G-Shock GA100CB-1A

My second GA100 (previous one was the 1A4, red and black). Comfortable on the wrist, with a unique color. Three stars because of two reasons, both related to lighting: lack of legibility in any lighting other than bright, and the terrible front-lit display lighting.1. If you're indoors, you'd better have excellent eyesight if you intend on seeing the LCD display - it's reversed from traditional LCDs, so the characters and numerals are quite difficult to see. Easy to discern details in bright daylight though.2. Without a backlight, the information on the LCD cannot be read at night. The light provided is front-lit, at the bottom of the dial, so you are only able to make out the position of the analog hands. There is no lume on this dial face.The main benefit of ... MoreMy second GA100 (previous one was the 1A4, red and black). Comfortable on the wrist, with a unique color. Three stars because of two reasons, both related to lighting: lack of legibility in any lighting other than bright, and the terrible front-lit display lighting.1. If you're indoors, you'd better have excellent eyesight if you intend on seeing the LCD display - it's reversed from traditional LCDs, so the characters and numerals are quite difficult to see. Easy to discern details in bright daylight though.2. Without a backlight, the information on the LCD cannot be read at night. The light provided is front-lit, at the bottom of the dial, so you are only able to make out the position of the analog hands. There is no lume on this dial face.The main benefit of this one over the GA100-1A4 is that both the hour and minute hands are visible under front-lighting because they're painted white; it isn't possible to see the hour hand on the 1A4 using the amber LED because the hand is red - it just disappears.

This watch is truly beautiful. It has a blue camo design integrated into a mirror like dial plate. Thats the best way i can describe it. It is sharp and when hit by light one can see the colors and dial pop. It is not tacky in any way. Subdued under normal lighting but shines beautifully when hit with direct light or focus. Just stunning. One of my favorites of my collection of G Shocks. Functions are as expected for this level of G shock models.

For the price point- an absolute must buy. Dont think they are available anymore. Remaining pieces are selling for three times the original retail. Sure way of testing - original backlights up the entire watch. This is a rep for an unbelievable price. Also, there are better reps available at similar price points- slept on them when available. Hope these pics help, cuz I couldnt find actual pics of detailed reps - especially the straps.