I've had this watch for a year now, and I really like it. I'm a fireman so I put it through a lot. It's exposed to water and debris frequently and it holds up pretty well. It's definitely chunky. It catches on things pretty often. A real pain with this watch is putting on coats with tight cuffs, like our bunker coat. Also as stated the bezel doesn't really do a whole lot to keep the strap contained. All in all it's a tough watch and I'm constantly putting it to the test and it still looks great and has held up! Keep up the great reviews! Love your channel!
my range man survived tons of field training events and a deployment, I wear it everyday that I put my uniform on. I have the negative display and it works great at all day long and with nods.
This is it! THE casio EDC watch. Sure it looks cool, but is it worth the extra scratch? Comments will be up for a week, then archived on Nov 5, 2016. -Doodle
nutnfancy What is the benefit to archiving? Why not let it go without any curating? Just wondering. Thanks for all the awesome vids! Triple owl here 😎🔫🔫
MoreAmerican my guess would be that they monitor the comments to keep them clean, seeing as this is a family channel. After a week they probably need to move on, and don't have time to monitor the comments anymore. I too am a triple owl, so rock on dude!
Yes, the Rangeman is my favorite Gshock watch! Gshocks have survived thousands of hours in the clinic, banged on treatment tables, chewed on by puppies, thousands of rounds on the range, hours in the outdoors camping and hiking! Great watches!
Nutn, thanks for doing the watch reviews. It's actually inspired me to start a little collection. I've gotten a couple Seiko watches, a Hamilton, and a Casio. I'm sure I'll get more in the future. Just wanted to let you know you're not wasting your time with these and I hope you continue doing them.
It's funny I asked about EDC watch about two years ago and Doddle said Nutn ain't into watches he just wears an old Ironman. It's good to see you come around.
In the late '80's I was installing computer network cabling in the really old USDA building in Washington DC. The walls were between 16 and 24 inches thick of solid concrete/rock depending on which floor you were on. I spent many days on top of a ladder holding on to an sds hammer drill drilling through those walls and actually killed several watches. I had to stop wearing them while drilling because it got too expensive to keep replacing them.
Had G-Shocks since they first came out and had this GW9400 for about 2 yrs now. Wish it was slimmer but other than that, it's a great watch. I did not know you could get different cases and straps until now. Just never crossed my mind to look. I may have to get rid of the black in favor of another color now. Thanks, Dano
Gee Nutn... This is the fourth time or so you made me wanting something sooo bad. I'm currently on the market for a functional, built-like-a-tank, and subjectively affordable watch. and... you just sold me this awesome watch. Thanks Nutn!
I've had the same $10 digital watch from Wal-Mart for 6 years now. 3 deployments, many schools/training exercises and one $5 Velcro strap upgrade later it's still kicking ass (err tellin time). Haven't even had to change the battery out yet haha. If you offered me to trade it right now for that watch I'd keep ol faithful.
I run the G-shock 9300. Looks very similar, but offers a compass, moon phase calender and display along with a temperature read out. I have enjoyed the watch and recommend it.
I would imagine an EDC kit giveaway would be really cool. Something like those inexpensive casios, a cadet, a knife, and a AAA flashlight. Or a variation if thats too expensive as a giveaway. A social media only raffle would be awful since I refuse to use facebook or twitter or anything else.
Great vids as usual, but it reminds me that I have got to START a small watch collection. Got one Pro Trek and like it but watching these vids dials up my desire for more flavor of time. Thanks Nutn keep em coming
I've had the black version for a year and a half, no issues at all. I work nights and don't get many days off so after all this time the battery went low but I put it outside to soak up some sun and we're good again. Didn't know they sell bands and bezels seperate so I'm gonna get this od for mine! Great watch
I've had the negative display model for over 2 years now. The negative display is very nice and legible in the extreme dark or outside, especially in direct sunlight. I'd say it's better in those instances than a normal display. In any other kind of lighting, especially indoors, the big light button and auto light feature come in handy.
