I never thought I'd be a disabled and partially spastic person, but a stroke did it. Everyday stuff is fine for me, but I cannot synch any of my watches to 1/10th of a second anymore, like I used to, so this kind of automated sync is great! I have a wave-sync clock in the living room, but I do not get the WWVB signal in house, so I'll try this app on my wall clock :)
Owen, I appreciate your willingness to open up about this. 🙏 I’m so pleased that you found the video helpful, and I sincerely hope you can get it to work with your wall clock. That would be so cool! 🤩 Best of luck, and do let me know how it goes 😁🤞
Thanks. I will try this. Currently I have been hanging mine on the curtain rod in my living room at night. Which makes my wife think I might be a little insane. 🤭
Bro, I figured out how it exactly works. The smartphone speaker emits an electromagnetic signal at a frequency of 77.5KHz (the speaker has a coil) and the watch receives it through its antenna (the coil too). That's why you need keep the smartphone speaker as close as possible to the face of the watch.
Amazing video mate! I have my eye on a GW-M5610 and this is exactly the video I was looking for. Great to know it's still possible to make use of the MB6 function here in Aus, totally worth the effort to have the time perfectly accurate 🙏
Good stuff, Noah! So glad the video was exactly what you were looking for 😁 It ain’t easy getting MB6 in Australia! 🇦🇺 Man, you’re going to love the M5610U. It’s a top tier watch! 👌
Just make sure it's the U version, not the older one without the U. The longer duration of the backlight on the U alone is worth the trouble getting the GW-M5610U instead of the GW-M5610.
Great callout, TarDaniel! 🙏 I'm glad I went with the 'U' version. Though, I do know that the U version has the solar panel attached to the surface of the lens, making it not ideal for lens swaps. I do wonder if the non-U version is the same, though! 🤔
I just found this video as my Waveceptor watch has not been able to sync with the time signal in weeks now! Not sure if the extreme weather across the country all summer has a part in that, but this video has been a huge help, the app was worth the money! I was having an issue using just my iphone, but I had the idea of connecting my iphone to my bluetooth speaker and it worked on the first try!! The ticking and clicking is far more audible but I am assuming the larger coils on the speakers are better at producing the full range of low MHZ the timing radio signal uses. Thanks again!
Bakü'den selamlar. Yorumumun sizin için de faydalı olacağını düşünüyorum. Onu Türkçe'ye çevirdim. Birkaç gündür radyo kuleleriyle senkronizasyon sorununu çözmeye çalışıyorum. Bir hafta önce Amazon'dan CASIO G-Shock GW-M5610U-1JF saati aldım. Azerbaycan'da, Bakü'de yaşıyorum ve tahmin edebileceğiniz gibi, yakında bir radyo kulesi bulunmuyor. Birkaç kez senkronizasyon yapmayı denedim. Bunun için en iyi zaman gece. Odalardan birinde L1, L2, L3 sinyalini almayı başardım, ancak ardından bir hata oluştu. Sorunu çeşitli programlarla çözmeye çalıştım ve yazarın da belirttiği gibi, ücretsiz programların hiçbiri çalışmıyor. Yazarın önerdiği programı kurdum ve... MÜKEMMEL! Her şey çalıştı. Bu harikaydı. Bakü'de olduğum için ve saatlerde HOME CITY seçeneği bile olmadığı için, aynı zaman diliminde olduğundan Dubai'yi seçiyorum. Ancak senkronizasyon yapmak için geçici olarak HOME CITY olarak Tokyo'yu seçiyorum, Clock Wave uygulamasında ayarlarda Tokyo kulesini seçiyorum ve TIMEZONE'u AUTO olarak ayarlıyorum, böylece saat Tokyo saatini doğru bir şekilde ayarlasın. Teorik olarak "hile yaparak" Clock Wave uygulamasında TIMEZONE custom ayarını seçip listeden Bakü saat dilimini seçebilirsiniz, ancak bu durumda saatlerdeki tüm şehirler farklı bir zaman dilimine kayar ve bu en iyi seçenek değildir. Bu nedenle HOME CITY olarak Tokyo'yu seçiyoruz, uygulamada Tokyo kulesini seçiyoruz, senkronize ediyoruz ve başarılı bir senkronizasyondan sonra HOME CITY'yi ihtiyacımıza göre değiştiriyoruz, benim durumumda bu Dubai (çünkü benim şehrim Bakü aynı zaman diliminde).
