AS TIME GOES BY—THE G-SHOCK GA 100-1A1 MILITARY SERIESWRISTWATCH

             In this, the Age of the Cellphone, it’s getting harder and harder for wristwatches to make their mark.  With all the money that one spends on cellphones, computers, tablets and other digital paraphernalia, all equipped with the own built-in clocks—some even styled to look like a watch face—a watch has to do a little bit more than just be accurate; increasingly, watches, which are in part so rooted to function, have to do a bit more to embrace form and look, feel, and come across as something stylish and becoming.  Wristwatches, especially those geared towards men, have to be more than simply “constant as the northern star,” but likewise a balance of “all that’s best of dark and bright”—sturdy and still fashionable.  In that spirit, the new Casio G-Shock GA 100-1A1 Military Series tries to strike such a balance between form and function.

  When it comes to dependability, the 100-1A1 is a Quartz-based watch.  The internal workings and durability of these types of watches are such that they are generally sturdy and dependable, which is a sentiment which, thus far, consumers have agreed upon as being true of this model.

To take a quick look at the specifications and capabilities of this model:

The 100-1A1 is Shock Resistant, and Water resistant up to 200M,

It features an Anti-Magnetic Structure,

It likewise features a Stopwatch accurate to within 1/1000^th of a second,

The watch face is 51 millimeters in diameter, with a thickness of 17 millimeters,

The band and watch are resin,

The watch face features highly-accurate Quartz oscillation in order to remain accurate,

And features a luminous display.

In terms of functionality, the 100-1A1 passes with flying colors, though the watch itself is somewhat limited in that one department—most varieties currently available come in black or white, so that might constitute a slight “con,” if you’re looking for an especially-colorful watch.  That being said, the black and white models are very sleek (especially the black ones) and the watch face seems to embody the above idea of bringing form and function together in such a way that the former is accentuated with no detriment to the latter.  The hands are large and distinguishable enough so that telling time is a snap, while at the same time the two metal hands have the look of something sharp and finely-crafted.  Meanwhile, the resin finish featured in the 100-1A1 is strikes a balance between suave and sturdiness.

The Casio G-Shock GA 100-1A1 Military Series is a triumph in the age of digital clock faces.  That same balance, between form and function, is likewise mirrored in this model’s fusion of the present and future of watch faces in the decision to retain the traditional analogue hands while accentuating it with a bit more of an up-to-date watch face surrounding it.  Sturdy and stylish, the 100-1A1’s specs and aesthetics make it a solid choice.