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JHDK said:
It has a carbon fiber band and titanium case. I like if for those reasons and also because it's small. I now have medium and large Casio Protreks and I think it would be neat to have a small watch that still has the G-Shock protection. The semi-transparent shell is also cool.

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I can't think of any reason why spending another $200+ on a watch right now could be a bad idea.
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My thoughts:
It looks exactly like the ubiquitous cheapo Casio LCD watch, which guys who have no interest in watches, fashion or style have been wearing for decades.
The titanium and carbon fiber are neat, but it substantially raises the price, without being that noticeable visually.
memebag said:
So about this "G-Shock" protection ...
Do people break a lot of watches because they can't handle shocks and vibrations? It's never happened to me and I've never had "G-Shock" protection.
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Same here. I imagine that it might make it more durable than your typical $20 plastic LCD watch, but that's about it. Although I don't think there's anything wrong with the idea of offering novel features, to help it stand out from the crowd.
 
I can see a need for protecting a fragile analog movement, but a digital watch should be pretty shock resistant to start with. I'm curious how much acceleration the average digital watch can handle.
 
scotchandcigar said:
My thoughts:
It looks exactly like the ubiquitous cheapo Casio LCD watch, which guys who have no interest in watches, fashion or style have been wearing for decades.
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I agree that it is a very similar design to the OG, 1983 GShock that many non-watch enthusiasts wear. Looking like the original is part of the appeal to me. Yes there is a line of them (the $40 I posted above) that are for people who buy watches at Walmart but there is a rather large community of Casio dorks like me who exclusively collect the squares for their fashion/functionality/durability. Casio knows this too and produces tons of different revisions of the model every year. So the average person seeing that $200 watch will think it's just a cheap beater Casio but to the enthusiasts it's one of probably the top 4 square models they make.

scotchandcigar said:
The titanium and carbon fiber are neat, but it substantially raises the price, without being that noticeable visually.
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I know, that price bump is rough. Once again though, it is very noticeable to the WIS. I don't want a fashion watch to be noticed. If I did I'd buy one of those silly fashion watches made by designers or jewelry companies. I want one that I think is cool and that is well regarded in the community.
 
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JHDK said:
I know, that price bump is rough. Once again though, it is very noticeable to the WIS. I don't want a fashion watch to be noticed. If I did I'd buy one of those silly fashion watches made by designers or jewelry companies. I want one that I think is cool and that is well regarded in the community.
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How many members of this community do you see in person on average per week?
 
JHDK said:
You are clearly leading me to answer 0, but why does that matter?
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I'm just asking. When you say you want a watch that is "well regarded in the (WIS) community" it sounds like members of this community will frequently see the watch you are wearing. If not, then do you just imagine their responses to your watch? Is this all part of your rich fantasy life?
 
I like the look and features of this model. Before I go and spend a bunch of money on another watch I want to research it. I checked over on the watchuseek forums, where there is a rather large "community" of people who have been collecting the squares for years, to read their thoughts on the model. The "community" mostly agrees that it is a well made model for the price.

How is this a fantasy life? I got input from people who know more than I about something I'm interested in. That input will help influence my decision.
 
memebag said:
I'm just asking. When you say you want a watch that is "well regarded in the (WIS) community" it sounds like members of this community will frequently see the watch you are wearing. If not, then do you just imagine their responses to your watch? Is this all part of your rich fantasy life?
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To be fair, we all may have participated as a member of a community, without actually meeting-up with anybody. I'm part of a BMW community, I was once part of the audiophile community, and I'm some sort of watch enthusiast. In all these cases, there's a smattering of in-person interfacing, but it's mostly through media.

Certainly, Meme is part of several cycling groups, and event groups, and movie clubs. I'm a community band perticipant, and there are some local events and organizations I attend.

So I think there's some of both going on here.

In a way, this whole square Casio watch thing is not too dissimilar from the Rolex situation. Among high-end watch enthusiasts, Rolex is still the top brand for the combination of status and popularity; despite the fact that it's the most faked watch style. You can literally buy a fake Rolex for less than $200 that will be indistinguishable - to 95% of the population - from a $10k model. Those that pay for the real ones, do so for some combination of these two reasons:
A) As enthusiasts, it's important to them, and makes them feel good;
B) They want others to notice, or they feel that at some point, other enthusiasts will notice.
 
IdRatherBeSkiing said:
Are squares not allowed at your workplace?


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Ha! After all this worry it would be funny to get the ax for some sort of dress code violation.

What I meant was I shouldn't be buying luxury items when I'm convinced I will soon be unemployed and by doing so I jinxed myself.
 
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