Casio Men's G-Shock GW6900-1 Tough Solar Sport Watch

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Although bigger that the GW-M5600 it still sits well on the wrist and is if anything more comfortable. The Triple Sensor is not a professional-level instrument. If your life depends on a good compass, get a good compass. Same for the altimeter. Due to body heat, the thermometer is only accurate off your wrist.

Although the GW6900 display is more capable in some ways, some people may prefer the look and the straightforward layout of the GWM5610 display. The main digits on the GWM5610 are larger than the GW6900, making it easier to read. The GW6900 has a front light button that is easier to access and press than the side light button on the GWM5610. Many people also find that the side buttons on the GW6900 are easier to press than the buttons of the GWM5610. Plenty. It has Multiband 6 so it receives all the time signals in each country that has such a service. It is also solar powered and basically won't need a battery. There is a rechargeable battery in there and that should be good for 20+ years unless you put the watch in a box. Even if you have it just laying on a desk it will be good for a very, very long time.One of the Rangeman’s unique features: one-touch instant start for the stopwatch. If you’re in the normal Time Mode, a single press of the lower right button will instantly switch modes and start the stopwatch. You can also get to Stopwatch Mode by cycling the lower left mode button. Again this is an atomic watch. Should you be in a zone where there is no reception it will run with quartz accuracy. Casio specs that as +/- 15s per month. Mine was about 8 seconds off after around 40 days of not syncing, IIRC. So that would be six seconds per month. Accurate enough for most folks, I'd say. If it syncs you get to the second accuracy, of course.

Unfortunately, it doesn't have a time swap function where it swaps between the home time and the second time zone. Of those three models, the G-9000 is probably "wears" the smallest. As Watch_Geekmaster noted, the straps on the DW- and GW-6900 "gap" at the sides of the wrist for a lot of people. Even though it's a different model, there's a great picture of the problem in this thread: https://www.watchuseek.com/f43/skinny-wrist-strap-mod-less-strap-gap-more-flex-676089.html The Casio GW6900-1 watch is compact in size, with dimensions of 53.2 x 50 x 17.7 millimeters, and lightweight at only 63 grams. It is made with high-quality materials to ensure maximum durability and is built with a quartz (solar) mechanism type. The 6900’s easily recognized by its round shape flattened at the bottom, the “three eyes” (a.k.a., “triple graph”) and the light activation button located front and center on the bottom of the face. The watch on the left is a GW-9000, not a G-9000MS, but it uses the same case, bezel, and strap, so they're identical in size and shape.In their favor, the DW5600 and DW6900 have “flash alerts” with a flashing display and buzzer for the alarm and hourly time signals. Also, the countdown timer is settable in 1-second, 1-minute, and 1-hour increments, rather than just 1-minute and 1-hour increments for the GW models. The timer also has an auto-repeat function. The Triple Sensor works well as a general reference. The barometer is the most useful of the functions; it includes a barometric pressure trend graph. The trend graph can be toggled on to replace the weekday at the top of the LCD (displaying constantly in the Time Mode). The GW-6900 on the right is mounted on Casio strap adapters and a one-piece Zulu strap, which may affect the way it compares to the other two models while strapped to a piece of wrist-sized PVC pipe (and no, it's not "wrist-shaped" which means the third shot does not accurately reflect the "wrist gap" on any of them.) The alarm seems louder than the GW-M5600, possibly because of the larger case. It's still not loud enough to wake me up! Mine arrived today and it's a really great watch. As Till has covered the bases, I'll just add my particular pluses and minuses, particularly in comparison with my GW-M5600-1ER. Just for reference mine is a GW-6900-1ER.