photo from redditCasio G-Shock (Solar)
by Casio
9 endorsements on r/BuyItForLife first recommended in Mar 2025
Solar-powered digital G-Shock watch known for extreme shock resistance and a battery that's effectively good for life via light charging.
Added Jul 5, 2026, Updated Jul 5, 2026
Why it's buy-it-for-life
Redditors report G-Shocks surviving decades of abuse — buried in a backyard, lost in a streambed for years, worn through extreme temperature swings from 125°F to -30°F — while still keeping accurate time and requiring no battery changes.
What redditors say
Recommended on reddit as recently as August 2025
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- 2r/BuyItForLife comment
I buried one in the backyard as a kid and found it many years later still running.
- 1r/BuyItForLife comment
have the same one for years, use it everyday
- 1r/BuyItForLife comment
i love gshocks, still have mine from 4th grade lol the straps broke tho
- 1r/BuyItForLife comment
Casio Gshock. 15 years old with the original battery.
Bought this for $20 in Japan, it's from the early 2000s, but still runs perfectly.
A G-shock is virtually bombproof and you can more or less service it yourself...
found a G-Shock watch in a streambed... about 3 minutes off the actual time... the alarm went off at 6:30am.
I have it in yellow
Have the same one and I agree
Mine has lived at 125 degrees to -30. It consistently gains about 2 minutes a year regardless of climate.