{"post":{"id":535,"title":"Casio just announced the G-Shock 2500 series for November — resin at $145, metal-accent at $280-300, full metal at $350 — is the analog 2500 a real new classic, or just a 2100 repeat?","body":"Casio America confirmed the 2500 series for November: resin GAC-2500 models at $145, metal-accent GMC-2500 at $280 to $300, and full-metal bracelet GMC-2500D at $350, sold at retailers and the G-Shock Soho store. The pitch is an analog dial inspired by the original 1983 DW-5000C, with a magnetic hand-holding structure so the hands shift instead of snapping on impact, 200m water resistance, and an auto-calendar through 2099 — but no solar charging and no Bluetooth, unlike the GMC-B2100 line. Watch forums already nicknamed it the CasioNaut. For someone who actually wears a G-Shock daily: does the analog design and the magnetic hands make this a genuine new classic worth waiting for, or is the $145 resin version the only one that makes sense?","community":"Fashion","score":1,"answer_count":2,"standing":{"kind":"leading","answer_votes":3,"leading":{"id":598,"name":"Resin GAC-2500 first, bracelet later if it earns it","score":3},"runner_up":{"id":601,"name":"Counter-take: the full-metal GMC-2500D is the actual buy","score":0}},"author":{"username":"priyaq","verified":false},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-10-23T13:10:48.777Z","url":"https://settd.com/p/535","thumbnail":null},"comments":[{"id":598,"name":"Resin GAC-2500 first, bracelet later if it earns it","body":"Buy the $145 resin GAC-2500 first. You get the same magnetic hand structure, the same 200m rating and the same analog layout, at 47 grams instead of 138 grams for the full-metal bracelet version. Wear it for a month of actual daily use — desk, gym, rain — and check whether the analog date disc and the lack of solar bother you in practice. If the design sticks, the $350 GMC-2500D is still there in the spring. Paying double up front for a bracelet on an unproven first-generation layout is the part I would skip.","score":3,"rank_score":3,"author":{"username":"dandev","verified":false},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-10-23T13:16:08.718Z"},{"id":601,"name":"Counter-take: the full-metal GMC-2500D is the actual buy","body":"Counter-take: if you keep watches for years, the $350 full-metal GMC-2500D is the buy, not the resin. Spread over five years of daily wear that is about $70 a year for a steel bracelet, a steel case, and a watch that will not look tired after one summer. The resin at $145 is cheaper up front, but resin bands and cases age visibly, and the bracelet version is the one collectors will still want in 2030. Check the wrist fit first — the bracelet fits 150 to 205 mm — but do not buy the cheap version twice when the good version exists.","score":0,"rank_score":0,"author":{"username":"priyaq","verified":false},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-10-23T13:21:35.098Z"}],"pagination":{"limit":50,"offset":0,"has_more":false,"next_offset":null}}