CASIO G-SHOCK eBay Resin Bracelet - Is it any good? Can the links interchange with the original?
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- Опубліковано 28 лип 2024
- I've noticed there's many many and many aftermarket G-Shock bracelets being sold on eBay, and for $14 it was temptation I couldn't resist... so this is all you need to know if they're any good... yeah, I gave them a full WatchUP69 test!
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Now for completeness in testing, please attempt to break the OEM Casio combi bracelet to see that will / won’t snap
You're not the only one to ask... maybe I have to do it just to show how it goes... personally I feel the spring pin will fail, but not the resin, this is way too tough!
Thanks, didn't thought I'd needed one, than I needed one, than you broke all my hope of needing one.
So many showing in my feed, that I bought one, and I'm glad I did, even if it was to save you guys from the hassle... cheap plastics don't pay that's for sure!
Thanks, YouUp69. That was a smooth transition in to the commercial.
Cheers buddy :)
I have 6 G shocks that cost me less than £80 each second hand, It doesn't make sense for me to spend over £100 on an official Casio combi, when I can get copy's off of eBay or Ali for around £10-£15. Ok they feel cheap, but they are cheap!!
I agree the original bracelet is expensive, but you have to look at the bigger picture.... if you have a nice big house with lovely tall windows and the garden is overgrown and uncared for, then it makes the house unseen, what I'm saying is that the straps/bracelets make a huge percentage of the watch, and if you want artificial grass in your garden for an example then that's ok, but you can't beat the real thing, but that real grass does come with a cost... over the years that artificial grass will fade and fall flat, while real grass can be maintained to always look great. Maybe that was a little long for explaining, but everyone has a choice, and I wanted to try the artificial grass and it wasn't for me as I care too much for my house.
If you're patient you can find used original bracelets, there's also other options with adaptors so you can fit normal straps or Nato's.
I've recently did a mod on my GLX-5600 using the metal bezel and bracelet kit that was around £65, and what a huge difference that has made :) But I do agree, the original resin bracelet is the price of another G-Shock!
Well, to be fair you should have done the bend test on the original too 🙂
Well I'm sure we know it'll also break, but it would be with a little more force along with some grunts. The bracelet on the original will more likely split at the spring pins, but can't see it actually breaking the resin... it needs a weak point so you don't lose your arm if you got your watch jammed. Usually the clasp or buckle uses spring pins, while the leg end is with bolts with regards to bigger G-Shocks.
But this cheap bracelet just looked bad from go, and I didn't mess around saying it's crap... but wasn't expecting it to break so easily, I really had no effort behind it, the fold over clasp had a little more resistance, but still easy to bend... feel the original would hold up a good fight... hope it saved you from buying this junk :))
The original snaps even easier
Great advice! 👍 I hadn't actually noticed the metal sections to adjoin the centre links. I'm now going to take a close up look! Lol
Details buddy... details :))
@@WatchUP69MrRangeman Lol I know 🤦♂️
I appreciate the review but I think you're being a little unfair to a cheap alternative to the ridiculously priced Casio original.
You're comparing the fake to the bracelet from the GW-B5600HR whereas the fake is a copy of the bracelet that came with the GW-M5610BC which had textured (like a nail file you say) outer links and metal (all black) inner links. So, one of your criticisms of the fake is null and void because originally that is what Casio did as well - only better but for more $$$.
The fakes are selling for as little as £9 compared to no cheaper than £65 for a new Casio bracelet - that's a 7x price difference.
Finding a used Casio bracelet on ebay etc is like searching for rocking horse shit and if you find one the seller usually wants more for the bracelet alone than it originally cost to buy with a watch attached! - maybe a little exaggeration but you get my point.
Your twist test was good entertainment but means little in the real world, the Casio bracelet would not have faired much better. If you want a watch band that will stand up to unlikely torque forces buy a leather strap.
The fake will stand up to the trials and tribulations of normal use every bit as well as any of the Casio versions and from arms length it will look every bit as good. As for wearing the fake bracelet, comfort-wise it being light could be considered as a positive.
