Why you should avoid buying the new G-Shock Mudman!  

I'm with you on bluetooth/heart sensor. I don't want my watch connected. We're too connected as is.

After having bought a G-Shock with a MIP display, there is no way back. Its so much better.

Ohhh yeahhh... The 9300 Mudman is an absolute CLASSIC! I'm a former US Army paratrooper & the 9300 was my go-to "jump watch". I used the compass to orient myself and get my face into the wind after exiting the aircraft. Also, as an avid scuba diver, I used this badboy to not only track water temperature, but for underwater navigation as well. I ended up gifting the watch to a mate of mine as he was preparing to deploy overseas. Both he and the watch came home safely.

Since I've started collecting I've noticed there are 2 rules to GShock 1. Don't buy anything with white or clear straps. 2. Don't get a negative display. 😂

Excellent video, mate! I tried (and returned) the positive display GW-9500, last summer. Just felt cheap and flimsy. I bought and kept a new/unused GW-9110 Master of G Gulfman which quickly became my favorite digital G-Shock. Looks and feels great on my wrist.

Good review. You're right about the identity crisis between the Mudman and the Rangeman, but i think it goes back to the previous version. I'm looking for the old Mudman that you have, but in the positive version. In my country, I only found the negative version for almost 150 USD. I have the Mudman from 2011, and even though I don't engage in outdoor activities as much as before, I try to enjoy it from time to time.

Great show MWC! I really want a MIP display G Shock but I’m with you on not personally needing all the tech and connectivity in a watch. This is a nice option for those who do want it though, even if that display is a bit hard to read.

I have the G9000 with red pushers and the size is perfect for me. Great video. Have a great day!

I bought three G's last year. A Frogman DWF, a GG -B Mudmaster and a Rangeman GW9400. I love them to bits and prefer the "traditional" displays as I do actual real world rough and tumble work on a daily basis.

I think you summed this one up perfectly Russ. Certainly I prefer the G9000 but I can't justify yet another G-Shock just yet although I've said that many times before getting another G-Shock. I have to agree that the tiny flaw is the inability to actually tell the time on it with the negative display. Maybe it's worth a look at the positive version if Casio release new colours for it. The nearest watch that I have to the Mudman is the old old Mudmaster GWG-1000 that is a big watch and quite heavy but wears on the wrist really comfortably, it's solar, multi band 6, triple sensor, analogue (second hand works as the compass in compass mode) and negative digital display (that you can read). I'll be sticking with that. Thanks for sharing.

It's the compass layer that dims the display so i'd just say go with a GBD-100 or 200, H2000 as well as the upcoming Rangeman that gives the same vibe as this. All the same MIP display. My GBD 200 with negative display is very crisp and easy to read.

Love your vid! The 2014 GPW-1000 was solar with GPS (and multi-band). And a bit of a monster.

Another great video. I got a G9000 with positive display and red buttons after seeing it on Anthony Starr's wrist in Banshee. I was going to get the red case new Mudman until I saw the negative display and how bad it was. Then I wanted the new Rangeman but I don't want to charge it all the time! Bugger

Excited for your g shock collection video!

I have this exact watch in this color too! It’s my first non-classic (not a 5600, 6600 or 6900) G-Shock. I love it!

Another good review. You produce top-tier reviews! How about an explainer video for us newbs to compare/contrast the G-Shock ranges. Mudman, Rangeman, Frogman, etc.

This is so spot on. Just picked up a 9300, solar and radio are musts for me. Thanks, and bravo.

I have the positive display and like the dual-layer screen. I put adapters on it and wear it on a Zulu because the strap is too long. I wish it was thinner.

There is a negative display ProTrek i have the black and green band one. PRW-3510Y-8CR. But the negative display is an STN display and i can read it at sharp angles. With a rotating compass bezel, its definitely one of my favorite Casios, and its almost exactly the same as the New mudman, without the shock resist of course

Great job, thanks. I am thinking to replace my 12 year old Riseman gw 9200 which I have used intensively ( no compass but never trust a digital one) but I don’t feel like rushing to this one…

I considered this. I went with the positive display of the older Rangeman with yellow highlights.

