gathermewool
Site Donor 2023
I currently wear a Casio BGR-300 Baby G-Shock watch, which I bought maybe 3-4 years ago. I want to ask whether you would replace a $99 watch, purchase a $30 replacement band, or try an ill-fitting, maybe non-fitting $12 replacement?
The band is falling apart and is currently being held together with my company's version of duct tape.
Reasons why I want to keep it (replace the band):
1. I paid more for this watch than my previous digital watches, by 2-3X, in the hopes that it would last for a very long time. Every single one of my past $2X-3X watches were replaced due to a broken band. The replacement for each was nearly the cost of the watch.
2. It's solar. Why buy solar-powered watch if the [censored] thing needs to be replaced due to other reasons?
3. It's a good design. I bought a "woman's" watch, because the watch face is protected by the extended bezel -- I typically smash up and scratch my watch faces due to my line of work -- and it's beefy, but compact.I thought it was rugged. I also thought it was rugged, but the band just isn't. One of the two free loops broke in less than a year. The second free loop broke last year. The band began cracking and is finally to the point of breaking now.
Reasons for replacement:
1. The face is dark and hard to read, even if light is only slightly inadequate. I have to hit the light all the time to see things. This didn't bother me initially, but has, since I use my watch for timing often.
2. The band! I feel like I'm at the point where I need to buy a quality digital with a better band, most likely metal.
That's really it; I'm pretty easy to please, actually. I have one nice Citizen Eco-Drive watch and one cheaper Skagen that looks nicer than it is, both of which I wear only when going out.
I need a rugged watch, so as I begin my research into a replacement digital watch, I'll happily accept suggestions. I'm tempted to go back to my old ways, too, and simply buy a new $30 watch every couple of years...
The band is falling apart and is currently being held together with my company's version of duct tape.
Reasons why I want to keep it (replace the band):
1. I paid more for this watch than my previous digital watches, by 2-3X, in the hopes that it would last for a very long time. Every single one of my past $2X-3X watches were replaced due to a broken band. The replacement for each was nearly the cost of the watch.
2. It's solar. Why buy solar-powered watch if the [censored] thing needs to be replaced due to other reasons?
3. It's a good design. I bought a "woman's" watch, because the watch face is protected by the extended bezel -- I typically smash up and scratch my watch faces due to my line of work -- and it's beefy, but compact.I thought it was rugged. I also thought it was rugged, but the band just isn't. One of the two free loops broke in less than a year. The second free loop broke last year. The band began cracking and is finally to the point of breaking now.
Reasons for replacement:
1. The face is dark and hard to read, even if light is only slightly inadequate. I have to hit the light all the time to see things. This didn't bother me initially, but has, since I use my watch for timing often.
2. The band! I feel like I'm at the point where I need to buy a quality digital with a better band, most likely metal.
That's really it; I'm pretty easy to please, actually. I have one nice Citizen Eco-Drive watch and one cheaper Skagen that looks nicer than it is, both of which I wear only when going out.
I need a rugged watch, so as I begin my research into a replacement digital watch, I'll happily accept suggestions. I'm tempted to go back to my old ways, too, and simply buy a new $30 watch every couple of years...