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pdlouche
Yeah, many of us do.
The GW-M5610 is the classic reference G-Shock. The current model has an LED backlight now, some people prefer the old electroluminescent backlight but it doesn't make a big difference. In terms of size, robustness/reliability, solar charging, battery life etc, it's still the best that Casio make. The DW-5600 models are fine but don't self-charge, don't have the radio time sync feature and (annoyingly) have a beep when you change modes that you can't turn off. The module inside them is slightly more basic in terms of features.
This is the current GW-M5610, the "U" is for updated (with the LED backlight):
https://g-shock.co.uk/gw-m5610u-1er
Unless you need some specific feature (eg compass, altimeter, diving timer, tide indicator etc) that's what I'd recommend.
Definitely go for the normal display as @pdlouche says, the inverted ones are much harder to read. Don't go for a Bluetooth model unless you really need to sync it to your phone, the battery life is worse.