Well said once again MWC, explaining what we are all thinking. Just located a G9000. That count down to the stopwatch and the cool light up script is a winner.

I don’t own a mudman, but I do have several G Shocks, including a “first” mudman DW5500. I’m thinking about making a G9000 my next purchase, and I agree that with recent G Shocks, a newer model isn’t necessarily better than an older one!!

Great review, everything you said is on point. 💪

I bought this watch as well as the positive display watch. I personally don't think the display is any worse then my GW-9400-3 Olive Green Rangeman. At certain angles the Mudman seems to be more legible then the Rangeman , both have the gold negative display. I bought the Positive display(GW-9500-1) first for $230.00 US dollars and then bought the GW-9500-3 Negative display like yours for $220.00 US dollars from the same seller in Singapore. Like you , I definitely think it's more a upgraded Rangeman then a Mudman. By the way , I love your channel , your humor and your wife's opinion. Great review !!!!!!!!!

Hi there and thanks for the great video! I've bought the new GW-9500-3 Mudman to compare it to my beloved GW-9400-3 (both green). I must admit, though: The new 9500 is indeed more readable than the old 9400 at almost any angle despite the duplex LCD, at least for me it is! I have discovered a strange phenomenon on my G-Shocks I owned so far and would like to know if you or someone else could help me. Being in a place without radio connection I mostly rely on manually correcting the time. Now, over the years I have observed something I haven't read about anywhere (and another channel only had a general info about different factors causing quartz crystal irregularities that affect accuracy): The accuracy of an individual watch seems to vary! E.g. the 9400 I have has been CONSISTENTLY off about +2 secs per month after the last atomic correction by radio 7 months ago, now I manually set it, and it will be around 1 sec slow per month! That is not the only G-Shock I have observed behaving like this, temperature or mechanical reasons are definitely not the cause. Now my question is, what could cause it? I have tried varying the length of pressing the button that resets the seconds, but it has not made a difference. Do you or anyone else have a clue about what's going on? It would also help me decide which of the two watches I will keep (the 9500 going even a little slower still after several setting attempts). Thanks very much!

You make great videos and very entertaining keep up the great work

Great review! I bought a Mudman with all the barnacle bits ... And I don't know why. Ha. It's really just a summer watch - There's no getting this under a cuff!

Too late, I already bought one, lol. I did go with the positive display though which helps a lot. I also agree, that this feels more like an extension of the Rangeman line than the Mudman one. Great video as always.

Dear " Mad " friend Many thanks for the unbiased revew as always. I have been following you for a long time ,enjoying every episode. I believe it is time to revew the unbelievable, affordable watches from Venezianico Italy . I believe they are worth your honest ,professional revews. Hapy new year to you and your beloved family, including the new Comer. With love and Nizar P.s. Thank you for stopping me from buying what was supposed to be my next Gshock.

One thing I love about many GShock other than the obvious is the "proper" stainless cross head screws attaching the strap to the case. This beast upgrades that to hex head.

Love your channel and your energy! Your channel is better than Netflix.

Spot on. This and the new Rangeman are gonna be a hard pass for me. I recently picked up several older models with the EL backlight to include the g-9000 Mudman and the Gulfman. G-shok has hit a wall with what they are putting out now. Good for my wallet anyway.

Cool looking watch, particularly the green, yellow and black.

I was do close to purchasing one. But they are too ProTrek looking. Then I saw the GWG-1000 on sale. It arrived today. Glad I waited a while.

Great video mate. I bought my first G-Shock over Christmas (Casioak as recommended by your good self) - I like that you openly admire the Casios but you don't hesitate to objectively highlight the bad ones either.

My most recent was a gwg 2000 mudmaster, about three months back, roughly when they announced the new one. I regret nothing Not into alot of the newer Gs coming out and ive loved them for years and years. Have about 30 in total.

