There were a few good condition DW6300 on eBay some time back. Not too sure about now.

GW200 ones, some are really sky high. I can't justify paying that kind of money for them, which is why my GW-200s are mostly the "normal" versions.

1000 series, I only have one, which I bought as a daily beater, that's why I bought the most basic of all the 1000s out there. It's not even a GWF-1000, it's a GF-1000. Again, I can't justify paying that much for a GWF-1000 special editions.

Frogmans are never affordable. Casio has to pay a lot to have them being compliant to ISO 6425 diving standards. They are all made in Japan, which increases production costs, not to mention the material used, for eg. Titanium. It doesn't help when they are marketed as the flagship of "Master of G" G-Shocks.

Prices hover around RM1,500 to RM2,000++. Retail. You will be able to get cheaper ones though, since street prices are less than that. However, I don't see many watch shops stocking Frogmans as they are too expensive to stock. The older ones are not as expensive though, but most of them (normal, non special edition ones) are at the RM1,000-RM1,200 price point.

There are currently two types of Frogman in the market, the GF-8250 and the GF-1000. The GF-8250 is slightly cheaper and this model has been around for a long time. Casio have always been updating this model. The last one being the Bape x Stussy Frogman.

The GF-1000 is one of the nicest G-Shocks I've seen. The build quality, the ruggedness and buttons are all top notch. The ones in Malaysia are the non-Multiband 6 GF-1000.

Anyway, right now, there are only two Frogmans for sale at G-Factory. The GF-1000-1 and the Men in Earth Tone GF-8250ER-2. The GF-1000-1 has a retail of slightly over RM2,000 while the GF-8250ER-2 is around RM1,500 IIRC. If you are lucky, you might be able to find the Final Frog GW-200Z-1 and the GF-8250-9 in other stores. Frogmans pop up once in a while at online resellers, you can try those too.

As for ""nice", to me, Frogmans are all nice. Wait for the 30th Anniversary Lightning Yellow series to be release. There are two Frogmans in the series, one retails at USD500 while the other one retails at USD1,700.

I second this. m4a1_90 is an awesome seller!

It is tax free according to the customs website. Can't remember where the link is.

However, some people saying that anything more than RM500 is taxable. So I'm not sure.

Nevertheless, I've bought plenty from overseas through eBay and I've never kena taxed. I always request the seller to declare actual amount and the items so no hanky pannk there.

Hope this helps.

What tomtom13 said is right. I paid around RM2k for mine last year.


Well said. It's a willing buyer, willing seller market. Never complain when you buy something that is overpriced. You are willing to buy it in the first place. A lot of people never seem to understand this.

Yeah I know about it. Back light different, skull logo instead of "No more war" inscription at the bottom strap, No more Multiband 6. But nah, >RM10k is just ridiculous. Even the retail is too much if you ask me...

BTW, my dream watch is not a G-Shock.

Edit: Actually, I'm not too sure if it has Multiband 6 because I've not read the specs yet and I don't really know if it's a GF or a GWF. But the Multiband 6 wordings are visibly missing on the new one.

This post has been edited by lokgotz: Aug 28 2013, 12:01 AM

I'm back! Hopefully with a vengeance...

A lot of commitments now and slowed down (not stopped) on my purchases.

Anyway, my latest pickups.


The Hypercolour series and the new Rangeman.

If anyone of you crave for the Hypercolour series, there is no better time to buy them than now.

As for me, those who are familiar with my collection knows that I'm not too fond of analog G-Shocks. I bought these three because they are unique. Not gonna go for the Hyper Orange and Hyper Yellow. If I do, it's for the sole purpose of collecting a full set of the Hypercolour series.

I preordered a Manbox from someone. Hopefully it'll be here soon. Like the Hypercolour series, there is no better time to buy them than now.


I got my 2013 BASELWORLD G-Shock (more commonly known as the Silver coin) DW6930BS-8 autographed by the father of G-Shocks, Kikuo Ibe, when he was here for STWKL2013. I didn't attend it, mainly because I didn't get the invitation and I am engaged with something else. My good friend got it autographed for me. This is a VERY special watch for me and it's only apt that I have this autographed instead of my other G-Shocks.


Collaborations that were launched at STWSG2013 and STWKL2013.

On the left, it's the DEPRESSION x G-Shock. It's a GD100SC-7 with a customized band by Singaporean fashion house, DEPRESSION.

On the right, it's the Irman Hilmi x G-Shock. It's a GD100-1 with a customized band by Irman Hilmi, a Malaysian designer.

Both are presents from my friends who attended both the STW events.

All G-Shocks have good build quality. They are, afterall, one of the toughest (if not the toughest) watches right now.

I wanna show you the size of a DW-5600BB but I don't have a GX56 with me to compare (sold my GX56-DGK some time back). What watches do you have? Maybe I can give you an idea of its size.

It is a little small for G-Shocks. I'd say it's one of the smallest G-Shocks of all. It definitely is A LOT smaller than the GX56 you have.

With regards to the price, I'd say RM450 is the norm. Pretty hard to get one these days at less than RM400.

All my other watches have a minimum dial size of 42mm as well and I can tell you that it's slightly smaller than that.

And yeah, I think it's better if you do a comparison with the 5600 to get an idea of its size.

Sold it to a forummer some time back. Can't remember who though.

Bought mine a G-Factory Mid Valley for RM1,129.
That's the retail price but I got word that some shops (non Marco stock I presume) are selling as low as RM950. So you gotta go scout around.

There are actually two versions of Rangeman, , i.e. the Japan market version and the international version. The ones sold at G-Factory are international versions. The Japanese version comes with carbon fiber inserts in the straps (differentiated by the "Carbon Fiber" wordings at the bottom strap, as well as visible carbon fiber at the back of the strap). They are much more expensive. Other than the carbon fiber inserts, everything is exactly the same.

They are the same size.

Nah...I got mine nearly 3 weeks back when they announced it on their FB page. They've since restocked because I saw another piece being displayed a few days after I got mine.

I knew you'll get a Rangeman. Haha

Most G-Shocks are made in Thailand and China. The only ones that are still truly made in Japan are Frogmans.

Same here. The moment I saw the leaked pictures, I knew I have to get one.

I think the GWA1000s are made in Japan. Not sure though. My GW-A1030A Thirty Stars is made in Japan though.

They sold G-Shocks, then stopped for a couple of years. From your post, I guess they started selling again.

Got mine a few weeks back. Not at RM699 though. I know a lot of my friends are gonna try their luck at G-Factory.

My Louie Vito x G-Shock GLS-8900LV-2JR came from Japan earlier this morning. Love the colour The watch, not so much. Oh well...

Anyway, pictures!






This post has been edited by lokgotz: Nov 26 2013, 03:28 PM

RM480 Inclusive of shipping from Japan.

You're getting on pretty quickly. Before you know it, you'll be like most of us. Uncontrollable. And then you won't have places to store the boxes. LOL.

I got one that day too.

Kermits have always been less than RM3k. Anything more than that, they're just trying to make a quick buck.

My usual reseller in Japan.

From a reseller. Not a site. A friend of a friend who is based in Japan.

Nah, not letting it go. A few people selling at the G-Shock Community FB page. You can try there.

Nice. Looking to get a GW-A1130 as well but can't spend too much these days. Hopefully I can still find one when I have extra to spend.