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Casio has announced a new addition to its G-Shock lineup for the Japanese market. The GM-5600HT26-1 is a digital watch designed in collaboration with Japanese guitarist Tomoyasu Hotei, released to mark his 45th year in the music industry. This is the fourth time Casio has partnered with the musician, and the new model applies his specific branding to one of the company’s standard metal-bezel watches.
Design Details
The watch is built around the GM-5600 series. If you aren’t familiar with it, this line takes the classic, recognizable square G-Shock shape and swaps the standard resin bezel for a stainless steel one. For this collaboration, Casio applied a black ion-plated (IP) finish to the metal bezel and the buckle, giving the hardware a darker, matte look.
The primary design element is Hotei’s geometric GUITARHYTHM pattern, which is printed in grey across both the resin band and the watch face. Casio has included a few additional custom details for the anniversary release, including the GUITARHYTHM logo engraved on the case back and a 45TH commemorative print on the band keeper.
The watch features a red LED Super Illuminator backlight that contrasts sharply with the monochrome exterior. The device also ships in custom packaging covered entirely in the geometric pattern.
On the hardware side, the GM-5600HT26-1JR measures 49.6 x 43.2 x 12.9 mm and weighs 80 grams. It features the brand’s standard shock resistance and 200 meters of water resistance. The digital display is protected by mineral glass, and the watch runs on a battery rated for approximately five years of life.
Functionally, it includes the standard digital toolkit: a 1/100-second stopwatch, a 24-hour countdown timer with auto-repeat, a multi-function alarm, and a full auto-calendar. It also utilizes a flash alert system, where the red backlight flashes in sync with alarms, hourly time signals, and timer notifications.
Pricing and Availability
The GM-5600HT26-1JR will go on sale in Japan this December. It will be available through standard retail channels, including physical G-Shock Stores and the Casio Online Store. Casio has not revealed the pricing for the limited-edition model yet.
In related news, Casio has recently launched two affordable Vintage watches with green sunray dials and gold-tone bracelets, alongside the limited-edition Oceanus OCW-SG1000MC-1A with a unique marble ceramic bezel.
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(Casio)
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