While you and some viewers mentioned wishing it had a mip display, i dunno. Instead of a duplex lcd i really wish it had an STN LCD so you can actually read it. They're like magic, and several protreks with similar features have had them at this price point. The duplex is cool in the -1 positive display module, which you can actually read but seems totally useless in the neg... as is the whole display. A tool watch you can't read? Why?

Excellent review, very fun 😂 well done 👍

My negative display pro trek (no dual layer) is awesome and reading time is a piece of cake. Honestly, the only G that I have a problem with it on is my GwX5600

I don't get negative displays but my friends who see watches as more fashion accessories love them. so I think casio is catering to the gshock fashion crowd with the negative displays. and we don't see much improvement on them cause those people care more about the look then the function.

I think its great G shock now give you a compass I quite often need to draw circles. There should be the option to wear it showing the case back, far better looking that way.

I recently got a rangeman from a pawn shop for $20.... found out a couple weeks later it was miss marked with another gshock...lol...love the rangeman...

Thanks for this video. I have the indestructible g-9000 and, to be honest, I also compared it on the wrist with the new gw-9500. The only thing I liked about it was its relatively low weight and thickness. As for the rest, I would definitely choose the good old g-9000 again. In my opinion, Casio didn't really have an idea for this watch. They wanted to fill the gap between the gw-9300 and the Rangeman, but it didn't work out. The new Mudman is probably a dud, and shouldn't it even be called something else?

Mate, do you know how Casio managed to create the best negative display all those years back with the GD-350-1B and never really got any other negative displays right until quite recently with the GBD200 ?? What is going on here ? I got the GD-350 and its readable even in the dark with background ambient light !! Would you have any inside info on what went on here ?? Its baffling !! Love your content mate, the editing is just perfect! Thank you for all that you do! Cheers from a fan in Bengaluru, India.

Where did you get that Casio t shirt bro!?

I have the positive display GW9500 as well as the 9400 Rangeman. I do appreciate the thinness of the newer version as well as the new layout. I think the new MIPS Rangement is a waste of money as it’s just a reskinned G-Shock Move.

Hmmm…. Interesting. I got the GW 9500 Military Green color with negative display and I am happy with that. No problem with legibility and I’m of the opinion that negative display is better choice for that color then positive one. Great watch for me and it looks fantastic. I have few different watches in my collection and change them during the day depending on the situation. A watch is not only the tool for me but most of all it’s a man’s jewelry. It does’n have to show the time only but must express the style and my mood, too. But if I need a watchtool for my work for example, I will choose the most legible watch on the market, probably with analog hands and some kind of luma on them and on the numbers, in order to see the time perfectly in dark rooms and during the night (and I have such a watch and use it regularly - Orient Ray II, but there are plenty of them on the market so everyone can choose what he likes). So, for me GW 9500 with negative display is a great choice. I can recommend it to everyone. The most important thing is that one, that I have some eyesight problems and it doesn’t disturb me in any way to use this watch with negative display. I am able to see everything perfectly. Of course, MIP display will be better and more legible, but if anyone want to have a G-Shock with such a display, than have to look for another one. I think that it’s great that everyone can choose the product wich suits him the most. I’ve chosen GW 9500 Military Green and I’m happy with it. That’s my choice, fully conscious. Regards.

My Protrek has the more or less the same module but with MIP, super clear & legible.

I love your channel, and I am now casio collector

So, to buy this one or GW-9400-1?

I purchased the positive display version in black a few months ago, love the look of the green version, but the negative display is too poor. I love this watch. I also purchased the 9000, which is a great out doorsy watch too.

