I have the previous metal one in blue and I very pleased, no Bluetooth, no tough solar. However I see this model becoming a legend like the DW 5600 series.
I just got mine here in Australia, where we don't get Multiband 6 so Bluetooth was a huge selling point for me. I love mine, it's going to be my new daily for work!
by far the best video reviewing the new GM 2100 (series). I like the layout/segments of your watch reviews and you show the whole watch not just the "nice" angles shown on the website. again good job and looking forward for future videos.
I feel like people (myself included) have overlooked that the watch is actually made in Japan, when we're comparing the price vs the resin models. We know Casio QC is strong around the world, but made in Japan is worth something. Labor cost and attention to detail is that much higher. ..Just a thought.. while I wait for mine to be delivered. Very excited! Thanks for the video.
In my opinion the Silver model should have the Silver hands and indices. 'cause this looks like they copy it from Black stealth model. From this reason I am going for Rose gold copper model, where hands has the best visibility.
Excellent review. I've been waiting patiently for the perfect model. This is pretty close. Don't care about Multiband 6, it's unnecessary and it doesn't work in many regions and even within regions covered, it sometimes doesn't work. Bluetooth connection to the phone is better. Great to see lume on the markers at last, and I like the negative display, but for the price, the crystal should have been sapphire. I think the price increase definitely warrants sapphire.
I’m gonna buy this soon, it’s truly a beauty. I just wish the glass was sapphire to make it a complete package and to set it apart from the cheaper versions.
a resin 2100 is around 150 USD. In sakura you can find lots of full metal seikos for 150 USD. So how did they come up with a 500 USD full metal 2100? Cmon!! thats way way way overpriced. I think i will just wait for an ecodrive precisionist. Or will hell freeze over first?
i dont get it why watches like this dont feature sapphire glas.. i mean, arent these supposed to be robust. why cheap out on the glas? my 300€ Tissot with only a day complication has sapphire. i dont get it
OMG! I just got one for $230! Soon as I bought it the price jumped back up to $480(!?!) When I opened the box, I was blown away. It's smaller than I expected, in a great way. Thinner than my other gshocks. I feel like no one talls about the back of the watch. It's different from all the ga-gm models. The round cover has a premium look and feel. The steel is polished sooo well, the watch sparkles on the wrist. My friends who got rolexes as wedding presents were admiring the watch and kind of jealous of how nice the watch looked, plus the solar and bluetooth😂 one even grabbed my wrist to see what brand it was and shocked it was from gshock🥁 lume on the hour markers were a nice touch. So glad I didn’t do a gab2100 with a mod kit and got this for actually cheaper. I see people talking about how they want a positive display but those backgrounds would ruin the look of the face. Love your review very comprehensive. I just wish I can figure out the find my phone function 😂
Must have saphire glass for 600$...that crystal will scratch very easily, even the stainless steel of the bracelet is more resistant to scratches...this is not the normal resin G-shock.
You are right. Sapphire crystal isn't expensive. Looking at Casio's strategy, they only reserve sapphire crystal for premium range like MT-G, high-end Gravity Master, Frogman and above. If you realise, they are all above USD700.
@ned haleem True. Then again, that's Edifice, not within G-Shock itself. It is a totally different business unit in Casio. Fully agree you can get an Edifice for USD300 with sapphire crystal. You would also realise that price levels between the two sub-brands are very different. I realise that Edifice pricing starts lower for sapphire crystal.
The price for this is the problem. When you can buy the clear version of the GA2100 for $100/US, the buy the mod kit for around $125/US. You can save around $300. While the watch looks good I can't justify the price.
I don't understand people who buy this stuff. I'd rather keep my 5 hundo. I hate most Rolexes, sure as shit not gonna rock this mass produced nonsense. Fail to understand why people get so hyped by this.
Nice watch. I would prefer the rosegold version. BUT as a full metal version the watch does lose the advantage of being light weight. Legibility does not seem to be very good. And the price is too high.
