Great Watches

Introducing the Aviation series of timepieces designed to recreate the feel of aviation instruments. The functional, analog-digital combination dial looks like advanced instruments found in today's modern aircraft. Large Arabic numerals at the 12 and 6 o'clock positions combine with sharply pointed hands and luminous material is used at strategic positions on the dial for easy reading in dark conditions. Solar Atomic Timekeeping and the combination of stainless steel and resin, which contribute to an elegant appearance and lighter weight, make these models the prefect combination of performance and great looks. Black Resin Band with a Black Face.

User Reviews about Casio Men's G-Shock G-Aviator Chronograph Sport Watch #GW2500-1A

I bought this G Shock as I do like the analog/digital look to it. I must admit that I would prefer a full analog; but they are now discontinued.
I choose the negative display so the watch would have a full analog look to it, and for this it is spot on.
One will have to spend some time to get familiar with this watch as it has many features, some which can change or turn off if not to your liking. One of those I turned off others may not is the auto light feature. This turns the LED light on when wrist is turned a certain angle. This bothered me so I turned it off. I would suggest you go to Casio's web site and download the manual and yes you may have to read it more than once as it is like many user manuals that are written by some geek and not your common Joe.
This is my third G Shock and all have surpassed my expectations. This readily stays fully charged when exposed to light and easily receives the atomic signal,(even when put into a drawer for many days). One good feature is if it is placed into a dark spot it goes into a power saving mode, thus not running down the battery. -- Casio goes High Tech!

The 3 Issues:
1. No second hand. You need to rely solely on the small but daylight-readable digital display. This omission may have been to save energy, given its solar power.
2. Non uniform illumination. The mechanical hands & dials are well lit, the "6" at bottom is overly bright, but the digital displays are barely readable. I solved this problem for the lower display by sticking, using thin transparent weather stripping tape, a small aluminum foil reflector over the "6". It is shaped like a circular segment (also circle segment-see wikipedia), with the flat edge lined up with the bottom of the lower digital readout and the curved edge allowing you to just see the tip of the minute hand. It may take a few trials to get it right, but it greatly improves illumination of the more-important lower display, including seconds, and blocks the glaring "6".
3. The alarm is not very loud and directional (loudest facing the front), I can't imagine hearing it in a noisy cockpit and it definitely won't wake me from a sound sleep. But my wife says it's loud, so it may just be that my age 66 hearing notch happens to match it's frequency.

Everything else is very positive. It came on the day before we switched back to EST and automatically adjusted well before the other two atomic clocks in the house. I have the "SIG" enabled to double beep every hour and it aligns EXACTLY with this Mac laptop's hourly time announcement. The mode dial is well thought out and tells you at a glance what is going on. After less than an hour in sunlight, the charge level has remained at "H" with just normal exposure inside. All of the functions are well designed and intuitive, so you don't need to carry the book after a day or two. It's big, but feather weight compared to the similarly-sized Timex IronMan it has replaced, which also wasn't very loud. -- Great Timekeeper with 3 Issues