This G-Shock Casioak deal is my top watch pick for Black Friday

Casio may have just released the “perfect G-Shock” and now its rolling straight into its Black Friday sale, and one of the best offers is on the GBM-2100B-7AER. It was £249, and it’s now £174.30, so you’re saving 30% on one of the most popular shapes in the entire lineup.

This metal-covered Casioak feels like a greatest-hits version of the 2100 series. You get the familiar slim case, but the mix of a crisp white resin strap, a brushed stainless bezel, and a black dial with tiny flashes of orange gives it a bit more personality.

The vapour-deposited metallic finish makes the dial look far more premium than the price suggests, and the phosphorescent glow helps in low light without relying solely on the LEDs.

Everything you expect from a modern G-Shock is here. Tough Solar keeps it running with almost no effort, while Bluetooth handles the auto time-syncing so it’s always accurate.

Of course, it’s still shock-resistant and good for 200 metres of water resistance, and the double LED setup brightens both the analogue hands and the digital display.

World time for 300 cities, five alarms, a stopwatch, a countdown timer, and even a phone finder round out the usual G-Shock toolbox.

The size sits at 49.3 × 44.4 × 11.9mm and weighs just 72g. It hits that sweet middle ground between the full-metal G-Steel range and the classic resin 2100s.

And because it’s £174.30 instead of £249, it’s an easy one to recommend.

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Spencer Hart Buying Guide Editor

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As Buying Guide Editor, Spencer is responsible for all e-commerce content on Stuff, overseeing buying guides as well as covering deals and new product launches. Spencer has been writing about consumer tech for over eight years. He has worked on some of the biggest publications in the UK, where he covered everything from the emergence of smartwatches to the arrival of self-driving cars. During this time, Spencer has become a seasoned traveller, racking up air miles while travelling around the world reviewing cars, attending product launches, and covering every trade show known to man, from Baselworld and Geneva Motor Show to CES and MWC. While tech remains one of his biggest passions, Spencer also enjoys getting hands-on with the latest luxury watches, trying out new grooming kit, and road-testing all kinds of vehicles, from electric scooters to supercars.

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