Casio G-Shock GA-B2100 Review | THE ONE YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR!!!
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- Опубликовано: 23 сен 2024
- In this video, I review the Casio G-Shock GA-B 2100-1A Watch. Based on the extremely popular GA-2100 “Casioak” watch, the GA-B2100 adds more advanced and practical features like Solar charging, auto time setting, and Bluetooth phone connection. In this video I go over some of the changes and features from the standard watch. I also go in-depth on how the watch works with the companion Casio Watches App that gives you lots of control of the watch with your smartphone via Bluetooth connection. I also go over some need to know how to methods to ensure that your watch connects to you smartphone constantly so you get the most that this watch has to offer.
I go over some of the features like alarms, stopwatch, world time, reminders, auto time set, Solar charge level and more.
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I wish date and days of week can be displayed at the same time
Definitely! That is my biggest complaint about the whole thing!
Can you at least have it flip between the day and date?
Yeah, I think I'll go with an all-digital square instead because of that. I'm really used to having both.
@@MrFordguy73 Yes you can by pushing the "Adjust" button. You can toggle between Reminder, Date, Digital time (12 or 24 hours mode) and Day
He clearly shows you just hit adjust and put the date on the watch if you really forget what day it is maybe you need some help
I think you might be confused about multi-band. Multiband watches often "sync up" at night because radio waves propagate better at night. It has nothing to do with "less" or "more" radio frequencies at a certain time. The atomic radio time signal is continuously sent; they reach farther when there is less solar activity. Depending on where you are and local topography / housing location, it may be difficult to get the time to sync. I have a Casio Waveceptor that never captures the time signal in my apartment; I have to go outside and manually initiate a time sync late at night. The signal originates from Colorado, so the closer you are to there, the better.
I just ordered this, it will be my first g shock. I think it is a really nice looking watch. The only thing I would change is that I wish it didn't show the bluetooth logo on the dial, and I kind of like the way the previous version showed the day of the week on the left. I am excited to get mine and try it out!
Definitely miss the dial on the left indicating the day of the week. But overall I just got mine and I love it so far, the positive display is so easy to see. Really dig the color scheme as well. I had the older all black GA2100 and as much as I love it it’s damn near impossible to tell the time since it has a negative display and it’s all black, it sure as hell looks cool tho.
I don't think there's anything to hate about, this Bad boy is super classy, and he's also tough solar too, that's 100/100, well done Casio China, Well Done!
Since you mentioned that you were having trouble getting the time to sync with the app closed on your IPhone, I checked it on Android with the app closed, and it worked no problem.
I bought mine, 1st gshock, for cycling and mountain biking. I have 6 1/4" wrists and it fits fine. Thanks for the excellent comprehensive vid!
this watch with lumed, white indices, plus the protrek triple sensor. would be the coolest watch casio makes by far.
Great review 👍
Pretty much convinced me to get one for work.
The Bluetooth Connectivity seems to give it some basic smartwatch like features without the hassle of having an actual smart watch.
Exactly. Keep it simple and straightforward
He just made me buy this watch and same color 😂
Thanks!! I really enjoyed this elaborate and thorough review 😊
Thank you so much for the kind words!
Good review, but one thing.. the original g shock square was the DW-5000C, not the GW-5000. The GW-5000 was made in 2009 as a modern day update with the stainless steel case that they used for older models before they switched to using resin for everything.
I got the blue one , sick of having black or metallic , but this one made me so confused due to its clarity in the digital side
And blue plus red
And most of all
Bluetooth, carbon core
Just awesome and amazing watch really
In most aspects
why didn't choose the yellow?
I have the model in this video as well as the yellow. It's very comfortable and great that it now has solar charging. I have three criticisms regarding the Ga2100s. The tiny text under the lcd panel is absolutely pointless as it's unreadable without a magnifying glass and the lcd panel itself is quite small. It's not completely useless but even with my perfect eyesight, not the easiest to read. Thankfully both mine have positive displays. The negative display models are useless. Lastly, the battons are a little too muted on most models. My brother has the blacked out 'Stealth' model and everything on the dial is difficult to read.
