Having now owned several G-Shocks I've come to appreciate certain features of various models. For most part all I care about primarily is 'size'. Features are secondary and so long as it has World Time, I'm happy.
Size (5600 wins)
In terms of size the 5600's are my favorite, but the convenience of the illumination button front and center on the 6900 is beautiful.
The compromise? It has to go to the 9000 series Mudman. While the buttons are difficult to press it is the right size and button arrangement that just connects with me as one of my favorite G-Shocks thus far. Now Module versions this is probably a bad selection to compare as I have a GLX, G and DW types. But form factor wise they are roughly equivalent representatives of their model series. There are certainly much larger G-Shocks, but for me the 6900 is where I will draw the line for now.
Features (G9000 Wins, GLX5600 Good Second)
Most G-Shocks have the standard basics down pat and all I care about in addition is World Time as I travel quite a bit and often deal with contacts in foreign locales on a regular basis (iPhone clock doesn't cut it anymore, partially because with each iOS Upgrade they keep changing the interface on me..).
The GLX, GWM and G satisfy that need. I made the exception with the DW-6900 only to understand its limitations and in hindsight should have sprung for a G6900 or GWM6900.
Closing (G9000 Wins)
Any G-Shock will serve its primary purpose of telling fairly accurate time. The only considerations after that are size, button arrangement and features. Trying several models helped me get a feel of what I like and want in a watch and led me to my current favorite the Mudman G9000 Series.
I'm still a bit iffy on the Negative LCD display, but will endure it for a while before possibly swapping out the housing with a standard G9000.
Size (5600 wins)
In terms of size the 5600's are my favorite, but the convenience of the illumination button front and center on the 6900 is beautiful.
The compromise? It has to go to the 9000 series Mudman. While the buttons are difficult to press it is the right size and button arrangement that just connects with me as one of my favorite G-Shocks thus far. Now Module versions this is probably a bad selection to compare as I have a GLX, G and DW types. But form factor wise they are roughly equivalent representatives of their model series. There are certainly much larger G-Shocks, but for me the 6900 is where I will draw the line for now.
Features (G9000 Wins, GLX5600 Good Second)
Most G-Shocks have the standard basics down pat and all I care about in addition is World Time as I travel quite a bit and often deal with contacts in foreign locales on a regular basis (iPhone clock doesn't cut it anymore, partially because with each iOS Upgrade they keep changing the interface on me..).
The GLX, GWM and G satisfy that need. I made the exception with the DW-6900 only to understand its limitations and in hindsight should have sprung for a G6900 or GWM6900.
Closing (G9000 Wins)
Any G-Shock will serve its primary purpose of telling fairly accurate time. The only considerations after that are size, button arrangement and features. Trying several models helped me get a feel of what I like and want in a watch and led me to my current favorite the Mudman G9000 Series.
I'm still a bit iffy on the Negative LCD display, but will endure it for a while before possibly swapping out the housing with a standard G9000.
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