I don't understand how this app sets the watch, as it's not a Bluetooth link-able watch? Not that it's problem for me in the UK, just curious as to how it syncs?
Great question, Dazzy! It was a struggle for me to wrap my head around, too! Gus DX comment above has about covered it (Thanks Gus 🙏). It doesn’t use anything to do with Bluetooth, it’s all about the sounds coming from the phone speaker. At a high enough volume, the sound waves are able to replicate the frequency, and the G-Shock can pick it up as if it’s from a Multi-Band 6 tower! Astounding, really. 🤯📡
Just to be clear, it is not the sound that the watch is synchronizing to, it is the radio wave emitted by the phone. The sound is not used, the watch has no sound sensor. The speaker emits some electromagnetic radiation. A better way to do this is with a raspberry pi, three resistors, some wire and a program you can find on the internet. You are essentially making a small transmitter that is making a very weak version of the time signals.
@@DeadMorozZel On the scooter? 😂 Hahaha, that’s really interesting! 🧐 I suppose the shaft of the handlebars may be acting as an antennae, amplifying the signal! 📶
@@goatreviews There is entire series of Casio watches known as "Lineage", "Oceanus" and "Wave ceptor" that have Multiband 6. For example LCW-M100TSE-1AER or OCW-T150-1AJF and many more. 👍
Hi great video. I will download the app later and try it. I bought the Casio protrex PRW3510Y-8 yesterday and I spent all day and night only get L1 maybe three times. I’m in Newfoundland Canada so obviously no towers close to me. My question is once you do it do you have to constantly do it everyday or is it a one and done deal. Thank you
Thank you, I'm glad you found the video useful 🙏 Nice pickup with the Protrek! 👌 You would need to do this whenever you felt that the time was no longer accurate enough for you. I would not recommend doing this every day, as there is no real need. Most of the watches tend to only stray by a matter of seconds each month. Here is a video I made showcasing how my collection varied their timekeeping over a couple of months: th-cam.com/video/0p9fi5Q3XAw/w-d-xo.html
Great question, Br14nn14! You will indeed be able to set an accurate home time like this, but just know that your Timezone WILL need to match that of one of the 6 Radio Towers. I have seen others say that unfortunately, you may find the ‘world time’ zones you cycle through for other areas are no longer accurate, but if these are not used by you often then this may not be a big deal.
It's up to your preference, depending on how accurate you'd like it to be. There is a variance between watches on how much time they lose or gain each month! I have made a video showing off this as an experiment that you may find interesting: th-cam.com/video/0p9fi5Q3XAw/w-d-xo.html
Great question, Hocine! I just had a look in the Clock Wave app for you, and while it only shows the 6 official MB6 “Stations”, there’s a Timezone setting that can be set to “Custom”, and set to any UTC / GMT timezone! As such, I suspect you would indeed be able to match this to an African or Algerian Timezone, and emit this as a signal (Though I have not tested) 😉
It's a modified GW-M5610U. Here's the links for it, and the upgrade kit: ⌚ Casio G-Shock GW-M5610U - geni.us/M5610U 🧰 G-Shock Upgrade Kit - geni.us/GSHOCKMECH 📊 As an Amazon Associate, I utilize Affiliate Links for this, and other Affiliate Programs. If you make a purchase, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Your support is appreciated! 🙏
I live in Jakarta, Indonesia, not much cities in the world with GMT+7 and no cities in that time zone is within range of all 6 multiband towers. So does that means I can only set my default time to Beijing or Tokyo right? and I'm guessing that you live in Perth? because you have same time zone with Beijing
Great question, Aji! 👌 I do know that you only need to be within range of ONE of the 6 towers to have your time automatically updated (If you enable Multi Band 6). However, as someone who isn't within range of any of the towers, I wouldn't know how the watch would behave if it received more than 1 differing signal, nor which tower ranges include Indonesia, unfortunately. Perhaps someone else can weigh in with some experience in this area. Yep, I'm in GMT +8 😁 Best of luck! 🙏
Great question, Germán. 👌 My understanding is that yes, it does so automatically. This is because the other countries on your list are remembered RELATIVE to your home time zone 😁👌 Hope this helps!
