Casio ‘CasioNaut’ G-Shock GMC-2500 GAC-2500 Series: Price, Specs, Availability
Casio is set to release the GMC-2500 and GAC-2500 series, a new line of G-Shock watches that draw aesthetic inspiration from luxury timepieces like the Patek Philippe Nautilus. These models are notable for being fully analog, a departure from the brand's traditional digital-heavy design language.
Why it matters
The release highlights the trend of 'attainable luxury' in the consumer goods market, where mass-market brands leverage high-end design cues to appeal to enthusiasts.
If not the F-91W, you'd be on similar safe ground sporting the famous “CasiOak” that many G-Shock fans love because of its more than passing resemblance to Audemars Piguet's Royal Oak, which was recently given a similarly affordable makeover by Swatch with the Royal Pop. First introduced in 2019, the wallet-friendly G-Shock GA-2100 earned the nickname largely because of its octagonal case shape and is considered by some the definition of attainable luxury.
Now, however, it appears Casio has something genuinely new for the G-Shock line. Leaked on Notebookcheck and Instagram, the upcoming GMC-2500 and GAC-2500 series echo the CasiOak's links to high-end brand AP with more than a passing resemblance to Patek Philippe's Nautilus thanks to prominent shoulders on either side of the case.
Casio did not respond to WIRED's request for comment.
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