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Casios are great. Which model do you have? Btw, I can't believe that in this age, people need the recharge their watch once a day. It's like we went backwards.

Casios are great. Which model do you have? Btw, I can't believe that in this age, people need the recharge their watch once a day. It's like we went backwards. How often did you replace your battery?

ghaff 8y ago
I have a couple of wearables of various degrees of sophistication. I've stopped using them unless I actually need, for example, GPS tracking in the case of the Garmin. Otherwise it's just something else to charge. I know about how active I am on a given day.
jcloud_dev 8y ago
TGW-10 Tri-Graph. You can see it here: http://vintagedigitalwatches.com/files/p18cas2.jpg http://vintagedigitalwatches.com/files/p18cas2.jpg I believe I went through 3-4 batteries over this time. So every 5-7 years. Funny enough, the wristbands were wearing out faster than the batteries.
- travisr 8y ago
  Nice, I have never seen that model. I wear the DB-36[1]. I've tried many other watches, but I always come back to this model. Love it. 1. https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41B4p2bhQVL.jpg https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41B4p2bhQVL...
  - kawsper 8y ago
    I did consider the DB-36 and the the GB-5600. But I eventually ended up settling for the GB-5600 because I liked the square design. It does come with bluetooth and other early "smartwatch"-features which I don't use, but the vibrating alarm is very handy. It was hard to find though.
    - travisr 8y ago
      Vibrating alarms are nice. About the only thing I miss from my Fitbit.
samatman 8y ago
Not to distract from your point but my Withings gets a charge every two or three weeks. It's handsome, and doesn't do much aside from track steps and heart rate. You can set it up for notifications, though I don't. Hits the sweet spot for me.
blub 8y ago
Yes, unfortunately Casio went for Android for their smart ProTreks :( Such a shame, I would have loved a rugged watch from them with some smart features but no silly cloud connectivity. Polar, Garmin & co are just a bunch of WaaS (watch as a service) providers.

Casios are great. Which model do you have? Btw, I can't believe that in this age, people need the recharge their watch once a day. It's like we went backwards. How often did you replace your battery?

ghaff 8y ago

I have a couple of wearables of various degrees of sophistication. I've stopped using them unless I actually need, for example, GPS tracking in the case of the Garmin. Otherwise it's just something else to charge. I know about how active I am on a given day.

jcloud_dev 8y ago

TGW-10 Tri-Graph. You can see it here: http://vintagedigitalwatches.com/files/p18cas2.jpg http://vintagedigitalwatches.com/files/p18cas2.jpg I believe I went through 3-4 batteries over this time. So every 5-7 years. Funny enough, the wristbands were wearing out faster than the batteries.

travisr 8y ago
Nice, I have never seen that model. I wear the DB-36[1]. I've tried many other watches, but I always come back to this model. Love it. 1. https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41B4p2bhQVL.jpg https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41B4p2bhQVL...
- kawsper 8y ago
  I did consider the DB-36 and the the GB-5600. But I eventually ended up settling for the GB-5600 because I liked the square design. It does come with bluetooth and other early "smartwatch"-features which I don't use, but the vibrating alarm is very handy. It was hard to find though.
  - travisr 8y ago
    Vibrating alarms are nice. About the only thing I miss from my Fitbit.

samatman 8y ago

Not to distract from your point but my Withings gets a charge every two or three weeks. It's handsome, and doesn't do much aside from track steps and heart rate. You can set it up for notifications, though I don't. Hits the sweet spot for me.

blub 8y ago

Yes, unfortunately Casio went for Android for their smart ProTreks :( Such a shame, I would have loved a rugged watch from them with some smart features but no silly cloud connectivity. Polar, Garmin & co are just a bunch of WaaS (watch as a service) providers.