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It was the Casio DW-9000. It was issued to the French Navy with markings.
The G-shocks aren't officially recognized as "military watches" because they surpass all military specs for watches.
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I recently read a post from a military pilot (US I believe), who stated he was 'issued' a GW-5600.
As stated above, most Casios that end up on military wrists have been privately purchased, but there are instances of models being issued as well.
The heyday of military watches has gone, really, in that most are now consumer items bought 'off the shelf' at favourable prices. British navy divers, for example, are currently being issued with this readily available Citizen.
Crusader Mk1148 • CWC RN Diver • Damasko DA36 • Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox (1960s) • Longines Evidenza • Mido Commander • Omega Speedmaster • Tutima Flieger Chronograph 1941 • Tutima Pacific • Wempe Zeitmeister
From what I've read on the forum it was the DW-6600C with the big "G" in the backlight.Originally Posted by Giulio Verne
Greetings, Sedi
G-Shocks: GD-350, DW-9900, 2XGX-56, GW-2500B, DW-5000SL, GW-6900, G-2900, G-3010, G-3011, G-5500, 2XG-7600, 5XG-7710, G-7900, 5XG-8000, G-8100, 2XDW-6900, GT-001, G-7800, 3XGL-7500
Casio: PRW-1200, PAW-500, SGW-300, DB-E30, DB-37, DW-290, AE-1000, W-S200, 2XW-S220, AMW-707, AQ-S810, EFD-1000
Citizen BM6831, Traser Super Sport, Suunto X-Lander, Angular Momentum Illum 2, Tressa wristalarm, 2 Poljot wristalarms, Sorna vintage style wristalarm, Studio S Pilot's Watch, Seiko SNK807, SNE107, Aristo U-Boot
Although Im not sure if it still does, the DW 6600 did have a NSN at one time, with would make it an "issuable item" within the US military
Yes, I heard the Riseman is a very popular watch with the military.
My daily five watches.
G-Shock MTG930DA-8V, G-Shock GW-5600J-1, Citizen Eco-Drive BM8180-03E, G-Shock Riseman GW9200-1, and a Vostok Amphibia with a Russian Navy missile ship and a Russian Tank on a stainless steel oyster watch band.
Actually, I'm pretty sure I've seen a spec sheet somewhere the US military follows for a military spec watches.
I work on a regular basis with army folks and I have yet to see a GW-9200 on a wrist. usually I see a lot of 5600's, 6600's, 6900's, mudmans, pathfinders and ana-digis of all kind. also timex is very popular (I see about as much timex as casio watches) as well as suunto. the rest wears whatever is out there and many soldiers don't wear a watch at all (!!!), at least not on their wrist. I recall, that I have seen two luminox and one or maybe two seikos which I recognized.
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A short Tutorial on „How to use and calibrate a Casio Altimeter“:
1. Attach a string to your Casio AB(C) watch (feel free to use any length)
2. Abseil the watch into an Abyss until you hold the string’s end between your fingers
3. Get the watch up again
4. Use a measuring tape to measure the string length
5. Success! Now you have carefully calibrated the Altimeter
6. Important!!! The Altimeter Lock will stay enabled, unless you shorten or lengthen the string
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