Casio G-Shock Gravity Defier G-1500-1A

Ana-Digi. I have never really understood the concept of an Ana-Digi wristwatch, which is the combination of a analog watch with digital displays. Traditionally, I preferred classic looking analog watches, with the digital watch as a sort of functional real world tool. Basically, I just did not like the look, the face being a bit too "busy" for me. Doing some Christmas shopping in the mall, I saw a "new" G-Shock model on display, the Casio G-Shock Gravity Defier G-1500-1A.

Gravity Defier. A bit of online research reveals that the watch is one of CASIO’s new Gravity Defier series released by Casio in 2009. These watches were created to perform under the severe conditions found in an aircraft cockpit. The Gravity Defier series, as it name indicates is design to operate even under extreme strong gravitational forces, up to 12G's. The case is also water resistant to a dept of 200 meters.

The GW-1500-1A has neat looking dial with hour and minute hands, small hands placed on the left and right sides of the face, along with two LCDs on the top and bottom. The design is supposed to simulate the look of cockpit instrumentation. There watch can display time simultaneously display the time in three cities using the analog hands and the two displays. The watch is programed to display Universal Coordinated Time and times for 48 cities around the world.

While the hands are coated in luminous material, the best way to read time at night is with the full auto LED light that illuminates automatically when the watch is angled toward your face. This is the feature I find most useful in my Casio G-Shock Mudman. The watch also has 1/100 of a second with a split time function, a countdown time and five alarms. The dial also display the current power level of the rechargeable batteries.

The matte black face contrast nicely with the white and orange. Like most of the higher end G-Shocks, this watch is solar powered. It comes in three varieties, but the one with the stainless steel case and rubber strap is my favorite. 

I really do not have a need for more than one G-Shock at a time. My G-Shock watch is really a tool watch worn on occasions when I need a tool. But when it comes time to replace my Mudman, this is the one I am getting.

About Casio. Casio Computer Co., Ltd. is a multinational electronic devices manufacturing company founded in 1946, with its headquarters  in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Casio  is best known for its calculators, audio equipment, PDAs, cameras, musical instruments, and watches. Casio released it first G-Shock watch in 1983.