Ironman v G-Shock! Who Is The King?
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A couple of legends going head to head today, but which one will take the crown, and which one would you buy? I think you can possibly guess my choice.... ;) Cheers, Jody
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In the early 90’s I was a US submariner and a bunch of us where Ironman watches with the indigo backlight. They were perfect for checking the time when the control room was rigged red for periscope depth. In fact, so many of us wore them that one of my shipmate’s told his wife about it, and since she worked in PR she pitched it to timex. A few months later they ran full page ads of a bunch of guys standing on a submarine in the dark with their wrists glowing blue. I remember the copy being super cringy (something about “lights out drills”) but it was still pretty cool.
I recently bought the Ironman for $50 Canadian; I've had a GW-5000u for quite some time. The Timex's buttons are way easier to use. I don't love the skinny fonts, but the Timex dial is surprisingly gorgeous to look at. The screen background is cleaner, the numbers are WAY bigger. For just seeing the time while you're in the gym (what I use the Timex for), Timex wins hands down. I don't love the Timex band as much as you; it's a very hard plastic that's not very comfy. I do like the keeper though. There's something attractive about the Timex that you can't see in a TH-cam video... it has a very interesting depth to the dial, while the Casio's is one-dimensional and shallow. The Casio looks a lot like it's 80's ancestor; the Timex has evolved into something completely different. When I bought the Ironman, I just wanted something for the gym that I could sweat all over, allow to get bumped, and not care about too much, because it didn't cost me anything. But I've been surprised by how much I like it... they did a really great job of creating a very nice looking and super usable beater watch. I'd recommend it without hesitation. In Canada, the Casio 5600 is also more than twice the cost of the Ironman, which would be a big factor in making a recommendation.
Packaging is a strange category. You throw it away 2 minutes after you buy the watch. Who cares if it's in a chest or a paper bag?
Great video about real world watches as always!! 🧡🔥⌚ And best voice on TH-cam!
Good job Jody, but i think you missed a huge part of the backlight. The Ironman gets a 10 for backlight due to night mode! Hold down the light button for 3 seconds and a little crescent moon shows up. While in night mode a push of any button turns on the Indiglo for 3 seconds. The G Shock light is ok, but try to change your alarm or timer settings in the dark. It's a pain with the G Shock, but super easy with the Timex night mode. I don’t know how so many reviews that mention Indiglo skip over night mode. Sometimes I have to work in the dark. Night mode is the reason I keep buying Ironman watches even though i have 3 solar G Shocks with Multiband 6. I always wear an Ironman to work. I'm wearing the retro colored one from your video right now. I have a blacked out one arriving from Amazon tomorrow.
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I have bought multiple g-shocks from Amazon and have never gotten the tin packaging, just a cardboard box.
My very first watch when I was 12yo was the Timex Iron Man, the *EXACT* one you showed in the old advert. I was just clearing out old boxes and found it (dead of course), it is beaten to hell the buttons on the front are cracked but I stuck a battery and wouldn't you know, it works, it runs better than I do for its age. I'm keeping it for nostalgia of course, but nowadays I wear one of my multiple G-Squares almost on the daily. This was a *Great* comparison, thank you.
Jody, check out the new version of the Ironman. It has the same module & functions but a more modern case design and button layout. And they look cool 😁👍🏼
Great comparison. Just bought the 5600 yesterday and already own the Timex which was my childhood timepiece. This first G probably won’t be my last.
They updated that GShock model to have an LED, among other upgrades. I think it's worth seeking out over the older model featured here if someone wanted to get one. Then again, there's also a model exactly like that but with solar charging that's even better too!
Most people (the mainstream )in the world know Casio G-Shock. I don't think most people have ever heard of a timex Iron Man outside the US. That says it all.
The Ironman was BIG in the UK, back in the day. I know someone who still wears their original as their daily!
@@rc8rider mate.....don't even try and pretend it's the same thing. You completely ignored that I specifically said the mainstream. I could go to Kenya, Mongolia, India, Russia, Morrocco, and Bolivia. And I would easily find people (as in not watch ⌚ nerds like us) who know both Casio and G-Shock. Most wouldn't have even heard of Timex. Timex is like Texas Instruments calculators. Mostly known in the US. Not in the majority of the world. The majority of the world grows up using Casio calculators in school and has never even heard of Texas Instruments. Same applies to Timex.
