G-Shock?s latest watch modeled after their classic square shaped timepieces is deceptively creative. At a glance, the GMW-B5000VTA might look like any number of other full metal G-Shocks. But take a second look at the details, and you?ll find something rather unusual going on. Throughout the watch?s case and bracelet, G-Shock has laser etched model numbers and wording marks. It gives the watch the feeling of a prototype, or of something rare and perhaps unfinished. Why have they done this" G-Shock explains that they were inspired by a ?virtual reality worldview? and ?powered suits.? OK, cool. What does that mean exactly" We?re not really sure, and frankly it?s fine if G-Shock is just making things up as they go along, because the watch that has resulted from this project is strangely evocative and a lot of fun. It has a futuristic, aggressive feel to it, and seems modeled after something coming from a speculative sci-fi tradition.
What G-Shock has done here is fashion a DLC coated titanium watch in their signature form factor, and labeled virtually every key component, making the watch look like it was written straight off the original schematics. The clasp, for instance, has text on it describing the multi-band sensors inside the watch. Individual links on the bracelet show arrows indicating how pins are removed for sizing, and the words ?Diamond Like Carbon Coating? have been lasered into the case flank. If you?re the type who is bothered by excessive ...