One of the brands we look forward to visiting at Baselworld every year is Casio so we can see the latest developments to the expansive G-Shock family of watches. The overall value proposition of any new G-Shock novelty combined with its enhanced functionality makes viewing the latest watches a breath of fresh air when compared to their Swiss counterparts. Of course, we love G-Shocks for different reasons than why we cherish our beloved mechanical timekeepers but that’s beside the point.
This year is an exciting one for G-Shock in a number of ways. The brand is introducing a brand new Carbon Core Guard case construction that it is marketing as the latest testament to the toughness doctrine that inventor Kikuo Ibe instilled in the G-Shock from its beginning. Not only are we seeing new developments in that regard, but we’re also seeing new aesthetic developments thanks to an ion-plating (IP) treatment that allows Casio engineers to fabricate iridescent colorways never before seen on a G-Shock. As always, there are plenty of new G-Shock releases to discuss, but we were able to narrow it down to five of the models that we are most excited about for this article. A Rainbow on the Wrist with the New MTG-B1000RB
If you weren’t in Switzerland for the Basel fair then the G-Shock you were most likely to see on social media was this limited edition update to the MT-G collection. Meant to commemorate the 20-year anniversary of the MT-G lineup, the MTG-B1000RB features ...