{"id":7940,"date":"2026-10-01T08:56:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T08:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=7940"},"modified":"2026-10-01T08:56:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T08:56:16","slug":"casio-crystal-g-shock-is-the-most-expensive-ever-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=7940","title":{"rendered":"Casio\u2019s Crystal G-Shock Is the Most Expensive Ever Made"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paywall\">The G-Shock development team responsible for the new collection tells WIRED the fundamental challenge was building a \u201cnear-unbreakable\u201d watch using an inherently brittle material. Making watch <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/oracleoftime.com\/best-sapphire-cased-watches\/\" class=\"external-link text link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/oracleoftime.com\/best-sapphire-cased-watches\/&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/oracleoftime.com\/best-sapphire-cased-watches\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">cases from sapphire is not new<\/a> in the high-end watch world, and many distinguished makers, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/how-richard-mille-takes-quartz-watches-to-a-surprising-level\/\" class=\"text link\">Richard Mille<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/hublot-big-bang-unico-nespresso-origin-watch\/\" class=\"text link\">Hublot,<\/a> have released pieces made of the crystal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">To make the sapphire case work for a G-Shock, however, Casio had to develop a brand-new, dedicated shock-resistant structure, with the Multi-Guard construction using virtually invisible seams, alongside a completely screwless assembly method to hit the required shock performance. To do this, the outer case assembly required the development of completely new, dedicated jigs and fixtures, a process apparently so demanding that only one person at Yamagata Casio (the primary \u201cmother factory\u201d for Casio) can currently perform it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">All three new watches, along with the proper G-Shock resistance to knocks and drops, are water-resistant to 200 meters, solar-powered, and feature radio-controlled timekeeping, world time, stopwatch, countdown timer, five daily alarms, and a full-auto LED backlight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">If the $80K G-Shock is too steep an investment, the MRG-B5000SA-2 with two two-carat facet-cut blue sapphires and a grade-5 titanium exterior is limited to 500 pieces. The cheapest GMW-B5000SB-1A2 marries a full-metal black exterior with four round brilliant-cut blue sapphires.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/casio-crystal-g-shock-is-the-most-expensive-ever-made\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The G-Shock development team responsible for the new collection tells WIRED the fundamental challenge was building a \u201cnear-unbreakable\u201d watch using an inherently brittle material. Making watch cases from sapphire is not new in the high-end watch world, and many distinguished makers, including Richard Mille and Hublot, have released pieces made of the crystal. 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