GA-700 Series

 

Welcome to today’s in-depth look at the all new GA-700 series! This is a budget model that comes in five options – Black, Black with Red Highlights, Red, White or Blue.

The XL casing gets an updated design - one that's sure to turn heads. With this series, Casio have combined the successful designs from a few different models and the result speaks for itself.

This is a great alternative to the GA-100 series, being quite a bit cheaper, while keeping the analogue-digital combo functions, and adding new ones that weren’t in the GA-100s. One such cool function is what’s known as the Hand-Shift feature.  If the hands get in the way of the digital window, the press of a button moves them out of the way. After a set amount of time, the hands will move back to where they’re supposed to be, without losing time sync. While this particular function isn’t new, it’s new to the budget models, and helps to always ensure visibility.

Another good feature that I noticed, the backlight is much more powerful than the GA-100 series, which means easier visibility in the dark. That’s always been one of the main complaints with combo watches, so it’s nice to see that Casio are listening.

With regards to the digital display, if you prefer a negative display, then you’ll be happy with the GA-700-1B, GA-700-4A, and 7A. If you’d rather have the normal (dark numbers on a light background) display, then you’ll be looking at the GA-700-1A and GA-700-2A.

On the analogue side of things, it’s hard not to talk about the hands. With a silver coating, the hands look as metallic as the hour markers, making them easy to see.

As with all G-Shocks, the GA-700 is shock resistant, 200m water resistant, and the resin band, along with the mineral glass, are both scratch resistant. Casio knows that a watch is a long-term investment, and treats it like one.

The GA-700 Series is on sale NOW! Until Next Time. Jimmy B