Seriously, I have worn G-Shock since '85 or so...since there was only one G-Shock model, anyway, whatever year that was.
Recently though, I have been wearing an Ironman, and I have to ask, what does the G-Shock have over the ironman, other than.....hmmm...toughness appeal?
I'm looking at my basic model ironman, and I love it. The all day white reflector display, no useless dials, etc...nice countdown, 3 time zones that I can access via one simple button & set for 12/24 time, 5 alarms, turn off the button beep ( which is a major plus ), day & date display standard, lap counter, etc, etc.....
I'm left wondering what I ever saw in the G-Shock, other than the coolness factor. I've killed G-Shocks, had them die, etc. So they are not indestructible.
Granted, I have only been wearing the ironman for a couple of weeks, but all is good so far.
Have not checked for any seconds/month loss/gain, true, but seconds per month is not a big deal to me.
The watch sticks like glue to my wrist without having to tighten it down so far it's biting into my skin, looks good, nice large display with basically no wasted real estate, etc.
So yeah, maybe there's something I'm missing even after all these years, so I'm asking. Tell me about any real world experience with the ironman basic model, not the shock, just basic.....
Recently though, I have been wearing an Ironman, and I have to ask, what does the G-Shock have over the ironman, other than.....hmmm...toughness appeal?
I'm looking at my basic model ironman, and I love it. The all day white reflector display, no useless dials, etc...nice countdown, 3 time zones that I can access via one simple button & set for 12/24 time, 5 alarms, turn off the button beep ( which is a major plus ), day & date display standard, lap counter, etc, etc.....
I'm left wondering what I ever saw in the G-Shock, other than the coolness factor. I've killed G-Shocks, had them die, etc. So they are not indestructible.
Granted, I have only been wearing the ironman for a couple of weeks, but all is good so far.
Have not checked for any seconds/month loss/gain, true, but seconds per month is not a big deal to me.
The watch sticks like glue to my wrist without having to tighten it down so far it's biting into my skin, looks good, nice large display with basically no wasted real estate, etc.
So yeah, maybe there's something I'm missing even after all these years, so I'm asking. Tell me about any real world experience with the ironman basic model, not the shock, just basic.....