CASIO G-SHOCK GA-B2100-1AER Review - still hotter than a hot thing?

[@skycar56]

Easily the best presenter of video watch review I've seen. Excellent detail, analysis and he's pleasant.

[@thetimebombardier]

Thank you kindly 😅👍🕺😎

[@nothereforlong1]

I've had the yellow one for just over 12 months. Love it. Don't do too much messing about with the buttons. The app was pretty clunky when I first got it, but seems to've improved over the last few months. Only use it once a week to sync the time from my phone so I know the watch is as accurate as possible. Still love wearing and using it. I was 50/50 between going for the black one with the positive display and the yellow one.

[@thetimebombardier]

Cheers John, yup the app worked quite effectively this time around and nice combo you have there with the colours 😎😎

[@MegaAvijay]

This is the exact watch I have, it's the only one with positive display, thanks man

[@thetimebombardier]

yup the pos display makes a big difference with it being so small but i do like the banana yellow also :)

[@MegaAvijay]

@@thetimebombardier yeah banana yellow is also good, it looks good in fair skin

[@beakyturbot]

I have three 2100s in various states of modification. Aside fitting adaptors and a conventional strap to the B2100 1AER I also changed the hands as I found the small area of white on black hands difficult to read at a glance.

[@thetimebombardier]

ah nice idea, i think many gshocks would benefit from a hand change out as they seem to love using stubby things that i can't read!!

[@johanvandersandt8904]

I think you bring up a good point. Casio has been "streamlining" their designs so that more of them are similar. Dare I say that older Casio's were made better? They where definitely more diverse in features. Have a great weekend!

[@thetimebombardier]

Cheers Johan, yeah they still have some unique and superb watches but some of the recent releases leave me wondering 😅

[@johanvandersandt8904]

@@thetimebombardier 😁👌

[@duncanhamilton5841]

Somehow I've ended up with three GA-B2100s. Black, yellow, and blue with neg display. Perfect daily beaters. Pretty viceless, especially given the money they don't cost - rarely use any of the functions, so they're essentially a basic 3 hander for me. The other Gs kicking about the house are: a classic 5610, triple sensor Rangeman, and the magnificent GMW-B5000-1ER. To be honest, the 5000 is a superb thing for the money, and has replaced my mechanicals for general 'going somewhere' watch. Regards the Casio range - agree with that there's very little appealing/interesting in the range now. Rangeman and Mudmaster have morphed into a Garmin-alike. Gulf and Gravity gone. And in the traditional square part of the catalogue they keep churning them out in a variety of colours and designs, but insist on the shitty basic module. Since the GMW-B5000 arrived, I've only got the MR-Gs to aspire to.

[@thetimebombardier]

Cheers Dunc, i've not looked at the gmw for a while so i think i'll need to re-look!! Gshock still have some superb watches but yes the garmin comparison is spot on!! 😎👍

[@duncanhamilton5841]

@@thetimebombardier the GMW is amazing in every sense of the word. It's subtle, obvious, tacky, refined, silly, and yet completely sensible. £340 or so at Francis & Gaye at the moment.

[@thetimebombardier]

@@duncanhamilton5841 how does it hold up against scratches and dings?

[@duncanhamilton5841]

@@thetimebombardier for a steel watch, very well. For a G-Shock... it's like a pair of paper wellingtons

[@thetimebombardier]

@@duncanhamilton5841 hahaha best comment this month LMAO

[@JimKinkade]

I’d rather have the non-Bluetooth version since it has a day-of-the-week dial. It peeves me that they changed the dial to point to the functions.

[@Dragoneye-cp6fv]

Sad

[@thetimebombardier]

cheers Jim, shame they can't do a solar non bluetooth version!!

[@davidsparling3505]

I like the day feature as well. However the solar and Bluetooth outweigh that feature for me.

[@wristopia4101]

Looks cool. Like the little 'Bluetooth' logo in blue. Have the basic GA-2100/5611 so its nice seeing the much more functional version. Is the Casio App being deleted? I have recently had a few messages asking me to transfer to something else, but I have not really looked into it yet.

[@thetimebombardier]

Cheers bud, the app worked well on this one, was very surprised!! Not heard they gonna phase it out, what would replace it?

[@wristopia4101]

@@thetimebombardier I need to look at emails I was sent about it ; )

[@ianmaw66]

I just bought the new Hidden Glow 6900 and the box was the same, so probably not a mix up.

[@thetimebombardier]

Cheers Ian - good to hear from you again, been a while and thanks for your continued views 😎👍

[@marcuslieberman3577]

Interesting you mentioned about the seals around the bezel, I just got the GAB-2100. When it arrived it was a very cold and damp. It was outside the door for hours. When I brought it in and opened I saw condensation on the crystal. I thought it was on the outside, but after thinking about it some might have been on the inside of the case(?) I'm going to take a closer look at the case, etc.

[@thetimebombardier]

Hey Marcus thanks bud and welcome to the channel, yup several people have talked about that same issue with these models, doesn't seem to affect other models as much but no idea why 🤔

[@marcuslieberman3577]

I think they are cased in China...🤔

[@anuragsamanta876]

Bro which colour should i buy the full on black one or this one u are reviewing???

[@thetimebombardier]

@@anuragsamanta876 hey dude it will depend on how important the positive display is for the mini digi screen, if you use it regularly then get this one, if not then the all black 🖤

[@anuragsamanta876]

@@thetimebombardier I think this one which u reviewed looks more aesthetic and eye catching than the full on black one

[@thetimebombardier]

@@anuragsamanta876 awesome let me know what you think when you have it on wrist 👍😎

[@Motodyssey]

The tiny splash of colour somehow makes this look way better than the all black stealth version

[@thetimebombardier]

@@Motodyssey agreed 👍💯

[@gardius8151]

Does Ben Dover still hang out with Phil McCracken and Patrick Fitzgerald? I lost track of the 3 amigos a few years back..

