Photographers are people too. Outside of being perpetually broke, uttering the line "help me, I'm poor" from the film Bridesmaids on a constant basis, we have all kinds of hobbies, needs, wants, and even a soul. Hard to believe, I know.

So, when I received this KICK-ASS watch for Christmas from my amazing better half, I had to write up a review and give it my seal of approval. The Casio G-Shock GA-1000-1A Aviation Series watch is the perfect all around utilitarian watch for the gadget geek in all of us.

This one offers a slew of features you'd actually use on a daily basis. The Day and Date are displayed constantly in watch mode on the energy efficient black digital display, and you can toggle to the Temperature reading by clicking "SEARCH" which is the on the lower right-hand side of the bezel. It's fairly simple to navigate into other menus, trigger the Compass mode with it's own button, or use the awesome timer and stopwatch features.

The Ergonomics are spot on and weight is nonexistent at 85 grams. The fit is ergonomic and oddly perfect even with it's precurved band base. I like wearing daily which isn't something I thought I could considering I'm a fan of large face, heavy watches like the Citizen Eco Drive Skyhawk. 

This watch makes a great gift for the outdoorsy guy, or complete klutz who smashes into everything like a bull in a china shop. 

Retails: $250
On sale: $148 on Amazon.

Specs from Casio:
  • Shock Resistant
  • 200M Water Resistant
  • Digital Compass
  • Measures and displays direction as one of 16 points
    Measuring range: 0 to 359 degrees
    Measuring unit: 1 degree
    20 seconds continuous measurement
    Hand Indication of North
    Bidirectional calibration
    Magnetic declination correction
    Bearing Memory
  • Thermometer
    Display range: -10 to 60 C (14 to 140 F)
    Display unit: 0.1 C (0.2 F)
  • Auto Neon Illuminator (Black light LED) with Afterglow 
    Neo-brite luminous hands and markers
  • World Time
    31 time zones (48 cities + UTC), city code display, daylight saving on/off
  • 4 Daily Alarms and 1 Snooze Alarm
    Hourly Time Signal
  • 1/100 Second Stopwatch
    Measuring capacity: 23:59'59.99"
    Measuring modes: Elapsed time, split time, 1st-2nd place times
  • Countdown Timer
    Measuring unit: 1 second
    Countdown range: 60 minutes
    Countdown start time setting range: 1 to 60 minutes (1-minute increments)
  • Full Auto-Calendar (pre-programmed until the year 2099)
  • 12/24 Hour Formats
  • Button operation tone on/off
  • Accuracy: +/- 15 seconds per month
  • Battery: SR927W X 2
  • Approx. Battery Life: 2 years
  • Module: 5302
Size of case/total weight
GA1000 50.8 x 52.1 x 16.7mm / 85g

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