The Rose Gold Analog G-Steel Review
One day in Spring 2022, I woke up wanting an unusual complication on an analog watch: an analog countdown timer. I knew I liked the look and price point of several G-Steels and the GST-B100G 2A caught my spouse's style-smart eye. I clicked buy on a jeweler's website, and, after a 2-3 months wait for some warrantied repairs for the second hand, I had a very nice watch with some ahem-- character. I'm again "into" my beautiful, comfortable, rose gold and ai-iro blue fully analog G-Shock, even though...
Colors are muted
Lume is limited to the 2 largest hands plus a bright LED at the bottom
Creating a new timer or changing the time on the fly requires either taking off the watch or using the app.
Web time sync using bluetooth means another app and not unlikely more of my data dripping into private databases
In order to read the small face minute hand near the end of a countdown, the small face hour hand needs to be decalibrated, e.g. manually calibrated to 6 hours off, then, in order to maintain world time function, set in the Connected app to a time zone 6 hours away.
At certain times of day it is difficult to view countdowns and stopwatch info at critical moments under 1 or 2 mins.
Though it's in great condition-- as far as I know, the only one in such condition for web sale, and no one wants to buy it from me for a slight discount vs what I paid, partly because Casio.com continues to list it at about a 50% discount but sold out (whhhhhy!).
It's incredible, at least with regard to its complications. I'm not wearing it lately, since I listed it for purchase, but it has returned to my mind of late, and I expect it will soon be on my wrist again and off the web market.
The Rose Gold Analog G-Steel Review
Yes
No
- Customizable calibration of dials and fan blade.
- Sporty/Glamor Crossover.
- Solar powered.
- G-Shock Connected app works.
- Many functions: day, date, small hour/minute dual face, 24 hour microdial
- Analog countdown timer and alarm are unusual
- Striking fan blade complication shows battery or redundant info vs small face.
- Small dials can be difficult to read.
- Timer and alarm changes are complicated vs other Casios.
- Light does not do auto illumination.
- Warranty service understaffed.
- No multiband/radio-controlled sync option.
Solar powered is a big plus in my book. 👍
Solar powered is a big plus in my book. 👍
Agreed. I may have just had good luck personally, but I expect solar powered watches to last a long time. Plus its a form of "automatic" that requires no additional machinery or personal commitment to keep ticking, beyond putting in a window.
Agreed. I may have just had good luck personally, but I expect solar powered watches to last a long time. Plus its a form of "automatic" that requires no additional machinery or personal commitment to keep ticking, beyond putting in a window.
I meant in a survival situation kinda way 😁
No really, I love em!
One of my coworkers had me try to set his own version of this watch and wow what a process that was! Kind of a bummer because before that I really wanted one of those but once I saw how functionality was hindered compared to my regular g shocks I was a bit turned off. Good review pointing out the negatives of a shiny shiny watch. I shouldn't need my phone to set my watch, was also a big gripe of mine. It's still a really cool watch
One of my coworkers had me try to set his own version of this watch and wow what a process that was! Kind of a bummer because before that I really wanted one of those but once I saw how functionality was hindered compared to my regular g shocks I was a bit turned off. Good review pointing out the negatives of a shiny shiny watch. I shouldn't need my phone to set my watch, was also a big gripe of mine. It's still a really cool watch
I'm a cat guy, so, in a sense, this watch is perfect for me-- I like being challenged for a worthwhile goal. It appeals to me as a project, though of course, there's a ton that works out of the box so to speak. Its a fully analog everything watch, so expecting like 90 things from design and style to circuit board and 9-handishthings' placement to all work 100% is perhaps unlikely, even in the finest of grand complications. Still, there's some part of me that hopes Casio's designers are reading this and thinking: okay, we'll catch that next time.