![]() The entire package is handsomely framed in a very wearable product that is also among the thinner G-Shock watches Casio has engineered. This allows the user to manually set a repeating series of specific countdown times that are a key part of many types of modern workouts ranging from Crossfit to boxing. One of the newer features that the watch operating system has is interval timers. GPS combined with other data allows the watch and related G-Shock smartphone app to track your fitness activities in a way that is an interesting and satisfying mixture between a fully independent smartwatch (that requires daily charging) and a classic G-Shock. The watch doesn’t have a lot of internal sensors (aside from a step-counter accelerometer which is still on the newer side for G-Shock), but it does pair with your smartphone and makes use of things such as GPS, which your phone can use. The new operating system offers a lot of interesting fitness features that become available once you pair the watch with your phone. The new system does require some learning and is clearly part of a larger new user interface eco-system that Casio is using nowadays. With the GBD200, consumers have yet another experience to get to know Casio’s new operating system that goes with the new screen system and Bluetooth connectivity technology. While it is common for users of more expensive Casio watches to need to pick up the instructions and learn some new things, at this price point, most G-Shock buyers are getting products with features they have long been familiar with. With a similar profile and even lower price, this Casio G-Shock MOVE GBD200 offers the same value but in a slightly more mainstream package that I think a lot of people will enjoy. The GBX100 is technically part of the G-Shock MOVE family but is mostly positioned as a water/surfing watch given its dedicated tide chart indicator. You might recall the Casio watch that immediately preceded the GBD200, the Casio G-Shock G-Lide GBX100 (aBlogtoWatch review here). ![]() ![]() Even more entry-level but also with Bluetooth connectivity and an excellent MIPS screens is this reference GBD200 (GBD200-1) that is new for this year and has a very aggressive $150 USD price point. Next is the hybrid G-Shock GBD-H1000 (aBlogtoWatch review here) which uses a high-contrast, low-energy-use MiP (memory in pixel) screen, and also includes a heart-rate monitor in addition to Bluetooth connectivity. The current top of the G-Shock MOVE collection is a fully G-Shock durability-compliant smartwatch known as the G-Shock GSWH1000 (aBlogtoWatch review here). The G-Shock MOVE family evolved naturally from the fact that G-Shock is both dabbling (or fully submerged) in the activity-tracking smartwatch market, as well as the fact that more and more people are showing interest in using their G-Shock watches for more than just time-telling functionality. “G-Shock MOVE” is currently the name of the sub-collection of Casio G-Shock watches with some type of fitness tracking or monitoring features. ![]()
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