• Casio TGW-100 [827] Tri-Graph Stainless Steel
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  Here's another favorite of mine. Even though I have ... (I lost count) many many watches, this watch finds a lot of wrist time. Let me tell you why it is so awesome!
  
  Oh yeah I still haven't told you what it is.
  
  It's the Casio TGW-100, Tri-Graph stainless steel watch.
  
  
  
  This watch gives you very different first impressions depending on how you are introduced to it.
  
  When introduced through pictures, the first thing that pops out from this watch is its "Tri-Graph" dial. A design similar to these can be seen in modern G-Shocks, but these 3 circles actually serve a function!
  
  The left circle shows the current time in analog format, the middle circle shows if the alarm and/or hourly signal is set, along with AM/PM information. Finally, the right circle shows the seconds. Yes, that right circle actually has 59 individual display segments!
  
  If you handle the watch in person, the first thing you notice about this watch is its impressive all-stainless steel construction. It is a nice hefty watch made from a block of stainless steel. But it's not a boring shape, either. Casio managed to carve the stainless steel block into a quite fancy shape, as you can see below.
  
  
  
  
  
  And of course, it features a stainless steel screw-down back cover.
  
  
  
  Even the buttons are nice and sturdy. They are tiny stainless steel pieces with a tiny stainless steel spring & o-ring. The button is surrounded by a cylinder, as you can see in the pic. Casio drilled 4 holes into the stainless steel case, then inserted 4 small cylinders to house the buttons. I am not sure why Casio designed the buttons this way. Perhaps it increases the water resistance, or perhaps it is somehow cheaper this way. Or maybe they thought it looks cooler this way? Anyway, this is how it's made. Actually many vintage Casios have this button-cylinder configuration.
  
  Moving on...
  
  My only gripe is that my particular watch has a lot of scratches on it, and I don't have the original band. But it's extremely comfortable to wear and I love wearing this watch.
  
  
  
  Unlike many other Casio watches, this watch's dial is not painted directly onto the crystal. Instead, the dial is a piece of metal (or is it plastic..?) that floats between the watch crystal and LCD panel. A very nice design!
  
  Now lets go back to its features.
  
  
  
  I already described the main display screen. Obviously the large digital segment shows the current time, where as the small corner shows the date. If you press the top right button the large segment shows the date & day, while the small corner shows the year.
  
  The watch has 5 daily alarms, an hourly signal, one dual time, a timer and a stopwatch. The only thing missing, (and it's sorely missing!) is a light. There is no light on this watch, so I cannot enjoy its awesome screen at night. :(
  
  
  
  When you're setting the alarm , the current time is displayed where the date is normally displayed. The left circle will show the alarm time instead of the current time.
  
  
  
  In dual time mode, the analog and main LCD shows the secondary time, while the small corner shows the current time.
  
  
  
  The stopwatch is fun to use, because the rightmost circle goes around-n-around.
  
  Oh did I skip the timer?
  
  
  
  When the timer or alarm goes off, the watch makes a series of beeps just like any other Casio watch. The thing that's unique about this watch is that the dials go bonkers. Yes, I said it. BONKERS.
  
  Finally, I want to introduce the watch's family before I end this entry.
  
  Casio often makes several versions of the same watch. Sometimes, they would make a watch that comes in silver or gold. Or they would make one that comes in blue, green or black. Just as often, they would make a watch that comes in chromed-plated plastic or regular black plastic. Now in all those cases, Casio would use the same basic model number for all those variations. Sometimes they add the letter G to the model number to differentiate the colors, but the basic model number would stay the same.
  
  But once in a while, Casio would make watches that were identical yet totally different, with different model numbers. This watch is one of them.
  
  Here is the plastic version of this watch, the TGW-10. The inside module is 100% identical.
  
  
  
  They also made a desktop clock version of this watch too! It's called the TGQ-200. It is 100% identical, except huge. I love this clock just as much as I love this watch. One of these days I might attach a very large strap to it and wear it.
  
  
  
  Hope you enjoyed this entry!
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