I just got the Ignite Red version. Very nice, and alot lighter in weight than I expected. This helped me in accessing Blutooth functions. Thanks!
What red version? I can't find it in the Casio catalogue.
Very late to this comment. But I'm looking at getting the ignite. How is it for readability?
@@Dukestboy96 Time is fine, the small second and date window, not that great. light doesn't stay on long enough. Looks great, tho! My Casio-Oak!
@@repro7780 u can change it to 3 seconds
Bought the white one first, then yellow, then blue and grey, then the grey one and just ordered this one from Casio.
Insert image if Sith Lord Palpatine cackling laugher.
Which color is the best ? Negative display one or normal black ?
Preference mostly. The normal (not black) LCD has better viewing in low light. And better viewing angles. But sometimes cool factor means the most.
I had so many disappointments in this much touted model… I returned it same day and ordered the Bluetooth step tracker G-SHOCK with great lcd immunization at night and visible during the day even for older eyes. Also better size for larger adult wrists. The Casioak hype seems to be never ending., but to each his/her own . Why Casio makes more models than grains of sand on the beach.
What's the model number of your step tracker?
Just got mine. Great review and insight.
Great watch, but that timer limited to 60min bugs me... The battery operated version has 24h timer
You don't need 25 hour timer
@@michaelvoorhees5978 No but I use a 90min timer in some cases
A nice watch to many options on it and it would definitely try my patience for getting it to work!!! I prefer simplicity in a watch but to each their own!!! Have fun figuring out the other features!!!
Yeah. I think it’s a great watch with a lot of useful features. I think the analogy bings a nice element because you have the reference of where the minute hand is to get an idea of the “passing of time@ instead of solely relying on the stopwatch or alarm.
You must not have a phone with Bluetooth.....
Thanks for the thorough review! This one is growing on me although i have the original stealth GA2100 😅 love solar and bluetooth tbh
I ghot the exact same a month ago. wih Jayandkay metal adapter and a grey PVD Zulu strap the watch is complete. Only thing quite annoying is that you need to have bluetooth on, on the phone 7/24 - which i dont so cant care less about the bluetooth feature more then when i set the watch up for the first time. Something i found out (but i havnt found any info about it) is that if you turn off bluetooth on the phone and its checks time and dont get any connection after a day or so the display will say "ERR"
Why the hell don't you keep bt on? That's insane!!!!!
@@michaelvoorhees5978 Because having Bluetooth on always, on phone isnt very smart =) It drains battery and make you very vulnerable for people to get into your phone
@@snaswedey That’s not really true. Modern Bluetooth is incredibly power efficient and wouldn’t drain more than 1% more power than having it off. And the only security issue is if you’re silly enough to allow another unfamiliar Bt device to connect. :)
Is the bluetooth always on or is it just on when its on the symbol with the pointer?
Sry I dont know if this is right in english
English is A+ friend ☺️ It is not on all the time to save battery life. Only turns on when you link it to the watch or when the time check / find my phone is active.
@@JadeGeminiM390 Thank you!
I love the positive display but wish the tough solar and Bluetooth text were dark grey
How to turn on auto light in this model gab2100
It doesn’t have that feature
@@JadeGeminiM390 thanks for information, is this feature very essential?or should I look for any other watch?
Auto illumination I find is not such a valued feature since you do get lume on the hands. So, while on a LCD, only Casio in the dark, you can only tell the time by pushing the button, on this analog watch, you can still tell the time by the Lume and the illuminator just helps you see the LCD display or have a more clear idea of what the time is if you’re having trouble reading the Lume.
@@JadeGeminiM390 thank you very much
I think the timer setting is not in the form of hours, minutes, seconds. Just minutes and seconds. In the normal 2100 model, the timer setting is in the form of hours, minutes and seconds. This is an important shortcoming
Are you REQUIRED to connect the Bluetooth or can it adjust manually
Either way.
You have to tell the iphone to keep the app running when not in use. I bought the yellow version because I liked the face better and then ordered a blacked out bezel and band from the -a2 version from Pac Parts.
