G-Shock GA 100 Black - GA-100-1A4CR Watch

 (56 customer reviews)

After a lifetime of black or metal scuba and combat style watches I decided to give this model a try.

This is hands down the nicest looking watch I've ever owned, very classy.

First time I wore it to the gym, I could tell it was noticed and it's been complemented several times during day wear.

I was worried that white would look girlish... this thing looks as girlish as an M1 Abrams battle tank camouflaged white for the winter snow.

The blue numbering and hands look great on the white background and are soothing on the eyes.

The wide double-holed band adds to it's muscularity.

I'm a big guy with a large wrist and am only two notches to the end of the strap, so if you have a monster wrist you may be disappointed.

On the other hand, my petite girlfriend tried it on an it looked amazing on her and the band was could be adjusted to fit her her perfectly, so I'm ordering one for her also.

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I'll start with the positives:

It's straight-up BEAUTIFUL. This is my first watch purchase that was above the $25 Wal-Mart threshold and I don't regret it for a second. I'm in love with its engineering beauty and its durable materials. The features are great (even if I don't plan on using the extra two dials). The face of the watch is exactly as described: X Large. It dwarfs my old geeky calculator watch, and I feel like I'm wearing a behemoth on my little wrist. The red and black provide a rather appealing contrast and I'm glad I purchased this over the all-black model. I'm sure it'll be attracting a lot of looks once I go back into schooling.

Now for the bad:
The LED Backlight is TERRIBLE. One pro my old watches had: a blue LED backlight option. It illuminated the entire display and checking the time was no problem.
This watch however, uses a yellow LED lighting option, and the lighting shines from the bottom of the display, thus causing shadowing all...Read more

I got this watch for Christmas '10. I own four other G-Shocks (DW-5600E, GW-500A, G-7700, G-8000) so I know about the style, reliability, and durability of these watches. What I didn't know about this GA-100 is that IT CAN MEASURE SPEED!!!!!!! I couldn't believe it when I read the manual to find out all its features. It has a mode wherein you enter a given distance (like a speed trap) and measure how fast it takes an object to go that given distance. It will then tell you on the small dial in the middle of the watch how fast that object was going!!!!!!!!!!!! I see no practical use for this (unless you're a police officer lol) but it's cool anyhow. I will agree with another reviewer about how poor the back-lighting is, but thats it!! This is a nice addition to my growing G-Shock collection!!!