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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
G-Shock Reworked Its Original Watch Using a 1,200-Year-Old Japanese Craft
The toughest name in time just found a new way to showcase its signature shock resistance. Every product is carefully selected by our editors. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more G-Shock's new watch may revisit its oldest design from the 1980s. But the technique used for its unique bezel and bracelet actually dates back more than a millennium. Tsuiki, believed to have originated in the Heian period (794 to 1185 AD), refers to the Japanese craft of hammering sheets of metal into three-dimensional objects. Over the years, it's been used to shape armor, cookware and, now, digital watches, with G-Shock's 5000 series serving as the latest canvas to showcase tsuiki's stunning, handmade effect. Hammer time As the name implies, the brand-new MRG-B5000HT slots into the brand's catalog by way of the MR-G luxury sub-division. Yet even by those lofty standards, the watch standard apart as a one-of-a-kind offering from the toughest name in timekeeping. According to G-Shock, only 500 examples will be available worldwide, each one hand-hammered by master artisan Kazuya Watanabe — a nod to G-Shock's signature shock resistance. Both the bezel and bracelet are made from DAT55G, a titanium alloy that G-Shock claims is three times harder than pure titanium, and colored with a DLC coating designed to mimic traditional sword design. Otherwise, in true G-Shock fashion, the watch features Tough Solar power, Multi-Band 6, Bluetooth, sapphire glass, an LED backlight and 200 meters of water resistance. Availability and pricing Already breaking cover overseas, the MRG-B5000HT will cost 935,000 Japanese yen (roughly $6,400) when it releases in August. Casio has yet to confirm US pricing and availability, but, as stated, only 500 examples exist due to the artisanal nature of the watch. G-Shock MRG-B5000HT Learn More Jack Seemer is the executive editor at Gear Patrol, with over a decade of experience in product journalism. He currently reports on a wide range of topics, including footwear, watches, EDC, cookware and more.
New York Times
22-07-2025
- Lifestyle
- New York Times
What if a Screen in Your Arm Showed the Time?
Last year, I was walking down the street in a hurry one morning when someone stopped me, asking for the time. 'Sorry,' I said, 'I'm not wearing a watch' and continued on my way. 'Your phone?!' I heard the person yell back at me. 'My phone?!' I thought, bemused. To me, my phone is for communication: calls, messages and — annoyingly — emails. Telling the time is for a watch (even though, apparently, I don't seem to wear one). Georgia Benjamin, a watch enthusiast and collector in Manhattan, said the story reminded her of something similar — 'but completely the opposite' — that happened to her late last year when she was in England. Someone asked her for the time and she realized she didn't have her cellphone. 'Sorry, I don't have it on me,' she recalled saying and then becoming embarrassed when the person pointed to the watch on her wrist. In the 100 years since the wristwatch replaced the pocket watch — and the decades since the cellphone became a retail item — our relationship with watches has been evolving. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
CNA
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CNA
Franck Muller and #FR2 unveil latest Vanguard Beach Limited Edition in summer hues
Back in 2023, Swiss watchmaker Franck Muller teamed up with provocative Tokyo streetwear label #FR2 for a rather unexpected collab. The result was the #Fr2nck Muller Vanguard watch, a bold timepiece featuring #FR2's signature cheeky rabbits motif, rendered in a sleek, monochromatic colourway. And now, the duo have reunited for a second collaboration. In the spirit of summer, the new #Fr2nck Muller Vanguard Beach Limited Edition ditches the original monochromatic colour scheme for brighter hues, evoking the carefree vibe of sun-soaked days and sea breezes. The palette is also a throwback to the Franck Muller Vanguard Beach collection which was also released in 2023. The #Fr2nck Muller Vanguard Beach Limited Edition comes in three colourways – Heatwave Red, Surf Blue and Tropical Green, each available in just 300 pieces. Creating these vibrant colours was no small feat – glass is first melted at 1,500 degrees Celsius and drawn into extremely fine threads, before being cooled and formed into sheets at 700 degrees Celsius. The sheets are then dipped in special colour baths and compressed into fibreglass composite blocks. The iconic #FR2 rabbits are once again the star of the show, this time engaged in various summer activities – lying under a beach umbrella, relaxing amongst lush vegetation or surfing. As a playful detail, the date window is positioned at 2 o'clock, a clever nod to the '2' in #FR2 and a visual stand-in for the blazing summer sun. The rabbit motif and skeletonised obelisk hands are applied with Super-Luminova to give the dial a luminous glow in the dark at night. The watch is fitted with a nylon strap lined with leather, printed with various details that nod to classic Japanese streetwear aesthetics. Powering the watch is Franck Muller's self-winding MVT 2536-SCDT2H movement.
