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Tony Duronio 3T WIS 
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$600 for a G-shock http://forums.watchuseek.com/showthread.php?t=126389 Hey, no disrespect, there must be a market, but i dont get it:D |
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Paxman 3T WIS 
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And it sold pretty quickly, too!! Not my cup of tea, but the G-Shocks do have rabid following. |
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Tony Duronio 3T WIS
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Paxman wrote: And it sold pretty quickly, too!! Not my cup of tea, but the G-Shocks do have rabid following. I guess:shock: |
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slinky469 3T WIS 
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Tony Duronio wrote: $600 for a G-shock face4.gifI Dont get it either....It's Digital......face4.gif |
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AntFarm 3T WIS 
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Wow $600 could buy something really nice imo, at least much nicer than that. |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS 
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Yea they do seem to have quite the following. My limit on one would peak at about $150 and that is if it was real nice and that was a sale price. :D The one I have I bought on sale for about $90 and was regular at about $125. :) |
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valvestem 3T WIS 
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My taste for digitals went out in the mid-nineties when I became aware that there were diver watches out there. I stumbled across the first, and it's history from there. |
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steve6387 3T WIS 
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Hi. My name's Steve and I like G-Shocks. Diver/Auto's are my preference and I would never pay that kind of money for a G but I like em and think they get a bad rap. Let's look at the stats! * Light weight but still tougher than anything out there. Water resistant to 200m. Multiple functions like stopwatches and world-time zones and etc. Great backlight. Much more accurate than a mechanical. And at fraction of the cost of a low-mid range auto. But then again... it is quartz and thus .... has no soul. Maybe that's the reason many folks don't like them. OK.... Flame on! |
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oagaspar Site Founder 
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I think I have been telling you guy's about the collectibilty of G-Shocks and it just so happens I have one of the Brazilian Frogmen as pictured along with a half dozen other LE G's yahoo.gif |
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Tony Duronio 3T WIS
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steve6387 wrote: Hi. My name's Steve and I like G-Shocks. Hey Steve, No flame from me, just making an observation. I agree at $150 or less, you cant find a better all around watch to wear. :) |
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Paxman 3T WIS
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No flames here either brother... just my personal preference. To each his own... well for the most part! |
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steve6387 3T WIS
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I know and thanks guys. I'm just messing around and being a PITA. Sort of poking a finger in the eye of mechanical snobbery. Not indicting anyone in particular. I think the G's get marginalized by some purists. Someone has to stick up for em. Might as well be me! Yo Oscar! You got my back?! --steve Last edited on Thu Feb 21st, 2008 04:37 pm by steve6387 |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS
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My G-shock gets allot of use. It is my all around beater and I use it to set my clocks and watches as well as gage accuracy of all things mechanical. ;) Thank goodness it is light powered. :D |
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OldeCrow 3T WIS 
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I don't have a problem with quartz watches, In fact I have great respect for the "uber" chronometers that the big brands continue to play the one oneupmanship game over.. doesn't mean I would spend that kind of money on one but the drive for technical perfection I appreciate none the less. On a practical note I always travel with a solar atomic G-shock, it's never wrong and I have actually had watches die on me while traveling! I've got a whole display box of quartz watches, and I quit going to Sunday school the day my teacher told me they were soulless. (even though I am guilty of saying the same thing) they do too have a soul! happy1.gif  Last edited on Thu Feb 21st, 2008 05:22 pm by OldeCrow |
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zippofan 3T WIS 
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I see that the Brazilian G-Shocks are really collectable, as are the ICERC and some others. I love my G-Shock for gigs, it will take a direct hit from a drumstick without harm. Sorta like the really collectable Zippos, I could easily spend over $1K on a mint Mickey Mouse but I won't. Same with an RCA Nipper, 1969 Moon Landing commemorative and plenty others. My limit for a collectable Zippo is $100, any more than that and I would be in serious trouble... I have plenty of quartz, Eco Drive and battery and they all get worn and enjoyed just like my mechanicals. I am wearing an Eco Drive now hand6.gif Cheers, Griff |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS
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Griff that is the same one I have. I think they will take a better licking than Timex. LOL :D |
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