Mainly because it would be nice to be able to wear something for golf, or just for other activities where a mechanical isn't suitable. I like the idea of solar powered ones, so battery changes aren't necessary (at least not for a long time), and would want an analog/digital with proper hands. Also a rubber/resin/plastic strap as opposed to the pricey bracelet models.

I've never considered a G simply because they are so huge (except for the ladies' models, which I would consider in black except none are solar). However, I saw this one, that seems to tick all the boxes. The only rub from on line reviews is that some people say the subdials are too hard to read. Not super important for me, but a small factor. However, it's a smaller size, solar powered, and syncs to atomic clock, which is also nice, but is still cheap. Any thoughts from the experts? Model is AWGM100B-1ACRName: G-Shock AWGM100B-1ACR.jpg Views: 529 Size: 46.8 KB