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One of the only bad things that came out of me getting rid of my Facebook account was that I have no idea when anyone’s birthdays are anymore. Now, I have just two options. I either have to awkwardly ask my friend of seventeen years if she’s the 15th or the 19th of June (only to be told it’s December 7th) or I cut them out of my life completely, not being able to face that embarrassment.
The same goes for anniversaries. I only remember my parents’ anniversary because they honeymooned at Dollywood and I think that’s something worth remembering. And I’ve cheated a little to remember my own anniversary as it’s a bit mneumonical: my husband and I began dating on January 1 and we got married on November 11. I’m surely going to be in big trouble with my second husband. All the good dates have been taken.
What I really need, I think, to remember an anniversary is a watch to commemorate it (or, at the very least, a press release sent to a bunch of journalists to write about). That is, in fact, what Casio did for their 50th anniversary in watchmaking with a new G-SHOCK earlier this month, a black and gold all-metal version of their GMC-B2100 series.
Like others in the B2100 collection, the anniversary edition has the now-iconic octagonal shape, but rendered in stainless steel. Coming in a black and gold motif, one may think this colorway is a nod to my own Pittsburgh heritage; but you’d be mistaken. According to Casio, this particular color combination represents the spark of innovation out of nothingness, symbolized by a single gold link in the otherwise blacked out metal bracelet – a nice, poetic touch to an otherwise pretty standard G-SHOCK release.
In terms of specifics, this watch is a big boy, measuring in at 51.3 x 46.3mm. It is water resistant up to 200 meters and features complications like a countdown timer, an LED light to view the screen in the dark, a chronograph, and a calendar, plus it has Bluetooth connectivity – something I’m sure the original designers at G-SHOCK could only dream of. But for you, my dear Reader, you don’t have to dream. You can get yours today for a retail price of $930 directly from G-SHOCK’s website. And if you do, go ahead and send a second one my way – I think my dad’s birthday is coming up, but I still have to ask my mom.
