To watch lovers, battery-powered Casio G-shocks have mass appeal and they are digital timepieces that are worthy of wearing.
There is an enchanting story about Casio G-shock. In 1981, Casio hired a 28-year-old young engineer Kikuo Ibe. He received a mechanical watch from his father before his graduation. One day, the watch was broken when he knocked into one of his colleagues. Thereafter, he decided to generate shock-proof watches. His experimental site was the three-story Casio office building which was 10-meter high at that time. He dropped the watch from the window of Casio office block every day until he created a case that was robust enough to withstand the shock of 10 meters. Since the first Casio G-shock watch came out, G-shocks have created their own favorite culture across the world. Who are the Casio G-shock wearers? You will see that they are worn by armed forces, by hip-hop stars, by scientists, and by fashion followers.
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People did not pay much attentiveness to shock-proof watches before the Casio G-Shocks appeared. Luckily, durable Casio G-Shocks are adopted quickly by armed troops all over the world. This is not only because they are the most rugged watches in the world, but they offer wearers superlatively definite time. The rubber straps and cases are excellent for long treks.
Casio G-Shocks have been one of leaders of watch business with respect to innovative functionality. The watches are adequate with compasses, calculators, thermometers, and Gps systems. These models are favored by tech geeks around the world. Currently, the original G-Shock models are even made from carbon fibers which come to be scientists' favorites.
Hip-hop communities make the history of the G-Shocks different. Those most recent watches are so favorite among hip-hop stars that all of them sell out before the stores even can take an account of stock. They look cool and colorful and are great delivering unique styles of hip-hop stars.
Except for skaters and rappers, most men's fashion followers love wearing G-shocks. And some have at least one colorful Casio in their watch collections. You can see a lot of trendy men wearing G-shock watches in Asian and in western countries. As a matter of fact, in some Tokyo retail stores, G-Shocks are sold along with luxury watches like Audemars Piguet and Tissot. Though prices of G-shock watches are far less than those of Audemars Piguet, the prices have been increasing recently.
What's more, some models are made of katana metal which is used to make samurai swords, sold around 00 in Japanese market. If you think that nobody would pay for a Casio watch at such a high price, you would be wholly wrong. G-shocks sold out immediately after they are delivered.
Casio G-Shocks Watches Favored by distinct Groups of habitancy