months on rechargeable battery (operation period when stored in total darkness with the power save function on after full charge) The world-time function was the closer for me and ended my hunt for a dedicated, mechanical world-time watch. I was agonizing over adding yet another watch to my collection that would be single-purpose, and a relatively quirky one at that. The GW-5000U-1JF is a veritable Swiss Army knife. In the week I’ve owned it, I’ve found multiple uses for the stopwatch, timer, and alarm functions as well. And I’ve used the world-time function more often than I thought I would already. I may be at serious risk of a one-watch collection if I don’t start wearing another watch soon. Should I get a GW-5000U-1JF instead of the GWM5610U? I do prefer the more monochrome face of the 5000, and like the idea of the better construction. And a softer band could be nice. Whether in Europe, North America and Japan or in the outer reaches of Canada, Central America and China - once the watch has been set to the local time, it receives the relevant signal and shows the correct time wherever you are. In many countries, it also sets itself automatically to summer and winter time. The 5000U is sound and satisfying. Whether I'm sat at my desk, out walking, going to the store, driving, airports, desert, forest, ocean, whatever, it's wonderfully constant. You can get it wet, covered in dirt or sawdust or sand, bang it, drop it, leave it outside on the lawn all night - and it'll just keep on doing what it does flawlessly. And for those who know about watches, it has a fascinating heritage and design ethos. Individualistic. Retro chic. Tough. Bullet-proof reliability.

【F】 Why I Bought It: G-Shock GW-5000U-1JF - Fratello Watches

I've had friends comment, ask if I got it at Walmart. I'd take it off, hand it to them and say "No, it had to be imported from Japan. Try it on!" Only to have them compliment the comfort and solid feel. I've converted a few.I highly recommend 5000U. I have M5610 and 5000U. 5000U strap is softer and much more comfortable to wear. 5000U has more weight, which makes it feel better on wrist. 5000U visual outlook is better to my eye. What is different is the construction. Yours is all resin – strap, case, and bezel. The GW-5000 has a steel case, tho the bezel and strap are still resin. BUT, the resin used on the GW-5000 is far better than what’s on the 5610, it’s more supple and comfortable. The 5610 resin feels more plasticy wereas the GW-5000 feels more like a high quality rubber.

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The daily alarm reminds you about recurring events with an acoustic signal at the time you have set. This model has 5 independent alarms for flexible reminders of important appointments. The button tones for using the mode button can be turned off. This means that the watch no longer beeps when switching from one function to another. Preset alarm or countdown timers remain active when the button tones are deactivated.It’s the same module (and display) as your 5610 tho, if you have the older non-U version there are some updates like LED light and I think the world time is different too…..the older ones only display 1 world time I think, whereas the new ones let you select five pre-sets to scroll through (instead of scrolling through alllll the time zones on the older one).