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Three New Casio Oceanus Models To Feature Hybrid Timekeeping System Merging GPS And Radio Signal Syncing
Earlier this year, we brought you news of a?fresh G-Shock release, which was Casio‘s-and in fact the world’s-first wrist watch to incorporate a hybrid movement that would allow the?watch to sync the exact time both through atomic clock radio signals and GPS satellites. Recently, Casio has announced three new models, all versions of the Casio?OCW-G1000 models?from?the Casio Oceanus collection, which will receive the same novel?hybrid movement?that we saw make its debut in the G-Shock GPW-1000.?This heavy-hitter combination of?the more elegant Casio Oceanus line and the?unique?feature-set of the movement certainly is designed to be Casio’s answer to?Seiko’s Astron Solar GPS watches (which we reviewed here).Casio has worked together with Sony to develop this unique low-energy consumption movement that would allow for both the reception of six-band radio signals as well as GPS signals. Radio controlled watches can sync up with?signals coming from six different?sourc
Grand Seiko Spring Drive SBGD202 8 Day Power Reserve 18k Rose Gold Watch
In recent years, Grand Seiko has increasingly introduced artistic watches with techniques, materials, and storytelling to compete in the territory previously exclusive mostly to high-end Swiss watch brands. The new Grand Seiko Spring Drive SBGD202 8 Day Power Reserve watch in 18k rose gold is a good example of that and a similarly priced but different aesthetic take on the platinum-cased Grand Seiko SBGD001 from 2016 that we saw hands-on here. Of course, Grand Seiko offers a few things that European brands can’t, not least of which is a Spring Drive movement with eight days of power reserve – and strong dose of Japanese “inspiration.”As the SBGD001 matched a white dial to its platinum case, the Grand Seiko Spring Drive SBGD202 has a brown dial to go with its rose gold case, making for an overall monotone and cohesive look. Actually, the brand says the dial is black, but what appear to be gold speckles make it look brown to me. Seiko simply calls them “star