The digital show stays fastened at 6’olock and is the interface for all of the tech performance you count on from G-Shock which incorporates one in all my favorites within the World Time function, displaying over 31 time zones and being able to swap dwelling and world metropolis occasions on the push of a button. A reasonably nifty function that I believed would turn out to be useful (in the event you’ll excuse the pun) is the Hand Shift function, which strikes the analog palms out of the way in which within the occasion that they had been blocking the view of the digital show whereas it’s in use.
The G-Shock AWM-500GC-1A will most definitely have loads of wrist presence, because the polished carbon coated case measures 51.8 mm huge and 14.2 mm thick. G-Shocks are naturally and aesthetically sturdy watches, so at any time when I throw a watch of this caliber on wrist, I tackle a extra rugged persona, regardless that I might not be doing the precise rugged exercise in the mean time. The AWM-500GC-1A is powered by G-Shock’s Robust Photo voltaic rechargeable battery and you may count on this explicit watch to final about 11 months with regular use after it has been charged.
The G-Shock and Porter / Yoshida & Co. journey case takes after the design of the AWM-500GC-1A dial. In a gold foil, the nylon bag shows the Shock Absorption Curve graph, each the G-Shock and Porter insignias are stitched on and the zipper handles securing the bag take after the funky analog palms. Like I stated above, this was a collaboration that didn’t get a lot protection upon its launch. On the time, the G-Shock and Porter / Yoshida & Co. AWM-500GC-1A retailed at roughly $1250 and is at present unavailable on the G-Shock website. Nonetheless, with a couple of minutes of on-line analysis, I used to be capable of come throughout a few third get together websites promoting the G-Shock and Porter / Yoshida & Co. collab for close to retail. Casio.