I’ve tried it with the app running ( phone in standby) but it still doesn’t always sync the time 😤
this watch doesn't have Multiband 6 - only Bluetoth connection. Multiband 6 is a description of receiving radio signals from 6 different locations throughout the World being broadcasted on long waves.
Can the Bluetooth be turned off? I hope it can be. I dont want bluetooth emiting constantly.
On on during time sync. Otherwise off
Solar, bluetooth, positive display - what more could you want?
Negative display
@@michaelvoorhees5978 Negative display sucks.. positive is so much more clearer
@@bryans2790 but it's uglier
@@sriraam1010yes, you can set everything in the watch
Only vibrating alarm I would like to have.
I lived in hotter climate can i use direct sunlight for charging or i will use LED bulb??
My two favourite watches 😮😁😁👍 I wish I could see better and be able to read the indicator 🤣 I refuse to get glasses as I'm only 54 🤣
Really like this watch, the only thing I dislike is the metal clasp it's a shame they didn't make it black 😮
What aaabout the regular analog time.....is it auto with the phone?
Yes. But you can manually set it.
About the Bluetooth issue with an iPhone… Having to regularly “kill” apps by swiping them up and out is a big myth! There was an interview some years ago where the Apple team was explaining how it was designed to never have to do that. Personally, I’ve always expected my iPhone to work fine without never killing any app except when I specifically wanted to, and it has always been working flawlessly, top speed, top battery usage etc. with constantly tons of apps open (I also avoid installing dubious apps). And it’s been two years since my g-shock gw-b5600 with Bluetooth link has kept syncing fine with my phone (about 50% of the time, but without needing to restart the app all the time). Hope that helps! 😉
That maybe my friend, but this is a new watch GA 2100 & a new app with New problems 😔
@@col145 No, it’s the same app, since all of these watches have moved to the Casio Watches app. I also have a GA-B2100 now and it works almost flawlessly for me. Not perfectly, but nearly…
Excellent review 👍
Thanks so much for the kind words
The apps is not working when i want to use the automatic time synchronization
how come after you set it to tokyo the hands didnt move to align to the tokyo time ?
I enjoyed your watch review. What is your wrist size?
Thankyou for your video! Very helpful and lovess to explore this watch. Is it possible to track daily step with this watch and casio apps?
So the GA-B2100 show in this video doesn’t have any exercise specific features. However, 2 models that do offer step counts and other exercises features are the GBA900 and the GBD200. The GBA is an analog digital watch like the 2100 shown in this video. The GBA is a tad larger in size though. While the GBD is a lovely size and shape that closely matches the classic “G-Square” GW-5000. The GBD200 is great because it has a full digital display that shows much more information than the analog. It also comes in a variety of fun and playful colors. I hope that helps and I hope you have a fantastic day.
Alrighttt. Thankyou so much for the info😊
Superb review of a super cool watch !
Thanks so much!
This needs to be the full-black stealth version BUT with the "highlights" they have just released (Blue, Green, Orange) for the previous model. That would be perfect.
I hope they do come out with more models. It usually seems like they release a lot of the battery stuff, but the solar stuff seems pretty conservative from what Casio has done in the past.
Shame for folk with poorer eyesight that they cannot use a much bigger LCD PIM negative display across the WHOLE of the bottom half of the dial, move the Function display to the top left and have the logo etc at the top right - plus a vibration alarm if you cannot hear so well either.
I had a seiko padi one of my biggest regrets selling that watch out of my collection
Hi… I just got this watch and it is great. But I cant get auto light to work. Please help
Looked. This light doesn’t seem to have one which is kinda silly since older, more basic watches do have that option.
A really detailed video 😊
Hi, I have a question. When I sync my GA-B2100, it is off by 15 seconds compared to my G-Shock 5610. The difference is roughly 15 seconds. I believe the 5610 shows the correct time as it syncs with the atomic clock and syncs with the time on my cellphone. Any ideas on how to correctly sync the GA-B2100?? Thanks!
So I would say I would check the last time your M5610 actually synced via Multi band. It might be Atomic but if it possibly hasn’t been able to sync in 2 months for example, it could be that it’s not syncing every night.
