I'm only doing a mini review of the Casio G-Shock GW-1310 because it is almostidentical to the G-ShockGW-1100 that I reviewed late last year with just a few subtle differences. Beforereading what's different between the two watches, you should probably checkout that review first, if you haven't already. Here's a quick recap of the featuresthe two watches have in common:
- Solar powered.
- Atomic timekeeping.
- World time.
- Five daily alarms.
- Auto-repeating countdown timer.
- Stopwatch.
- Water resistant to 200 meters, or 600 feet.
- Shock resistant.
- Scratch-resistant mineral crystal.
(Check out the GW-1100review for a much more detail description of these features.)
The GW-1310 is a newer watch, and has been updated in the following ways:
- Nicer band: The band on the GW-1310 is a big improvement. It is textured, anddoes a much better job of keeping the watch and the excess portion of the band inplace.
- LED light: Rather than an electroluminescent backlight behindthe LCDs, the GW-1310 has two very bright LEDs (light-emitting diode) at the 9 and 3 o'clock positions which easily illuminate the entire watch. Which is better really dependson what you want to see. If you want to be able to see the LCDs in the dark, theGW-1100 is better, but if you want to be able to see the analog hands and the watchface, the GW-1310 is what you want. (Personally, I prefer the LED on the GW-1310since I usually just want to check the time.)
- Smaller: The GW-1310 is slightly smaller and less conspicuous, which, for a G-Shock,is a good thing. Big black plastic G-Shocks are cool, but all things being equal,I'll generally pick the smaller option.
- Different LCD configuration: As you can see from the picture on the right, theLCDs are arranged differently on the GW-1310. The LCD configuration on the GW-1310probably makes it slightly easier to determine subtle things like whether power savingmode is enabled, or the hourly time signal is turned on, but both watches are legibleenough.
- Buttons: The buttons on the GW-1310 have been slightly improved, as well. Theare just as easy to operate, but slightly less conspicuous.
- Hands: Again, comparing the two pictures, you can see that thehands on the GW-1310 are slightly different. I actually like the GW-1100's red hourhand as it makes it slightly easier to distinguish from the minute hand at a glace,but both are fine.
- Availability: It's very unusual that I find a Japanese watchthat I really like and that's actually available in the US, but the GW-1310 is oneexception. I've never seen one in a store, but both the red and blue versions areavailable on Casio'ssite for $250. Of course, that's retail, which meansthey can be had for much less with a little shopping around. (I actually can't rememberwhere I got mine, but I'm sure I didn't pay that much.)
If you're a G-Shock fan, this is definitely one to check out. It's one of thenicest plastic G-Shocks that I've reviewed, and although they aren't as easy to getas your typical Fossil, at least you probably won't have to hit up your Japanese connectionfor one of these.
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