| | |  | Christmas Ornament | Home » » Casio G-Shock Atomic Solar GIEZ Mens Watch GS1100-1A | | | | | | | Description: | | Stainless steel case with a resin bracelet. Fixed resin bezel. Black dial with luminous hands and stick hour markers. Minute markers around the outer rim. Quartz movement. Scratch resistant mineral crystal. Self-adjusting multi-band 5 atomic timekeeping technology. Tough solar power. Shock resistant. World time. Case diameter: 49.8 mm. Case thickness: 15.2 mm. Tang clasp. 200m Water resistant at 200 meters / 660 feet. Multi Band Atomic Timekeeping. Casio G-Shock Atomic Solar Men's Watches GS1100-1A. | | | Product Details: | | | Package Length:
| 5.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 3.2 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.45 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 39 reviews |
| | | Watch Information: | | | Crystal Material:
| Mineral | | Clasp:
| Buckle | | Case Diameter:
| 47 millimeters | | Case Thickness:
| 15 millimeters | | Case Material:
| stainless-steel | | Band Material:
| Resin | | Bezel Material:
| stainless-steel | | Dial Color:
| black | | Movement:
| Quartz | | Calendar:
| Day | | Water Resistance Depth:
| 660 feet |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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49 of 54 found the following review helpful:
 Form, function and a movement found in a watch that costs three times as much.Jun 14, 2009
By Cameron R. Settle
"CaminDFW"
--- Warning: Long, opinionated review ahead ---
I could go on and on about how many watches I own (40+), I could list off the caliber of watches I have (Jaeger-LeCoultre, two Rolexes, Zeneth, Franck Muller)... but what I do want to go on about is my love of this Giez watch.
I have many watches (see above) and many of them are the various models of Casios which have been released over the years; from the first pathfinder watch to the current Riseman. The Giez GS1100 is by far one of my favorites. Reason - Form, Function and a wondrous movement.
Form - Simple and clean at first glance, then as you look closer the detail comes to light.
Function - it does what it should do. It is one of the most accurate timepieces on the planet. On the most basic of levels, it tells time, has a stop watch, one daily alarm, day and date. For those who need it; it has world time mode and it (the watch) supports the National Institute of Standards and Technology reception standards for the US as well as those for Japan, The UK and Europe.
Here is a little, how shall we say... commentary:
The watch is fluid, it has a gear driven movement (the same as the $900 Oceanus line by Casio). It should be looked upon not as a digital watch but as a precision time keeping instrument. The few reviewers whom complained about the movment taking forever; stop playing with your watch, it's not a toy. Set it and know that it works. As an aside, if you are a global jet setter and you need to change the world time city, press the mode button and then immediatly hit the reset/advance button; it will advance the second hand/city indicator with out having to wait for the current setting to queue up.
The other complaint about reception, I have no comment other than "Please know that it is a low power radio wave which the watch is receiving. If you live in a basement or a structure which is not "wave friendly", please know that when your watch does pickup the signal that it is not like it is going to lose that much in accuracy before it's next acquisition (unlike my Texas Timex.. Rolex Air King, which can and does).
My only complaints about the watch are very minor: I wish it had an hourly chime and I also wish the alarm was louder.
In conclusion - If you like Casio watches and you have a modocum of patience; you will not be dissapointed with your purchase.
10 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Uber Time PieceApr 07, 2008
By D. Adkins
"Chance Favors the Prepared Mind"
Top quality watch! Full feature set with the added bonus of Solar and Atomic clock sync'ing. The build is very good and I really like the well thought out style of the watch. It does so much so well it moved me to write a review - which I very rarely do. It seems to be the perfect Expedition watch - a rugged and accurate instrument.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Casio G-SHOCK GiezOct 22, 2009
By C. Michael Watkins
Great looking watch, feels and looks solidly made - very "macho" while maintaining a degree of quality and class that is missing in many other very expensive brands.
With an attractive design, lots of function and clear function layout, it is, for the (Amazon) price, excellent value.
On the downside, rather too chunky - sits high on the wrist which makes it prone to snagging - and the resin band gets "itchy" if worn tightly enough to eliminate too much slack.
I find the day function symbols a little too small for my ageing eyes
The operations guide is confusing at first and procedures for taking advantage of all the functions appear a little complex - it took some time before I could understand the different modes and get comfortable enough to use most of the functions. After 6 weeks I still could not use them all without going back to the manual. The stop-watch function is certainly intuitive, however.
Synching with the Atomic time server is rather hit or miss - especially, for US buyers, if outside the 600 mile signal radius from Fort Collins, CO - but the accuracy and reliability of the watch appears to make any gap between synchs moot.
Alarm beep is almost inaudible with no apparent volume control and doesn't work at all when following some function procedures (on my watch) - like setting "Home City" which requires you to "hold down A for about 5 seconds until alarm beeps twice"
Despite the above, I am becoming much more comfortable with the functions as time goes on and am increasingly pleased with my purchase of this watch.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
This watch rocks!!!!Jan 22, 2008
By G. Waters
It works great. The second hand lags if not left face up due to power saving mode, but you get use to it. I have been wearning it for work and play and it looks like it is worth more than paid for.
10 of 12 found the following review helpful:
Casio Men's G-Shock Geiz Series Multi-Band Solar Atomic WatchDec 02, 2008
By S. J. Schoenewald
"Defensor"
Way to go Casio! This is the watch I have been wanting for a long time. Should have bought one sooner. It was easy to set up and now I don't have to worry about batteries and not having the right time and date. Since receiving this watch, I checked the time several times a day against another verified source, to see if the watch was keeping the right time. I now trust the time indicated as true. Was worth every dollar I paid. I highly recommend this watch to anyone needing a "set and forget it" new watch or replacement.
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