Even if the subject matter doesn't totally interest me, I still always try to give you guys a support view & like. Love the watch vids, just wish I could afford one. 😔
Love mine. Get used to size. Mine is JDM model, wrist band has carbon fibre core (I'm sick of resin bands breaking). Frustrating thing about all Casio watches is that you can not get sunrise/sunset and moon phase on the one watch, even those with the most features will only ever have one or the other. On the other hand lack of stabiliser wings os a good thing, it gives you a place to stash small items! I've got a small ferro rod held in there with a ranger band. I'm thinking of buying a tiny mecarmy flashlight to hide on the other side.
I'm gonna watch this video like crazy so that you will keep these watch videos going. I hope one day you will make wrist watch an essential part of your EDC system. I know everybody carries a smart phone that can give you time. But it also gives you so much distraction from emails, social medias, random notifications etc. sometimes all you want to do is check the time.
Hey Nutn, I love your vids and have been a sub for many years. I don’t want to be a downer but I want to let anyone who might be considering a Range Man to know about my son’s experience. For Christmas last year my wife and I bought one for our son. He’s a Marine and we wanted him to have a tough watch when he deploys but he never got the chance to wear it on the job. One day while getting dressed he brushed it against his shirt. The strap came off. He tried but couldn't get it to stay on. So I called Casio. It’s under warranty so I was sure they'd take care of this. Wrong. They told me the warranty only covered the movement NOT THE CASE. I was dumbfounded. How could a watch company that makes what is arguably one of the toughest watches on the planet have a policy like that!?! They flat out refused but told me to send the watch in and they’d provide me with an estimate. I tried to escalate this up the chain of command to no avail. :( I got my first G-Shock in the mid 80s. DW5200 and I still have it. Since then I’ve bought a ton of Casio stuff over the years (they make other things besides watches) but after this interaction with their customer no=service department, I’m done and so is my son.
I've had this watch for 2 years... got it for Christmas. Navy Blue I use the barometer all the time and altitude. a definite must have watch... if you can find. I never knew you could buy replacement bezel and straps.
Love the OD Green. As much as I love analog watch, I have to admit rocking Casio G=Shocks for everyday abuse. When my last G-Shock died I replaced it with a Casio 5 alarm for a position I had at the time, most of my shift was timed out so the alarms came in handy to remind me.
WOW, Your history with watches sounds a lot like mine. All I used were basic Timex watches. They worked. But the Casio Rangeman looks good! Nice review. First Sergeant U.S.Army
Really glad that Nutn is doing this video. This is the next watch I plan to pick up, but getting it the way I want it means buying different colored cover for FDE (want to avoid the inverted screen and still get FDE) and a different band which drives the price up rather a lot. Now to see if my plan is going to remain the same or change...
Just ordered and had delivered a G-Shock GD400-9CS, simple and plain. Opted against another solar/radio controlled G-Shock, had extreme difficulty manually and automatically setting my G-Shock AWG-M100B out of my "home" time-zone. I want some control over my time piece. Rangeman is cool tho!
Hey Nut'n, would you mind doing a knife sharpening vid? I generally suck at it, but I want to be better. I've seen some vids, but they all lack your level of detail. Either way, keep doing what you do man!
IVe got a G-Shock on my wrist right now i got right after i got out of Marine Corps boot camp in February of 2008. never changed the battery. it died once but i just left it on the dash of my truck for a day and now its just fine. i did have to replace the band though i made it a custom 550 cord one lol.
I love great watches, but most G shocks seems to be getting too bulky for me, I like the 5600 size, much bigger or thicker I can't hardly get my hand in my pocket...
I'm with you on the negative displays. I bought a regular G-shock (GD-120MB) last year. It looked cool at the time, but in regular use I find my self using the illuminator fairly often just to be able to read it. I'm 54, but don't need reading glasses. This is the only watch of mine that is hard to read.
