Source: YouTube, TimeWerke Videos What would happen if you accidentally dropped your Casio G-Shock onto the ground one day and a car drove over it? While that scenario seems highly unlikely, there is always that one possibility. As such, we tested the Casio G-Shock GA-700 by driving a BMW over it, as seen in the above YouTube video. As it … More
Why is the Longines Avigation Watch Type A7 so-named? Why is the term “avigation” used? Is it a misspelling of the word navigation? Well, it isn’t a typo or a misspelled word and it is understandable if you do not know what it means. Perhaps those who were in the military, the US Air Corps of the US Army in … More
Will Casio’s G-Shock GA-700 survive after being hit by “high performance cars”, namely the Audi TT Coupe, BMW X4 and Porsche 911 Carrera S? Interestingly, we first used “crash test dummies” and what was observed did not bode well for what was in store for the Casio G-Shock GA-700. Let’s take a look at the four videos below which are … More
On 29 April 2017, just a day after its first torture in extreme heat, we subjected the Casio G-Shock GA-700 to its second high temperature test. This time, the plan was to cook it in boiling water at 100 degrees Celsius / 212 degrees Fahrenheit. Casio G-Shock Torture Test: Cooking and Boiling the G-Shock GA-700 Video source: YouTube, TimeWerke Videos … More
Our earlier freeze test from 24 April 2017 to 27 April 2017, Casio G-Shock “Torture Test”: Freezing the GA-700, proved that this Japanese watch can indeed withstand the sub-zero temperatures. We had wondered if Casio G-Shocks are able to survive thermal shocks. Having passed the extreme cold test, it was now time to assess the very same Casio G-Shock GA-700’s … More
The Casio G-Shock is a highly robust watch and perhaps one of the most famous tests it had to pass before it was eventually launched was the secret experiments conducted by Kikuo Ibe, the father of the G-Shock, and his team from the third-floor restroom of Casio’s research and development building. Watches were flung out from the restroom window and … More
The Seiko Prospex “Tuna” SRPA99K1, launched on 1 June 2017, is a special watch for it is a limited edition piece made for five countries/territories; namely, Hong Kong, Macau, Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore thanks to Thong Sia Watch Co., Ltd, the exclusive distributor for Seiko timepieces in this part of the world. Limited to 1,881 pieces and water-resistant to 200 … More
In the 2013 computer-animated movie Turbo, garden snail Theo gets into a freak accident and is transformed into a super-fast gastropod that is able to compete in the Indianapolis race and win. Who would have thought up such a plot? Well, Turbo director David Soren did, hence Theo’s quote: “No dream is too big and no dreamer is too small.” … More