My first foray into G-Shock watches, I picked this model out because of the different dial configuration, with the interesting seconds and mode indicator.

The only real “special feature” here is the one-touch stopwatch: press the big central button and you automatically start the stopwatch.

It’s a nice casual sporty weekend watch, easy-to-read analog display, with all the standard usefulness of any G-Shock. It goes with most anything, is big and chunky, and is comfortable to wear. The rounded case is a nice change from more aggressive G-Shock cases, making it slightly more subdued than other big-case models.

The only real drawback? It’s a little boring, or “not terribly exciting” – but sometimes flashy isn’t what you want, so I think that’s alright. It’s a great model to have in the collection.

Here are the stats…

• 57.6 × 48.9 × 17.1mm
• 200m (20 bar) water resistance, shock resistant
• stopwatch, countdown timer, multiple alarms, world time
• resin case & band, mineral glass
• weight 75g