Casio G-Shock
Introducing the Reimagined G-SHOCK AW-500 & All Metal AWM-500
Casio G-Shock
Introducing the Reimagined G-SHOCK AW-500 & All Metal AWM-500
In honor of the first-ever analog-digital watch, Casio is looking back to the late eighties and reprising the equally groundbreaking G-SHOCK AW-500, now renamed the AW-500E, and a full metal constructed version, the AWM-500D. “The design concept was to keep it “simple and minimal,” explains stylish designer Kazuyo Kawashima in a G-SHOCK promotional video wearing unmistakable Japanese fashion. “Back then, G-SHOCKs were square or octagonal and featured a square liquid crystal display. I think many had a rough and ready feel to them. But at the time, the trend was still very much for watches that were round, slim, and compact. The designers, engineers, developers; we all wanted to create something wholly original to free our minds and explore.”
“We turned this into a virtue by adding three more holes along the hand to create a design that incorporated the perfect circle motif. Another design detail is the long arrow-shaped tail to the minute hand; without it, there would be an empty space in the lower half of the watch face when the minute and hour hands, both point to 12. Extending the tail of the minute hand over the lower half of the face achieved a more balanced look.”
Like all G-SHOCK watches, besides cool innovative design, functionality reigns supreme. The AWM-500 offers hours and minutes, dual time, stopwatch, countdown timer, a daily alarm, EL backlight with afterglow, a fully automatic calendar, and a choice of either a 12 or 24-hour format. The “Tough Solar Power System” provides solar power allowing for about 28 months of continuous operation after a full charge, and battery life has more than doubled, from three years to nearly seven years.
Like most Japanese fashion, the vintage look couldn’t look more timeless or modern. The watch comes as the original 1989 replica, blacked out, red, steel with black, steel, and gold. A winner of multiple design awards over the years, G-SHOCK’s Kawashima calls the AW-500, “a perfect fusion of origin and evolution.” For the many G-SHOCK fans worldwide, we couldn’t agree more and are thrilled to see it making a comeback in 2020.
Movement
Analog-digital combination with permanent hands. Radio Frequency: 77.5 kHz (DCF77: Germany); 60 kHz (MSF: UK); 60 kHz (WWVB: USA); 40 kHz (JJY: Fukushima, Japan) / 60 kHz (JJY: Kyushu, Japan); 68.5 kHz (BPC: China); Tough Solar Power System (solar charging system); Continuous Operation: About 28 months after a full charge
Case
55.2×47.7×14.7 mm; Resin (original, black, red); Stainless steel (silver x black, silver, gold). Shock-resistant, water-resistant to 200 meters
Bracelet
Resin (original, black, red); Stainless steel (silver x black, silver, gold)
Launch Date in Singapore
11 Dec 2020
Prices
AW-500, S$169; AWM-500D, S$729; AWM-500GD, S$819
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