Okokok I *promise* I did indeed pick a G-Shock. It doesn't have all the features I wanted, but it looks super cool.

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I’ve been in the throes of a motherfucking hankering for one more G-Shock watch to complement the G-Shock I already have. I finally picked one! It’s the GA-700AR-1A from the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . It doesn’t have the solar power or atomic clock sync I wanted, but it’s absolutely gorgeous and I’m nothing if not vain.

This choice was the result of my going to Macy’s to try on watches instead of just look at them online. I had been worried the bigass chunky XL size G-Shocks were too big. But when I walked up to the watch counter, the XL size Adrenaline Red GA-700 immediately stood out to me. The all black outside with candy apple red face friggin pops .

I tried it on along with a few other shapes & sizes of G-Shock. Turns out, my fear of the chunkalunk XL G-Shocks was unfounded, as the XLs are big but don’t look out of place on my wrist, the medium/large round ones are totally fine, and the classic squares are kinda dinky on me.

The GA-700 model doesn’t have solar power or an atomic clock signal receiver, so even though I loved how the Adrenaline Red version looks, I didn’t buy it right there on the spot, because I needed to ruminate and reflect back at home.

There were 3 contenders, the Adrenaline Red GA-700 plus its GAW-100 counterpart that is atomic & solar (but that solar power means the face can’t be the shiny chrome red, light needs to pass through), and the Neo Tokyo GAW-100 which is my preferred GAW-100 colorway.

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I hemmed and hawed, and the Neo Tokyo GAW-100 is still pretty dang dope, but ultimately, I just like the looks of the Adrenaline Red GA-700 the most.

So, I ordered it from Amazon for $20 less than Macy’s, and appropriately, I also bought a bunch of workout supplements I’d been meaning to restock anyway. I hope some Amazon warehouse worker somewhere gets a kick out of packing a box with this G-Shock and several brosupps.

UPDATE: I love this stupid-ass watch! It is most definitely dumb as hell, and yet somehow manages to fit in with work attire. The candy red chrome face was totally worth giving up the solar/atomic features. I’ve got my !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! for when I need something more subdued.

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(Like many Casio models with complicated faces, the extra screens on the face don’t do a whole lot. The round one top left is just a mode indicator, and the top right thing is a second “hand.” The lower screen is the main thing that actually does stuff. )  


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Kinja'd!!! razorbeamteam > Textured Soy Protein
02/28/2020 at 14:25

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Congrats on the new watch. I’ve been lusting after a GA-2100 aka the “Casioak”

I think it’s the only G I wouldn’t feel weird about wearing in the office. I like watches that can be paired with any outfit or any situation. My everyday watch is a Hamilton Khaki. I want something a bit more rugged. 

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Kinja'd!!! TheRealBicycleBuck > Textured Soy Protein
02/28/2020 at 14:31

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I dug up the model number on mine - G2300B. This is the second one I’ve owned and I bought it after the plastic bezel on the first one finally cracked and fell apart. Mine needs a new strap or at least new velcro. I t’s been working like a charm for at least 10 years, despite being lost in my closet for several years. A few hours of light exposure and it started working again! The time wasn’t even that far off. Amazing.

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Kinja'd!!! Textured Soy Protein > razorbeamteam
02/28/2020 at 14:33

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My feelings on office dress codes are basically, fuck office dress codes. If I have to conform I’m going to do it with some flair.

My everyday work watch is this Citizen PCAT but I’ll be able to work the G in to some outfits.

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Kinja'd!!! Textured Soy Protein > TheRealBicycleBuck
02/28/2020 at 14:36

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I had looked at some all-black options including the updated all black version of your watch, the GW-2310FB-1B4ER. In addition to being blacked out this one adds atomic clock signal reception.  

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The all blacked out ones are alright but I wanted a little more panache. 


Kinja'd!!! razorbeamteam > Textured Soy Protein
02/28/2020 at 14:48

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Kinja'd!!! TheRealBicycleBuck > Textured Soy Protein
02/28/2020 at 14:48

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Agreed. I like a touch of red. My eyesight is getting old, so black on black wouldn’t work for me. I also prefer stainless steel watches. You wouldn’t know it by my GShock and my Frontier S3. However, my favorite watch is a Redline.

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Kinja'd!!! Textured Soy Protein > razorbeamteam
02/28/2020 at 15:00

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Today’s casual Friday, so...

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Kinja'd!!! promoted by the color red > Textured Soy Protein
02/28/2020 at 15:03

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I prefer the OG model myself. Ironically the crystal is super fragile - I scratched it on a piece of tile.

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Kinja'd!!! Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Textured Soy Protein
02/28/2020 at 15:11

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I need a new watch and that looks cool.

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Kinja'd!!! Textured Soy Protein > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
02/28/2020 at 15:36

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Kinja'd!!! Textured Soy Protein > promoted by the color red
02/28/2020 at 15:43

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I find the OG versions or their modern interpretations to be too 80s nerdy for my taste. I appreciate a good colorway on a classic design though, and I actually had my eye on this very nice navy blue atomic solar square.

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But, the squares are just too small on me. Here’s my 6900 (which is of course a lot bigger than a square) on my wrist because my new GA-700 hasn’t arrived yet.

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Kinja'd!!! adamftw > Textured Soy Protein
03/02/2020 at 10:13

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Nice dude! I’m loving my new Casioak

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Kinja'd!!! Sovande > Textured Soy Protein
03/02/2020 at 10:15

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55mm of real estate and the only thing with any real  functions is the small screen at the bottom. Even the hands are basically redundant. What a time to be alive!


Kinja'd!!! Textured Soy Protein > Sovande
03/02/2020 at 10:24

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Hey that second “hand” top right totally does something, it just takes up a lot of room doing not that much haha .

The hands aren’t redundant, the main screen defaults to day/date and there’s a lso a world time mode where you can display your home time on the hands and another time zone on the screen. But if you want redundancy you can set the world time mode to your home time zone and have the screen and hands say the same thing. 


Kinja'd!!! Justino6969 > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
03/02/2020 at 11:22

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Kinja'd!!! adamftw > razorbeamteam
03/02/2020 at 11:41

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I just got one on Friday, it is awesome.