America?s largest luxury watch extravaganza, WatchTime New York, returns for its fifth consecutive year at Midtown Manhattan?s Gotham Hall on October 25 – 26, 2019. This year?s event, now less than a week away, is shaping up to be the biggest yet, with 37 participating watch brands displaying their latest and greatest timepieces. Among these brands is Casio’s G-Shock, which will showcase the latest additions to its premium MTG-B1000 series.

G-Shock has recently announced an update to its high-end MTG-B1000 division that adds a carbon bezel to the Bluetooth-enabled watch. The new MTG-B1000XBD and B1000XB builds on the dual-construction identity of combining resin and metal that the MT-G line has made its name on (?MT? stands for Metal Twisted, after all). Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, the MT-G family has grown in importance in recent years as the brand continues to shift further upmarket. The carbon fiber bezel helps in that regard by further enhancing the collection?s physical offering while remaining an accessible purchase overall. The new MTG-B1000XBD-1A sports a carbon fiber bezel.
With the MTG-B1000XBD and B1000XB, the bezel is three-dimensionally molded from two layers of sheets made from carbon fiber and colored glass fiber-reinforced plastic, which are combined with resin. The MTG-B1000XBD incorporates red accent layers and the MTG-B1000XB incorporates white accent layers. These colored layers create a contrast with the black carbon fiber l...