# G-Shock Opinions **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 21, 2012, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g-shock-opinions/622666 "2012-05-21T23:29:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2012, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g-shock-opinions/622666/1 "2012-05-21T23:29:19Z")
What makes the G-Shock watches desirable? I realize there are a bunch of different G-Shock models, but are there some useful features they all share? Is it all style or price? ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2012, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g-shock-opinions/622666/2 "2012-05-22T00:37:34Z")
I know mrAru wears the one I had to give up upon. He likes it because it is very durable and reliable. He does have to replace the bands occasionally though. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2012, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g-shock-opinions/622666/3 "2012-05-22T00:58:01Z")
G-shock watches are reasonably well made digital watches with resin cases and bands that (usually) use long lasting 3V batteries, have bright displays and can take a beating.This differentiates them from the majority of digital watches on the market which are poorly made trash. They used to be priced in the 50-80 dollar range but some models have been taken up into the mid 100 -200 dollar + levels recently. Beyond their reliability where the G-shocks have shined is in their varied designs many of which are quite interesting. G-shocks have an active collector base and the prices they will pay for beat up older models is sometimes (to me) astounding. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2012, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g-shock-opinions/622666/4 "2012-05-22T01:50:33Z")
I got one last year, and it works very well. It is very accurate, only gaining about a second per week. I told the story of how I decided to buy it in [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=642263) that asked whether advertisements have an effect on what you purchase. This is what I wrote: > [@Do advertisements have an effect on what you purchase? How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-advertisements-have-an-effect-on-what-you-purchase-how/613032/20): > > One notable example for me was when I needed a watch. As I was looking in the display cases at the department store, I saw these little photo displays of Kesha wearing Baby G watches. (She even designed a couple of them herself.) I thought that was so cool, but still I decided to buy another brand of watch (Skagen). However, the band on the Skagen broke after only 99 days. > > I decided I wouldn’t make the same mistake twice. I exchanged the broken Skagen for a G Shock (made by the same manufacturer as Baby G). The saleslady kept trying to get me to take another Skagen. “It’s a better watch than the G Shock…I’ve had my Skagen for over 20 years…I guarantee you the replacement won’t break.” Finally I got her to shut up and give me the G Shock. I’ve now had my G Shock for well over 100 days, and it hasn’t given me any problems whatsoever. > > Proof that Kesha knows more about watches than the watch saleslady does. ---
**Author:** ![breezman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@breezman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/breezman)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2012, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g-shock-opinions/622666/5 "2012-05-22T12:21:16Z")
Anecdote: I’ve got a G-shock watch that is somewhere between 15 and 20 years old. The band broke sometime in the mid to late 90s and I never got it replaced. It’s been a pocket watch since then. I’ve had to replace the battery twice, and apart from the band, the only problem I’ve had is that the sound (just a beep) doesn’t work any longer. It’s a great watch.