IMO for £9 I think it's a viable alternative to Casio's offering.
Hey buddy...
The original bracelet is expensive, thus why I thought this would be a nice idea... now, if using your G-Shocks lightly, then this bracelet will be good, but anything tough or with vibrations, I feel this bracelet is going to fail... but the original bracelet is resin plastic, while this one is just plastic. But you are right, the original does have a price, but maybe look at it this way, it does make over half of the watch... now, is these some decent leather straps for these Tonka toys???
The copy is really good, I just test for 3 days. Plus, I love lightweight.
Isn't it lightweight... as long as you're happy my friend... just be aware that it's not anything to the quality of the original... but it gives you a good idea how a resin bracelet feels.
Cheers :)
for me its all good, if your just gonna use the g for office and light tasks, no need for the combi to be super tough, and for rugger and outdoor use il just use the original straps
That'll be fine, it's strong enough for desk duties... I obversely wanted to really know how far till it breaks, and wasn't expecting it to go that quickly... the original has much better plastics, so trying to bend that would take some force, and if i'm using that amount, then I can honestly say, my arms wouldn't be attached to my shoulders LML :-P
Thanks for the warning!
It shocked me how bad it was... when sealed it was promising, then the lightness was the clue, then downhill from there... I'm still silenced by it snapping, would be a sad loss of a good G-Shock :(
Interesting You went all the way to the cheap watch but refusing cheap strap??? I have 2 watches on those straps, I went to Bahamas vacation with them, skimmed in the ocean, played tennis and nothing happened. Oh, and why you did not crash the expensive strap to show us the difference?,
The cheap Chinese knockoff is actually a copy of the old V1 combi bracelet.
That V1 bracelet actually had the small links in full metal…
Oh my, I was able to order one from eBay right before I watched this! But I think it will still meet my not-so-high requirements given that I only spent 15USD for it.
I have to say, it you use it normally then you will be happy, and when I broke it, I was putting some effort behind it, but wasn't expecting it just to break away! The original is expensive thus why I bought this cheaper version... looked so good in the photos... it isn't junk in the hand, but if you have the original to compare it too, then a massive difference of night and day.
I've seen a few used original resin bracelets on eBay, and I managed to find a nice used one for £45, but at £100 new, I can't say I would push for that pricing!
Please let us know your thoughts and how it works for you... cheers buddy :))
Thank you for your time, you invested! As usual, you get what you are paying for. 😉 (mostly)
My curiosity had me wanting it first hand, as there are so many of these cheap aftermarket bracelets now being posted, and I really thought for the £12 it would be ok... but snapping it like that was just a shock, and not worth losing a G-Shock over... it's like, never save on cheap tyres hey, especially snow and ice ones! Cheers for popping by my dear friend :))
Picked it up and put it on my G Shock 5600....! This BRacelet is awesome!
Really, buddy I wasn't impressed at all with it, especially how easy it broke in two!
Now where did you get your's from? I got mine via eBay and Aliexpress just to see the difference, and both the same :-P
@@WatchUP69MrRangeman Well I picked up mine via Ebay or Amazon...12 Euros, Sure you broke the thing easily in half...no G Shock should bear and wear such a Weak Bracelet, but I thought, lets see how the combi bracelet wears,.. and for that price I got it. I put in on...and Jeezz, its such a difference to the rubber band. If i could get my hands on a Real G SHOCK Combi, I am Sure I would like that one better. But Its cool that I could taste first. Yeah It's preetty much the same! Thanks for your very entertaining Vids! Keep em up!
@@darioscomicschool1111 The difference to the genuine one is daylight, but with patience you do find them on the secondary market... what I think happens is they upgrade to the full metal bracelet which is excellent, but because they prefer the metal over resin they end up selling it, and that's when you swoop in. I like the feedback to which it gives you taste, and the original is really worth it, not sure about paying full price, but finding them new isn't easy.