Excellent video but if you change the home city say Tokyo, to receive a signal from the app won't that require to re set tide settings on a G-Lide model when you go back to the home time?
Thank you. 🙏 Great question, Tim! I’m afraid I don’t own any watches with tide settings, so I am unable to test if this would be impacted - my apologies. Perhaps someone else can weigh in, if you see this comment, as I’d love to know the answer too!
@@goatreviews I have now both the G-Lide GWX solar radio wave and the Casio G-Lide battery without the radio wave. In Australia which would be best? I can confirm that the sync app is great but the problem is that once you change home time to Tokyo you have to reset the tide settings. Consequently it is just as simple to change the time manually and practically, unless you are spending time overseas there appears to be little benefit in the radio wave function. Having said that it is fun to do but fiddley. It is easier to set the time manually. Also on the GLX the battery is 7 years and the print is marginally bigger and more legible. Both have pros and cons. It is amazing how Casio has these subtle differences between various models.
G'day Tim! While I really like the face of the battery model (and the vibe alarm!) I'd still go with the GWX - If for nothing else than the Tough Solar. Sure, you wouldn't be able to make use of the Multi-Band 6 (As you said, you may as well do so manually since it disrupts the tide settings), however, that doesn't mean it's worth writing off this watch for use in Australia! Great point. The long 7 year battery life is tempting, along with the MIP display, though I have found these displays get dirty a little easier. It is indeed a tough call though. That's just what I would choose! Which option is pulling you, Tim? 🤔💭
@@goatreviews I'm thinking of keeping both. I have a dressier titanium mod for the black GWX and can set home time to Tokyo (with Japan tide info) and while in Australia just have the world time as Sydney to keep time. Then use the GLX for surfing, running etc so it has the local tide info when I need it. The GLX also has a 24 hour stop watch while GWX is only 1 hour. Interesting to compare the two.
Man, that's so cool to hear you're using it for Surfing@@timmcdonald5335! I love hearing about G-Shocks getting put to the test "on the field" 😁 A fair call. You know, I almost suggested the GW-B5600 to you, as that one has the option to use Bluetooth instead of Multi-Band 6 to keep atomic time! (It's what I use in Australia) But it sounds like the Tide Settings would be too useful to be sacrificed for a G-Shocker like yourself! 🏄♂🤙
Thanks Harlest71, it’s safe to assume this is an opinion shared with many! For myself in Australia, and others outside of the Multi-Band 6 zones, the inclusion of the feature is ‘incidental’, not really affecting our purchasing decision. However, it is nice to know there’s a workaround if we ever need it! 😁
I’ve just done some reading, and have seen someone saying it worked for them, by being on a high floor building, and facing the watch North, but then there are others saying it doesn’t work 👀
Its a nice simple app, but it would be so much easier and MUCH quicker syncing the time manually on the watch using an online time service as a reference.
Thanks DanRc, I very much agree! 🤝 That’s why, as soon as I hit the roadblock of that high-pitched audio, I had to ask myself. Why don’t I just set it manually when needed? That being said, there’s many out there who prioritise having that pin-point time as being worth the effort. This one’s for them! 🫡
Cześć kolego! Wierzę, że ta aplikacja powinna działać w Chicago. Rozumiem, że sygnał MultiBand 6 działałby w Chicago natywnie, bez konieczności stosowania jakiejkolwiek aplikacji 😁
Great question, Gautam. 🙏 To be honest, I don’t know for sure! I set the home time zone to match the signal as a precaution, as it made sense to me. I’ve not tried to sync it to another zone, but this could work! I’ll test it out and get back to you with an answer 😁
@@gautam9 I've just finished testing for you. I couldn't get a signal to lock on for countries that it did not expect from that timezone! For example, I had to set my 'home time' zone to Japan to lock on to the Japanese signal transmission. It would appear it's only 'listening' for the signal it expects. As per your second question: "Also if you can tell me if it can be manually set to receive." Yes, this was done so manually. I set the watch into receiving mode, and set the app to transmit. In fact, I don't believe it can be done automatically. Hope this helps!