I would contact Casio for further support
Can I change the small top window to show the day and the bottom one to show date? I can get it to show either on the bottom but the top always stays as seconds. Also how do I get rid of the 'Waiting for connection' notification on Android?
Sorry, not sure how to solve the android issue, I have an iPhone. I would try to maybe contact Casio support. As far as the order that the day date is placed in, this is not customizable. A lot of the core functions are preset so that it can’t be messed up with anything you do on the phone.
@@JadeGeminiM390 Ok no problem, I ended up just disabling that notification.
when you set the digital time on this does the analog automatically adjust? Im a watch noob
Absolutely. When you go into the settings, the analog hands should move out of the way so you can clearly see the display. From there you set your time and all the other settings menu watch calculates everything. However if you get this version, the time zone in your phone and then it will automatically sync with the Internet from your phone and the watch does the rest.
great review. Thanks
Mmmm! Mine arrived today and it's very nice. At long last Casio allow owners of their watches to choose date formats - either Month then Day or Day then Month as in most of the world except the USA. That's my favourite feature so hopefully Casio will include this option on ALL future watch releases. What I DON'T like is the way that although my watch model has a positive display which can actually be read without a searchlight pointed at it, the printing on the mode dial is virtually unreadable unless in an environment with a a high level of lighting. It drives me mad to have to find a suitable light source when indoors just so I can read the damned thing! Also the registering of the watch before it could be paired with my smartphone was a real pain and is just not necessary. I have a metal G-Shock with bluetooth connectivity and it works fine with the G-Shock app without needing to be registered so why do I have to register this - much cheaper - watch?
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got mine yesterday but the battery is dissipating how many days does it take to fully recharge on daily usage
I would say a whole day out and about in the sun. Maybe walk in the park for an hour, and then go out to lunch and then dinner earlier that night. If you’re not so active outside, I would probably say it would take about 2 to 3 days. However if you have a really high lumen flashlight you can also just stick that in front of it for about an hour and it should give it some good juice
Does it have autolight with solar function? I mean, only glow when in dark?
No. So it doesn’t have a auto backlight. You have to manually press to indicate the backlight. It does have a power saver so I’m the dark, after about 2 hours or so the lcd will go off and the hands only will move to conserve battery. And of course the minute and hour hands have lume so usually the backlight is not needed.
@@JadeGeminiM390 great to get a answer so quick and complete. Thanks!!
Thanks for the info, but you really don't need to have your hands and fingers flinging around in front of the camera. Very distracting. Try using a pointer of some sort.
funk would be perfect
Relojazo!!
I want this watch... but not until they make one with WHITE indices loaded with lume. C'mon Casio, we love this watch, but still want to actually see what time it is.
In principle, I do agree. However in usage, it is still very capable to tell the time in low light and at night. The hands are big and you can tell easy enough what time it is, even if it’s the middle of the night and you’re half asleep in my experience. I would also say that you would probably be waiting indefinitely. I don’t believe Cassio is going to make wo the the invis, especially because there are so many aftermarket options that work with their watches that if somebody wants it, they probably expect the consumer to purchase and install those things. I’ve personally would say go for it and if after a week or so you still don’t think the lume is good enough, then you can get a Lumed indices insert and install it within 10 minutes or less.
They have mod parts you can change out. Not expensive. That's something to look at if your really like the watch
Where can you get the mod for indices?
Does it do daily reminder alarm?
You can use 5 different alarm or reminder.
Correction. Its niether square or rectangle its octognal
Hi Sir. Does it has lume function in night?
The hands do. Not the dial
Hello Can you please let me know about the app for Anroid ? Link if posible
apps.apple.com/us/app/casio-watches/id1555979427
Casio Watches app. Should have a classic square G-Shock on the logo
does it has luminos effect at night?
The hands do, but the hour marks are not lumed. However you do have the backlight feature you can turn on anytime.