Let's not sod about it's the G-Shock and that's the end of it.
Casio does offer a large time display in the form of the W-96H, though it isn't a G-Shock
I always see the Ironman compared with a G square. Personally I think the better comparison would be with a Standard 6900
I don't like the elongated numbers on the new Ironman (the ones on the older one looks OK).
My favourite video this year!
This is like asking me which of my two sons I love better. Well that’s simple. It’s the Casio. 😆. I think they are both great and pretty equal but Casio is the better brand IMO. Thanks for the fun comparison!
I have two older Timex Ironman watches with the nylon and Velcro bands and plenty of g shocks. I’m surprised Timex didn’t call theirs T-Shock 🤔
Brand 7 to 10 just to get the G in front 🧐😕
I really wanna see the watch that scores better than a G-Shock for toughness after watching this. Solid video Jodi
Fair!
Since I'm 70, I'm partial to the more legible one. But I'm wearing a Casio.
I guess I wouldn't be super thrilled about the added thickness of the Ironman, but the extra visibility, the fact the side pushers aren't as hard to access, and the better backlight would see me getting the Timex out of these two. If they had a solar variant I'd get one yesterday, maybe they'll get there soon as they've been rolling out more and more solar powered models, one can only hope.
And back on that indiglo backlight, the fact you can get it to trigger when you press the buttons is just such a great feature in my mind, I seriously wonder why the rest of the industry hasn't tried to copy that functionality.
If any of my squares/protreks/or edifices had that feature, I might never take them off.
You need to test an original 5600, Far superior build to the new one!!!!
0:18 shows AJ vs Uysk😂 but ok
- I had that Casio back in 1987. My girlfriend at the time hated it on my wrist but never told me. I wish she had because she became my wife and I never would’ve married her had I known she hated my G-Shock.
HAHAHA... my wife hated my DW5600E as well, but she has come around (or at least knows I like it a lot) .. she doesn't complain about it anymore. And said she likes my GW-S5600U ?
LoL! When I had my G-Shock Square my wife didn't like it said the round shape looks better. So she likes my Rangrman GW9400-1 😁
My wife hated my black Casio Royale at the beginning. "Like a kids watch with that stupid world map!" Now in the meantime she loves it ☺️
Women always hate G-Shocks and other similar plastic watches.
@@folksurvival But mine wears a LWS2000H-2AV and she loves it, as well as the step tracker!
we don't wear the box, Jody.
Japanese market G-Shocks just seem to come in paper box, with the watch in a little plastic bag inside the box. My $200~ GW-S5600 came like this.
No, but a good box is always a plus if you want to travel with your watch or keep it stored for whatever reason. Will also make it a better present if you want to gift it to someone.
The packaging score having the same weight as the score for wearability or features seems wacky. If price is 2x, I suggest packaging score be 0.5x.
@@toddtannenbaum7092 Agreed.
Before the Ironman there was the Timex Atlantis, a steel bodied digital that had the same-ish screen display. I bought several of them, finding it easier to buy a new watch than getting the battery changed. I even gave a few away as gifts. Had one glued to the instrument cluster of a Honda Motorcycle for a few years too!
To get my three boys into watches, I bought them all this same G for Christmas. It’s a classic. The wife discouraged me from sending them down the rabbit hole but hey, it’s lonely down here!
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In the US, the standard Timex Ironmans are often found $10 less than the basic Gshocks.
Cool video. IMO, 5600 is the better watch, but the Ironman is more endearing. I had an Ironman variant as a kid in the 90s; I loved it.
Does the Timex have an audible alarm? I know the G-Shock's is pathetic.
In the 1987 winter Book of Dreams the Casio is £35 and the Timex is £25.
That was Usyk not Fury against AJ in the picture 👍
Thank You! Lol, I was looking for this comment.
G Shock all the way, coz CASIO is GOD TIER
I would go Timex for the nostalgia in America during the 80’s. It was the 90’s before I heard of Gshock.
Even though I love G-Shocks now, I grew up with a colorful Timex Ironman in the 90s and it was the watch hooked me into watch collecting years later.
Gotta be the G-Shock
I have 100 G-Shocks already, so it will be the Timex
It's definitely the timex
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Duck season
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Duck season 😁
All day.
@@nate9221lol no. Only if you already have a bunch of G:s.
