G-Shock leapt into the professional diver’s watch market in 1993 with the first of its Frogman Master of G timekeepers launched with ISO-standard water resistance to 200 meters.
Thirty years later, the brand is kicking off the Frogman’s anniversary with a scene-stealing version of the G-Shock GWF-A1000 watch inspired by the colorful poison dart frog found in Amazonian rain forests.
Randomly laminated multi-color carbon and fiberglass are used to create bezels in the color of the poison dart frog.
This is combined a textured semi transparent urethane material with the look and feel of the frog’s skin.
Polarized ink is also used to recreate the image of the frog’s mottled skin pattern.
Even the frog character on the watch’s back cover, which identifies this watch as part of the Frogman series, has the spotted pattern of a poison dart frog.
The GWF-A1000APF-1AER goes on sale on February 1 priced at £949/$1,000.
It has a rechargeable battery that should last 5 months with normal use, Bluetooth connectivity to the G-Shock Connected App that ensure the watch is always precisely accurate.