Bought a used PRG-40 and it is the best thing ever (says who owns a Suunto Core, Casio PRG250, Casio PRG510, Spovan ABC, Timex WS4). The WS4 kick ass too. Best features: big numbers, rugged and "cheap".
Good time for a watch up-date ! Today Saturday the 29 of October 2016. So Saturday night or at Sunday Morning at 0200 (2 AM) it is time to fall back one hour... Also will let me up-date the correct info for my EDC watch ! Thank you for the video ! tjl
OOPs ! Make that Sunday 06 November 2016 at 0200 (2 AM) for the end of Day light Saving Time; was watching the liberal news on Over the Air TV news and did not hear anything about next week... tjl
Im genuinely surprise that it took this long to introduce the abbreviation 1C, 2C. Also, the Blue TNP Cadet is awesome. ive had it for a month or so now. The color is perfect!
i just recently added a GD-350-1BER to the collection for a steal on amazon. best negative display, function setup and rad design in all my Gs. A Timex T49983 was added as well. the rangeman has great buttons when you're wearing gloves. it's a G-Shock. there are a handful models that suck. this one doesn't
I have the same watch on. I was like where did you get the positive OD color combo? I looked everywhere for it when I bought mine. I hate the negative display also. I may have to do the OD swap on mine as well. Thanks for the info on that will make my Rangeman exactly what i was looking for to start with.
love the watch reviews nutn !!! i have the casio Gd100 watch check out that watch and its only around 50 bucks has practical functions for EDC thanks love that your making more watch reviews TNP channel rocks keep it up :)
I break watches all the time till I got my g shock 2 years ago. Swinging a Hamer all day tends to trash them, but have had Nutting but good luck with my g shock and I've been through so pricy watches.
Elliott Coker I've worn a G-Shock on duty and still do occasionally. If you are stuck with a department where class A's or long sleeves are mandatory (I have full sleeves and we have a "no visible tats" policy), the G-shock can be a little annoying because the face is fairly large. So it annoys me at the cuff. I have generally swapped to all black Timex Ironnan watches for duty and haven't felt like I'm lacking anything. Except the Ironmans have a tendency for the "indiglo" illumination to stop working after about a year to 2 years. For $30 on average though, they're solid duty watches to beat the hell out of.
Hey Nutn I work in the woods and I've always had a g-shock good stuff for the price. But I am still in the slim and simple way of thinking. For the past couple years I have worn the g-shock DW-5600E and it's been a great time piece with just enough features. Have you ever worn one? I would bet you have.
Being a car-guy, as I know you are, we know ANYTHING that they can call "JDM" makes it not only have "like 40 extra horsepower", but it also drives the price up... Sounds like the "watch game" isn't much different.
I swapped the ProTrek for this last year... much less prone to scratching, and looks much better after living on my wrist for a year than the last watch did.
Unerring 01 I had the PRW-2500. I liked everything but the bezel, which looked about as good as a chain smoking 50 year old rock star after living on my wrist for three years.
Hey NutnFancy, can you give us the dope on midrange-high end (price wise) scopes? Meopta, Ziess, Leupold, Trijicon? What is my money really getting me?
Got one, it wouldn't connect to the clock in denver no matter where or when I tried. Ended up with the Garmin Fenix 3 instead, love the extra GPS functionality. Worth it for the extra price. Cheers nutn
JimboTV I don't have that problem. I know that in the book that came with it, you are to face the watch a certain direction... but that seems pretty stupid. mine syncs every night at 0004 hrs. best of luck to ya
I'm curious. You wear your watch on your right hand which implies you are left handed but you appear to be shooting right handed. Are you left or right handed?
Tried the Rangeman, and it seemed to bulky for me. Love the protrek, the 3100 has the STN LCD display making it way easier to see. now to install nato bands on it :D
Do a review on SUUNTO watches. Better looks than the G Shock My Suunto core has all these and gps built in with a better look. They've been making watches with alt/bar + temp for a while now.