Very nice looking watch, but the price makes you wonder if the watch is actually using some special metal. At $550-600, you would expect some kind of platinum, silver or titanium construction.
I have a black resin GA-B2100 (and really love it!). I really like the look of these, yours is by far the best review of it I've seen. I rather like the black coated version but the the silver is great too. How easy was the bracelet to size? Agree about the negative display - in this instance it seems to suit the watch better than a positive one would perhaps. Still feel the price premium over the resin models is too high - about £100 less would be a fairer price I feel.
Thank you very much! The bracelet is relatively easy to resize, spring bars pop out with a link removal tool :) I think most people have the same opinion about the price, G-Shock offering G-Steel watches for around $300/350 has caused a big stir. Not that they’re the exact same but it’s certainly thrown a spanner! Thanks for watching!
Have now bought the full metal version as a Christmas present - great watch in terms of style, fit and finish (but the dial and digital display not as easy to read as the resin model's is). Very pleased to finally get this on my wrist though!
So I have this. And yes it looks stylish and it’s cool that it has an “AP Royal Oak” type look. But… the hands are very hard to see and blend into the dial. Also in the dark the lumes don’t last very long. Overall very stylish just not as functional as other color ways. The rose gold looks like it’s the most functional of the three metal releases but definitely not the coolest due to the silver looking most like a “Royal Oak” and let’s be honest that’s the whole point of the watch. That’s what makes it a cool watch.
Nope,wont pay over $150 for anything with quartz movements. Mechanical maybe 200-300,automatic wont pay over 500 unless its precious metal,the value is not there on steel Casio,get a melbourne burnley instead,Miyota 9015 automatic movement plus the dial is crisp & is much more AP RO formed with a Patek Nautilus style bracelet 😁👌
Gorgeous timepiece, but somewhat disappointed with the use of mineral glass @ this price point, other than that this might be the best Casioak out there and this is coming from someone who considers the GM2100B-3A to be king!
Mineral glass? Still? I own many, many G-shocks and this still blows my mind. Right now I’m wearing a San Martin pilot watch with a Swiss made Ronda 715 movement, exquisitely finished, unbelievable bracelet, sapphire glass and it cost me $120. Surely Casio can afford to put sapphire glass in a $500 watch.
@@shino8854Who told you that? It's nothing more than a silly myth to suggest that Sapphire Glass is less impact resistant than Mineral Glass. It's been proven that both glasses at the same thickness have the same impact resistance.
So it was 200€ euro with a rubber strap, now they added a metal strap and it is 550? It is over priced and for this money you can just get a watch on another level!
Yeah. I’m not that into watches. I have a few. All being GShock. I agree. To go from 150, to 500, I’m out. Also, nice watch but not $500 nice in my opinion.
Meh, hard pass. G-Shocks are tool watches. I don't want to worry about scratching my G Shocks, nor do I want to struggle reading that tiny negative display.
yeah i think in the initial launch advertising it was rose gold, and i didn't order one, then when I went to the store here in NYC, I saw it was more a copper colour, I had to have it. I do believe they changed it as it did disappear from the website early on.
That’s awesome! They always seem to play a bit of roulette with the Rose Gold/ Bronze/ Copper options for the “official” name of this colour way, great to know it’s a nice copper! Congratulations & thanks for watching! 😁
At that pricetag i kinda expected a spahire crystal tbh, especialy on a quartz watch that is expected to be handled less carefull. Where is all that money going towards? :/
Would love a full titanium structure (scratch resistant) on the case,bracelet,clasp and crown with blue hour and minute hands.Please Casio,make this happen!!40mm or 44mm to choose from too.
I really want this and at a stretch could afford it. However I think I'd be paying a lot of money for stuff I wouldn't use. I'm not fussed about it linking to a phone and can't be fussed with setting all that up or ever using it. It seems a little over priced already at 449 and buying it at that price for looks alone just doesn't seem quite worth it
WAY too expensive and absolutely not worth it. There's nothing that watch offers, that justifies 500 US Dollars a piece (when excluding greed as a reason). Besides that, I'd taken Multiband-6 over Bluetooth any time of the day.