Hello. Can you please help to decide me which application to choose for Bluetooth synchronization? Casio watches app or G-shock app? I have GBD-800 watch.
G'day Cane! My understanding is that the app needed is the "Casio Watches" App. That's what I have my GBD-200 connected to 🙂 I believe they are migrating people from the old G-Shock app, and you may need to create an account to log in. Hope this helps! 🙏
Exactly, right? 👌 We’ve got soooo much space here too. Why not set up a Multi-Band 6 tower right in the middle of Australia, to cover the whole country 🤩💭🗼
@@goatreviews It was shut down, because the government of the day and Telstra who ran and maintained it, saw it as an unnecessary expense. It's not coming back.
@@channelsixtyeight068_ Woah woah woah 😨 You’re telling me we used to have one?! “Unnecessary Expense”… That’s insane! We need to petition Telstra to get this badboy back online!! 🤩
@@goatreviews - It's not going to happen. It cost money to run it and the government won't fund it. For a quick reference look at the "Radio Clock" article in Wikipedia. It's ridiculous that we don't have our own synchronised time keeping broadcasts down on the LF bands between 30khz to 300khz.
Hi Karrio, the model used in the demonstration is a GW-M5610U with the following upgrade kit installed: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DdxFPBh I’ve left links to all the items shown in the description and pinned comment for you 😉
⌚ geni.us/B5600 - GW-B5600 G-Shock with Bluetooth
🍎 iOS App - apps.apple.com/us/app/clock-wave/id1073576068
🤖 Google Play App - play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jntc.clockwavesync
⌚ G-Shock GW-M5610U - geni.us/M5610U
🧰 G-Shock Upgrade Kit - geni.us/GSHOCKMECH
⌚ Casio F-91W - geni.us/F91W
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I never thought I'd be a disabled and partially spastic person, but a stroke did it. Everyday stuff is fine for me, but I cannot synch any of my watches to 1/10th of a second anymore, like I used to, so this kind of automated sync is great! I have a wave-sync clock in the living room, but I do not get the WWVB signal in house, so I'll try this app on my wall clock :)
Owen, I appreciate your willingness to open up about this. 🙏
I’m so pleased that you found the video helpful, and I sincerely hope you can get it to work with your wall clock. That would be so cool! 🤩 Best of luck, and do let me know how it goes 😁🤞
Cerebral hemorrhage here. I know what you are talking about.
this is incredibly useful to anyone far away from radio tower!
Thanks Yuuyuu 🙏 I’m thrilled that it can help those of us outside the tower range! 😁📡
Thanks. I will try this. Currently I have been hanging mine on the curtain rod in my living room at night. Which makes my wife think I might be a little insane. 🤭
HAHAHA! The things we are willing to do for PERFECTLY accurate time! ⏰👀
Cheers Sean!
Great review, I knew you would give a detailed description! Thank you!
Fratellini! So great to hear from you. Thanks again for the idea, this review will help people a lot 🙏
Bro, I figured out how it exactly works.
The smartphone speaker emits an electromagnetic signal at a frequency of 77.5KHz (the speaker has a coil) and the watch receives it through its antenna (the coil too).
That's why you need keep the smartphone speaker as close as possible to the face of the watch.
Incredible! 🧠💡
That’s really interesting. I appreciate you for sharing this, Cane! 🙏
Electrical Engineering in action!
Amazing video mate! I have my eye on a GW-M5610 and this is exactly the video I was looking for. Great to know it's still possible to make use of the MB6 function here in Aus, totally worth the effort to have the time perfectly accurate 🙏
Good stuff, Noah! So glad the video was exactly what you were looking for 😁
It ain’t easy getting MB6 in Australia! 🇦🇺
Man, you’re going to love the M5610U. It’s a top tier watch! 👌
Just make sure it's the U version, not the older one without the U. The longer duration of the backlight on the U alone is worth the trouble getting the GW-M5610U instead of the GW-M5610.
