Casio G-Shock 2008 Fall/Winter Crazy Colors Collection
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A Japanese consumer electronics company founded in 1946 by Tadao Kashio. On top of making the world’s first electronic calculator, the company is also known as pioneers of the digital watch. In more recent times, CASIO’s line of G-SHOCK watches have become a fixture in the world of fashion, and some models are highly collectible. The G-SHOCK line is known for its durability and long battery life. CASIO gives its G-SHOCK watches the "Triple 10" stamp of approval — a battery life of 10 years, water resistance of 10 bar, and can survive a drop from a height of 10 meters.
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Expanding their palette of colors into more readily available releases, Casio G-Shock has
ALIFE has dropped a preview of an upcoming effort with G-Shock. No stranger to collaborations,
In the limitless sea of G-Shock collaborations to celebrate G-Shock’s 25th anniversary, the
Casio has been releasing a steady stream of products for the G-Shock line’s 25th anniversary.
For G-Shock’s 25th anniversary, we’ve seen the popular watch company align themselves with various brands with Hong Kong’s Subcrew becoming the latest benefactor. They’ve done up a package deal which includes not only a G-Shock but also a t-shirt and trademark mesh camp. Unfortunately the packages are only for friends and families.
Casio has been consistently releasing G-Shock collaborations for their 25th Anniversary throughout this year. Their latest project is with Japanese lifestyle brand United Arrows on the G-Shock AWG-525UAJ-7AJR model. A white skeleton case and orange accents will be used on the G-Shock featuring the United Arrows name on the face, and the United Arrows logo on the back. This watch will be available for pre-sale order at United Arrows on June 9 (Monday) 12:00 – June 20 (Friday) 12:00.
Casio G-Shock’s 25th anniversary continues with another high powered collaboration with Stussy on the DW-5000. The simple design of the watch includes black construction with the Stussy Double S logo on the face and various typography on the band. Available June 14th with a suggested price tag of ¥24,990 JPY (approximately $236 USD).
Casio has teamed up with Subcrew to create a special edition G-Shock watch for the 25th Anniversary of Casio’s iconic watch, the G-Shock. The watch comes in a black colorway and has the Subcrew logo laser printed onto it. The watch will also come in a special box set which will include Subcrew’s famous mesh caps. This pack will be limited to only 25 pieces worldwide.
On Wednesday, New York was the setting for the American celebrations of Casio G-Shock’s 25th anniversary. Among the headliners were the likes of Spike Lee and Kanye West as he ripped the roof off the place with a crazy performance complete with topless astronauts. As part of the celebration, legendary artist Eric Haze put his creativity to work creating a special box set including watch and t-shirt.
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Skateboard brand enjoi has had eco-friendliness on the mind often donating 55% of its money to Enviromental Protection Agency. The panda logo totting brand has enjoyed success on both the product front and video front with their debut video Bag of Suck taking home Transworld Skateboarding’s 2006 video of the year. Teaming up with G-Shock, they have released their own version of the popular and durable style in a cream/green colorway. Available now at STLESS.
As a tribute to the Japanese baseball team SoftBank Hawks and their 20th anniversary in the city of Fukuoka, the perennial play-off contenders have teamed up with Casio G-Shock on their popular DW-5600 model. The watch is decked out in Hawks colors and features the message “We = Hawks” when the backlight is activated. Set to release on May 28th.
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Entering its 25th year of service, Casio G-Shock has become a dependable and trustworthy purveyor of durable timepieces at reasonable prices. Although a bigger phenomenon amongst Asian markets, nevertheless the G-Shock has managed to stay contemporary with new styles to compliment its reliable classics. This months releases include the G-Shock Project Team Tough Special Edition, Glorious Gold Pack, various G-LIDEs (including the much talked about In4mation collabo) and the futuristic looking G-8100.
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