G-Shock’s Latest Frogman is a Collaboration with the Royal Navy
If you?re a G-Shock collector with an overlapping interest in military history, the newest version of the Frogman is sure to be of interest. The Frogman is G-Shock?s super tough watch made with divers in mind, and this one is outfitted with the latest G-Shock tech and built on the same platform as the GWFA1000 series we told you about here, the first Frogman watches with a full analog display. By its very nature, the Frogman is a tactical timepiece that seems well suited to military applications, and this variant fully embraces that idea as a collaborative watch made in partnership with the Royal Navy.Â
This reference, GWFA1000RN8A, has all of the same technical features as last year?s analog Frogman, which means it?s made with a monocoque case design featuring carbon reinforced resin for increased rigidity and durability, and a ?Dive Mode” function that automatically overlaps the hour and minute hand, making it easier to count elapsed minutes at a glance without any distractions (G-Shock dials tend to provide a lot of information, so anything that strips down the experience of reading information off of them at a glance is likely to be quite useful). When the Dive Mode is turned off, the hands automatically go back to displaying the correct time, and can easily be switched back to Dive Mode again if necessary without a reset. And the buttons on the Frogman have been engineered to be easy to use at depth. It?s clear that G-Shock has made a concerted effort ...
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