G-Shock watches hardly need an introduction. Their appeal is obvious; they are one of the few products in the world that can call itself battle tested, and mean it literally. G-Shock watches haven’t adopted a rugged aesthetic as a marketing angle, they really have been, and continue to be used by deep sea divers, special forces soldiers, and astronauts.
This year marks a milestone anniversary for G-Shock, who have been keeping precise time in the most demanding conditions imaginable for 35 years.
A special, limited edition, collaborative release with Junichi Abe's Kolor, puts the Tokyo based fashion label's unique, mixed materials spin on the full-metal 5000 series, featuring a stainless steel case and bezel and resin band in a distinctive black and gold finish. Subtle co-branding, in the form of Kolor and 35th anniversary branding engraved on the back, and a Kolor imprint on the strap keeper.
The GMW-B5000KL is equipped with the Connected Engine module, which connects to a time server via a paired smartphone and receives radio wave time-calibration signals to keep accurate time anywhere in the world. The wearer can also use the G-SHOCK Connected smartphone app to look up instructions for operating the watch and easily change settings such as the world time and alarms from the app.
- Shock-resistant
- Water resistant : 20 bar
- Radio Frenquency: 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)
- Automatic radio wave reception up to six times a day (except for use in China: up to five times a day)
- 5 world times selected from 39 cities (39 time zones,* daylight saving on/off) and Coordinated Universal Time, city name display, home time/world time switching
- 1/100 second (00’00”00 to 59’59”99) / 1 second (1:00’00” to 23:59’59”); measuring capacity: 23:59’59.99”; measuring modes: elapsed time, split time, 1st and 2nd place times
- Countdown Timer
- 5 daily alarms (with 1 snooze alarm); hourly time signal
- Smartphone Link functions (world time: over 300 cities + user-added cities, automatic time adjustment, easy watch setting); Time & Place; Reminder; Phone Finder; date display (month/date switching); day display (in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Russian); full auto-calendar; 12/24-hour format; button operation tone on/off; full auto LED backlight (super illuminator and afterglow: 2/4 seconds, fade-in/fade-out afterglow); low battery alert
- Tough Solar power system (solar-charging system)
- Case: 49.3 × 43.2 × 13.0 mm
