G-Shock's latest GMW-B5000 is off the grid, here's how they did it (frickin laser beams, man)

Casio G-Shock GMW-B5000** It is mandatory that all readers of this post be listening to this song while they do it. Thank you for complying.** We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again – G-Shock are losing the plot, and we’re loving it. And now, to cut straight to the chase, as direct as a frickin laser beam, they’ve created a watch that’s been fully etched by one. How did they do it? Did they drop it into a pool with sharks with laser beams on their heads? No, it’s called the ‘Grid Tunnel’ effect. But we won’t kill the suspense here, read on.  Their latest weird and wacky creation is the all-new GMW-B5000CS-1, a full-metal digital beast that looks like it’s been ripped straight from the world of Tron: Legacy. Seriously, just one glimpse of this watch is enough to conjure memories of Daft Punk’s epic electro soundtrack, which you’d have to listen to every time you wore the watch, surely, and which should be pumping away now.   This isn’t just some cheaply painted on, haphazard effect either. No, this G-Shock has been hewn from stainless steel that’s then been given a deep black IP treatment, and then its geometric pattern…

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