The watch is made from a combination of resin and stainless steel, which makes it both tough and lightweight. The face is in a navy blue, and the hands are white to complete the red, white, and blue color scheme.

Just set the app to any of 3,300 surf spots around the world to check tide patterns and daylight conditions right where you are.It uses a Memory in Pixel Screen (MIPS) LCD, which is crisp and really bright, and I’ve had no problem reading it in sunlight or lowlight. You can also view your fitness data, including step count and calorie burn, and track your progress toward your fitness goals. Casio’s starting to exploit its ability to integrate its Bluetooth connection and fitness tracking software in a choice of designs, colors, and shapes. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

Thenstrap probably won't last forever but you can replace it and or exchange it for a fabric NATO one with some adaptation I believe. The Move app has a decent design, but the menus are sometimes dull and a little complicated, there’s no obvious way to do things like set a daily activity goal. Also provides comfort with a soft urethane band with slits that help with fit and allow water and sweat to escape. Rather than only thinking about if you’ll ever use the tide graph feature that separates the GBX-100NS from other G-Shocks, you should also be thinking about whether the style and colors suit your outfits and lifestyle. From the G-LIDE Series of G-SHOCK extreme sports watches comes a pair of new models that add night surfing designs to the GBX-100.

It is hard (non-bendable and non-crackable), color stable, antiallergic (does not react with body fluids and therefore no metal components are not released into the skin and flesh) and has anticorrosive surface (the surface is resistant to oxidation and corrosion.

The illumination is activated by a sensor, which is activated by turning your hand by 45 ° this illuminates the main dial. The G-Shock G-LIDE GBX-100NS you see here is primarily aimed at surfers and people into other water sports, such as rowing or swimming, as it comes with tide data, sunrise and sunset information, and a lot more.The bezel is a combination of resin and metal, with the top being made of stainless steel to which a hairline and honing finish is applied to achieve both strength and texture. For me in summary it's got what I wanted and a whole lot of other features I can pick and choose from. We especially love the Casio G-Shock GBX-100NS-1 for its Bluetooth connectivity, which allows the watch to sync with a companion app on your smartphone. In a color scheme inspired by night surfing, the GBX-100 with smartphone connectivity delivers all the info surfers need straight to the wrist.

There’s no need to charge the watch’s battery, and although there’s no solar charging, the internal battery should last for a year or two, depending on your use of the connected features. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. I object to the Casio G Move Phone app collecting data about me in any case so I've disabled this feature.

The GBX-100 was first released a year ago, but the new GBX-100NS — the NS stands for Night Surfing — models are less sporty looking and are therefore more versatile. If this product is sold by another party, please contact the seller directly for warranty information for this product. The G-LIDE GBX-100NS takes everything I liked about the GBD-200 and puts it into what I think is a better-looking case, that’s less sporty than the previous models. Contrasting honing and hairline finishes on the GBX-100 stainless steel upper bezel add the final touch to this stylish sporting timepiece.