[@thetimebombardier]

Haha not sure bud 😅 they don't make movies like that anymore sadly!!

[@mr.eswatchreviews]

Good video sir

[@thetimebombardier]

Thank you sir 👍😎

[@SHA2S]

Are the minute/hour handles glow in dark on this specific colourway

[@thetimebombardier]

gdday Aly yes the do mate :)

[@Hatzornik1]

The y do all night long

[@stavros_katsopr]

Don't hide behind your finger dude. You liked the yellow one, other than the old saying "never make eye contact while eating a banana". Thus, you got a rotten one, so no one knows, right? 😜😂😂 Enjoy, phone-app, hands-down, this is the g-shock to have.......😎🤪

[@thetimebombardier]

I still like the yellow 😅😅 but sold it very quickly ss a buddy wanted it and was missing the watch but i can't wear the yellow to work without attracting undue attention 🤣

[@adsagp]

Thanks for your review. I'm considering getting this one you reviewed or the GW-5000u-1 to have something smaller and a bit more refined. As currently I have the Rangeman GW-9400-1 as my only G-Shock. I feel I could be disappointed with the GA-B2100-1 especially if no auto-backlight. What do you think of your 5000u you have?

[@thetimebombardier]

Cheers Adam and welcome to the channel 😎 the 5000u is as you say that slight step up but they are possibly overpriced for what they are, I'm gonna say the 2100 is more fashion watch than the 5000u so it might depend on when and where you're using it, what size is your wrist?

[@adsagp]

@@thetimebombardier Thanks for your reply. My wrist is just 7 inches, I can get away with the Rangeman, maybe the 5000u could be a bit small, but would still work....

[@thetimebombardier]

@@adsagp fair enough, I just picked up a G5600 which is a good alternative to the 5601, damn sorry there are too many of these things to make a decision and then you end up like me with too many LOL

[@adsagp]

​@@thetimebombardier Lol, yeah! Well, I still only have 1 G-Shock so far the Rangeman 9400. I was also considering getting the Mudman 9300 as a slightly smaller alternative to my Rangeman. Anyway I changed the Rangeman strap to a NATO style single pass strap with the G-Shock strap adaptors and cut off the extra double pass part so not so bulky. It hugs the wrist a bit more snuggly now and doesn't flare out as much as the original strap. Anyway will see how this goes for now, lol. Cheers. Edit: the NATO style strap wasn't as comfortable, so changed it back to the original Rangeman strap as it does the job well. 😅

[@thetimebombardier]

@@adsagp nice I just picked up a rangey and will be swapping out the bezel and band soon, they are such classics and I'm not convinced the new ones are really an upgrade 😉 I'm not a big nato strap fan, I prefer the marine nationale types which have that little stretch which gives the hug you are referring to 😎👍

[@rutgerdezeeuw]

I have the yellow one, and like it a lot. I agree with everything you point out. It’s frustrating that the outer case widens after some time, minde did too, even though I never messed with it. I don’t use the app but have set up a raspberry pi because the app doesn’t keep syncing the time consistently.

[@thetimebombardier]

Cheers bud and welcome to the channel 😎 nice mod that pi, you should do a vid on how to do it as many others would like that!

[@berkin4820]

I heard from reddit yellow ones get dirty and lose their color when worn with black hoodies and such. Is this the case for you as well?

[@christopherblade5984]

The Covenant Movie, which is that, there's so many? Is it on Netflix or Amazon? Great watch, I got the Yellow one. Looks great in the sea.

[@thetimebombardier]

@@christopherblade5984 hey Chris thanks dude and yeah it's a recent movie by Guy Ritchie with Jake Gyllenhal bout Afghan, kinda cool flick, and i had the banana version also, perfect beach colour! Welcome to the channel dude 😎👍

[@christopherblade5984]

@@thetimebombardier cheers. And thank you so much for that I must check it out. It'll probably make me buy the black one haha.

[@thetimebombardier]

@@christopherblade5984 yup the guys at gshock know what they're doing when they release these cool colour variants 😅

[@christopherblade5984]

Found it brother. The viewing begins now.

[@thetimebombardier]

@@christopherblade5984 what's your verdict?

[@bo771779]

Does the minute hand vibrate when it rotates in reverse direction?

[@thetimebombardier]

Cheers Bo and yes that's not an issue as such, quite common with quartz 👍😎 as long as it's not crazy wobbly,

[@bo771779]

@@thetimebombardier 🍻

[@Gomrath]

7:01 - which is that watch buddy with the bracelet on?

[@thetimebombardier]

Hi Dave thanks for watching and that's the 5000U, sort of the top end solar square 😎👍

[@Janto2010]

Great review! 😁 How did you get it for £80?

[@thetimebombardier]

Cheers bud and have a look at places like student beans as I got a 25% discount voucher from them 😎👍

[@gamernon764]

Is it normal that the battery stay on M after 2 days charged? 🫤

[@thetimebombardier]

Yup mine too, if you connect to the app it will give you an exact charge indication as I read the HML as more of an approx, but yes very frustrating that it struggles to soak up the charge 😬😬

[@gamernon764]

@@thetimebombardier just wanna see the H 😅😅

[@thetimebombardier]

@@gamernon764 yup try 3 hours next time 🤣🤣

[@BespokeGshock]

Mine was on M for months, then went on holiday to Turkiye & boom within a couple of hours the indicator was on H. Still there after 3 months.

[@gamernon764]

@@BespokeGshock yea I see