Also lots of Suunto watches have bread crumb trail feature and also can connect to your cell phone via bluetooth with out the watch being a 'smart watch'.
I will testify; Casio makes some great cheap watches. You might look into the AQ-S810W or the AQ-S800W. Both have the same functions, but the 800 is slimmer and comes in a cool black and orange. They're both solar and both go for under $40. I got my 800 for $25 at Wal-Mart, and last I checked it's close to that price on Amazon. Both make excellent work watches. Both are 100m water resistant too. They're analog and digital. -Timer -Stopwatch -World time -Day, date -24 or 12 hour digital And much more. They're great watches, but I'd say avoid the ones with a gloss finish. That's usually the candy colors, the white, the red, the blue...I bought a white 810 and the gloss finish isn't impressive. It's kinda gross on some of the edges. But your dark blue, black, green probably, those all look really good. If you don't need that much stuff, you can get cheaper ones/smaller ones, but they might scare the ladies away. Nutn's embarrassing watch collection video talks about that in depth.
Man why can't Casio just make a watch that's easy to read? The dial seems too busy, tight, and too small a font for quick read and analysis. Great review but Not a fan.
Can you set the top display to any of the functions? The Compass is what appeals to me most and I'd like to have rough direction available at any given time.
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I've had this watch for a year now, and I really like it. I'm a fireman so I put it through a lot. It's exposed to water and debris frequently and it holds up pretty well. It's definitely chunky. It catches on things pretty often. A real pain with this watch is putting on coats with tight cuffs, like our bunker coat. Also as stated the bezel doesn't really do a whole lot to keep the strap contained. All in all it's a tough watch and I'm constantly putting it to the test and it still looks great and has held up! Keep up the great reviews! Love your channel!
my range man survived tons of field training events and a deployment, I wear it everyday that I put my uniform on. I have the negative display and it works great at all day long and with nods.
Went to the hospital tonight, and the ER doctor was wearing this watch. He loves it.
This is it! THE casio EDC watch. Sure it looks cool, but is it worth the extra scratch?
Comments will be up for a week, then archived on Nov 5, 2016. -Doodle
nutnfancy
What is the benefit to archiving?
Why not let it go without any curating?
Just wondering.
Thanks for all the awesome vids! Triple owl here 😎🔫🔫
MoreAmerican my guess would be that they monitor the comments to keep them clean, seeing as this is a family channel. After a week they probably need to move on, and don't have time to monitor the comments anymore.
I too am a triple owl, so rock on dude!
nutnfancy Please review something from the Suunto line. Would like your opinion on them.
Almost seems like you need a 3C category for something that is both 1C+2C
Yes, the Rangeman is my favorite Gshock watch! Gshocks have survived thousands of hours in the clinic, banged on treatment tables, chewed on by puppies, thousands of rounds on the range, hours in the outdoors camping and hiking! Great watches!
Dude, stop with the reviews of all these awesome watches...my bank account can't take anymore. ;)
Every soldier "i came across" wears these kind of watches. They dont wear 5000 $ analog "special forces watches".
Nutn, thanks for doing the watch reviews. It's actually inspired me to start a little collection. I've gotten a couple Seiko watches, a Hamilton, and a Casio. I'm sure I'll get more in the future. Just wanted to let you know you're not wasting your time with these and I hope you continue doing them.
After nutn stops nutn on the watch the review starts at about 10:05
I prefer Protrek PRG-270
I've had one for 2 years. Best watch I've ever owned!
It's funny I asked about EDC watch about two years ago and Doddle said Nutn ain't into watches he just wears an old Ironman.
It's good to see you come around.
In the late '80's I was installing computer network cabling in the really old USDA building in Washington DC. The walls were between 16 and 24 inches thick of solid concrete/rock depending on which floor you were on. I spent many days on top of a ladder holding on to an sds hammer drill drilling through those walls and actually killed several watches. I had to stop wearing them while drilling because it got too expensive to keep replacing them.
