Casio G-Shock GA100-1A1

The origin story of the G-Shock begins in 1983 Casio’s head of watch design, engineer Kikuo Ibe, wanted to make a watch that wouldn’t break even if dropped. Conceived of after Ibe broke a watch that his father had given him, the original G-SHOCK was developed so construction workers in Japan would be able to check the time while they worked without having to worry about what they were wearing on their wrists getting broken. The name G-SHOCK comes from Ibe’s goal of creating a watch that could withstand the shock caused by gravity. Ibe and his team of three engineers began to encompass five other elements: electric shock resistance, low-temperature resistance, vibration resistance, water resistance and shock resistance. Another element f their design criteria — called the triple ten was It had to be able to withstand a 10 meter drop and 10 atmospheres of water pressure, and it had to have a battery life of ten years. It would take over two years of drop-testing 200 prototypes before “Team Tough” came up with a hollow watch case structure that supported the core module — a quartz mechanism floating in a urethane foam cradle. I went with the model # GA100-1A1 as it’s rugged looking and it reminds me of my childhood. Yes I grew up in the 80’s and this piece screams Rambo, predator, bad ass! Every time I wear it I turn into GI Joe and know it’s silly, but hey this is my video, my fantasy, my rules. In all seriousness this watch really can take a beating and can handle all kinds