I shall name thee Lucas - The Prince of Darkness
Back in the 70's the British car industry was struggling and Lucas Industries of Birmingham were busy doing their part to ensure that no one in full possession of their senses would buy a car manufactured in the UK.
The situation was so dear with their electrical and automotive light systems that Lucas were credited with the invention of the self dimming headlamp, and the 3 position switch (dim, flicker and off) which rightfully earned them the title of "The Prince of Darkness".
Lucas spirit still live in the Casio G-Shock GM-S5600 which has 3 viewing angles: dim, murky and blank.
The stiff resin (aka rubber, artificial, plastic fantastic) band is also not helping my efforts to get it lying flat or immobile, and is making me realize that being born with only two arms is a serious disadvantage.
Getting an angle where I can catch a somewhat legible display without reflections from the polished case requires an act of God, who decided wisely that he had better things to do today. There are some that claim that Casio's negative displays improved, but IMO this is like arguing the benefits of the guillotine over an executioner axe.
Once on my wrist it's back to being the smallest and dressiest true square G-Shock, and therefore very wearable once I get rid of the notion that I must be able to read the time when I glance at my wrist.
I'm a big fan of watches that are interesting because they are either unique, have interesting features, well designed or simply offer a great value for their price.
You want everything!
Dressy
Indestructible
Wearable
And you want Legible? #gshock 😆
I love being difficult.
Apart from the many negatives it's alright then?
My Dad had two Austin Princess's back in the 70s so I know what you are talking about!
Apart from the many negatives it's alright then?
My Dad had two Austin Princess's back in the 70s so I know what you are talking about!
The GM-S5600 occupies a unique niche in the G-Shock line as it's basically the dress watch equivalent of a true square G-Shock. Functionally it's identical to the DW-5600E.
There's no other model like it and I really like it for what it is, despite the legibility problem. But anyone else considering it should be aware that the negative display is a PITA and that the shinny case and bezel are scratch magnets.
Apart from the many negatives it's alright then?
My Dad had two Austin Princess's back in the 70s so I know what you are talking about!
Austin Princess what an icon of British motoring, my mate had one and it corroded that badly it literally snapped in half on the way to work, only the roof was holding it together(you didn't think of putting yourself up for adoption)
I got one to do wrist thi chi lol 😂 my wife wears it to work in a thai kitchen and it’s still alive so thats one good point in its favour :)
Apart from the many negatives it's alright then?
My Dad had two Austin Princess's back in the 70s so I know what you are talking about!
Morris Minor was the car I learned to drive a manual in , and also see in the dark !
You want everything!
Dressy
Indestructible
Wearable
And you want Legible? #gshock 😆
Enjoyed your reference to Lucas the Prince of darkness.
Morris Minor was the car I learned to drive a manual in , and also see in the dark !
👍 the moggy minor or Jelly mould as it was known in our house was a good car in many respects.
Austin Princess what an icon of British motoring, my mate had one and it corroded that badly it literally snapped in half on the way to work, only the roof was holding it together(you didn't think of putting yourself up for adoption)
They were company cars so the choice was limited to BL, Ford or Vauxhall. He went for the Princess for its space age wedge shape....at least that's what he told me!
Morris Minor was the car I learned to drive a manual in , and also see in the dark !
I learned to drive on an Alpha Romeo Alfeta, which gave me an ever lasting appreciation of car handling and the importance of learning car maintenance. I swear that I spent more time bend under its hood than behind the steering wheel.
As a mechanic in my younger days all the british vehicles we had around here suffered poorly built switches and relays. Sadly the trend in digital watches is going towards negative displays. Pair that with the light on an F91 for a modern watch. They never needed Indiglo more.
As a mechanic in my younger days all the british vehicles we had around here suffered poorly built switches and relays. Sadly the trend in digital watches is going towards negative displays. Pair that with the light on an F91 for a modern watch. They never needed Indiglo more.
The GM-S5600 has EL backlight, and guess what? They managed to make it dim and murky as well. It's nothing at all like the EL backlight on my DW-5600E because while this one is bright and clear, the one on the GM-S5600 is barely able to be noticed. I guess it means it truly mastered darkness by learning to become one with it.
Great watch, I have a negative display and works great for me, Casio seem to be hit and miss with their negative displays, but that is one cool looking Casio
Great watch, I have a negative display and works great for me, Casio seem to be hit and miss with their negative displays, but that is one cool looking Casio
It works for you because your display use the newer and much more advanced MIP technology which has a great contrast and wide viewing angles. This hasn't trickled down yet to the smaller and simpler squares.