Casio over ANY Timex, anytime
I was team Ironman when I was young. I've gone G-shock since.
I think the Casio is undeniably a better watch and don't have much of a problem with that, although I really think the branding category needs some clarity. Maybe it's a regional thing and I'm out of line, but the number of Timex watches in this world is outrageous. Even when I was a kid (I'm 46 now) every single old guy wore a Timex and it's not much different now. Now these old non-watch guys have sock drawers or night stands full of old Timex watches from every period of their life. Every TV show back in the black and white TV days were sponsored by Timex. Even in the 80s, me and my friends mostly had a Timex model. (although there were a few casios around that we might have honestly liked more) So I guess it depends on how you're looking at it. If it's digital vs digital, I get it. But if it's a brand-wide, real-world popularity contest and we're looking at the whole history, it's truly not even close.
That all being said, yeah. The Casio is totally better.
Yes very regional. I’d like a Timex, I really would, I’m of the age that the Ironman was really desirable in my late teens to early 20s. But they were and still are so expensive. Result even now, when I get the itch, I go and check an Ironman’s price and for the money there always are 3 or 4 better priced Gs, even of the more modern and feature rich variety. Growing up lots of us had Casios, Timex were few and far between. And the older folk here didn’t have Timex either. My sensation is the opposite of yours, Casio is ubiquitous and worldwide, Timex is heavy in some markets, rare as hen’s teeth in others.
@@marcelovasconcellos6067 That's interesting to think about. I get it though, and absolutely believe you. I think it's easy to get caught up in your own life experience and not understand how it is elsewhere. Especially back then before the Internet started tying us together. I had the Timex watches because they WERE the less expensive ones.......with the exception of the f91w anyway. We'd wear them in the yard at recess, pressing buttons that made beeping sounds and pretend we could control the planes that flew by with them.
When it actually was the 90’s I loved the Ironman. I did everything with that thing. It was indestructible. Thanks for the video Jody. 👍
Sadly, it's less about nostalgia and more about which I can see without my glasses, these days.😢
In that case take a look at the GBX100 and GBD200 - their MIP displays are fantastic and the numerals much bigger and easier to read.
Gbd200
Timex's straps are quick to snap, which sucks. Worse is that they don't have stock for a replacement. Gave all my timex watches away.
I owned a Timex Atlantis. All my friends had an Ironman in the 80s. I just bought a new Atlantis and love it.
Wow! A blast from the past. I haven’t seen one of those in like 30yrs.
this game was rigged :-0
I miss the mid 80s! ):
Had a Great Timex in the early 2000s called the Humvee it was a tough Digital with a Velcro strap loved it cant get them any more ,shame ):
To be honest, though I suspected (correctly) which watch was going to cross the finish line first, I was really routing for the Timex. I think I, personally, would have rated the Timex higher in the "Brand " category by a point at least. Growing up in the 70's, Timex was THE affordable watch. My first watch as a boy was, in fact, a navy blue dialed Timex hand winder, similar in appearance to every other watch I had, up until that point, ever seen. The TV commercials were ubiquitous, the tag line still resonates in the zeitgeist 40 years later, and, as a bonus, the brand seems to be having a bit of a mini Renaissance lately while G-Shock is releasing grotesquely expensive special editions of watches they had in their catalog for decades.
Having said that, though, the 5600 is just a better looking accessory than the Ironman, in my opinion, at least.
I appreciate everything you said but BOO your partial to G shock and I think you gave Casio some points they didn’t deserve. However I do love the 5600 and have one in my box or maybe more then one. If I had a watch channel and I dont! ( UNFORTUNATELY ) I would have gave it to Timex because Im American and I started out with Timex! Mickey Mouse wind up and like you with Casio I have tons of them in my box. The great American brand that’s not made in America lol. Enough rambling Great video DR Watch.
This is really good content. I have the exact G-Shock and love it, but the Timex looks good.
I have both, the G-shock and Timex. lets just say I've forgotten were I left the Timex,..and the G-shock,.....Well it's likely be on my wrist as my body is sealed in the casket.
The buttons on the Timex are easier to use than the Casio.
I don't think the packaging should have been included. I still wear an ironman. Thanks Jody.
Guessing regional differences. I have both The Ironman and the 5610U...Got the Ironman when it was on sale for about $40 Canadian which was a steal. Both also came in the same crappy cardboard like the Ironman in this video.
