I like “square G-SHOCK” more than any other watch.
- The long-awaited new G-SHOCK
- An unprecedented skeleton design is cool
- Fashionable Bluetooth, I regret to say that battery-powered without solar battery life is only 3 years
The long-awaited new “square G-SHOCK”
This is the DW-B5600G-2
It will be the new “square G-SHOCK” DW-B5600G released in 2022.
The list price is 15,400 Japanese yen.
The long-awaited new model yet, what is this model number?
A long-awaited new model has been released for the square G-SHOCK.
The model number is “DW-B5600” Do you know what this means?
You can tell the function to some extent from the model number.
Click here for the
[At a glance!] Super basics of G-SHOCK model name
In the case of “DW-B5600” this time ,
DW … “Battery type” with no solar or radio clock
B … “Bluetooth linkage function”
5600 … “5600 series design” made outside of Japan, panel back
can be predicted from the model number.
If it is the most standard model “GW-M5610U” now ,
GW … “solar + radio clock” etc, High function
M … “with multi-band radio clock”
5610 … “5610 series design” Thin and light design, made outside of Japan, panel back
U … you can tell it ‘s an updated special model .
understand from the model number.
Click here for a review article on
GW-M5610UG-SHOCK GW-M5610U [Special G-SHOCK that adds radio solar to the first color and repeats updates]
In other words, this model
- battery operated
- With Bluetooth cooperation function
- 5600 series design
is characterized.
beautiful design
Let’s take another look at the design.
It is a nostalgic and new model with a gradation applied to the skeleton resin. it’s very beautiful.
This green color is beautiful.
I really like this color.
There is also a refreshing white skeleton.
There is also a skeleton color with black and red tones. It is a shade that is often used in the electronic world and movies.
All three colors are very cool designs and I can recommend them.
No way battery type + Bluetooth, Battery life only 3 years
There are also concerns.
Although it is battery-powered, the battery life is only 3 years because of the Bluetooth linkage function .
See the table below.
| Model name (link is a review article) | power supply | radio clock | Bluetooth linkage | List price (Japanese yen) |
| DW-5600E (released in 1996) | battery | none | none | 12,100 yen |
| GW-M5610U (originally released in 2008, renewed in 2021) | tough solar | powered by | none | 22,000 yen |
| GMW-B5000D (released in 2018) | tough solar | powered by | powered by | 66,000 yen |
| GW-B5600 (released in 2018) | tough solar | powered by | powered by | 23,100 yen (production completed) |
| GA-2100 (released in 2019) | battery | none | none | 14,850 yen |
| GA-B2100 (released in 2022) | tough solar | none | powered by | 22,000 yen |
| GM-B2100D (released in 2022) | tough solar | none | powered by | 71,500 yen |
| DW-B5600 (released in 2022) | battery | none | powered by | 15,400 yen |
You can see that the DW-B5600 introduced this time is the first history to have “battery + no tough solar + Bluetooth installed” .
In the last 15 years or so, G-SHOCK uses electricity for radio-controlled watches.
“A radio clock has a tough solar “
was the basis.
If you don’t do that, it will use electricity, however it won’t work right away with just batteries.
Similarly , when Bluetooth was added, it was “Tough solar + radio clock + Bluetooth” (eg GM-B5600 review article ).
In the recently released 2100 series,
- GA-B2100 is “Tough Solar + Bluetooth” ( review article )
- GM-B2100D is also “Tough Solar + Bluetooth” ( review article )
As a result, models with “no radio clock + Bluetooth” are being released.
“Perhaps radio-controlled watches are limited in areas where they can be used, so CASIO is moving away from radio-controlled watches with the aim of further global expansion…?” was predicted.
Still , “tough solar” was always attached. Bluetooth also uses power.
However, the model that came out this time is “battery + Bluetooth” and “no tough solar” !
It was renewed as the GW-M5610U, the strongest “radio clock + tough solar” model for use in regions such as Japan, the United States, and China.
Click here for a review article on GW-M5610U
G-SHOCK GW-M5610U [Special G-SHOCK that repeats updates Additional radio syncing and solar to the original color]
Where’s the triple 10? → Era of responding to various usages
The present age is said to be the global era.
That’s why we need a variety of G-SHOCKs.
“Aiming for triple 10!” is the basis of G-SHOCK, but that was 40 years ago.
Triple 10 is the goal written in the proposal when G-SHOCK was born in this world .
- 10 meters drop
- 10 ATM water resistant
- 10 years life
The G-SHOCK was the watch we aimed for.
In fact, Casio said That “It ‘s difficult to guarantee a 10-year battery life . Warranty is limited to 7 years. If so, let’s strengthen the waterproof function 20 bar and sell it at ‘7, 10, 20’.” It became that.
Reference article G-SHOCK 30TH INTERVIEW Without this person, G-SHOCK would not have been released(Japanese website)
(However, in reality, battery-powered G-SHOCK often has a battery that lasts for 10 years .)
As I have recommended many times, the GW-M5610 is a completed form and by installing a tough solar, the battery life exceeds 10 years and it can be said that it is a “true G-SHOCK that realizes the ideal of triple 10”. I think.
The battery life of the G-SHOCK and DW-B5600 introduced this time is only 3 years . I feel that this is quite far from the idea of triple 10.
However, the present age is a global era .
It seems that there is demand for a model that says, “I don’t aim for a ’10-year life’ , which is one of the triple 10, but it has a Bluetooth link function.”
I would like to say that “Is this a G-SHOCK?”, but there are various models of G-SHOCK. There must be various demands. So let’s accept this and enjoy the design.
Unprecedented design. Very cool.
spec
| Model name | DW-B5600G |
| Size (L x W x T) | 48.9 x 42.8 x 13.4mm |
| weight | 55 grams |
| band material | Urethane |
| bezel material | Urethane |
| feature | Bluetooth linkage |