On the top of a remote mountain in Tibet, amongst the clouds, sits a guru.  For years he has pored over the sacred texts from Hamura and Yamagata, studying every word and every nuance.  Not only is he capable of superhuman feats such as being able to set any function on any G-Shock yet made without a manual, he is the only person in the world to know and understand every G reference number ever allocated.  He now has three more watches to add to the depthless pool of his G-knowledge.
Those nice people at Casio have announced the gift of the GA2100VB-1A, GA700VB-1A, and GA900VB-1A to the world.  If you?re a G-Shock disciple, you won?t need the Guru to tell you these are based on the original and well-loved GA2100, GA900 and GA700 models. 
According to Casio, each of these new Gs is ?Inspired by the growing popularity of today?s virtual experiences, [and] evokes a sense of digital culture and aesthetics via minimalist black bezels and bands that are accented with vibrant blue violet coloring on the dials.?  We?re not entirely sure what that means, but the colour is certainly a heck of a feature.  It?s a bold, blue/violet that stands out against the standard black resin cases and dials.  It?s not subtle, but as someone who owns a Disaster Area stuntship-black 2100 Casioak, the colour makes the new GA2100VB-1A a LOT easier to read.

The GA2100VB-1A (snappy) has the now classic Casioak octagonal bezel as well as a thinner case than most Gs (it?s also nearly 30g...