Casio, a maker better known for rugged digital timepieces, has introduced a new G-Shock 2500 series, nicknamed the CasioNaut, and in doing so has reached back toward the analogue dial for the first time in decades. The release arrives as a family of nine variants, and the watch world has greeted it with familiar comparisons to celebrated sports watches and to the earlier CasiOak that enthusiasts once loved for its resemblance to a luxury classic. What the coverage has yet to settle is whether this is a quiet homage or a genuine turn in the brand's story, and that answer will rest on details st
Casio's New G-Shock 2500 'CasioNaut' Draws Comparisons to Classic Sports Watches
Nine watches, one familiar silhouette
Casio, a maker better known for rugged digital timepieces, has introduced a new G-Shock 2500 series, nicknamed the CasioNaut, and in doing so has reached back toward the analogue dial for the first time in decades. The release arrives as a family of nine variants, and the watch world has greeted it with familiar comparisons to celebrated sports watches and to the earlier CasiOak that enthusiasts once loved for its resemblance to a luxury classic. What the coverage has yet to settle is whether this is a quiet homage or a genuine turn in the brand's story, and that answer will rest on details still to come.
This week a cluster of headlines arrived about one wristwatch at once. Casio's new G-Shock 2500 series, nicknamed the CasioNaut, is being covered by GQ, Hodinkee, Gear Patrol, British GQ and Wallpaper*, each outlet bringing its own angle to the same release.
The detail drawing the most attention is that the 2500 is Casio's first all-analogue watch in decades. G-Shock is known for digital faces and heavy, resin-cased toughness, so a watch with hands stands out within its own family. The other recurring theme is resemblance: headlines compare it to one of the most iconic watches ever made, and call it the affordable successor to the CasiOak, the enthusiast nickname for an earlier G-Shock that echoed a famous luxury sports watch.
The material is thin beyond those headlines. There is no price, case size, movement, materials or market-specific release date, and no reviewer verdict on wear or performance. The affordability claim comes from a headline's wording, not a stated figure. What is clear is that Casio has released nine variants, that the line is analogue, and that major outlets consider it significant for how it sits beside established sports watch designs.
What comes next is the detail. Full reviews and official pricing will show whether the affordable label holds and how closely the 2500 follows the CasiOak formula.
A cluster of headlines about one wristwatch landed at once this week. Casio's new G-Shock 2500 series, nicknamed the "CasioNaut," is being covered by GQ, Hodinkee, Gear Patrol, British GQ and Wallpaper*, each taking its own angle on the same release.
The detail drawing the most attention is that the 2500 is described as Casio's first all-analogue watch in decades. That is the framing Wallpaper* uses. G-Shock is a line best known for digital displays and heavy, resin-cased toughness, so an analogue-only model stands out within its own catalogue.
The other recurring theme is resemblance. One headline says the watch looks a lot like one of the most iconic watches ever made. Another calls it the affordable successor to the "CasiOak," the nickname enthusiasts gave an earlier G-Shock for its likeness to a famous luxury sports watch, and says it looks like yet another bucket-list sports watch. The "CasioNaut" nickname points to the same kind of comparison, though the coverage available here does not spell out which watch it has in mind.
Hodinkee ran a hands-on piece in which the writers put the 2500 series through its paces. British GQ, for its part, noted that the new G-Shocks have finally dropped and said there are nine of them, asking readers which is their favourite. So this is a family of nine variants rather than a single model.
Beyond those headlines, the material available is thin. It does not give a price, a case size, a movement type, materials, or a release date for particular markets. It also does not give the reviewers' verdicts on how the watch wears or performs. The point about affordability comes from a headline's wording, not from a stated figure.
What can be said with confidence is limited but clear. Casio has released a new G-Shock 2500 series, there are nine versions, the line is analogue, and major watch and style outlets are treating it as significant because of how it looks next to established sports watch designs.
What to watch for next is the detail. Full reviews and official pricing will show whether the "affordable" label holds up and how closely the 2500 follows the CasiOak formula that came before it.
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Casio's new 2500 is the brand's first all-analogue watch in decades.— Wallpaper* headline
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