I bought the black B2100 and I’m regretting it a bit. I was a wearing a bright watch before that and in this watch, it’s not so easy to watch time. I like watches where one fleeting glance and you know what time it is. Even screen is too dim. Possibly should have gone for non-solar version or for the other color.
The original AP Royal Oak is a hideous looking watch. This CasiOak is even more tacky than a real AP Royal Oak. You could not pay me any amount of money to wear this CasiOak.
Take my money.
😅😅 - thanks for watching! 😁
Take mine too. And shut up while doing it 😄
I have the previous metal one in blue and I very pleased, no Bluetooth, no tough solar. However I see this model becoming a legend like the DW 5600 series.
🤣🤣👍🏻
@@cedricLYNHahahahaha
I just got mine here in Australia, where we don't get Multiband 6 so Bluetooth was a huge selling point for me. I love mine, it's going to be my new daily for work!
A really lovely looking watch, but £500, mineral glass, and only negative display, sorry but no thank you.
Casioak design, Full metal, tough solar, bluetooth. It's a dream watch
No sapphire is just a piss-take.
Wow! There are just amazing 😍
I don’t need Apple Watch! I need this beautiful Casio 😍😍😍
it’s absolutely ridiculous beautiful. i got so many compliments from that watch . wow
by far the best video reviewing the new GM 2100 (series).
I like the layout/segments of your watch reviews and you show the whole watch not just the "nice" angles shown on the website.
again good job and looking forward for future videos.
Thank you very much! 😁 really appreciate that! So much more to come!
No jastification for such a jump in price. G-SHOCK GAB2100 at $150, is visualy and price wise favorite, for time to come
Don’t be poor
I feel like people (myself included) have overlooked that the watch is actually made in Japan, when we're comparing the price vs the resin models. We know Casio QC is strong around the world, but made in Japan is worth something. Labor cost and attention to detail is that much higher. ..Just a thought.. while I wait for mine to be delivered. Very excited! Thanks for the video.
Yea when people compare Swiss vs Japanese they often forget how obsessive the Japanese’s attention to detail also is
In my opinion the Silver model should have the Silver hands and indices. 'cause this looks like they copy it from Black stealth model. From this reason I am going for Rose gold copper model, where hands has the best visibility.
Too much for me especially no sapphire crystal. I’ll keep my GA- 2100
Excellent review. I've been waiting patiently for the perfect model. This is pretty close. Don't care about Multiband 6, it's unnecessary and it doesn't work in many regions and even within regions covered, it sometimes doesn't work. Bluetooth connection to the phone is better. Great to see lume on the markers at last, and I like the negative display, but for the price, the crystal should have been sapphire. I think the price increase definitely warrants sapphire.
I’m gonna buy this soon, it’s truly a beauty. I just wish the glass was sapphire to make it a complete package and to set it apart from the cheaper versions.
Not sapphire for a $600+ watch? Wow
@@RichieLanderos and no solar
@@mauricebauert2052 it’s solar
@@realitycheck908 yes
a resin 2100 is around 150 USD. In sakura you can find lots of full metal seikos for 150 USD. So how did they come up with a 500 USD full metal 2100? Cmon!! thats way way way overpriced. I think i will just wait for an ecodrive precisionist. Or will hell freeze over first?
Those circles all down the sides of the strap are so ugly. I’m surprised I’ve not heard this from anybody else.
Bah, the hands are too grey and indistnct, it’s ruined.
i dont get it why watches like this dont feature sapphire glas.. i mean, arent these supposed to be robust. why cheap out on the glas? my 300€ Tissot with only a day complication has sapphire. i dont get it
Always hate g-shock due to its bulkiness, but take my money now. I need this in my collection.
This is bulky, lol.
