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G-SHOCK OFFICIALLY BREAKS GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS TITLEG-SHOCK Model Survives 25 Ton Truck Casio G-SHOCK announces it has earned the Guinness World Records title for the Heaviest vehicle to drive over a watch. In order to prove G-SHOCK’s namesake as the toughest watch, Casio challenged the title on October 30, putting its G-SHOCK, DW5600E-1 model to the test under the weight of a 24.97-ton truck.  To achieve such a feat and break the record, the timepiece had to function properly after being run over by a minimum of 20 metric ton truck. The DW5600E-1 is the only watch to successfully withstand the challenge,...

Apocalypse Now To understand the Captain Willard Seiko SLA033 you have to know about Apocalypse Now.  Apocalypse Now is a classic movie by famed director Francis Ford Coppola.  The movie is loosely based on the Joseph Conrad Novel, "The Heart of Darkness".  The movie takes place in Vietnam during the Vietnam war.  The movie features a character played by Martin Sheen, a U.S. Army Special Operations Officer named Captain Willard.  Capt. Willard is the person the Army calls in to get things done and cleaned up.  He is an experienced assassin, but he is calm and always observing.  Apocalypse Now,...

Rangeman G-Shock The latest addition to its RANGEMAN series of watches, which supports the wearer even in survival situations, the new GPRB1000 features the world's first solar-assisted GPS navigation. Master of G Part of the Master of G line, this solar GPS timepiece is designed for use in the most extreme conditions and comes equipped with premium features such as Triple Sensor technology (altimeter/barometer, compass and thermometer) as well as mud resistance and low-temperature resistance based on the concept of "Survival Toughness." In addition to Triple Sensor, the new GPRB1000 is capable of GPS navigation—a first for a G-SHOCK watch. The watch...

Luxury G-Shock: MT-G G-Shock’s luxury MT-G men’s line, the newest models of silver with black and red accents MTGB1000-1A and all black with red accents MTGB1000B-1A are incredibly designed watches filled with lots of features that only g-shock could add.  While it might sound weird to call a g-shock watch a luxury watch, the MT-G hits all the buttons of smooth rugged design with outstanding features. Accurate Time Anywhere in the world. Boasting Bluetooth capabilities and BLE time-sync, the timepieces keep the most accurate time anywhere in the world using the Connected Engine module, which connects to a time server...

ORIS RETURNS TO THE DEEP WITH THE DIVE CONTROL LIMITED EDITION, A HIGH-PERFORMANCE PRODIVER WATCH, MADE FOR PROFESSIONAL DIVERS The watch has a 51mm case cast in lightweight titanium and coated in highly scratch-resistant black DLC. It features the Oris-patented Rotation Safety System, or RSS, a signature Oris device that securely locks the uni-directional rotating bezel in place during a dive. The new watch also features a 60-minute Chronograph counter at 12 o’clock, with key detailing in highly legible yellow. Only 500 will be made. Roman Fischknecht The Oris Dive Control Limited Edition was developed in partnership with Roman Frischknecht,...