Casio GQ-200 Muscle Time Alarm Clock

Today, I'm taking a break from the watches and going for a clock, but one with a very strong watch link...

The watch is called the Muscle Time by Casio and is a watch in the style of the G-Shock watches. It was actually made with the original prototypes of the G-Shock as the inspiration as those had a round design.

The clock has the same rugged design as the G-Shocks, and even has the word Protection moulded into the plastic. It is quite rubbery and tough, and it feels like you could play football (soccer) with it without problem.

At the front of the 'ball' is the LCD display which has two sets of numbers. The main part is the time (6 digits) with the alarm time shown below (surrounded by a black border). The alarm (which is incredibly loud) is activated by a switch on the side, and there are buttons under where is stands for setting the time and alarm. For night viewing, there is a large button on top (hidden inside the rubber) for activated the very bright el-backlight. For power, it uses 2x AA batteries accessed through a rubber covered screw fixed panel on the back.

There were 3 versions of the Muscle Time Alarm Clock released, and this, the GC-200, is probably the most common, however they were only released for a short time, and consequently are all rare now. This model is the GQ-200J-1 (which I've also seen referred to as QC-200) and the original sale price was ¥7,200. The module seems the same as the GQ-100 and the manual for both can be seen on the Casio Japan FTP site.