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Casio 2100 Series 49.3mm X 44.4mm Mens Watch Pink
Ref. GBM-2100A-4BER
Sits in Casio’s upper tier here — more premium than three quarters of the Casio watches we list, which start at £25.
Price range £25 to £919 across 146 Casio watches in stock.The GBM-2100 sits within the CasiOak lineage, a family built around the idea that a G-Shock could wear the octagonal geometry of a luxury sports watch without abandoning what makes G-Shock useful. This particular model steps up from the entry resin GA-2100 by adding a polished stainless steel outer bezel over a bio-based resin inner shell — a layered construction that gives it a finish closer to a dress-adjacent sports watch than a tool watch, without compromising the 200m rating underneath. The vapour pink dial is produced through metallic vapour deposition, which means the colour carries a reflective, slightly metallic quality that shifts with the light rather than sitting flat. At 11.9mm it is genuinely slim for something rated this deep, slim enough to clear a shirt cuff, and at 72 grams light enough that the wrist forgets it is there. The solar cell manages roughly seven months of normal use on a full charge, extending to eighteen in power-saving mode, so the battery is effectively a non-issue in everyday wear. Bluetooth pairing keeps timekeeping exact, but the module holds to within fifteen seconds per month on its own — precise enough that the connection is convenient rather than necessary. The strap runs tool-free quick-release bars, so swapping it out is a thirty-second job.
- Reference
- GBM-2100A-4BER
- Brand
- Casio
- Collection
- G-Shock
- Case size
- 49.3mm
- Case thickness
- 11.9mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Octagonal
- Dial
- Pink
- Crystal
- Mineral
- Movement
- Solar
- Calibre
- 5729
- Functions
- Stopwatch, Countdown timer, Alarm, Backlight, World time, Solar powered, Bluetooth, Dual display, Digital display
- Water resistance
- 200m
- Bracelet / strap
- Rubber strap
- Strap colour
- Black
- Clasp
- Buckle
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- Goldsmiths
Additional specifications
- Lug-to-lug
- 49.3mm
- Strap
- Interchangeable
Learn more about Casio
Tadao Kashio founded Kashio Seisakujo in Tokyo in 1946 as a machine shop. The company's first success was a finger ring that held a cigarette, and its second was the 14-A of 1957 — the world's first all-electric compact calculator, which used solenoids rather than gears.
Casio entered watchmaking in 1974 with the Casiotron, a digital watch with an automatic calendar that knew the varying lengths of months. The company approached watches as an electronics manufacturer rather than a horological one, and that difference produced the G-Shock.
The G-Shock came from a single engineer, Kikuo Ibe, who broke a watch his father had given him and set out to build one that could not break. The specification was three tens: survive a ten-metre drop, ten bars of water pressure, and ten years of battery life. It took over two hundred prototypes, and the solution was suspending the module inside the case on a cushioned internal structure rather than mounting it rigidly. The DW-5000C shipped in 1983.
It became one of the most durable product designs in any category, adopted by militaries, emergency services, and skateboarders alike, and Casio has since added solar charging, radio and GPS timekeeping, Bluetooth, and full-metal and carbon variants.
Casio also produces the Edifice, Pro Trek, and Oceanus lines, and remains an independent Japanese public company.
- 1946
- Tadao Kashio founds the company in Tokyo.
- 1974
- The Casiotron is Casio's first digital watch.
- 1983
- The G-Shock DW-5000C survives Kikuo Ibe's three-tens brief.
- 1994
- The Frogman extends G-Shock to ISO dive certification.
Also in 7 collections
This watch appears in the Casio G-Shock range (84), Back in Stock (5,018), Stainless Steel Watches (3,307), Watches 44mm and Over (882), Sports Watches (815), Dive Watches (582) and Solar & Kinetic Watches (241).
Manufacturer’s guarantee
What the specifications mean
A watch built to be worn hard and got wet.
Strengths
- 200m water resistance, rated for actual diving
- 49.3mm lug-to-lug keeps the 49.3mm case wearable
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- Second time zone for travelling
- One of Casio's more premium watches
Worth knowing
- 49.3mm is a large watch with real presence
Casio 2100 Series alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | GBM-2100A-4BER | 010-02805-01 | GW0803G1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £229 | £225 | £139 |
| Case size | 49.3mm | 50mm | 46mm |
| Water resistance | 200m | 100m | 50m |
| Movement | Solar | Solar | Solar |
| Strap | Rubber strap | Silicone strap | Silicone strap |
| This watch |
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
Yes. At 200m it is rated for swimming, snorkelling and recreational diving.
Water resistance explainedWill the glass scratch?
It can, over time. Mineral glass handles daily wear but will pick up fine scratches that sapphire would not.
Sapphire, mineral and acrylic comparedDoes it need a battery?
No. It charges from light, and the cell behind that is designed to last a decade or more.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedWill it fit my wrist?
Lug-to-lug is 49.3mm, which suits wrists from roughly 16.5cm (6½ inches) upward.
Lug-to-lug decides fit more than case diameter does.
How to size a watch to your wristIs it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as men's.
Cheapest place to buy
Goldsmiths is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.
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