I don’t think I really need to elaborate on the statement that if you need a real beater watch, then get a GShock. Since the first GShock was launched in 1983, the brand has become the goto choice for anyone after a nearly indestructible watch.

I’ve owned two GShocks over the past few years, one was a 5600 variant, and the other was a 5610, both with a negative display. Which is one of the reasons I think I ended up selling both watches in the end. Whilst I liked the stealthy look of a black GShock with a negative display, the reality is they’re harder to read. The other reason was that, even though I know both watches were very tough, they were too light for me, and therefore they felt a bit cheap. I know that it’s a fallacy to equate weight with quality, but nonetheless, there’s something reassuring about a watch with a bit of heft to it.

After these two brief flirtations with GShock, I thought that it just wasn’t a brand for me. But, a few months ago I came across the GW5000U, a GShock model that seemed to fix the problems I’d had with other GShocks. The GW5000 is the direct descendant of the first ever GShock, the DW5000C, and in 2021 the model received an upgrade with a new module, which is denoted by the addition of the U to the model number. It’s also not a model that’s actually available in the UK, and I had to do a bit of hunting to source one from a retailer in Europe for around £200250.

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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:34 What separates the 5000 from the 5610?
02:17 The Wearability
03:09 The Legibility
04:46 The Features
06:41 Final Thoughts

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