G-SHOCK: 35 Years of Toughness

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Innovation has always been at the core of Casio’s endeavours. From Tadao Kashio’s earliest electronic calculators through to today’s GPS- and Bluetooth-equipped watches, the Japanese brand is one step ahead. But there’s one particular Casio innovation that has resonated with the sneakersphere like no other. On the eve of G-SHOCK's 35th anniversary, with sales having just sailed past the 100 million mark, it’s time to take a look back at how a broken heirloom and one man’s vision produced the world’s first unbreakable watch.

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Early G-SHOCK prototype
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GW-S5600 with carbon fiber band and radio time correction
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MRG-100T from 1996
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It's what's inside that counts
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Taku x G-SHOCK DW-5600TA-KU
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Mr Ibe's solid gold G-SHOCK

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