I follow a few motorcycle forums and one of them has a watch thread. One of the guys who posted recently alerted me to a Casio GD400 G-Shock watch in a new color scheme. Without intending to, I guess I became a G-Shock collector. My orange and turquoise GD400 conked out on a Baja trip (my fault, not the watch’s), and when I tried to buy another one, I was g-shocked (pardon the pun) by four facts: The orange and turquoise color was no longer available, prices on the orange and turquoise model were up about 400% on the secondary market, you couldn’t get replacement parts for that color, and G-Shock collecting/investing is a real thing.
I liked the watch, though, and when I was in a watch shop on the east coast, I saw a new color theme Casio had released. I like the watch, so for me it was a no-brainer. I picked up a replacement in OD green and black. I’m wearing it right now.
I took the inability to get replacement parts on the orange and turquoise model as a challenge, and I overcame it. My orange and turquoise model is digitally and happily tick tocking away on a shelf in my office.
Anyway, to circle back to the topic of this blog, Casio just introduced this new color scheme in black and gold, and I like it. It’s the one you see at the top of this blog. The deal is this: The new Casio is available now for $69.99, which is a good price. Casio is taking pre-orders on their website, and they will start shipping on 25 November. My order is in.
Want to see other Casio watches? Take a look at these G-Shock watches on Amazon.
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