G-Shock Ultimate Tough GX56

G-Shock GX56

Proudly crowning a new king, Casio America Inc. boldly debuts the G-Shock Ultimate Tough GX56. This latest edition to the G-Shock family seamlessly combines advanced technologies and the latest shock resistant construction. Majestic in size, the GX56 is the largest case design (55.5mm x 53.6mm x 17.5mm) in G-Shock history, nearly two times (2x) larger in volume than the classic DW5600.

Available in heritage black (GX56-1A) and hazard orange (GX56-4) for $150 at select Macy’s, Bloomingdales, Nordstrom, Tourneau and other fashion boutiques and www.gshock.com.

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Takashi Murakami x Casio G-SHOCK Frogman Watch

G-Shock

Takashi Murakami designs the 40th anniversary G-SHOCK Frogman watch for Tokyo FM radio station. Murakaki hosted the “Art Dojo FM” show for the past 8 years, and the watch plays off his signature artwork, with the base featuring a translucent pink motif, accented with engraved artwork on the backside and a complimenting watch pillow decked out in a familiar flower print.

Only 300 of these units were produced. Officially launches September 11th, 2010.

(source HypeBeast)

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Dee & Ricky “Super Ultra Kara-tay”

Video Artist Kenzo Digital releases his latest short film starring designers Dee & Ricky commissioned by Casio/G-Shock to launch the latest edition to the G-Shock Family, the GA110DR-1A. An homage to 8-bit video game culture and Kung-Fu movies, “Super Ultra Kara-tay” finds fashion’s latest phenomenon Dee & Ricky as Kung-Fu students who must defend their Lego Shaolin temple against a nefarious villain and his swarm of ninja assassins.

The short film fuses stop motion animation, martial arts, original music production, and Legos in a unique process that has never been done before. Check out the dragon uppercut (shoryuken) at 4:05!

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Casio GA-100/100A Series

G-Shock Watches

Casio Computer Co., Ltd., announced today the release of the latest addition to its G-Shock family of shock resistant watches: the GA-100/100A lineup. These five watches are boldly designed with a large face that features the popular three-eye design — three dials on the top half of the face — along with a traditional main analog display.

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