The watch premiered in all black, all red and black and grey and has since diversified into pinks, yellows, greens and earthier tones – all with interchangeable bands. It was created by Casio engineer Kikuo Ibe after he accidentally dropped and broke his father’s pocket watch. The 2100 series launched in 2019 as a more subtle G-Shock, intended to slot neatly into the wardrobes of a younger, style-conscious audience. With a push of a button, hands are moving and permit a free visibility of functions like stopwatch or date. In 1983, after two years of rigorous testing and the creation of over 200 prototype watches, he achieved his goal of creating the unbreakable watch and G-SHOCK was born.

The daily alarm reminds you about recurring events with an acoustic signal at the time you have set. What’s more, just as luxury fashion has nuzzled up to streetwear, so too are watchmakers chasing hypebeasts through savvy collabs, striking designs and, of course, limited edition production runs. Running through the functions and setting the watch is straightforward – with a bit of optional theater. A more traditional horological take on the rectangular G-SHOCK Square, channeling the spirit of Gerald Genta.Sure, it is packed with all the digital features you might expect from a G-Shock, such as a calendar, alarm, stopwatch and world time. million member-strong r/Watches channel on Reddit and you’ll regularly see the GA-2100 appear alongside admiring comments.

This stealthy, all black timepiece embeds the latest carbon core guard technology in a slimmer more refined case.

The Tough Solar charging system effectively converts light from any light source to power the watch, eliminating the need to replace the battery, and Smartphone pairing via Bluetooth® delivers accurate timekeeping.

The watch is equipped with energy-saving Bluetooth® technology, which offers power-saving data transfer at the push of a button.The lightweight GA-2100 is still the slimmest G-SHOCK men’s model, and features a a Carbon Core Guard structure with an interior case made of carbon fiber-reinforced resin. But in the shared territory between streetwear and timepieces, one watch is very much the OG: Casio’s G-Shock. p>