It’s been 41 years since Casio debuted the very first G-Shock digital watch, and its newest timepiece is the model’s most trustworthy recreation so far. The brand new G-Shock DW-5000R is visually near-identical to the unique DW-5000C launched in 1983 — proper all the way down to the size, and dimple positioning on the watch strap.
The rugged attraction of the unique DW-5000C carries loads of nostalgic attraction, but it surely was a novel idea when it first launched. Its creator, Casio engineer Kikuo Ibe, was impressed to make a damage-resistant timepiece after his mechanical watch shattered on the bottom when it fell off his wrist. The ensuing G-Shock design was meant to have “triple 10” resistance — that means a battery lifetime of ten years, water resistance of 10 bar, and able to surviving a 10-meter drop. G-Shock went on to change into one among most iconic watch manufacturers on the planet with a powerful affiliation with streetwear tradition.
In a press launch, Casio says the DW-5000R is a “greater stage of copy” than a few of its earlier reissues bought in restricted portions — suggesting it is likely to be a everlasting fixture within the G-Shock lineup. There are a number of minor variations, nevertheless: the case dimension has barely elevated to 42.3mm from 41.6mm, the buttons are shorter than the unique, and the “water resist” determine reads “20 BAR” as a substitute of “200M,” for instance.
Some specs have acquired a contemporary replace, equivalent to a brand new LED backlight and the usage of “biomass plastic” on the bezel and band to cut back environmental impression. In any other case, the case continues to be made out of chrome steel and it has all the identical options you’d count on, together with a stopwatch timer, a multi-functional alarm, and a calendar show.
A extra detailed side-to-side comparability between the recreation and the unique could be discovered on Casio’s Japanese web site.
The G-Shock DW-5000R shall be out there in Japan on December thirteenth, priced at 33,000 yen (about $217). We’ve requested Casio about world availability and US pricing and can replace if we hear again.
