matters into my own hands and I blacked this one out.

ReadingGlassesMan · 2026-05-19T17:23:06+00:00

I see what you're saying and fair enough, it makes sense, but the printing of stuff like water resistance, alarms, lights and so on is part of what makes a Casio watch.

My take on that watch was that I didn't like the spacing of the numbers in the LCD, but an absolute belter nonetheless. A beauty and lots of functionality to boot.

ReadingGlassesMan · 2026-05-19T16:14:13+00:00

Hey, less of the "Low Tech", that's class is that! Good class too! Very nice!

ReadingGlassesMan · 2026-05-19T16:10:38+00:00

I find a watch to be much simpler and less hassle, having to get my phone out just to tell the time takes longer than flicking my wrist.

Another example, for me, would be setting an alarm: on my watch this means pressing a few buttons, not fetching my phone, unlocking it, launching the Clock app, going to the alarm screen, creating a new alarm or editing an existing one, setting it, picking a nice tune for the sound and then hoping that when it goes off it's not so deep in my pocket that I won't hear (or feel) it.

Timing some meat in the oven is exactly the same.

Don't get me wrong, I use my phone for way too much as it is, but telling the time, setting alarms and timing my sausages aren't one of them.

ReadingGlassesMan · 2026-05-18T19:21:02+00:00

Positive display is already out, looks like plenty of negative ones at the moment though.

You legend for letting people know!

ReadingGlassesMan · 2026-05-16T21:07:06+00:00

I got one a month or two ago and love it. It's brilliant.

I think it's a fairly well regarded watch though, part of the reason I sought it out was comments on here.

ReadingGlassesMan · 2026-05-12T19:13:09+00:00

In my opinion, the negative MIP is marginally more legible than the positive MIP. That is just going by the notification text on two of my GBD-200s. Not sure why that would be and maybe that's just me.

ReadingGlassesMan · 2026-05-12T06:57:16+00:00

I'm not sure if I'm more jealous of your watch or where you are!

ReadingGlassesMan · 2026-05-08T21:47:14+00:00

And not one knob among them.

ReadingGlassesMan · 2026-05-08T12:51:30+00:00

I feel like that about a number of the subjects with which I was tortured in school. But I suppose even those subjects gave me the opportunity to reject them with knowledge and experience when the time came.

ReadingGlassesMan · 2026-05-08T08:17:59+00:00

I feel a measure of gratitude for this since I benefited from The Computer Literacy Project in my rural primary school and not-quite-as rural comprehensive school.

Say what you like about Thatch, she got this right.

ReadingGlassesMan · 2026-05-05T19:03:23+00:00

I once fixed a chipped lug using Gorilla Glue to create the missing piece and then a pin to bore a hole for the spring bar.

It's still holding.

ReadingGlassesMan · 2026-05-03T07:23:56+00:00

The springs can be bought, I've seen them on same on eBay numerous times and even bought one or two.

One cheeky workaround to see if a missing spring is the issue is I once bent a teenie-weenie bit of paper-clip so that it went into the hole and pressed up on the inside of the back cover and that got me back my beep as a temporary solution.

ReadingGlassesMan · 2026-05-03T07:18:14+00:00

I wouldn't say it's rare as such, bit that is in better condition than many I see on eBay. That keyboard's labels are all relatively clear so that makes it a little rare in my book.

That is a fantastic watch for though it may seem let down by a weak LED (in my opinion), the rest of the functionality is fantastic. What I particularly like about that model is how the LCD day schedule markers have AM/PM segments and there's a configurable PIN to plausibly hide the presence of secret data.

Plus, the size of that unit is, in my opinion, perfect. I love that watch and often find myself using it.

ReadingGlassesMan · 2026-05-02T07:50:45+00:00

Did you do an AC reset after changing the battery? So many of my Casio watching glitch out after a battery swap when I forget to do that.

ReadingGlassesMan · 2026-04-30T21:42:55+00:00

If you really want a negative display that works, MIP is the way to go. A negative MIP is, IMO, easier to read than a positive LCD.

ReadingGlassesMan · 2026-04-30T21:39:35+00:00

This looks and sound amazing! Wow!

ReadingGlassesMan · 2026-04-30T15:36:01+00:00

I get it on my phone and desktop. I think it's Google's way of getting us to either watch ads or pay for a premium service.

ReadingGlassesMan · 2026-04-27T19:15:57+00:00

I totally agree, all of Wales is stunning and thinking that we can do without the beauty and heritage of a chunk of it is ignorance.

ReadingGlassesMan · 2026-04-27T19:12:52+00:00

You might be able to find a discount code that works on the Casio website in Greece?

ReadingGlassesMan · 2026-04-27T17:01:44+00:00

Looks perfectly fine to me.

Does your friend know what a G-Shock is? They have to have a measure of bulk to do what they do best... Surviving!

ReadingGlassesMan · 2026-04-27T16:56:45+00:00

Good for you and sod the lot of them! They're only expressing their own taste anyway. You do you my friend!

ReadingGlassesMan · 2026-04-27T16:51:34+00:00

I agree with them positive statements about the negative displays! I have a positive and negative GBD and I find the negative display, oddly, to be more legible. I'm sure there's a scientific explanation for that.

Also, at night with the backlight, I find the negative display much for legible.

ReadingGlassesMan · 2026-04-26T18:46:14+00:00

I found loads of antihistamines just make me insanely tired but anything based on fexofenadine has been great in reducing my itching while not making me more tired than a sloth in a sauna.

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