Two things not covered in the video:
1. The Timex allows you to display the date in an international format for us non-Americans
2. The G-Shock has that infamous receded adjust button that is a pain to operate. This one particularly bothers me as I use the timer quite often.
I really wanted to love the dw-5600 but found the Ironman a lot more usable for working out.
You have it the other way around with the date formats. Month-Day is the international format (ISO 8601), not America-specific. Day-Month is a country-specific format that I'm guessing your country prefers..
You're wrong. The Ironman is the best travel watch. You can set it to a home time zone & beat the tar out of it while on vacation...plus you don't need to put on your reading glasses to see it
he seems correct
The square isn't really in the same category as the Iron-man. It's more of a field or tool watch than a sports watch. You want to put the iron-man against something like a G-056 or maybe G-7700 for a more fair comparison.
I use the Ironman as my eyes are a little older and I can read the display of the Ironman on a run. I’m not sure the button below the face is actually two separate buttons - I just press in the middle to start and record splits as I run. I also like that the two times zones can be set to 12 or 24 hours independently. You can also choose if the larger display is used for elapsed time or split time in the Chrono. Great running watch IMHO. How about the Ironman being worn by a US president. The G-shock square, however, is a better-looking watch.
I loved the film “stranger than fiction” with Will Ferrell which features an Ironman. I bought that watch and never wear it. My dw 5600 is never off my wrist for long.
I own one Timex and 100 Casios.
that doesn't look as good as you think it does haha
@@DegenerateY I wear G Shocks as ankle bracelets HUH!
Same same😂
I love casio as well but only one watch was wearable after the torture test
Funny you would put this video out today, as I'm wearing my Ironman as I watch this! I have both, too, but I find I reach for the Timex 2x as often. There's just something about that unique flat-tire face shape and the bigger number legibility. Both ultra classics, though!
I wish Timex hadn’t gone the shock route and left the classic Ironman thinner and lighter. It still won in all the important categories for actually telling time.
Hey Jodi, I usually agree with your score on these but I think there's a category or point adjustment due here for "buttons" the G is tough and recognizable with all the basics... But the Timex buttons are superior in feel and was of use...I own a free of both these lines
Heeeey, how'd this one get past me?! Just got my first G-Shock last month, love it!
Neither of my g-shock squares (DW5600E & GW-M5610U) came in the G-shock tin. 🤷🏾♂️😤 Is the packaging hit or miss, or is there something that I’m missing?
Suburban Pathfinder did a great video on these two watches too.
Absolutely incredible that your review came out just the day after I had pressed the "purchase" button for the Timex Ironman. I must say, having owned 3 G Shocks, this Timex gave me something very different - some very well executed details. I like how they have more variations of surface finishing. My only wish is that Timex do solar-powered Ironman watches; only then would they truly stand all in a crowd of G-Shocks.
But ... Is the 5600 the right watch to compare to the IronMan?
They are quite different types of watches.
HOW can you gove the band-round to Timex?? There are tons of alternatives to the square. Nato -adaptors, combi-branclets... Seriously, what.
I might be wrong Jody but the first image looked like AJ v Usyk - AJ hasn't fought Fury yet. Now, I'd better watch the rest of the video 🙄
Its always a treat when he uploads!! Big fan, I'll start my own collection when i start earning! for now i own a casio ae1200, great watch! bought it after your review!
Had both Watches in.. Very physical job..Casio the day all day long...so much more robust..had an Ironman which lasted months...G Shock lasted best part of 3 years..
I wear my square G weekly! It’s my go to watch when traveling
Amusingly if you spend much more $200~ US to get a JDM GW-S5600U it comes in a box much like the timex only without the crstal stand just in a paper box in a plastic bag..lol (new DW-5600UE (LED) models also come in a paper box w/ stand like the timex.. got a 5600UE for $25 from woot no more tin now apparently.....No contest the G-Shock all day... for a simple reason, does what it needs to do and looks better (imho) .. The G shock strap is very comfortable.. or you can spent $5~ and get nato strap adapters and use any 22mm NATO.... I have 8" wrists the DW5600 looks a bit wee on my wrist so I never really hook /bang it on anything (besides brush riding MTB?) .. Unless you are running / doing iron man competitions I see no reason to pick the Timex.. the G-Shock is just simply the "cooler" watch the more manly looking watch and is just indestructible... I have a decade plus old DW5600 I have worn mountain biking for whole time I've owned it ... other than a few minor crystal scratches (only show in certain light) it is still nearly as new (assuming I have taken a minute to wash all the dirt and dust off it.)
