Jack Baruth, Author at The Truth About Watches

G-SHOCK TCM Covid Catastrophe

Jack Baruth — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 12:00:25 +0000

On March 4 of this year, I woke up in a Chinatown hotel with two objectives: get my G-SHOCK TCM (Titanium Camo Limited) to the SoHo store for service and get the hell outta town. “Wait,” you’re no doubt saying, “since when has a Casio digital watch needed service?” Good question. The “squares” are not […]

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G-SHOCK Prices – Room for Squares

Jack Baruth — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 12:00:32 +0000

Last March 3rd, I took an Uber from Chinatown to G-SHOCK Soho. I handed over my GMW-B5000-TCM camo titanium square for service. Needless to say, I’m just getting it back now. In the four months between then and now, G-SHOCK prices have gone on something of a wild ride. For while it looked like the […]

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Vortic vs. Swatch

Jack Baruth — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 18:00:28 +0000

Vortic video ahead! Much of the head-to-head below is pure cringe — PERSONALLY, I LOVE THE SWATCH GROUP! It suffers from the typical YouTube disease of stretching a five-minute explanation into a half-hour marathon, but it might be worth your attention. If you don’t like watching videos, here’s the scoop . . . Vortic takes […]

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Swatch Sistem51 Hodinkee Generation 1986

Jack Baruth — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:00:09 +0000

In the modern era of watch-as-cultural-phenomenon, a timepiece can be reviewed in at least two different fashions (pun intended). You can focus on the actual merits and faults of the thing, or look at it in the greater context of social messaging, group identity, resale value and long-term desirability. In this case, we’ll do both […]

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G-SHOCK Anniversary Models: Review

Jack Baruth — Sun, 26 Jan 2020 13:00:29 +0000

Welcome back to Room For Squares. I’m your host, Jack Baruth. Last week we discussed the $1600 limited-edition titanium square. It has a laundry list of desirable qualities, but the beauty of G-SHOCK is that there’s usually more than one way to get the features you want. How about one of the G-SHOCK Anniversary Models? […]

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G-SHOCK GMW-B5000TCM-1JR: Review

Jack Baruth — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 13:00:22 +0000

Welcome back to Room For Squares. I’m your host, Jack Baruth. Today we’re going to discuss a watch – the G-SHOCK GMW-B5000TCM-1JR – that’s proven more than a little controversial in the profoundly uncool world of G-SHOCK collectors . . . The limited-edition GMW-B5000TCM-1JR is basically the same watch as the Full Metal GMW-B5000 series, […]

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Timex x Pac-Man T80: Room For Squares

Jack Baruth — Sat, 04 Jan 2020 13:00:22 +0000

Welcome back to Room For Squares. Today we’re leaving the placid waters of Casio G-SHOCK ownership to consider two questions. Why would Timex make a flimsy digital watch with a Pac-Man overlay in 2019? Why can’t I get a Timex x Pac-Man T80 at any price? The Timex T80 is a pretty simple digital watch, […]

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