There's a market for a decent resin bracelet, but with all the time consuming parts that go towards it, I guess it's too expensive to replicate. Every link has two metal plates, and all this has to be fitted with tolerance... the resin strap is ok, but the bracelet version wins it for me :)
Just keep your eye open and search for G-Shock bracelets, and one will turn up.
newonce sell original parts on eBay and there's TiKTox too. I've bought from both a few times, and it's always been a really good experience just to add.
Sorry I don't have any discounts to offer as I'm not connected with them, but you can always ask for a best price :)
@@WatchUP69MrRangeman Dude, I am 100% on your side! Daylight. And nothing against the Resin strap, probably for sport usage, or Military actions its better, But for Casual use, there is only the Combi now. I hope and Wish Casio could make them, but yeah, I guess that is a lot of work, but It would be well worth it. I have seen that on the Original its all spring bars, on the cheaper one for 13€...the one positive thing i found, was that you could push out the pins without hassle, and yesterday evening I adjusted (the cheap) Combi Bracelet with ease. That was a plus (in tasting how it might work).
I Got myself a square GW5600,... and maybe when Times comes I will Upgrade to a Tough Solar with a Combibraclet if its Available....or snipe a Combi, when someone sells it! Keep the Watch love up ma man!
@@darioscomicschool1111 TikTox has them in stock, it says metal but looks like that's just the clasp... worth asking, but the price is near to a good G-Shock, but you have to view it as the bracelet being the biggest part of a watch, much like the grass in a garden, it's over looked with the house and trees, but when the grass is yellow and dead it makes the whole area look bad.
Cheers
Open the buckle on your original combi and twist it.
I wish I'd found this video two hours ago, they just shipped mine 🤣To be honest, I learned many years ago, you get what you pay for. A single link from my Seamaster bracelet is worth more than a whole Combi bracelet. Anyone believing they're getting 150.00 bracelet for 15 is in for a lifetime of disappointment 🤣That said, most of my G Shocks have the old resin straps and I thought I'd test a cheap alternative. I just picked up one of the new step trackers, The GBD 200 and the strap feels much nicer than the older type so maybe they're getting better. I'm in Canada and Combis are really difficult to get here. I really enjoyed your video. It's good to let people know what they're in for 😁
You'll find I am a verity on the watch UA-cam side, as I'm not bought by flashing money and a free watch gift... maybe I'm missing out on adding more into my bank account, but my morals are about helping and not taking, as it's your money earned by yourself... many watch UA-camrs going down the homage route, and in my opinion, these are ok, but in reality they are throw away watches once some part of the case is broken... and this is why I cover G-Shocks the most, they are built to be used, and not made to impress young girls from 50mtrs away, that are only digging for gold LML :-P
This bracelet is cheap, and the answer, no I wouldn't risk even a £50 G-Shock on it... better looking at the metal bracelets from Aliexpress like I did on my GLX-5600 video... and the reason why resin bracelets aren't exactly replicated, is down to costs, as metal is easier to form.
I've found a few deals on eBay with getting my hands on a really good condition resin bracelet, otherwise they are expensive from CASIO... a shame CASIO don't add the bracelet to more models, with a resin strap thrown in :)
That GBD-200 is a great all rounder... like that it has the MIP display, and ((VIBE)) alert, plus a countdown timer option, which all G-Shocks need!
Like to see a new GW-9400 with this tech, "CASIO, are you listening?" LML :-P
Cheers for the feedback and support my friend :))
anyone tried the clone aliexpress bracelet on a AWG M100? does it fit?
From the engineering explanation to the bend metal (if available) - Mr. Rangeman Watch Program :D
LML Cheers buddy... I said nothing when I broke the bracelet as I was in shock, I thought it was just going to bend, not snap that easy!
They also (Ali) sell it as compatible with the 5610...and guess what...I got it in and it didn't....
I complained and they asked me to send a picture of the watch I bought it for.... I told them to look for the correspondence I had with them before buying the bracelet and then google Casio 5610...
Oh well... luckily amazon had adaptors that fit for a NATO.
When I complained they asked for a photo... I just sent them the link to my video, and guess what, they're not responding to me... but hey, at least it saves many others from this nasty creation... it's channels like ours that really show the true 3D side, as pictures can hold many lies :-P
too much drama, i been using it for over a year in my daily g shock whitout any complain
Cheers buddy. I’ll try and make sure I use your affiliate link next I purchase something to say thanks.