Bloomberg
17-07-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Tiffany Angers Rich Clients Who Wanted to Buy Rare Patek Watch
Tiffany salespeople called them the 'watch monsters.' The obsessives. The wealthy shoppers who were sure they should be among the chosen few to get their hands on a rare timepiece from Patek Philippe. They descended on Tiffany & Co. a few years ago, when the retailer began offering a limited edition Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711 with a dial in the jeweler's signature robin's-egg blue. Patek crafted 170 of them, a tribute to the number of years the brands had worked together. Tiffany's hope was that the buzzy timepiece would help attract – and retain – high-end shoppers who weren't already regular customers.
Daily Mail
14-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Lord Ara Darzi has his £200,000 Richard Mille watch snatched from his arm by robbers who then flee on a speed boat on Italian island of Capri
Lord Ara Darzi had his £200,000 Richard Mille watch snatched from his arm by robbers in Italy. The House of Lords member was seen in footage strolling through a narrow street between the Piazzetta and Via Camerelle in Capri at around 10:30pm on July 13. According to local authorities, two robbers stalked the 65-year-old down the path before quickly snatching the designer watch from his arm. Witnesses revealed that following the robbery, the two criminals fled on foot to the Gardens of Augustus, before taking the famous pathway Via Krupp to board a small speed boat they had left moored in Marina Piccola. The local police forces are now working to reconstruct the shocking incident by reviewing footage from several security cameras in the area. Video shared in local media shows the leading British politician walking amid a group of people outside what appears to be a shop. A man in a white t-shirt can be seen lingering nearby before making his to position himself behind Darzi. Suddenly, the unknown man makes a grabbing motion to the figure behind him before he sprints off. Another man who was standing nearby in a red top also runs in the same direction as the robber before a person who appears to be a baffled Darzi is seen following in disbelief. Speaking to the MailOnline, Darzi said: 'I'm currently on holiday with my family in Capri after what has been a very busy year in the NHS. 'Last night, I was robbed by two men who snatched a watch I was wearing. We were all shaken up, but thankfully no one was hurt. 'The watch was a gift from the father of a patient whose life I saved six years ago. 'Sadly, like too many Brits abroad, I've now experienced street crime firsthand. My advice to fellow holidaymakers is simple: be careful and leave your valuables at home'. Baron Darzi of Denham had been vacationing in the Gulf of Naples on his yacht for a few days prior to the robbery. Darzi, in addition to being a British politician, is a professor at Imperial College London and co-director of the British Institute of Public Health. His watch, a Richard Mille, is incredibly rare with only a select few individuals able to purchase one. The luxury brand only produces around 5,000 watches a year and they only sell to people with elite connections and influence, including Elon Musk and Jay-Z. Lord Ara Darzi, 65, a former health minister and surgeon, had been vacationing in the Gulf of Naples on his yacht for a few days prior to the robbery It comes after a British expat had his £43,000 Rolex watch stolen off his wrist as he sat in his £250,000 Lamborghini last month. Simone Mariella said her partner, Scott, was taking part in a supercar rally in Barcelona, Spain, when two crooks on an electric scooter targeted him on June 23. Scott had his expensive timepiece pinched before the thief and his accomplice zoomed off on the e-scooter. He was unable to chase after them as he was stuck behind a similar supercar. And a pedestrian thought to have been murdered for his Rolex in Knightsbridge earlier this month was a father-of-two and grandson of a champion boxer who had been just been for a romantic dinner with his partner, MailOnline revealed on Thursday. Blue Stevens, 26, died in broad daylight outside the £1,650-a-night 5-star Park Tower Hotel and Casino, which is directly across the road from the Harvey Nichols department store in central London. Blue's friends claimed that he had just been for a 'posh meal' when a masked mugger attempted to snatch his gold watch while riding a bike or e-scooter. He is from a family of famous boxers and was fatally stabbed in the chest when he fought back. His grandfather was celebrated heavyweight Les Stevens, who won bronze at the 1970 Commonwealth Games. Friends said Blue, from Hampshire, loved buying the 'sparkliest' watches he could find and was pictured recently on social media wearing a Datejust 36mm oystersteel and gold Rolex, which is worth £12,250. The Metropolitan Police are probing whether the incident was a targeted attack and said the theft of his watch remains a line of inquiry.