I've always loved the looks of G-Shocks but my Suunto core has lasted 2 deployments and is still ticking :)
Had G-Shocks since they first came out and had this GW9400 for about 2 yrs now. Wish it was slimmer but other than that, it's a great watch. I did not know you could get different cases and straps until now. Just never crossed my mind to look. I may have to get rid of the black in favor of another color now.
Thanks,
Dano
Gee Nutn... This is the fourth time or so you made me wanting something sooo bad. I'm currently on the market for a functional, built-like-a-tank, and subjectively affordable watch. and... you just sold me this awesome watch. Thanks Nutn!
I remember when G-shock cost thirty five dollars at your local drug store.
Steve Ikr!?!?
I have this watch in negative display and I love it.
I love this watch I've been wearing the black version everyday since I bought it
I've had the same $10 digital watch from Wal-Mart for 6 years now. 3 deployments, many schools/training exercises and one $5 Velcro strap upgrade later it's still kicking ass (err tellin time). Haven't even had to change the battery out yet haha. If you offered me to trade it right now for that watch I'd keep ol faithful.
I run the G-shock 9300. Looks very similar, but offers a compass, moon phase calender and display along with a temperature read out. I have enjoyed the watch and recommend it.
I would imagine an EDC kit giveaway would be really cool. Something like those inexpensive casios, a cadet, a knife, and a AAA flashlight. Or a variation if thats too expensive as a giveaway. A social media only raffle would be awful since I refuse to use facebook or twitter or anything else.
Sizukun1 TH-cam raffle only!
Great vids as usual, but it reminds me that I have got to START a small watch collection. Got one Pro Trek and like it but watching these vids dials up my desire for more flavor of time. Thanks Nutn keep em coming
I've had the black version for a year and a half, no issues at all. I work nights and don't get many days off so after all this time the battery went low but I put it outside to soak up some sun and we're good again. Didn't know they sell bands and bezels seperate so I'm gonna get this od for mine! Great watch
Luminox guy here. Just bought the white lettered sentry model last night. Awesome awesome analog watch. Time will tell though, no pun intended
I've had the negative display model for over 2 years now. The negative display is very nice and legible in the extreme dark or outside, especially in direct sunlight. I'd say it's better in those instances than a normal display. In any other kind of lighting, especially indoors, the big light button and auto light feature come in handy.
Even if the subject matter doesn't totally interest me, I still always try to give you guys a support view & like. Love the watch vids, just wish I could afford one. 😔
Love mine. Get used to size. Mine is JDM model, wrist band has carbon fibre core (I'm sick of resin bands breaking). Frustrating thing about all Casio watches is that you can not get sunrise/sunset and moon phase on the one watch, even those with the most features will only ever have one or the other. On the other hand lack of stabiliser wings os a good thing, it gives you a place to stash small items! I've got a small ferro rod held in there with a ranger band. I'm thinking of buying a tiny mecarmy flashlight to hide on the other side.
Wearing my negative display rangeman! Love it, tactical AF, definitely 2c all the way.
I'm gonna watch this video like crazy so that you will keep these watch videos going.
I hope one day you will make wrist watch an essential part of your EDC system. I know everybody carries a smart phone that can give you time. But it also gives you so much distraction from emails, social medias, random notifications etc. sometimes all you want to do is check the time.
Hey Nutn, I love your vids and have been a sub for many years. I don’t want to be a downer but I want to let anyone who might be considering a Range Man to know about my son’s experience. For Christmas last year my wife and I bought one for our son. He’s a Marine and we wanted him to have a tough watch when he deploys but he never got the chance to wear it on the job. One day while getting dressed he brushed it against his shirt. The strap came off. He tried but couldn't get it to stay on. So I called Casio. It’s under warranty so I was sure they'd take care of this. Wrong. They told me the warranty only covered the movement NOT THE CASE. I was dumbfounded. How could a watch company that makes what is arguably one of the toughest watches on the planet have a policy like that!?! They flat out refused but told me to send the watch in and they’d provide me with an estimate. I tried to escalate this up the chain of command to no avail. :( I got my first G-Shock in the mid 80s. DW5200 and I still have it. Since then I’ve bought a ton of Casio stuff over the years (they make other things besides watches) but after this interaction with their customer no=service department, I’m done and so is my son.
