Every time that I buy another Casioak, I think it's going to be the last one. I thought that I'd be satisfied with my most recent one, the lume dial version. Then I saw the Casioak Manga edition, aka GA2100MNG. Released in light blue and white, they look like real-life cartoon watches and I was dying to see one in person. At this time, neither color has been released in the US, and they are sold out everywhere I checked. I couldn't confirm if Casio will be making more of them. Thus I went against my own recommendation from my original review of the Casioak and paid over MSRP. I ..read more

Like many watch collectors, I found myself wanting fitness watch functions, but unwilling to wear a fitness watch. I still wanted something that wears and looks like the watches I'm used to. I decided to try out the Casio G-Shock MOVE DWH5600 to see if it could bridge both worlds. I stumbled across a DWH5600 YouTube review by friend of the brand Random Rob. I messaged Rob and he quickly offered to send it to me to check out. The watch was even the blue "-2" variant that I preferred! Keep reading to find out how it works. Casio G-Shock DWH5600-2 First Impressions and Details Th ..read more

Last month, Casio released a new G-Shock series called the GA2300. Its predecessor, the GA2100 "Casioak" quickly became my favorite G-Shock when it was released a few years ago. I've owned and reviewed a bunch of them as Casio keeps releasing fun new variants. Unfortunately, the integrated strap pulls my arm hair and you can't install standard straps on the GA2100. The GA2300 changes that. It features a 24mm strap secured by traditional spring bars. Although the series is not available in the U.S. yet, I found a website that had them in stock and ships ..read more

I've owned and reviewed a lot of different G-Shock Casioak watches. They look stylish yet are affordable, are thin and lightweight, and Casio keeps adding interesting new variants. When the brand released its new Hidden Glow collection earlier this month, I was excited to see reference GA2100HD-8A combine two things I love. The G-Shock Casioak and a lume dial! The Casiglowk? For an intro to the Casio G-Shock GA2100 line and why it is referred to as the Casioak, I recommend reading my original review here. I've also reviewed a few other colors, as well as metal, m ..read more

Like StrapHabit, Casio is selling pink products with a goal of raising $20,000 for breast cancer. While we are promoting our Brodinkee x StrapHabit MWP straps G-Shock debuted two pink themed "Casioak. watches. The GMAS2100P-4A shown here in the smaller case size as well as the full size black with pink accents GA2100P-1A. When I recently visited the Windup Watch Fair and saw this model in person, I decided to support Casio and bring home a gift for my wife (that I might also want to steal occasionally). The Casioaks that I've gotten for her have been her favorite watches, and t ..read more

In my recent review of the "Grape Jelly" Casioak, I tried to make the case that my wife is a bigger fan of these models than I am. I thought that I was done buying these watches for myself for a while and that I would hold off until Casio releases my dream version. I didn't think that I was interested in any of the other existing models, especially not this strange brownish-copperish metal Casioak that the brand released as part of its "Midnight Fog" collection. Then I saw one in the metal at Windup Watch fair. As often happens, the press photos don't do this model justice. A co ..read more

In my recent review of the new yellow Solar and Bluetooth "Casioak" (officially the Casio G-Shock GAB2100C-9A), I said that it was nearly my perfect spec G-Shock, but that it lacked the high-end feel of my blue metal GM2100N-2A. I expect at some point that Casio will expand the solar and Bluetooth capability to have metal cases, but I became impatient. Because the metal and resin Casioaks both used the same module number, I made the assumption that I could purchase a blue GAB2100-2A, and that its module would be a direct swap into my blue metal Casioak. This would give me the functionality t ..read more

  When I originally reviewed the Casio G-Shock GA2110SU-3A (a.k.a. the Casioak), I said "to make this my perfect G-Shock, it would have solar charging, and atomic clock sync" but I was worried that adding those features would make the watch thicker and heavier. Well, my prayers have been answered - sort of! The latest Casioak models do have solar charging, although instead of atomic sync, they have Bluetooth connectivity. Has this made it the perfect G-shock? Keep reading to find out! Similarities to the original resin models I've done Casioak comparisons of as many models as I have ..read more

I'm not in the minority of watch hobbyists in saying that I really like the  "Casioak." Regular readers of the blog will have noticed that I've now covered a number of different models and sizes in a variety of colorways. I even gave one away to one of our readers last year! One of my initial takeaways from the first green Casioak that I reviewed, was that I loved the look and the dimensions, but I wished that G-Shock would bring it upmarket. Well, the brand hasn't released the solar atomic version that I wished for (yet), but it has released a number of metal versions that bring th ..read more

It's been over a year since I originally reviewed the Casio G-Shock GA2110SU (also known within watch collecting circles as the "Casioak"). Since then, Casio has continued to release new colorways of the watch including the gray color that I reviewed. I would have thought by now that supply would have caught up with demand, but many of the colors are still often sold out (the watches shown were obtained through diligent searching, and signing up for multiple email waiting lists). The Casioak is actually so popular, that fakes are being produced now. I have first hand exper ..read more