OMG! I just got one for $230! Soon as I bought it the price jumped back up to $480(!?!) When I opened the box, I was blown away. It's smaller than I expected, in a great way. Thinner than my other gshocks. I feel like no one talls about the back of the watch. It's different from all the ga-gm models. The round cover has a premium look and feel. The steel is polished sooo well, the watch sparkles on the wrist. My friends who got rolexes as wedding presents were admiring the watch and kind of jealous of how nice the watch looked, plus the solar and bluetooth😂 one even grabbed my wrist to see what brand it was and shocked it was from gshock🥁 lume on the hour markers were a nice touch. So glad I didn’t do a gab2100 with a mod kit and got this for actually cheaper. I see people talking about how they want a positive display but those backgrounds would ruin the look of the face. Love your review very comprehensive. I just wish I can figure out the find my phone function 😂
How did you get it for 230$? 😅
@@richardcapati3143Fake, maybe.😂
it was just $300 off for black friday but now sold out
Must have saphire glass for 600$...that crystal will scratch very easily, even the stainless steel of the bracelet is more resistant to scratches...this is not the normal resin G-shock.
Imagine this masterpiece was finished with a sapphire glass face?
Beautiful. I love all of them. I would have liked to see sapphire glass instead of mineral crystal.
A sapphire glass isn't that expensive anyway. With a full metal Casioak at this price point, Sapphire should be offered.
@@acethis Absolutely.
You are right. Sapphire crystal isn't expensive. Looking at Casio's strategy, they only reserve sapphire crystal for premium range like MT-G, high-end Gravity Master, Frogman and above. If you realise, they are all above USD700.
@@jamess8175 Na even the Edifice models that are like $300 have sapphire crystal glass.
@ned haleem True. Then again, that's Edifice, not within G-Shock itself. It is a totally different business unit in Casio. Fully agree you can get an Edifice for USD300 with sapphire crystal.
You would also realise that price levels between the two sub-brands are very different. I realise that Edifice pricing starts lower for sapphire crystal.
The price for this is the problem. When you can buy the clear version of the GA2100 for $100/US, the buy the mod kit for around $125/US. You can save around $300. While the watch looks good I can't justify the price.
titanium please
I don't understand people who buy this stuff. I'd rather keep my 5 hundo. I hate most Rolexes, sure as shit not gonna rock this mass produced nonsense. Fail to understand why people get so hyped by this.
$600 for a casio? For that money, get a Seiko.
Seiko Arnie is more affordable and does both functions of analog and digital
Nice review, but I am not convinced. At this price it should have gotten a Sapphire screen
Still without sapphire for this price is inexcusable!
Nice watch. I would prefer the rosegold version. BUT as a full metal version the watch does lose the advantage of being light weight. Legibility does not seem to be very good. And the price is too high.
It's a timepiece! a timepiece! arrrrgh!!! a time pieceeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Very nice looking watch, but the price makes you wonder if the watch is actually using some special metal. At $550-600, you would expect some kind of platinum, silver or titanium construction.
I have a black resin GA-B2100 (and really love it!). I really like the look of these, yours is by far the best review of it I've seen. I rather like the black coated version but the the silver is great too. How easy was the bracelet to size? Agree about the negative display - in this instance it seems to suit the watch better than a positive one would perhaps. Still feel the price premium over the resin models is too high - about £100 less would be a fairer price I feel.
Thank you very much! The bracelet is relatively easy to resize, spring bars pop out with a link removal tool :) I think most people have the same opinion about the price, G-Shock offering G-Steel watches for around $300/350 has caused a big stir. Not that they’re the exact same but it’s certainly thrown a spanner!
Thanks for watching!
Agree with that price...
@@georgeadcock2347 The watch is currently available in the UK for 30% off (£135 saving), good time to buy due to Black Friday deals.
Have now bought the full metal version as a Christmas present - great watch in terms of style, fit and finish (but the dial and digital display not as easy to read as the resin model's is). Very pleased to finally get this on my wrist though!
So I have this. And yes it looks stylish and it’s cool that it has an “AP Royal Oak” type look. But… the hands are very hard to see and blend into the dial. Also in the dark the lumes don’t last very long. Overall very stylish just not as functional as other color ways. The rose gold looks like it’s the most functional of the three metal releases but definitely not the coolest due to the silver looking most like a “Royal Oak” and let’s be honest that’s the whole point of the watch. That’s what makes it a cool watch.