What's the actual model number of the Timex? I clicked the Amazonia link in the doobly-doo, and the Ironman in that list is not the right one.
I'm surprised how cool the Timex is. I'm 100% a G-SHOCK fanboy, but I gotta hand it to Timex, it was well thought out, and does capture the era. It's not as good as the G-SHOCK, but it's totally retro cool.
I’ve wanted an Ironman simply because the old Timex factory in 30 mins away in Little Rock Arkansas. The Ironman was the last model made there. Even Bill Clinton wore won, perhaps for supporting local business.
I own five Timex digital watches, and wear them regularly. I have one G-Shock... It sits unworn. I don't "get" the Casio love out there.
Casio all the way. Never heard of Timex until 1990's. I guess that's because we had more Japanese than American watches available locally.
The Timex display is flickering. I sold mine cause it drove me crazy. You can see it on this video as well. It is constantly flickering. Jody: In the “display” chapter.. why didn’t you address this issue??
Your Handwriting = Seiko Prospex Speedtimer.........................Just kidding
Só sei de uma coisa, depois desse vídeo, comprei um TIMEX, porque o Gshock eu já tenho. ☺
Hey, you have a coil whine problem in your audio recording, not onlyin this video! It's very annoying. You need to fix that ASAP! 😮
I often think aftermarket support is something worth considering, in which case Casio takes it. I know I can get onto eBay or Aliexpress and put a good quality OEM or 3rd party bezel and strap for a G-Shock but I’m not sure that’s the case for the Timex?
Oh, Jody! You really botched this one. In any of the categories that matter, Timex clearly came out ahead. Double points for branding? A packaging category? And that toughness test is sus unless you do it yourself. I still love your channel though. :)
The Casio packaging is actually hit or miss. You show a nice tin, however, recently I bought a much more expensive G-Shock as a gift for someone, expecting the tin, and I actually got basically the same box you got with the Timex. A smashed thin cardboard box, with a plastic stand. And this G was a solar, multi-band etc. G. So .... not sure if that rating is good.
I do lean towards the Casio
I like the G-Shock I just wish the base model gshock had dual time.
Love the original Timex from the 80s... own two originals from that time and they still work.
Hold on to your tins folks. Even the most expensive Gs are switching over to bull poop cardboard and plastic throwaways.
I didn't own any Casio watches before I started watching your channel. Now I own five lol.
IMs are usually $5-$10 cheaper in my neck of the woods. G's run around $50.
I don't own one but I like the look of the Timex x Beams all stainless steel Ironman and the OG green/positve display Nixon Regulus.
Its really a shame that Timex wasnt as popular in Asian countries as Casios and G-Shocks are. Mainly because its that much more expensive than the equivalent Casios, while having about the same brand recognition. I have to say Casio and G-Shock wins it for me, as the only thing broken in my casio collection is my oldest f91, and its because of an accident and even with that the module still runs, just with a cracked casing making its water resistance impossible. My Timex died on me after a few battery changes spanning 15 years for no apparent reason. Love the indiglo on Timexes tho, hope this current one lasts.
Ironman on my wrist through countless adventures since 86!
I feel like your T-Shirt is using the wrong floppy disk for that era. 5¼-inch disks is what I'd expect.
I prefer the 8 lap Timex IronMan. I started using the IronMan in the early nineties. I still have 2 of them and think they are the best-looking digital watch. I've never owned a g shock because they are ugly! 😆
When it comes to digital watches, there is only one king…..CASIO!
Only ironman rated for 200 meters. Ive done multi dives with mine. Been wearing Ironman watches since the late 80's right till 2020 and thats when I had the watch bug and bought other watches mainly Seiko
I am a casio fan all the way, I love my gshocks, they’re my favorite watches. That being said timex watches in my experience always have much better bands than Casios. I personally love the other timex Ironman that has the more rounded case, it’s super comfortable. But I love casio, I just like putting them on aftermarket straps most of the time.
You still have a buzzing coming through your audio setup/mic. Especially noticeable after the intro chat