I know that title's a bit much, but hear me out. I bought a DW5600E for $40 the other day, I'm no stranger to the 5600E, this will be I believe the fourth one I've had in my life, but this is the first time I've had both a 5600E and a 5600C together. And my God, the quality of the 5600C is just miles above the 5600E. I get that they switched to resin cases with backplates to save cost, but was it really necessary. G-Shock sold just fine for some 12 years before the switch. And while I understand the switch in materials, why did they remove the dual time function, and the reminder function, and why did they add that god awful raised "Protection" and "G-Shock"? I'd be more okay with the switch from SS case and screwback to resin case and backplate if they at least kept the functions and the perfect design of the 5600C. Despite having a brand new 5600E, I find myself wearing my 20 year old, beat up 5600C more. And while the 5600E is a proven design, and easily just as tough, if not more tough than the 5600C, I just can't get used to the design. If Casio were to come out with a 5600C reissue, without the raised words on the bezel, and with the original functions and a stainless case and screwback, I'd pay whatever price they ask for it. Am I alone in thinking this?
Why did Casio ruin the squares?
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From what I'm seeing right here: Module, strap and bezel from the DW-5600E. Case, crystal, buttons from the DW-5600MS.
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Yes, there are some older DW-5600E which have remarkably better contrast. I don't know why, maybe Casio was just using a different company's polarizing filters at the time which happened to be better for contrast. I used to have one of these high contrast 5600E's.i have 4 dw5600 and they have different contrast... here's the pict for example... they both 5600e display but one is crisper.
i dont know why, may be the different batch of polarizer or panel, but they are all have different contrast.
my 5 DW5030c all have the same crisp display though... i personally think they are better than DW5600e.
And yes, the DW-5030C has better contrast than any 5600E
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The poor contrast of the newer 5600e is the only complaint I have with mine. My dw5700 I bought in 1988 is comparable to my new 5030C. Both make my dw5600e look anemic by comparison. I know it's the lowest price G but when I look through the watch display while out shopping I see a lot of sub $15 no name LCD watches with contrast like my 5030C.
The new DW-D5600 positive display square -- the gray and white resin models -- has extremely sharp digits. I examined one a couple of hours ago. I used to have the negative display model, but sold it because I realized negative displays aren't my thing.
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actually the crisper one is the newest i bought... so i think the recent DW5600e might have better contrast.
i'm glad that i'm not alone that think the DW5030c definately more legible than standard DW5600 =)
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Interesting fact: the module of the DW-D5600 is based on the module from the G-8000 which also had excellent contrast:
The GLX-5600 has the same module just with added moon/tide features and I think that one also has a pretty crisp display.
https://www.watchuseek.com/f17/new-glx-5600-a-362877.html#post2712451
cheers, Sedi
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Ok, thanks idkfa, it;s really great mod...
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