Nope,wont pay over $150 for anything with quartz movements. Mechanical maybe 200-300,automatic wont pay over 500 unless its precious metal,the value is not there on steel Casio,get a melbourne burnley instead,Miyota 9015 automatic movement plus the dial is crisp & is much more AP RO formed with a Patek Nautilus style bracelet 😁👌
Nice watch but a sapphire crystal screen would be a good buy even automatic. My thoughts
Gorgeous timepiece, but somewhat disappointed with the use of mineral glass @ this price point, other than that this might be the best Casioak out there and this is coming from someone who considers the GM2100B-3A to be king!
Moreover, there are Casio Edifice watches solar powered with sapphire glass for less than €150.
@@horkoser nice!
Imagine the rose gold display being positive with a peachy background. That would have been the move.
This really should have been a audemars X casio thing. That would not have been trash like the omega X swatch.
metal to glossy for my taste. if they matte option - would be perfect for me.
Too bad it's like $500
Perfect watch with the exception of its price tag.
Brilliant review!!!!!!!!!! Absolutely brilliant!!!!!!!!!!! Keep up the great work 👍
Thank you! 😁 & thanks for watching!
Just got mines 😅
Sir, does this watch comes with autolight function?
Hey! This one doesn’t, would be good to see on future iterations!
@@TimeDrops_ yes, Sir
Got the dark grey/black version. The light play is just fantastic
It looks amazing!
Is the dial actually as dark as GA-2100-1A1?
Darker
Love this watch but I’ve got small wrists. 50mm would look stupid on me
Mineral glass? Still? I own many, many G-shocks and this still blows my mind. Right now I’m wearing a San Martin pilot watch with a Swiss made Ronda 715 movement, exquisitely finished, unbelievable bracelet, sapphire glass and it cost me $120. Surely Casio can afford to put sapphire glass in a $500 watch.
They have it on their Ediface watches at the same price lol.
Sapphire is scratch proof, but will crack if dropped onto the ground, mineral is way tougher .
@@shino8854Who told you that?
It's nothing more than a silly myth to suggest that Sapphire Glass is less impact resistant than Mineral Glass.
It's been proven that both glasses at the same thickness have the same impact resistance.
I rather getting the plastic version.
I don't want to care about scratching the stainless steel all the time.
Is this okay for skinny wrists.?
I just purchased this watch and the craftsmanship is exquisite!! 👌👌👌
Can't seem to make up my mind whether it's too shiny or not... Some shots look polished others satin...
we need a full metal mini version! regular casioak is too big for me
100%! Thanks for watching :)
You can pick these up second hand for £100-150
Mine is a GA 2100 black resin, 2022 model. So beautiful
it's gorgeous but 550$ price is horrible
Titanium!
There are good Black Friday deals available for this watch. Just brought mine for 30% off, go have a look if your interested in buying.
Dark grey hands on a dark grey dial. 🤦♂️😫
When will Casio EVER get it right??
This is an absolute waste of money. The Casio Edifice ECB-900DB-1ADR is above and beyond this piece of garbage and is also priced reasonably.
This is such a perfect watch, can't choose between the this model and the rose gold
So it was 200€ euro with a rubber strap, now they added a metal strap and it is 550?
It is over priced and for this money you can just get a watch on another level!
It looks good. And features are nice to have. But, for the price, they should have put a sapphire crystal on it.
Yeah. I’m not that into watches. I have a few. All being GShock. I agree. To go from 150, to 500, I’m out. Also, nice watch but not $500 nice in my opinion.
Meh, hard pass.
G-Shocks are tool watches. I don't want to worry about scratching my G Shocks, nor do I want to struggle reading that tiny negative display.
Very nice break down 👍🏼🥃🇺🇸
Would love it more if it had three hand 👌
I just ordered what you called the "rose gold" ! I had the opportunity to handle it in person and I can say it's more of a copper color. So dope!
