Casio has introduced another location-themed watch to its ever-expanding G-Shock lineup. This time the spotlight is on Harbin, the frigid capital of China’s Heilongjiang province, famous for its long winters and annual ice festivals.
The new model is officially called the Casio G-Shock GA-2100 Harbin City Edition (GA-2100AS-2APRH).
Casio G-Shock Harbin City Edition Overview
At its core, this is still the same GA-2100 that G-Shock fans already know. The watch keeps the slim octagonal case that made the 2100 series popular, along with the tough resin construction and hybrid analog-digital layout.
What makes the Harbin edition different is the visual theme built around ice and snow. Its strap has a distinctive cracked-ice pattern inspired by the way the Songhua River fractures when it first freezes each winter.
The strap also has the words “ICE CITY, on the lower band, while the back of the case is engraved with a silhouette of the city’s historic St. Sophia Cathedral. The watch head is navy blue in color, and the dial inside is in a semi-transparent blue theme.
Not just the watch, the packaging box also gets special treatment. The watch arrives in an acrylic box designed to look like a block of ice. Buyers also receive a small snowflake-shaped “G” pin as an added collectible touch.
Functionally, nothing has changed from the regular GA-2100. The Harbin edition includes an analog/digital display, world time, stopwatch, auto-calendar, double LED lights, and five alarms.
Also obvious is the fact that the watch can run for about three years on its standard battery. It is also 20 Bar water resistance, which means it can handle significant water pressure, equivalent to about 200 meters (660 feet) deep.
Casio plans to sell the GA-2100AS-2APRH in China for CNY 990 (about $142).
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