This is my second G8000, I've owned one with the conventional gray background LCD G-Shock Men's Watch G-Shock C-cubed G-8000-1VDR - WW for about two years and of the dozen-plus Casios I own it is the one that sees the most use. The product description for this watch doesn't go into much detail so I'll make up for that in the next few paragraphs- if you'd like the quick overview check out the 'Product Features' portion of the other G8000's page.
For starters the display isn't nearly as deep an orange as the photo depicts. Google other photos to get a better idea of just how orange the display really is. The circular band surrounding the display is a matte metallic finish with a crystal made of scratch-resistant glass, not plastic.
Another aspect of the display that isn't apparent in the photo is the LCD digits can vary in appearance depending on the viewing angle from the normal black to a silver mirror-like color making it difficult to read in low light without using the backlight or turning the display to make use of available lighting.
Yet another unique feature is an LED indicator on the lower right, yellow-orange in color, that blinks in sync with the alarms (3), one of two stopwatch modes, the countdown timer (normal or auto-repeat plus 2 alert modes) and can be set to blink with the signal at the top of the hour. If it sounds complicated, it isn't; Casio watches in general are fairly intuitive to set up. My only complaint about the LED is the placement of its housing above the crystal can sometimes interfere with viewing the seconds display regardless of wearing this on the right or left wrist.
The EL backlight glows yellow-orange and can be set to stay on for 1.5 or 3 seconds when the upper right button is pressed or for automatic operation when turning your wrist to view the display. Automatic operation shuts off after 6 hours to prolong battery life.
Other minor dislikes about the watch: 1) When changing modes there is a lag where only the mode name's abbreviation is displayed (such as STW for stopwatch) before actually displaying any digits although after use this becomes less noticeable.2) The stopwatch doesn't respond as quickly to the start/stop button as older Casios and the recessed buttons are a further hindrance to quick button presses; this isn't a good stopwatch for measuring sub-one second events with much accuracy. 3) The countdown timer can only be set in one minute increments to a maximum of 23 hours, 59 minutes unlike other G-Shocks' 99 hour 59 minute 59 second max.
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This watch is for my son-in-law who is in the Army, just returned from Iraq but is scheduled to return to Afganistan and this would be great for him when he gets down and dirty protecting our freedom. Thank you Casio for building such a touch watch.