I waited so long for you to make this video
I've had this watch for 2 years... got it for Christmas. Navy Blue I use the barometer all the time and altitude. a definite must have watch... if you can find. I never knew you could buy replacement bezel and straps.
Love the OD Green. As much as I love analog watch, I have to admit rocking Casio G=Shocks for everyday abuse. When my last G-Shock died I replaced it with a Casio 5 alarm for a position I had at the time, most of my shift was timed out so the alarms came in handy to remind me.
WOW, Your history with watches sounds a lot like mine. All I used were basic Timex watches. They worked.
But the Casio Rangeman looks good! Nice review.
First Sergeant U.S.Army
The older I become, the simpler the watch needs to be...
Bro, if your getting into Casios you need to get a frogman. It's the holy grail of g shocks!
I have a gshock that glows blue instead of a normal light, can't live without it now.
Really glad that Nutn is doing this video. This is the next watch I plan to pick up, but getting it the way I want it means buying different colored cover for FDE (want to avoid the inverted screen and still get FDE) and a different band which drives the price up rather a lot. Now to see if my plan is going to remain the same or change...
I have this watch in black and love it !
I got a jdm all black with negative display. I like it a lot.
The weak spot in G-Shock watches is the rubber around the pins, which tears with age. My 1988 Casio G-Shock is on its 5th set of bands.
so is it the bands then?
I had a g-shock in the mid 90s when I was a tanker in the army. always hitting it on stuff. (the tank) it held up through my 3 year service.
Just ordered and had delivered a G-Shock GD400-9CS, simple and plain. Opted against another solar/radio controlled G-Shock, had extreme difficulty manually and automatically setting my G-Shock AWG-M100B out of my "home" time-zone. I want some control over my time piece. Rangeman is cool tho!
A great tnp vid to watch while I sharpen some knives
Sharpening knives is a rewarding man skill...I love the result. Which sharpener you using? -nutn actual
Hey Nut'n, would you mind doing a knife sharpening vid? I generally suck at it, but I want to be better. I've seen some vids, but they all lack your level of detail. Either way, keep doing what you do man!
IVe got a G-Shock on my wrist right now i got right after i got out of Marine Corps boot camp in February of 2008. never changed the battery. it died once but i just left it on the dash of my truck for a day and now its just fine. i did have to replace the band though i made it a custom 550 cord one lol.
I agree, knives, guns, watches, I also like Pens, all fun.
I love great watches, but most G shocks seems to be getting too bulky for me, I like the 5600 size, much bigger or thicker I can't hardly get my hand in my pocket...
I'm with you on the negative displays. I bought a regular G-shock (GD-120MB) last year. It looked cool at the time, but in regular use I find my self using the illuminator fairly often just to be able to read it. I'm 54, but don't need reading glasses. This is the only watch of mine that is hard to read.
Bought a used PRG-40 and it is the best thing ever (says who owns a Suunto Core, Casio PRG250, Casio PRG510, Spovan ABC, Timex WS4). The WS4 kick ass too. Best features: big numbers, rugged and "cheap".
Good time for a watch up-date ! Today Saturday the 29 of October 2016. So Saturday night or at Sunday Morning at 0200 (2 AM) it is time to fall back one hour... Also will let me up-date the correct info for my EDC watch ! Thank you for the video ! tjl
Also the zombies peak at the end of October ! tjl
Daylight savings ends next weekend, not this one.
Thanks for reminding me!
OOPs ! Make that Sunday 06 November 2016 at 0200 (2 AM) for the end of Day light Saving Time; was watching the liberal news on Over the Air TV news and did not hear anything about next week... tjl
Love the Navy blue G shocks, I have the Mudman in navy and it's been great.
