Casio G-Shock Wrist Watch -- Help Needed

[rp2813]

I have a Casio GW-300 "G-Shock" watch that has to be at least ten years old.  I rarely wear it.  It still functions, but for some reason, its display reads one hour ahead of the correct time.  I have set it for automatic Daylight Savings Time and for automatic synchronization with the atomic clock, and it's set to the correct city code. 

 

No matter what I've tried, the automatic synchronization sets it an hour ahead.  I have a PDF of the manual but haven't found anything in it that provides a clue to what's wrong.  I've gone through the process of manually re-setting but still, the next day it's an hour ahead.

 

Are there any G-Shock owners here who can help me get this watch set to the correct time?

 

 

 

[johnrk]

I Love Mine

but it doesn't do that. They really are amazing watches; I own around 75 watches but this is my daily driver at home.

 

[arbilab]

Can you lie to it about its location?  Like, for New York tell it it's in Gander Newfoundland.  For a more tropical motif, Bermuda.

 

[johnrk]

Now, That's Smart-

Also--there are a bunch of G-Shock videos on YouTube. You might find help there.

 

[rp2813]

Oh yeah --

I was thinking about fooling the clock by saying I was in Hawaii (but am not sure if Hawaii would use the LAX city code as well -- I'll have to check the instructions).  Hawaii is on Standard time all year, so it might be more stable that way. 

 

But then I was thinking, the clock is in Denver.  That's MST right now, which is one hour ahead of me.  I think maybe I'll just manually set to the right time and then shut off the automatic overnight calibration and switch to DST manually in March.  It's not like I don't have to do that already on all of the clocks around the house anyway.

 

[rp2813]

I think I figured it out.

I'm pretty sure this was a case of misinterpreted symbols and semantics in the owner's guide.

 

I had DST set to "automatic" and presumed that the tiny "DST" display indicated exactly that.  Instead, I think it means it's set for DST, so that's why it's been an hour ahead.

 

As soon as the "DST" indicator disappeared, the correct time displayed. 

 

It's set to automatically synchronize with the Ft. Collins clock each night, so I'll be keeping an eye on things for the next couple of days.  If it maintains PST, then the real test will happen in late March.

 

[askolover]

I have an Oceanus that was made by Casio and absolutely love it. It has the same functions as the G shocks do but would have been a $500 watch that I got from a jewelry store that was closing. Oceanus watches aren't sold anymore, they are now called Edifice.

http://https//edifice.casio.com/products/home/

 

[rp2813]

I like the look of the Edifice!

 

I only have the G-Shock because Dave wanted a new one and I took his old one.  I prefer watches with hands, though, but my other watches are more dressy, so the G-Shock is a good casual watch.

 

[dartman]

I got my first G Shock about 2005 for myself for Xmas. I used it till about 2013 when the display got a huge black spot in the middle and the battery would barely hold a charge. I bought myself the Stainless steel dressy analog/digital version about 2007 and it still holds a charge and works today. My Step Dad gave me his slightly newer G Shock after it went dead and he replaced it with the latest one. It turned out he never went outside enough to charge the battery and after sitting it in a sunny window it charged up again and has worked fine for me. You can buy new rechargeable watch battery for them for around 10 bucks, maybe a bit more if it is still good once it wont charge any more. The newest ones will pick up time signals world wide and have more functions. Mine truly have taken a beating and continue to work as long as the battery is good. I do chimney tuck pointing/repair and they get wet and covered with dirt and sand every day. The mineral glass display gets so scratched up and case worn down and they continue to work and stay waterproof.

 

[askolover]

One thing the Oceanus has over the Casio is a sapphire crystal. It's virtually unbreakable and aside from a diamond it won't scratch! A few years back Casio made a bad batch of batteries and mine happened to have one. I ordered a new one on ebay and swapped it myself and it has been fine ever since. I work nights and in the winter time I notice my power hand dropping down sometimes where I haven't seen daylight in a long time. But hanging it in the bathroom window for a day fixes that right up.

 

[johnrk]

My Most Durable Watch

I do have around 75 watches, though almost all of them are vintage wrist or pocket watches. As with so many things in this rapidly-changing world, it saddens me to see sales of wristwatches continue to decline.

Over 20 years ago I purchased a Citizen Navihawk watch, rather on impulse when I saw it at a jeweler's. I owned Swiss and American watches but I liked the style.

That watch quickly turned into my beater watch, replacing a digital Timex. I preferred analog because I could read them without needing glasses--and durable digitals didn't have large displays.

I can't count the number of endurance rides by bicycle on and off road, the dozens of camping trips, mowing the yard, fishing in the Gulf, etc. It has been the watch for all that. Amazingly, as it's on my wrist now, there isn't a single scratch on the crystal. The slide rule display around the crystal only shows minimal wear. The greatest wear is on the clasp part of the stainless steel band, but even that isn't excessive. I bought the limited-edition "Thunderbirds" style because the white hands on red was easy to read; they also made a "Blue Angels" style that was more popular.

This watch really changed my mind about Japanese watches, though I had a few Orient watches and a couple of Seikos. It was my first Citizen and I own a couple of Eco-Drive watches now. This was before that, and a battery lasts a couple of years. The toughest part about these original Navihawk watches is that they have no crown! If you look at the photos you'll see there are four pushers, one of which also pulls. Every time I get a new battery I have to go back and look up how to reset the time and calendar and all that. The newer ones, using Eco-Drive technology, have a conventional crown and are much easier to set.

For those interested, Citizen's Eco-Drive was the first solar in the world back in the 90's that had the cells separate from the dial, making them invisible. And they are still great because once charged, they will run for up to six months without any light source at all.

 

[rp2813]

Me too!  Mine lives in the bathroom, just below the window in the never-used wall mounted cup and toothbrush holder above the sink.

 

[sudsmaster]

The Edifice is a nice looking timepiece, as is the G-Shock. However both are too big for my taste. I prefer a smaller, slimmer wrist watch, one that doesn't get in the way at work or when wrenching on cars.

 

I found such with the titanium case Skagen chronograph. 41 mm dia, 9.25 mm thick. Full chrono. Nice infinitely adjustable mesh band (stainless). Mineral crystal that is very scratch resistant. It's very light and so comfortable I wear it 7x24 (not in shower) and barely know it's there.

 

I liked it so much when I found it, I bought a second one as a spare.

 

 

The only thing I wish it had, is a back light like some Timex watches have. However, I've had several Timex watches and the back light has failed in all of them. So.