Let?s close our eyes and use our imaginations for a second. Picture sitting in an all black, fully loaded, high-tech, tactical truck going ever-so slightly above your local highway speed limit. That?s about 5000 lbs, give or take, moving at a decent speed. Now imagine if I told you that the very same truck, with the same tech and features, going at the same exact speed, weighed 77% lighter. That?s mind boggling if you pause and think about it. Now coming back to reality, and on a much smaller scale, G-Shock has done the same exact thing with their recent announcement of the new and highly innovative lightweight model, the MTGB2000YBD1.

The case of the MTGB2000YBD1 (I?m going with MTGD1 for short) uses a similar version of their G-Shock Dual Core Guard Structure that is found throughout the entire MT-G series. For those not familiar, it?s an exceptionally protective shell that has their Carbon Monocoque Case tucked in between the top metal frame of the case, which then securely screws into the base metal cargo frame. What makes the MTGD1 special is that G-Shock has made the watch 77% lighter compared to its steel frame counterparts, by replacing the metal cargo frame with a laminated carbon frame, made up of 235 layered sheets of machined carbon and glass fiber. The carbon frame extends from the edge of the bezel to the sides of the watch providing an impenetrable armor and a racing stripe flare to the octagonal facets of the MTGD1.
The MTGD1 definitely provides s...