G-SHOCK
GMW-B5000 “Full Metal Square”
Master of G Rangeman GPR-B1000
first G-Shock, the DW-5000C, made its debut. Water-resistant, and, vate year after year. For their 35th Anniversary, G-Shock unveiled
of course, shock-resistant to heretofore unheard of levels, the DW- their new Master of G Rangeman GPR-B1000 which features the
5000C would find its way on to the wrists of everyone from military world’s first solar-powered GPS navigation system contained in a
and Law Enforcement officials to outdoorsmen of all stripes, to wristwatch. This tour de force was followed with what is perhaps
everyday Joes who wanted a reliable watch that maybe - just maybe the most talked about and sought after release the watch industry
- telegraphed something about their Mitty-esqe aspirations for more has seen in 2018 – the GMW-B5000 “Full Metal Square” – a love
than a simple 9-to-5. (And even yours truly, an eleven year old kid letter to the original DW-5000C wrought entirely in stainless steel,
with some allowance money and an already well-developed yen for and incorporating the latest technology that Casio could bring to bear,
Casio watches.) including full Bluetooth connectivity to control the functions and sync
Over the course of the next three decades Ibe would apply
his Never Give Up philosophy time and time again, which led to the
the time down to the second. In the works: a G-Shock crafted from
sapphire and carbon fiber…
creation of the all-metal MR-G collection in 1996, the introduction of Today, G-Shocks can predict the w eather, gauge your altitude or
environmental sensors, solar charging and atomic time signal sync- depth, communicate with your phone via Bluetooth, connect to orbit-
ing. Yet no matter the watch, the core principles of Ibe’s Triple-10 ing satellites and literally navigate you out of the woods. As for what
concept – 10 year battery life/10-bar water-resistance/10-meter fall comes next, Ibe has famously stated that he wants to create a G-Shock
shock-resistance held true. Indeed, in many respects, the G-Shock for EVA missions in space, so clearly the sky is far from the limit.
actually betters these yardsticks.
Far from resting on their laurels, G-Shock continues to inno-
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And, yet, without that first broken watch…