I'm rocking the g9300 for about 7 years, it's awesome, super legible, extremely resistant, the solar battery it's always full, mine takes almost a year to lose a minute which is absolutely fine by me, I set it every 4 or 5 months and I'm fine, and I used the compass more times than I though I would, to see if my Google maps that it's telling me to go forward is right, guess what, almost always it's not, it helps to rotate the map to the direction you are actually facing, there are other ways to find that out, but that's just super fast and I like it. But it's bulky, I'm 5"11 and 230ish pounds ex Rugby player with an 8 inch wrist, it looks good on me, but even I sometimes find it kinda bulky, if you don't have broad shoulders to match the broad watch it might look a bit disproportional for some, but if you like the way you look with it, get one, because it's an awesome watch.

Hi : 1) You didn’t mention the great added feature: sunrise/sunset!! Now if they’d just add the moon phase this’d be the total outdoor timepiece. 2) seems more to me like an upgraded Pro Trek than an upgraded Rangeman.

This was the hillariouisest watch review i ever watched. First time in channel. Already subbed

Finally a ProTrek PRG-340-3 style Dual LCD!!!! for the Compass, Baro and Alti complications. Basically the same guts..The Toyota version GW-9500TLC-1 $440.00 is cool. They teamed up with Toyota Land Cruiser and Auto Body..But this model for half the price is great...GREAT REVIEW.

Great review Russ! The negative display is rubbish!

I have the rangeman 9400 in green with negative display, and I can confirm that the display is not good either, I pressed the light button always to see the time, day or night.

I appreciate the honest review, Casio needs to get their $hit together and make the faces more legible.

I have a Smael Chinese 5600 copy with a better negative display than that. I like the idea of a barometer and compass though

I love my GGB100-1A but wouldn’t mind if it was a little thinner…

Totally agree. Basic g shock is still the best.

The gw-9300 jdm model with the carbon fiber band and atomic time keeping its a amazing value for money.

Giving very serious consideration getting the Mudman 9500. Only problem is I already wear a Rangeman 9400. Truly torn. Worth?

Agreed about negative displays going away. I loathe those ghastly things. Also agreed about the weird barnacle look of some G-Shocks. My only G-Shocks I own currently are the DW5610 and the Rangeman. I love them both very much. All the rubbish negative displays and the strange designs already mentioned have caused me to stop buying G-Shocks. Fine with me. Square G-Shocks forever!!! Cheers!🙂

What's the point of negative display if you hardly see the time. Especially in the dark.

Isn‘t the G9000 negative display equally horrible? I once bought the GW-M5610 with negative display and had to send it back because I couldn‘t read the time…

Howdy! Do we have the result/conclusion for the Blue Seiko Giveaway?

great vid Russ! thinking of getting a DW-H5600-1ER for the heart rate monitor for the gym - have you come across this one? any recommendations or alternatives?

Which one is with positive display?

In my experience the only negative display that's in anyway usable is the GD350 blackout which is also one of the most underrated and cheapest Gs currently available. I'm currently down to a GD350 and an expensive MTG B3000. The MTG is a fantastic watch but the complete antithesis of what a gshock is as you don't want to beat it up.

The most legible negative displays (apart from MIP) are on my DW5600BB and DW5600NN, really clear and visible. My M56-1OU and GW-7900 negative displays are a nightmare to read. Anyone know why this should be?

lol yup. The MIP display in the last 3500 is outstanding. Or get a Garmin Instinct series if you actually need an adventure watch.

There actually was a negative display pro-trek, I know that because my dad has one and them things are immortal

Saw The Futuristic Barnacles at Glasto in '96. Amazing set.

It's disappointing that there is no MIP display; such a missed opportunity. I have 2 MIP Casios that are less than half the price. I was aiming for the one with a negative display because I have some Casios with negative display that are quite visible(some of them cost 40$). I was thinking that the visibility would be similar on this one. Boy, was I wrong! When I picked up the watch in the store, I thought that the screen was broken due to the challenging lighting conditions. However, I picked up the standard version and I quite like it.

