Putting the Shock back into the square
The GMW-B5000 is massive and its heft is something that is hard to ignore when I compare it to the featherlight DW-5600E or the GW-M5610U with which it share a box. This may come as a shocking discovery to those who. like me, came to associate G-Shock watches with lightness as the GMW-B5000 is one of the heaviest in my collection.
This isn't the only shock awaiting the prospective buyer, because he might think that Casio misplaced a decimal notation on the sticker. The simple squares are cheap and cheerful but the sticker shock following the GMW-B5000 was very effective at making me frown because this metal juggernaut is anything but cheap.
I does have benefits, because otherwise it would be hard to justify its existence. One of those benefits is the feeling of solidity. There isn't anything there that feels flimsy, thin, or improvised. Everything about this watch is how well its components fits and how it match together into one block of solid metal.
It may look like a metal version of a M5610 but the resemblance is only superficial. The GMW-B5000 doesn't feel or wear like a standard square, If I had to describe the experience then the closest I can think is how it feels remarkably like wearing the ISL-68, which is a serious chunky piece of a watch all by itself.
It's definitively a G-Shock, but not one you may want to wear for stepping out for a grand adventure into the big unknown. It feels more at home in board and meeting rooms where it's weight and mass can be used to pummel idiots until some sense filter into their brains. I'm a firm believer in the benefits of concussions when they are used to mentor minions, something which shouldn't come as a big shock to anyone who knows me IRL.
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.
It does elevate the gshock 👏👌, benefits of concussions 🤣🤣
Nice one, 😁
It's a bit of a beast, not my usual style but I like mine 👍
Great shots One of my favorites