Great callout, TarDaniel! 🙏 I'm glad I went with the 'U' version. Though, I do know that the U version has the solar panel attached to the surface of the lens, making it not ideal for lens swaps. I do wonder if the non-U version is the same, though! 🤔
@@goatreviews I have no clue about this, but maybe TH-cam has the answer 🙂
I just found this video as my Waveceptor watch has not been able to sync with the time signal in weeks now! Not sure if the extreme weather across the country all summer has a part in that, but this video has been a huge help, the app was worth the money!
I was having an issue using just my iphone, but I had the idea of connecting my iphone to my bluetooth speaker and it worked on the first try!! The ticking and clicking is far more audible but I am assuming the larger coils on the speakers are better at producing the full range of low MHZ the timing radio signal uses.
Thanks again!
Interesting! 🧐 Haha, no worries my man, happy to help! Thanks for sharing 🙏
Türkçe alt yazı için teşekkürler, bu yüzden beğendim. Faydalı video!
No problem, my man! 🙌 Super happy to be multi-cultural 😁 Greetings from Australia! 👋
Bakü'den selamlar. Yorumumun sizin için de faydalı olacağını düşünüyorum. Onu Türkçe'ye çevirdim.
Birkaç gündür radyo kuleleriyle senkronizasyon sorununu çözmeye çalışıyorum. Bir hafta önce Amazon'dan CASIO G-Shock GW-M5610U-1JF saati aldım. Azerbaycan'da, Bakü'de yaşıyorum ve tahmin edebileceğiniz gibi, yakında bir radyo kulesi bulunmuyor. Birkaç kez senkronizasyon yapmayı denedim. Bunun için en iyi zaman gece. Odalardan birinde L1, L2, L3 sinyalini almayı başardım, ancak ardından bir hata oluştu. Sorunu çeşitli programlarla çözmeye çalıştım ve yazarın da belirttiği gibi, ücretsiz programların hiçbiri çalışmıyor. Yazarın önerdiği programı kurdum ve... MÜKEMMEL! Her şey çalıştı. Bu harikaydı.
Bakü'de olduğum için ve saatlerde HOME CITY seçeneği bile olmadığı için, aynı zaman diliminde olduğundan Dubai'yi seçiyorum. Ancak senkronizasyon yapmak için geçici olarak HOME CITY olarak Tokyo'yu seçiyorum, Clock Wave uygulamasında ayarlarda Tokyo kulesini seçiyorum ve TIMEZONE'u AUTO olarak ayarlıyorum, böylece saat Tokyo saatini doğru bir şekilde ayarlasın. Teorik olarak "hile yaparak" Clock Wave uygulamasında TIMEZONE custom ayarını seçip listeden Bakü saat dilimini seçebilirsiniz, ancak bu durumda saatlerdeki tüm şehirler farklı bir zaman dilimine kayar ve bu en iyi seçenek değildir. Bu nedenle HOME CITY olarak Tokyo'yu seçiyoruz, uygulamada Tokyo kulesini seçiyoruz, senkronize ediyoruz ve başarılı bir senkronizasyondan sonra HOME CITY'yi ihtiyacımıza göre değiştiriyoruz, benim durumumda bu Dubai (çünkü benim şehrim Bakü aynı zaman diliminde).
I LOVE CLOCK WAVE
Haha, cheers Tommy! 😁🙏
I don't understand how this app sets the watch, as it's not a Bluetooth link-able watch? Not that it's problem for me in the UK, just curious as to how it syncs?
The app simulates the sound frequency of the long wave tower transmission signal, with the time information.
Great question, Dazzy!
It was a struggle for me to wrap my head around, too!
Gus DX comment above has about covered it (Thanks Gus 🙏).
It doesn’t use anything to do with Bluetooth, it’s all about the sounds coming from the phone speaker. At a high enough volume, the sound waves are able to replicate the frequency, and the G-Shock can pick it up as if it’s from a Multi-Band 6 tower!
Astounding, really. 🤯📡
@@goatreviews you’re welcome. Great video, btw!
