A G-SHOCK LUXURY WATCH INSPIRED BY SAMURAI ARMOUR

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Japanese watch giant G-Shock shook up the watch industry this year with its latest samurai-inspired timepiece.

The MR-G “Arashi-Tuchime” G2000HA-1A honours the brand’s Japanese heritage with a titanium bezel finished with a traditional Japanese hammering technique. It’s the same pattern you’d see on the hilt guard of a traditional Japanese sword.

Miraculously, the hammer-tone pattern on each is done by hand by third-generation master craftsman Biho Asano. That explains why only 25 will be made for the U.S. market, and 350 worldwide.

The colour is a violet-tinged copper, which evokes that of ancient Japanese swords and armoury.

And it could certainly survive through samurai battle. Its sapphire crystal and titanium case and band are given a special deep-layer hardening treatment, which makes them several times stronger than ordinary titanium.

The MR-G is actually an automatic watch, powered by Bluetooth Connectivity, the G-Shock app, G-Shock’s GPS Hybrid Wave Ceptor technology and solar power. So the time will automatically…

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