I have the GG1000-1A5, love it. Picked it up on eBay for $210.
Can't really go wrong with any of the Casio watches.
Got this watch for like 2 years now. A bit bulky, but still an awesome watch.
Im genuinely surprise that it took this long to introduce the abbreviation 1C, 2C. Also, the Blue TNP Cadet is awesome. ive had it for a month or so now. The color is perfect!
Sweet, should also come in more colors at the same price point.
own it!!!!!! LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wont need another watch ever
A VERY attractive watch. Great review Nutn.
i just recently added a GD-350-1BER to the collection for a steal on amazon. best negative display, function setup and rad design in all my Gs. A Timex T49983 was added as well.
the rangeman has great buttons when you're wearing gloves.
it's a G-Shock. there are a handful models that suck.
this one doesn't
So if your gauges crap out in your Cessna plane you can tape this watch to the dashboard but add or sub 75 feet from you altitude due to error range
I couldn't care less about watch reviews. BUT, Ill give every video of nutns a view.
Luv the watch reviews.
I like it a lot. Little too tactical looking for me.
I have the same watch on. I was like where did you get the positive OD color combo? I looked everywhere for it when I bought mine. I hate the negative display also. I may have to do the OD swap on mine as well. Thanks for the info on that will make my Rangeman exactly what i was looking for to start with.
Keep it up Nutn. Love all your vids
Love this watch got one for a hell of a deal on eBay $180 mine doesn't have the red highlights though I wish it did.
love the watch reviews nutn !!! i have the casio Gd100 watch check out that watch and its only around 50 bucks has practical functions for EDC thanks love that your making more watch reviews TNP channel rocks keep it up :)
I break watches all the time till I got my g shock 2 years ago. Swinging a Hamer all day tends to trash them, but have had Nutting but good luck with my g shock and I've been through so pricy watches.
I actually was just looking at this watch to purchase for me to use as a work watch LEO
Elliott Coker I've worn a G-Shock on duty and still do occasionally. If you are stuck with a department where class A's or long sleeves are mandatory (I have full sleeves and we have a "no visible tats" policy), the G-shock can be a little annoying because the face is fairly large. So it annoys me at the cuff. I have generally swapped to all black Timex Ironnan watches for duty and haven't felt like I'm lacking anything. Except the Ironmans have a tendency for the "indiglo" illumination to stop working after about a year to 2 years. For $30 on average though, they're solid duty watches to beat the hell out of.
Hey Nutn I work in the woods and I've always had a g-shock good stuff for the price. But I am still in the slim and simple way of thinking. For the past couple years I have worn the g-shock DW-5600E and it's been a great time piece with just enough features. Have you ever worn one? I would bet you have.
Love these video reviews.
I need you guys to drop your new AR10 review that you are hinting at, I want to know if it beats out your review of the M&P 10 before Nov 8th!
Can you do a review of Casio calculator watches in FDE? I like to nerd out while looking tacticool.
Being a car-guy, as I know you are, we know ANYTHING that they can call "JDM" makes it not only have "like 40 extra horsepower", but it also drives the price up... Sounds like the "watch game" isn't much different.
Love my Casio ProTrek I bought off your recommendation :-)
I swapped the ProTrek for this last year... much less prone to scratching, and looks much better after living on my wrist for a year than the last watch did.
What ProTrek did you get? I want to know if the white one (with the reverse display) is a gloss finish and if so, does it look good?
Unerring 01 I had the PRW-2500. I liked everything but the bezel, which looked about as good as a chain smoking 50 year old rock star after living on my wrist for three years.
Unerring 01 My favorite part of this watch, aside from how good it looks after being abused, is the snooze alarm.
Hey NutnFancy, can you give us the dope on midrange-high end (price wise) scopes? Meopta, Ziess, Leupold, Trijicon? What is my money really getting me?
Excellent vid!
My only stipulation in a wristwatch is that it not be electronic. I like mechanical self-winders.
