Hey gang…you know what time it is.
Quick review and recommendation for the Mudman G-Shock clone.
It seems that the Casio G-Shock clones haven’t been reviewed here in a couple of years. My apologies if this has already been covered in another thread. .
This Chinese likeness of the Casio G Shock Mudman 9300 is pretty solid.
I have had mine and been wearing it daily for a over a year now….and can’t recommend it enough. For under $9,…it’s a no brainer. You can end the review there.
I have not tested to see if it is water proof/resistant…nor any intentional real life abuse tests, serious drops or intentional hard use endurance assessments. But it just “feels” right and substantial when you hold it and wear it. The “glass” has not cracked or scratched after a year from daily use or casual drops. Of course the bezel design helps prevent this. The real thing is between $70-120, even more bullet proof I suspect, water resistant and certainly worth it…but if you are looking for a $9 beater,…here it is.
The feel, fit, finish, features, illumination, time keeping are a good deal better than cheaper G Shock clones I got off DX a couple of years ago. These were simply junk and throw-aways compared to this one.
I went with the Black and Silver trim version…just seems classic to me. Once the battery dies I will get a new one. My only possible criticism is that it seems to occassionally go into sleep mode if I have it in a dark idol place for a couple of days. It seems to be powered down or out of batteries…but then pops and lights back up quickly with all the settings saved once I get it into the light and physical motion happening. It may be an intentional battery saving design feature for all I know.
Oh, and a lot of people don’t know the Aliexpress “game” in finding these in your searches. They typically do not get listed under Casio or G Shock normally as to “some” level of respect or copyright observance. So a quick search by G Watch,…or Mudman,…GW9300 or Sport Watch brings up a whole slew of these. Same thing if you are looking for Foakley sun glasses - search O Glasses, or R Watch for Rolex clones, O Watch for Omegas…Another time, another review.
Sometimes the G-Shock is blacked out in the advertisement to keep under the Aliexpress radar,…but it there in white trim just like the original article….It seems there a few models that have S-Shock which is just silly imo. Kind of like finding the old Alfine car radios at the flea market back in the day and just plain fugly.
Here a few links to Ali stores for those interested.
You can also find them for $8 flat at cost delivered by the new stores with little or no review history so that they can get some ratings and customer feedback history under their belt.
Didn’t see a lot of YouTube reviews…I don’t speak Italian so maybe someone else can translate and tell me what his impressions are ? lol