Just to be clear, it is not the sound that the watch is synchronizing to, it is the radio wave emitted by the phone. The sound is not used, the watch has no sound sensor. The speaker emits some electromagnetic radiation. A better way to do this is with a raspberry pi, three resistors, some wire and a program you can find on the internet. You are essentially making a small transmitter that is making a very weak version of the time signals.
Dude, I live in Moscow and the only working way to synchronize with the tower in Germany is to leave the watch lying on the ELECTRIC SCOOTER!
@@DeadMorozZel On the scooter? 😂 Hahaha, that’s really interesting! 🧐
I suppose the shaft of the handlebars may be acting as an antennae, amplifying the signal! 📶
@@goatreviews No, I put the watch on the scooter deck in the area of the controller and charger. There are many power elements there.
@DeadMorozZel Interesting! 🤨 What do you suspect the reason for the improved signal is?
@@goatreviews Most likely, in the large amount of metal in the scooter frame and power elements (including coils) in the charger and controller.
also works for all Casio multi band 6 watches, not only G-Shock!
Excellent! 🤩 I wasn’t aware of any “non-G-Shocks” with Multi Band 6 🤯
Do you have any model numbers you can share please?
@@goatreviews
There is entire series of Casio watches known as "Lineage", "Oceanus" and "Wave ceptor" that have Multiband 6. For example LCW-M100TSE-1AER or OCW-T150-1AJF and many more. 👍
@@goatreviewswave ceptor models (WV)
@@goatreviews WVA-M650D-2AJF
Nice full of information thanks
All good, Jonald! 😁 Glad it was useful 👌
Thank you so much!!!
All good, Tdinut! Glad it was useful for you. 😁
Hi great video. I will download the app later and try it. I bought the Casio protrex PRW3510Y-8 yesterday and I spent all day and night only get L1 maybe three times. I’m in Newfoundland Canada so obviously no towers close to me. My question is once you do it do you have to constantly do it everyday or is it a one and done deal. Thank you
Thank you, I'm glad you found the video useful 🙏
Nice pickup with the Protrek! 👌 You would need to do this whenever you felt that the time was no longer accurate enough for you. I would not recommend doing this every day, as there is no real need. Most of the watches tend to only stray by a matter of seconds each month. Here is a video I made showcasing how my collection varied their timekeeping over a couple of months: th-cam.com/video/0p9fi5Q3XAw/w-d-xo.html
Will this work where we have +5'30" time difference?
Hi Kamlesh, the app should be able to configure to account to your specific time zone. 😄👌
Thank you!
You’re welcome, friend! 🙏 Always happy to help 😁
It would be nice if cell towers could emit the clock radio signal.
Mac, that is a BIG BRAIN IDEA! 🧠💡 I can picture it now, and it would be amazing 🤩💭
Let's see if I understand those noises. Does the clock be accurate in whatever country I'm in?
Great question, Br14nn14!
You will indeed be able to set an accurate home time like this, but just know that your Timezone WILL need to match that of one of the 6 Radio Towers.
I have seen others say that unfortunately, you may find the ‘world time’ zones you cycle through for other areas are no longer accurate, but if these are not used by you often then this may not be a big deal.
Radio watch sync is free and very good 👍🏼
Thanks for the recommendation, Jesse! 🙏
Unfortunately I can’t find it in the iOS App Store - perhaps it’s an Android alternative!
Thank you. :)
No problem, Lock! 🔒🙏
Glad it was helpful for you 👌
How often do you have to sync?
It's up to your preference, depending on how accurate you'd like it to be. There is a variance between watches on how much time they lose or gain each month! I have made a video showing off this as an experiment that you may find interesting: th-cam.com/video/0p9fi5Q3XAw/w-d-xo.html
Can the watch be synchronized automatically to Algeria, Africa, and anywhere?
Great question, Hocine!
I just had a look in the Clock Wave app for you, and while it only shows the 6 official MB6 “Stations”, there’s a Timezone setting that can be set to “Custom”, and set to any UTC / GMT timezone!
