Earlier this year, G-SHOCK caught the attention of market-at-large when it launched its most luxurious execution yet of its iconic and historic DW-5000C design in the MRGB5000. Expanding the impressive collection, G-SHOCK is further elevating the 1983-dervied style with its latest in the MRGB5000BA “Ao-Zumi.” The new watch? like the previous MRGB5000 options before it? joins G-SHOCK?s luxuriously minded MR-G series, being a masterfully designed and manufactured timepiece that serves as a true heir to the timeless, iconic classic.

The MRGB5000BA “Ao-Zumi” at once delivers a sense of strength and beauty, with its look distinguished by its namesake ?ao-zumi? (?blue-black?) motif, featuring a base color of black with deep blue accents. Ao-zumi is a form of sumi ink made from a block of blue pigment that is often used in traditional calligraphy and paintings, with the depth and serenity of the blue tone considered to have a calming effect. Taking direct inspiration, the MRGB5000BA presents a look of quiet strength that captures the equanimity of the Zen mindset, pairing a beauty of design and color with natural G-SHOCK toughness for a watch which personifies a worldview of serenity infused with unshakeable strength.
In its design, the MRGB5000BA continues the series? nod to the original DW-5000C, executing the famed shock-resistant design with a brilliant shine and dignified distinction via cutting-edge metals finished with master polishin...