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Is the Casio G-Shock GA-B010 a good first watch to carry as an EDC? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 5 days ago by 20log10@piefed.world to c/watches@lemmy.ml

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I really like that it has a step counter and that it's powered by solar. Does anyone know if the open source app works with this watch?

The one main thing that makes me hesitant is that I wanted to use it as an alarm clock to wake me up from sleep, but the volume seems to be quite weak.

Has anyone tried this and can share some insight? Also if you have another watch in mind that would suit me better, please feel free to share.

This will be my first watch!

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[–] JakeSparkleChicken@retrolemmy.com 2 points 5 days ago

I have a lot of experience with the regular Casio watches, and use an AE-1000W as my EDC. Build quality is excellent for the price, but the clear plastic on the front can be prone to scratching. Unless you're an incredibly light sleeper, a watch alarm will never wake you up. Sorry I don't have any information about this specific watch. Wrist-worn step counters have never worked that well for me since I guess I don't move my arms when I walk. They work if I put them in my pocket, so I've defaulted to just using the step tracker on my phone.