As such, I suspect you would indeed be able to match this to an African or Algerian Timezone, and emit this as a signal (Though I have not tested) 😉
What model watch is the first one? I can't find one that matches
It's a modified GW-M5610U. Here's the links for it, and the upgrade kit:
⌚ Casio G-Shock GW-M5610U - geni.us/M5610U
🧰 G-Shock Upgrade Kit - geni.us/GSHOCKMECH
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@@goatreviews thank you! Great looking watch
@@rgman2858 All good brother, happy to help! 👌
I live in Jakarta, Indonesia, not much cities in the world with GMT+7 and no cities in that time zone is within range of all 6 multiband towers. So does that means I can only set my default time to Beijing or Tokyo right? and I'm guessing that you live in Perth? because you have same time zone with Beijing
Great question, Aji! 👌
I do know that you only need to be within range of ONE of the 6 towers to have your time automatically updated (If you enable Multi Band 6).
However, as someone who isn't within range of any of the towers, I wouldn't know how the watch would behave if it received more than 1 differing signal, nor which tower ranges include Indonesia, unfortunately.
Perhaps someone else can weigh in with some experience in this area.
Yep, I'm in GMT +8 😁
Best of luck! 🙏
G Shock Connected now replaced by Casio Watches APP
That's correct Barry! 👌 Thanks for pointing this out. 🙏
What are your thoughts on the new Casio Watches App?
When synchronizing the time of a country, are the rest of the times of countries and/or time zones automatically updated?
Great question, Germán. 👌
My understanding is that yes, it does so automatically. This is because the other countries on your list are remembered RELATIVE to your home time zone 😁👌
Hope this helps!
@@goatreviews thanks!!
No problem brother! 👌
Excellent video but if you change the home city say Tokyo, to receive a signal from the app won't that require to re set tide settings on a G-Lide model when you go back to the home time?
Thank you. 🙏 Great question, Tim!
I’m afraid I don’t own any watches with tide settings, so I am unable to test if this would be impacted - my apologies. Perhaps someone else can weigh in, if you see this comment, as I’d love to know the answer too!
@@goatreviews I have now both the G-Lide GWX solar radio wave and the Casio G-Lide battery without the radio wave. In Australia which would be best? I can confirm that the sync app is great but the problem is that once you change home time to Tokyo you have to reset the tide settings. Consequently it is just as simple to change the time manually and practically, unless you are spending time overseas there appears to be little benefit in the radio wave function. Having said that it is fun to do but fiddley. It is easier to set the time manually. Also on the GLX the battery is 7 years and the print is marginally bigger and more legible. Both have pros and cons. It is amazing how Casio has these subtle differences between various models.
G'day Tim! While I really like the face of the battery model (and the vibe alarm!) I'd still go with the GWX - If for nothing else than the Tough Solar. Sure, you wouldn't be able to make use of the Multi-Band 6 (As you said, you may as well do so manually since it disrupts the tide settings), however, that doesn't mean it's worth writing off this watch for use in Australia! Great point. The long 7 year battery life is tempting, along with the MIP display, though I have found these displays get dirty a little easier. It is indeed a tough call though. That's just what I would choose! Which option is pulling you, Tim? 🤔💭
@@goatreviews I'm thinking of keeping both. I have a dressier titanium mod for the black GWX and can set home time to Tokyo (with Japan tide info) and while in Australia just have the world time as Sydney to keep time. Then use the GLX for surfing, running etc so it has the local tide info when I need it. The GLX also has a 24 hour stop watch while GWX is only 1 hour. Interesting to compare the two.
Man, that's so cool to hear you're using it for Surfing@@timmcdonald5335! I love hearing about G-Shocks getting put to the test "on the field" 😁
A fair call. You know, I almost suggested the GW-B5600 to you, as that one has the option to use Bluetooth instead of Multi-Band 6 to keep atomic time! (It's what I use in Australia) But it sounds like the Tide Settings would be too useful to be sacrificed for a G-Shocker like yourself! 🏄♂🤙
The reason I bought a Multi ban 6 Casio was so I didn't have to rely on my phone or the internet.
Tough luck if you're located in a place too far for any of the transmitters
Thanks Harlest71, it’s safe to assume this is an opinion shared with many!
For myself in Australia, and others outside of the Multi-Band 6 zones, the inclusion of the feature is ‘incidental’, not really affecting our purchasing decision.