Got one, it wouldn't connect to the clock in denver no matter where or when I tried. Ended up with the Garmin Fenix 3 instead, love the extra GPS functionality. Worth it for the extra price. Cheers nutn
JimboTV I don't have that problem. I know that in the book that came with it, you are to face the watch a certain direction... but that seems pretty stupid. mine syncs every night at 0004 hrs. best of luck to ya
When will your Suunto Core review drop? You mentioned it on the last QTN. I've been on the fence for a year now.
Nice watch. 100% 1C!!
Do you have any experience with "pilots" watches with the e6b dial? If so are they useful or just a gimmick?
I got the same watch only with the black background, and it is a problem. Hard to read the numbers so much so that I never wear it.
Thanks for making this video I've been looking at this watch forever. Thanks dude
I'm curious. You wear your watch on your right hand which implies you are left handed but you appear to be shooting right handed. Are you left or right handed?
Old Fart He is cross eye dominant
Went with a Protrek 3100, same features less bulk :D
Ciprian M The 3100 and Rangeman seem similar. I'm trying to decide between the two.
Tried the Rangeman, and it seemed to bulky for me. Love the protrek, the 3100 has the STN LCD display making it way easier to see. now to install nato bands on it :D
Do a review on SUUNTO watches. Better looks than the G Shock
My Suunto core has all these and gps built in with a better look.
They've been making watches with alt/bar + temp for a while now.
Also lots of Suunto watches have bread crumb trail feature and also can connect to your cell phone via bluetooth with out the watch being a 'smart watch'.
Hoping to see the review for the Suunto watch you said you were going to post.
Needs a negative display but it is the daddy!
DRED ATOR mine is negative, it can be hard to read.
Drapetomanius Grimr I've had my GW9300GB for 5 years and I get on fine with it, they're great watches.
Hey nutnfancy will you ever review cheaper g shocks?
Boois Hoois if I had the option to buy a nice 200 g shock I would but I'm still in highschool :/ but I'm getting my workers permit soon
I will testify; Casio makes some great cheap watches. You might look into the AQ-S810W or the AQ-S800W. Both have the same functions, but the 800 is slimmer and comes in a cool black and orange. They're both solar and both go for under $40. I got my 800 for $25 at Wal-Mart, and last I checked it's close to that price on Amazon. Both make excellent work watches. Both are 100m water resistant too. They're analog and digital.
-Timer
-Stopwatch
-World time
-Day, date
-24 or 12 hour digital
And much more. They're great watches, but I'd say avoid the ones with a gloss finish. That's usually the candy colors, the white, the red, the blue...I bought a white 810 and the gloss finish isn't impressive. It's kinda gross on some of the edges. But your dark blue, black, green probably, those all look really good. If you don't need that much stuff, you can get cheaper ones/smaller ones, but they might scare the ladies away. Nutn's embarrassing watch collection video talks about that in depth.
Unerring 01 aye thanks man I'll check them out and see how they fit
Unerring 01
I'd like to hear you thoughts on a Casio prw3000, 511 tactical w/ ballistic calculator and suunto core
o I see you have the Casio sorry
Hey nutnfancy, Have you ever had a Sunnto Core? If not can you review them plz?
That's a good price. Here they sell them for 250€
Man why can't Casio just make a watch that's easy to read? The dial seems too busy, tight, and too small a font for quick read and analysis.
Great review but Not a fan.
nathan rubio They do, it's the Pro Trek line.
are you going to do a pebble watch review?
Gotta check out a Suunto Traverse Alpha
Beautiful watch, but definitely not for those of us who cannot afford to pay $300+
My C308 doesn't need to tell time. *hint hint*
So are all of these tactical casio's solar power? Do I need to rely on a battery?
REVIEW THAT PEBBLE. Thanks.
Glock 43 with taran tactical baseplate @ 5:23. Review coming?
Can you set the top display to any of the functions? The Compass is what appeals to me most and I'd like to have rough direction available at any given time.