Dislike
- small buttons, hard to set up, small display (hard to read date and month, prefer seconds on bottom of the display, not up, manual with small fonts, alarm only 10 seconds)
- like : setup by Bluetooth (how to setup bluetooth by RUclips)
The digital date is exactly the same size as it is on a square G dude😂😂😂
No one is talking about the lost snooze... 😢
How tall are you? Only thing keeping me is I felt a GA 2100 1A1 in person and it felt small and light. I just don't want to look silly with a small watch. I'm used to heavier watches to. Any thoughts
I'm 6'9" 340 lbs and love mine
Size doesn't matter.
I'm sure Casio will milking this watch design until it makes the one that can time travel.
Unfortunately there is no time swap for world time.
Already own the stealth non solar, not sure if I want this yet
I'm close to pulling the trigger on this one, but I'm used to bigger watches. It'll take some getting used to if I do end up getting it.
Same here I’m using GBA 400 really for a long time which is big and rugged, any idea about getting other models if yes please tell me.
It feels big in looks but small as Farr as more convenient on the wrist
@@JadeGeminiM390 okay 👍
I had big watches for years. In 2023, this became my first g-shock and my smallest watch 😂 Now I'm used to the size and my old watches are enormous, heavy and dusty.
Multi band ???
Bt replaces that
Nope, it's not Multi Band 6, the MRGB5000B is, or the GMWB5000D-1A is.
What is the name of the app?
Casio watches
@@JadeGeminiM390 Thanks!
So how does phone finder work if it disconnected from Bluetooth ??
Bluetooth has to be enabled in the phone and the app left open. If you hold the bottom right for 5-7 seconds it connects the watch to your phone and initiates the calling procedures.
If the bt is out of range then this feature will be useless.
Buy a Tile locator... It will work to find the phone (or the Tile device that you have it attached to, ether way) JS... I like my Tiles for locating my own misplaced stuff... 😎
Shot on iPhone
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I mean it’s really not a “Casioak” if it’s not steel.
It's still a Casioak, just like it's Japanese counterpart, the GMB2100.
The Bluetooth time keeping really isn't designed to be used every single day. The watch +/- 15 seconds over a full month. Thats negligible, not noticable... No one will use that feature everyday. It really is meant to be used after a period of time has passed.
Interesting. Mine would auto update 4 times a day
@@JadeGeminiM390 pointless though isn't it, logically makes no sense. It's quite annoying if anything, is there a way to turn off the notification of the constant attempted connection?
@@sriraam1010 absolutely - the +/- 15 seconds a month is nothing.
I think you can just turn off the blue tooth feature.
I mean I returned the GA-B2100 and have the grey standard GA-2100 shipping to me right now 😅 so yeh style over the solar for me.
turning off bluetooth also turns off radio
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idk what ppl see in them. i tried a few and almost imediately send them back. feels like chinease plastic piece of crp and looks the same when you finally can see them close
Wow you can talk😅
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fidgety HANDS !! YOURS ,not the watch. CAN'T WATCH.
YT sux
You should go with the casioak mini. This watch is too big for you
Another feature packed impossible to operate casio
I don’t think so. I think all the hard to operate things have be massive simplified with the companion app. For example. If you want to set an alarm tomorrow but don’t want to have to spend 10 minutes on it. Simply hold the mode button for five seconds, open the app, go to alarms, toggle it on. Just as complicated as setting an alarm on your iPhone.
A plastic watch !
Its not a plastic
big watch? it's like one of the smallest G shocks you can get other than the basic square ones. You do realize that you're reviewing a G shock right? lol I actually wish it was a little bigger because G-shocks are supposed to be chunky tool type watches. Any smaller than this and you might as well go by another watch like a petite dress watch
I think of lotta G shocks, as of the past have been big because of the big watch trend. As things are starting to move more moderate, I think something like 44 mm or less would’ve been more suitable for more wrist sizes. My favorite watch the turbo is it definitely a big, chunky watch. But this one just seems overly big at 48 mm. I actually don’t know wondrous watch funny enough.
@@JadeGeminiM390 well i guess it's all subjective opinion. I would say the general trend for many many years has been G shocks being larger/chunky type watches. For me it's like wishing the 6105 was a smaller 40mm case. To me it defeats the whole appeal of why people would get it.