However, it is nice to know there’s a workaround if we ever need it! 😁
The radio / atomic signal is not always available in my area. It's kind of hit or miss. Hopefully for you in your area its better.
Can Singapore receive multiband6 radio tower?
I’ve just done some reading, and have seen someone saying it worked for them, by being on a high floor building, and facing the watch North, but then there are others saying it doesn’t work 👀
@@goatreviews thanks for your kind response. Noted. ☺️ 🙏🏻
thanks.. its works
Glad to hear it, Jeenal! 🙌
Its a nice simple app, but it would be so much easier and MUCH quicker syncing the time manually on the watch using an online time service as a reference.
Thanks DanRc, I very much agree! 🤝
That’s why, as soon as I hit the roadblock of that high-pitched audio, I had to ask myself. Why don’t I just set it manually when needed?
That being said, there’s many out there who prioritise having that pin-point time as being worth the effort. This one’s for them! 🫡
Chicago..ZNAJDZIESZ ZNAJDZIESZ MNIE-??
Cześć kolego! Wierzę, że ta aplikacja powinna działać w Chicago. Rozumiem, że sygnał MultiBand 6 działałby w Chicago natywnie, bez konieczności stosowania jakiejkolwiek aplikacji 😁
Do I have to set home time on the watch to the transmitter selected on the app
Great question, Gautam. 🙏
To be honest, I don’t know for sure!
I set the home time zone to match the signal as a precaution, as it made sense to me.
I’ve not tried to sync it to another zone, but this could work! I’ll test it out and get back to you with an answer 😁
Also if you can tell me if it can be manually set to receive
Many thanks
@@gautam9 I've just finished testing for you. I couldn't get a signal to lock on for countries that it did not expect from that timezone!
For example, I had to set my 'home time' zone to Japan to lock on to the Japanese signal transmission. It would appear it's only 'listening' for the signal it expects.
As per your second question: "Also if you can tell me if it can be manually set to receive."
Yes, this was done so manually. I set the watch into receiving mode, and set the app to transmit. In fact, I don't believe it can be done automatically.
Hope this helps!
Awesome thanks so much. I will test it out tomorrow. Appreciate your help
Hello. Can you please help to decide me which application to choose for Bluetooth synchronization? Casio watches app or G-shock app? I have GBD-800 watch.
G'day Cane! My understanding is that the app needed is the "Casio Watches" App. That's what I have my GBD-200 connected to 🙂
I believe they are migrating people from the old G-Shock app, and you may need to create an account to log in. Hope this helps! 🙏
@@goatreviews Thank you ! You are BEST !!
Delighted to help out, @@canekeen9047 ! 🙏 Have a good one 😁
is it death persons hand language?
Haha, nah I just move my hands when talking 😅 I have toned it down a bit since this video.
_Not all of us G-Shock fan's are fortunate enough to live within the range of the Multi-Band 6 towers_ - Like us, here in Australia. 🙄
Exactly, right? 👌
We’ve got soooo much space here too. Why not set up a Multi-Band 6 tower right in the middle of Australia, to cover the whole country 🤩💭🗼
@@goatreviews It was shut down, because the government of the day and Telstra who ran and maintained it, saw it as an unnecessary expense. It's not coming back.
@@channelsixtyeight068_ Woah woah woah 😨
You’re telling me we used to have one?!
“Unnecessary Expense”…
That’s insane! We need to petition Telstra to get this badboy back online!! 🤩
@@goatreviews - It's not going to happen. It cost money to run it and the government won't fund it. For a quick reference look at the "Radio Clock" article in Wikipedia. It's ridiculous that we don't have our own synchronised time keeping broadcasts down on the LF bands between 30khz to 300khz.
@channelsixtyeight068_ Aww man. I’ll have to keep dreaming then 🥲💭
Thanks for the info! 🙏
What model?
Hi Karrio, the model used in the demonstration is a GW-M5610U with the following upgrade kit installed:
s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DdxFPBh
I’ve left links to all the items shown in the description and pinned comment for you 😉
@@goatreviews thanks!
@@Karrio73 happy to help! 👌😁
you talk too much
Thanks for the feedback 🙏