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New DQM and LRG Collaboration DW-6900s
Some more shots of the new G-Shock catalog have popped up on Yamazaru-San's site. Among the other new models there's two new collaboration models. The white and black DW-6900DQM-7JR is another collaboration with Dave's Quality Meat of NYC. And the bright blue DW-6900LRG-2AJR is a new Lifted Research Group collab. Both […]
New Subcrew Collaboration Models
Subcrew has partnered with Casio to release four new collaboration models. These are based on the Crazy Color series. They seem to have simply added some text to the bands. These will probably be a good bit more expensive than the original G-Shock models. Look for these to be released soon. […]
Custom "Black Widow" Mudman Mod
sl8763 has posted the results of his latest custom G-Shock project. This one started with a dark green G-9000-3V Mudman that he dyed black. Then he painted the bezel text red to match the printing on the watch face. This "Black Widow" look turned out really nice.
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"Black Widow" Mudman
More G-Shocks Coming to Brazil
Casio has announced the creation of a new sales subsidiary that will be located in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Casio sees the Latin American region as a growth market and has been working increase marketing and sales in the area. In 2006, Casio opened Casio Latin America in Miami, Florida. And in April 2008, […]
Sledgehammer vs. GW-9200 Riseman Tough Test
Dvice.com decided to put a G-Shock to the test, so they strapped a new Riseman to a brick and hit it with a sledgehammer. Watch the video to see what happens.
I'm not really sure how this has any practical applications. I think the watch would be the last thing you'd be worrying about […]
New Casio Sports Watches for February
Casio Japan has announced the release of eight new sports watches. These models are aimed at outdoor enthusiasts into hiking, running, and fishing. They're not G-Shocks, but they do seem nice enough. They will be coming out February 28th.
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SGW-200-1JF, SGW-100BJ-3JF WV-M200-1AJF and AQW-100B-3AJF
Model
Band
Retail Price
Release Date
Quantity
SGW-200-1JF
resin
~ $106 USD
February 28
5,000 Units
SGW-200B-1JF
leather/cloth
SGW-100J-1JF
resin
SGW-100BJ-3JF
leather/cloth
AQW-100-1AJF
resin
~ […]
More Men In Rusty Black Series Details
Sjors has discovered some new information on the new
Men In Rusty Black Series. Katsu's Japanese blog has some more details on the prices, and a photos of the Riseman in the series.
Japanese domestic retail prices:
DW-5600MS-1JF: 12,000 yen ($133 USD)
DW-6900MS-1JF: 12,000 yen ($133 USD)
G-9000MS-1JF Mudman: 14,500 yen ($160 USD)
GW-9200MSJ-8JF Riseman: 29,000 yen ($320 […]