This is exactly why last year in 2023 when i needed a tough watch to wear doing construction i bought a GW9400-1 and not one of these new models which absolutely miss the mark with the most important feature of a watch, the ability to see the damn time. Last week i was looking to add another G-Shock to the collection because one can never have too many. My pick? GWX-5600-1JF. A square with MB6, Tough Solar, a fantastic display, looks great and wears like a dream. Oh yeah, and no bluetooth, no thanks. Like you said, theres a reason we still buy squares in 2024. Didnt even know theres a new rangeman coming out, to be honest, it looks awful and ill take my GW-9400 over it any day. If i want to know my pulse I’ll put my fingers on my wrist.

I am a G-Shock square addict, but also a Rangeman buyer so when the new Rangeman is replaced by the "needs to be charged " "smart version" I will not be buying that at all , maybe this non smart cross between the Range and Mud will do me , positive display only tho' I wonder is it possible to switch insides between green and black versions ?

I really hope they make an option on their units GPS..that gives MGRS..tired of garmin not being able to handle harsh environment.

I love 9500 but in possitive display. I love them.

The first Gulfman, doesn´t it also illuminate the dial texts?

Do buy the GW-9500, in positive display form, it's probably the most readable LCD g-shock there is... or at least in the top 2 or 3. One of the best grab and go watches when you don't want to think about it.

I like the bulkiness, big wrist over here, when I had my first dual time compass watch 53 diameter got from silver to bronze and 0 Scratches on the screen 80$.

The barnacle:, I can only bare with them because I am as big as a sasquatch. I have a GWG1000 and I do agree that they must go. The compass is a nice gimmick that has brought me back to safety, the barometer is the most useful thing on the watch alongside the time telling. Weirdly enough, I think the most useless thing is the thermometer since it boils down to, are you hot or are you cold.

I actually don't think this one is too bad, at least if you get it in the normal display. Instead of building a customized Casioak for my Alaska trip last year, I could have just gotten this!

Where can I find this DW-93,000 you speak of?

Multi band 6 doesn't always work but Bluetooth will auto adjust the time all on its own once your watch is within range.

Like most blokes. I like watches. I've only just recently discovered You Tube watch channels, so many, who would have thought. Yours is the best. You need to expand your interests so you can have your own TV show. 👍.

waiting for you to review the SSK023

Real talk now,how do you make that bracelet to fit properly if it does not fit (its either to tight either to loose) same problem the gwg-b1000 has just as gw-9500,help us out,what is there to be done for this 2 amazing watches with the same crappy bracelet,is there a bracelet/band that could fit in that is softer from another model or a 3rd party? Seem like they got no love and support from 3rd party

My old GW-9400-1 RANGEMAN is my favourite!❤ Btw i got mine just ago two years.

An outdoor watch that you have trouble reading outdoors… kind of a tough one to take

Just purchased this for £175 in the sale on HM Samuel online and I love it. Still love my old G-9000 though. I agree the negative display is dross.

I love the futuristic barnacles! lol I think this is a very handsome watch and would love to eventually get one. Positive of course, all my Gsare positive. This one and the Rangeman you have are my grail Gs.

Good thanks

Russ, I want to get a Casio square as I can't find mine 😔 Would you say the Casio origin (GW-M5610U) is the best? The one with the red on it that you have. Or is there another around the same price that is superior?

“All that fitness rubbish…” says the sports coach. Ha! Informative and entertaining as usual. I have a GM5600-1, and I love it but I can’t tell the time on its negative display also. Eh. That’s why we all have smart phones…

I already have GW-9400Y Rangeman. But got the positive display version of this Mudman last week for £174.50 from Ernest Jones with a further 10% off code so paid £157.05! I do actually find the compass really useful and like the overlaid display, walking in a town I don't know I find a printout of a map and a compass far better than Google Maps on the phone. Display is nice and big and simple, date "TH30" rather than "THU 5-30" which I love as I don’t need to know the month nor the 3rd letter of the day! Fits my small wrist much nicer than the size may suggest. I would definitely recommend it.

Wrist check: Is that a Frogman you're wearing in the video?

Sorry Russ, still gonna buy one this summer 😂 (the positive display one). But yes it looks more like a Rangeman.