Thank you my friend.. it's all optional, but thank you :)
Do you have a video on how you made the Batman?
I do have the video on the Batman, but it's really basic to do, as the bezel is already stressed... just go to my main channel page and tap on the search icon and type away, this is a great way to find content on any channel too... cheers :)
What a pisser....
Keep these masterworks coming brother....
Yep, had so much hope, but I had to continue with the making of this video, as it's important to share my experience good or bad, in this case it was more shocking than a G-SHOCK LML :-P
Cheers for the support :)
oh my goodness when you said the biggest piece of turd i laughed so hard
That's my favourite word at the moment... and it was perfect foe this bracelet... in fact a fresh turd is harder LML :-P
Spring bars!
Spring bars, push pins and all things that keep a watch on the wrist :))
Scientifically presented, hilariously narrated.
Cheers buddy, was expecting so much too soon... and showing the real side of these cheap bracelets is all about helping... bang goes any commission on them LML :-P
What a shame as it looked quite nice. Not a patch on the original one though. Why does Casio always have to have such catchy names 😂👍👍
Not even close... I like the name 'Rangeman' the most LML :-P
HaPpY Birthday you're now officially my age :))
Have a great day friend :))
@@WatchUP69MrRangeman thanks mate. I’ve got two new watches so that’s a great surprise. And yes the rangeman is the best 👍👍
@@TedCornish Looking forward to the reviews on those birthday treats... HaPpY Birthday again my friend from me and Mrs Rangeman xx
I’m not a bracelet fan Mr Rangeman. I’m into rubber straps! 😂😂
I've heard that about you LML :-P
@@WatchUP69MrRangeman Always put a rubber on 😂😂😂
Saludos
Hola mi amigo ... gracias por pasar :)
Either your superman bending steel ..or its just cheap tin😁
I'm strong both in smells and strength, but with this bracelet it's like tin foil strong, so didn't need the Power of Grey Skull LML :-P
@@WatchUP69MrRangeman 😅🤣
So…? Only problems? … no salutations? When the original costs more then the watch itself ($145aud)And to make matters worse… can’t be found. I thought you had a solution…😐
Too late! AliExpress cheating me... Again 🤦🏾♂️
Biggest load of turd 💩 😂😂 Classic 👍🍻
Is that a classic turd? LML :-P
Casio Singman. 🤭
I've been told my showering voice is better LML :-P by the yellow duckies LML :-P
@@WatchUP69MrRangeman 😄 Those duckies can be so critical at times.
@@Daud76 but good swimmers... you're up early?? :-P
@@WatchUP69MrRangeman They are excellent floaters too! 😉 I had a feathered intruder in my house who had to be "taken out" and then I was answering a call from nature. My morning has had a busy start! 😄 What is your excuse?
@@Daud76 I've been watching a live stream of a few channel I enjoy that get together each Friday, but it's 5hrs difference and they're probably in bed now LML ;-P
You do live in that part of the world with exotic feathering creatures to awaking you... calling of nature can be done in sleep walking mode LML :-P
Lesson learnt. Cheap Chinese things won't last forever. Or be upto the quality of the real deal.
Did you hear how silent I went when it broke... I was expecting it to bend, not do what it did, and the clasp is also soft as cheese, melted cheese may I add LML :-P
@@WatchUP69MrRangeman as expected from Chinese knock off things lol.
@@traviswalker8933 Some things are ok from China, while others are as shocking as the big potholes here in the UK :-P
@@WatchUP69MrRangeman only branded things assembled in China are alright aa they do pass from QC tests and have better quality materials. The rest, nah.
@@traviswalker8933 you do know the original was made in china too riiiight???
I agree. It's a POS.
The biggest POS i've seen, and damn, I wasn't expecting it to snap that easy, though at least some resistance, thus why I said nothing, I was just in shock horror then bent the clasp just to see how that would twist, and again, it was no effort!