Casio Develops New Movement for G

The crown is tapered, signed, and fluted. It's very easy to grasp, wind, and set, but has ample clearance so as not to irritate the wrist below. Lacking crown guards, I can see a bit of risk in it getting caught and damaged on straps or similar if you're not careful. It doesn't screw down, though the watch still manages to be rated for 50m (150ft) of water resistance. The luminosity on the watch is quite good. The blue lacks the initial intensity of, say, the Orange Monster, but remains very legible for eight hours. The numerals (in white) are not lumed, but the hands, minute markers, and *** are. It's easy to read, and if you look closely you'll see that the second hand has two colors of lume on it; a nice detail to appreciate. A quick search of Watch Report lists 30 instances of '2824', giving you an idea of just how popular it is.The case is non-glare brushed 316L stainless steel, as is the signed crown. The matching rivets on the strap are also brushed, lending the watch a tool-like appearance I find appealing. The only reflections are from the applied *** at 12 o'clock and the inset metallic ring around the date window. I'm not sure why he went with the date window surround, to be honest, as it doesn't help readability, but this is a small minus. The strap is 22mm wide at the lugs, tapering to 20mm at the double deployant clasp.