Totally agree. Definitely more copper than 🌹.
yeah i think in the initial launch advertising it was rose gold, and i didn't order one, then when I went to the store here in NYC, I saw it was more a copper colour, I had to have it. I do believe they changed it as it did disappear from the website early on.
That’s awesome! They always seem to play a bit of roulette with the Rose Gold/ Bronze/ Copper options for the “official” name of this colour way, great to know it’s a nice copper! Congratulations & thanks for watching! 😁
I think it is the best looking version, enjoy it!
@@TimeDrops_ I forgot to mention I got $150 off the retail price! ✌
Ladies and Gentlemen, this is the real deal, real deal!
At that pricetag i kinda expected a spahire crystal tbh, especialy on a quartz watch that is expected to be handled less carefull. Where is all that money going towards? :/
Agreed, excess profits going towards marketing budgets and greasing the palms of youtubers for review.
GM2100-1A (Casio-Oak Black rubber bracelet) $200 + $100 G-shock Bracelet = $300! why would u pay $500?
Cause that how much the GMB2100 costs.
Really want this watch.
no saphire.................................
Reminds me of the lower level ILLUMINATOR...I will buy this one
A little too pricey. The dark dial area is a real miss. On the next rev, add sapphire and brighten up the dial.
Can’t wait for the MRG-2100 😂.
It's going to be MRG-B3000.
What is that ?
@@jaimiperry9907 Future model? 😄
@@jamess8175 full metal also ?
@@jaimiperry9907 Not only full metal, it's full titanium.
Why don't they make the hands and hour markers white (with lume)? The watch face seems so dark and hard to read.
Hmmmm u can buy one and make it yourself for half the price
Would love a full titanium structure (scratch resistant) on the case,bracelet,clasp and crown with blue hour and minute hands.Please Casio,make this happen!!40mm or 44mm to choose from too.
full brushed titanium would probably justify the price tag too!
@@mad0ucheKiwami limited edition is full titanium for $3,500.
@@AbsoluteADCC okay but it is not modeled after the royal oak...
Just saw this, amazing watch with all the cool features that I want.
Full metal is hype.
I also now know why time is money.
Apple's ultra with titanium and saphire suddenly seems very reasonable.. 🤔
Why cant i get it in bluetooth mode? No matter how i try it just doesnt turn on
Did you long press the button until it beeps to Bluetooth? Is it a legit watch?
I really want this and at a stretch could afford it. However I think I'd be paying a lot of money for stuff I wouldn't use. I'm not fussed about it linking to a phone and can't be fussed with setting all that up or ever using it. It seems a little over priced already at 449 and buying it at that price for looks alone just doesn't seem quite worth it
Yea...if i have more money,i would buy it
overpriced.
LOVE LOVE this watch.
WAY too expensive and absolutely not worth it.
There's nothing that watch offers, that justifies 500 US Dollars a piece (when excluding greed as a reason).
Besides that, I'd taken Multiband-6 over Bluetooth any time of the day.
I bought the black B2100 and I’m regretting it a bit. I was a wearing a bright watch before that and in this watch, it’s not so easy to watch time. I like watches where one fleeting glance and you know what time it is. Even screen is too dim. Possibly should have gone for non-solar version or for the other color.
There should be Titanium version of this. Shouldn't it?
God Tier mate!
I hope it comes in titanium
i think i need this in my life and will wait for a sale
GORGEOUS
You are paying for nothing but hype and marketing . Metal watches are not that expensive to make and the price rise is RIDICULOUS . 👎👎👎
I bet you there's a titanium version coming.
Should have sapphire glass for this price and maybe titanium too.
Agree
I got my Casioak recently, the plain black version with orange hands and face. The recent version, maybe ltd ed? I love it to bits.
Excellent review
God tier watch
The original AP Royal Oak is a hideous looking watch. This CasiOak is even more tacky than a real AP Royal Oak. You could not pay me any amount of money to wear this CasiOak.
Negative displays are way way better looking.