My name is Adarsh. I am a G-shock addict. This is a weird Sunday night post before i revert to my fitness, nutrition and quality of life rants on Monday.
I’ve just loved g-shock squares since I first laid my eyes on one in 1992. More specifically the GW5000 series.
In a world filled with Swiss, German and mechanical watch addicts, I love how unapologetically simple the G-shocks mechanism to show time is. It’s a stupidly simple digital screen that has been largely unchanged barring a reverse contrast on some models. There’s a solar array in a few that keeps it ticking with no need for a battery change.
Better yet, they flip the entire premise of a delicate, complex and intricate construct of the mechanical watch (i know there are more robust constructs too) into let’s show the time digitally and house it in a case that’s incredibly robust and likely to hold up against all kinds of rough use.
I love that Casio go crazy with materials like titanium and sapphire crystal on higher end models. And they’re using much more robust finishes and alloys of titanium than their European counterparts. All this in that old shape that i love. And the screwback case on more pricey models is quite a thing of beauty too. I agonise over the display and wonder why can they upgrade to an MIP (battery life sucks). Then realise the LCD does the job just fine.
To be sure, this is a very subjective post. Stuff like design is incredibly polarising. But one can’t deny that Casio built something robust and does the job it was meant to do rather well. And these things last forever. They are thoughtful about the materials used to build these watches. They’ve spruced it for fans over the years. They are unapologetic in staying true to the original design that so many love. I am a sucker for stuff like this.
