You guys predicted this. In the comments of my video about the big, basic, and bold GA-010, some of you said G-Shock would release a solar version. The more cynical among you said it would be after we all bought the regular version. Well here we are about a year after the GA-010 and G-Shock has brought the world the GA-B010 featuring Tough Solar.
Month: November 2025
How to Set the Mudmaster Manually
Normally to set a G-Shock watch you hold down the top left button. Not so on the Mudmaster GWG-B1000. This premium Master of G series watch has a screw down crown. By loosening it up and popping out you can set a number of parameters including the time.
In this short YouTube video I give you a little rundown on how to do it.
Of course, this Mudmaster has both Multiband 6 and Bluetooth to sync the time automatically. So this rundown is if you want to specifically set the time manually, but you don’t need to set it manually. Hey, if you’re interested, buy the G-Shock Mudmaster by clicking this affiliate link.
G-Shock GWM5610 Review
The G-Shock GW-M5610 arguably holds the title of best G-Shock ever. It’s important to emphasize how often that fact is argued. The GW-M5610 iterates the classic square G-Shock design with Tough Solar and Multiband 6 functionality, and an updated module that displays the current time in other modes.
So why haven’t I reviewed the 5610 until now?
Look at those Hands!
Analog watches can be precisely indicate the minute as well as a digital watch so long as the minute hand extends all the way out toward the perimeter and clearly point to a distinct mark. The Citizen Promaster Land U822 is such a watch.
0:59 of Watch Abuse
So there I was changing the oil on the Detroit Diesel and Rene thought it was funny that my expensive Citizen Promaster Land was rubbing against the leaf springs of the Big Rig. So he grabbed my phone, hit record, and I gave the combination watch an inpromptu tough test.
A lot of commenters asked why I would do such a thing. Good question. There’s two reasons.
SOLD OUT! The Casio Back to the Future Watch
In a surprise to no one, the Casio limited edition Back to the Future calculator watch sold out and quickly appeared on eBay at a huge markup.
Casio emailed me at 9:15 to announce its availability. On a whim I gave it a shot to buy one at 9:22. In those few minutes all the units were sold out!
Look at the Buckle.
You know, not enough watch reviewers spend time analyzing a watch’s buckle. Well at JimKinkade.com, we’re not typical. So I made an entire YouTube video about the buckle on the Citizen Promaster Land U822. Yes, it’s that nice.
Of course, the video above is a short. So it’s not a feature length video about the buckle. But I insist, this buckle is nice.
If you want to buy the Citizen Promaster Land U822, also known as model JV1007, click on this affiliate link. This particular version on Amazon is imported from Japan, I believe.