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A Banglejs2 needs a charge about every 6 weeks.
That looks very cool actually. A bit overkill for what I need though, I think. And I guess the shipping would make it a bit expensive.
I dunno about shipping. When I got one, shipping was negligible. But it was before Trump ๐คทโโ๏ธ
Casio G-Shock GD-350 has a 5 year battery (although I imagine heavy use of the vibration would reduce this) and can set up to 5 different alarms. Costs about $100
Hi, my Casio GBD-200 support up to 5 vibrating alarms and the battery last around 3 years, a little more or less depending on how much you use the backlight function. Swapping battery is easy and cheap. It has useful functions like the stopwatch and countdown and It also has a lot of other functions I don use like steps count, Bluetooth connection for notification from your phone and an app. These things are rugged AF and the can last a lifetime, so buying second hand is a very good option since they don't get obsolete like smart watches.
That sounds pretty good!
Is it fast to set an alarm?
I would probably not use the bluetooth function, but did you try it? Do you think it impacts the battery life a lot?
I only used the BT for setting it up the first time as i found it more convenient. It can be done manually though. The app itself is pretty crappy and not useful for me so I just uninstalled it. If the watch is not paired with the app it won't use Bluetooth so it won't be draining battery. Even if you let the app installed and notifications active I don't think it drains that much as the watch battery is stated to last around 2 years this way. I don't use BT and don't use backlight that much so I only have swapped battery once in 4+ years.
Alarm is easy to setup but is old school watch which means that if you want an alarm at, let's say 6:30 and said alarm is currently set at 6:00 you'll need to select the minutes and then press 30 times. It can be done faster via the app but unless you are constantly changing your alarms around I don't think this might be a concern.
Normally I would not change it very often.
Does it also have a timer? Just like 1 hour long?
Or would I have to adjust every time I want to set a 1 hour timer?
Now just to find one with a reasonable price. The GBD-200 seems quite nice, but I would prefer more affordable if I can. Not sure if there are a lot of options with vibrating alarm.
It does have but it's intended for workout, with five configurable stops or so. It can be used as regular timer but is cumbersome to setup, for that purpose a regular phone timer is more convenient.
this post was submitted on 12 May 2026
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