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However sometimes it is way simpler than all of that. There are watches that can at once excite the Daniels devotee and the layman who would not know his detent escapement from his Swiss lever. The Casio G-Shock GMWB5000 Full Steel is one such watch and this spring it was the breath of fresh air I wanted to get enthusiastic about watches over again.
GMW-B5000TFC-1: the case and the bracelet are in steel with DLC (Diamond-like Carbon) remedy used to extend its resistance and supply it with a ravishing darkish grey coloration. It's made in collaboration with the main model within the luggage sector - Yoshida & Co. and is bought in a particular box made by Porter (one of the Yoshida & Co.'s manufacturers). https://medium.com/@lin13580321369/gmw-b5000-95df229c4a68 's a restricted version of 500 items and it features the G-Shock 35th anniversary emblem on the case-bak.
Visually, the GMW-B5000V appears to be like cooler than its description may counsel. In quite a lot of methods, having a pre-aged timepiece is out of character for Casio. It doesn't match with the indestructible theme of the G-Shock watch family, and it does not always jibe with the modern and technological sensibilities of the brand. That mentioned, this out-of-character product is nice-trying in person and is actually very modern. I really don't need to see Casio pumping out getting older processed” watches, but when they produce something like the GMW-B5000V on occasion, I think it may make a number of sense for the model and its followers.
And that brings us to this watch. Its full name is the Casio G-Shock GMW-B5000TFG-9 Full Metallic, however collectors have luckily been calling it just the "Full Steel 5000," which makes all of our lives so much simpler right here. The watch is each bit a contemporary G-Shock, simply with a different case and bracelet remedy, which supplies it a distinctive personality. This year marks the thirty fifth anniversary of G-Shock as a brand, and whereas neither this watch nor its non-gold sibling are explicitly anniversary watches they do have a little bit of that particular vibe concerning the. Let's walk via the Full Metallic 5000 little by little to get a sense of precisely what we're coping with.

To mark G-SHOCK's 35th Anniversary, this collection additionally contains the GMW-B5000TFG, which is a restricted-edition gold ion-plated model that clothes up the full steel 5000 specs in a stunning gold color. This, along with a 35th Anniversary brand impressed on the back cover and particular packaging, makes this mannequin a good way to mark this momentous occasion.

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