Have you ever broken a G-Shock??

rutteger

rutteger

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I mean properly smashed one and / or made it useless? I've busted a fair few watches, cheaper Casios and Swatches to name a few but other than the odd keeper and module (thanks to my DIY effort ;) ) I've not done more than scratch the glass a little.
 
disavowed

disavowed

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No - couldn't do that to something I dig...

But I must say - after joining here a few weeks ago and digesting a lot of the great info here - I was saddened to read that there are Vintage G-SHOCKS with bezels that fall apart over time (as with the DW-5300 - which by the way has never happened to any that I have owned...)

Didn't think a G-SHOCK would/could be so G-FRAGILE...
 
rutteger

rutteger

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disavowed said:
No - couldn't do that to something I dig...

But I must say - after joining here a few weeks ago and digesting a lot of the great info here - I was saddened to read that there are Vintage G-SHOCKS with bezels that fall apart over time (as with the DW-5300 - which by the way has never happened to any that I have owned...)

Didn't think a G-SHOCK would/could be so G-FRAGILE...
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I meant accidental breakage rather than on purpose :eek: Of course be interested to know if someone has taken a hammer to one :D

Some of the resin does rot on the older Gs indeed. Think it's a specific batch of resin, lots of the DW-5300 and DW-5500 have had resin rot issues where as many earlier watches (such as the DW-5200) have no resin rot problems. Suppose the resin is meant to be easily replaceable anyhow.
 
disavowed

disavowed

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Ah... my bad.

And glad to read the resin isues are limited to basically 2 models...

Like I said - your forum is a great place to get info and answers - thanks!
 
macspite

macspite

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Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but I have had resin rot on a DW-6600 (which I used as a dive watch, whether sea water has an effect I have no idea) and a DW-003, provenance unknown.

One of the theories is that exposure to UV accelerates the ageing process - not good news for tough solar
 
Olivier

Olivier

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If this guy try to test any other watches, results should be worst!!
Some stress tests are impressive but this one shown on this video stupid.
 
rutteger

rutteger

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macspite said:
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but I have had resin rot on a DW-6600 (which I used as a dive watch, whether sea water has an effect I have no idea) and a DW-003, provenance unknown.

One of the theories is that exposure to UV accelerates the ageing process - not good news for tough solar
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Certainly more than the two models mentioned of course. These models (and others of a similar vintage) do seem more effected than others though. Be interested to know if there is any difference is resin formulation over the year...
 
rutteger

rutteger

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seanobsdot said:
me i have never broken one but this guy did haha...............i cant help but laugh everytime i see this video....feel bad for the watch though
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My word. I did expect to see similar on youtube but that is classic.

Olivier said:
If this guy try to test any other watches, results should be worst!!
Some stress tests are impressive but this one shown on this video stupid.
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Have to agree it's perhaps not representative. If your watch is experiencing that sort of stress then I suspect you should worry more about your arm / wrist being broken!
 
disavowed

disavowed

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Look at it this way - it took cinder blocks and a baseball bat behind a grown man's swing to damage the crystal and module.

Worthy of the name G-SHOCK to me...
 
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