Casio channels Star Wars rust aesthetics with G8100-A-5

Casio's new G8100A-5-oh-whatever G-Shock watch has the look of a dilapidated bot stolen by the bicycle thieves of the Star Wars universe, the stinking Jawas. It looks like the sort of Casio HK-47 might strap to his servo-controlled wrist before blasting open a meatbag. It even has the name of a droid! It really is the perfect Star Wars watch, in a way: the rust-mixed copper and low-tech LCD evoke the aesthetic of A New Hope, without sullying the design with actual branding. I love it. $99.

Casio G8100A-5 [Official Site]

[#1 posted by Jake0748 , August 18, 2008 8:07 AM]

What's with the "Shock Resist" label? Would it have killed them to add the "ant"? How much money did they save leaving out the last three letters? Seems like I've noticed this on other watches too.

G-SHOCK!! SHOCK RESIST!!

[#2 posted by robofunk , August 18, 2008 8:43 AM]

I like to think they left a comma out between "Shock" and "Resist".

[#3 posted by Enochrewt , August 18, 2008 3:37 PM]

Perception is a funny thing, Gizmodo dished on this watch for being a weaksauce steampunk product. I didn't see it and think this watch has that retro sci-fi sexiness that I desire.

[#4 posted by devophill , August 19, 2008 3:20 AM]

Nice. If only I still wore a watch...

[#5 posted by mitechka , August 19, 2008 8:58 AM]

Reminds me of a post in one of the russian tech blogs on Live Journal. "Plugged my wrist watch into a USB port. "Who do you want me to be", the watch asked, "a flash stick, a web cam or a modem?"

post: http://arkanoid.livejournal.com/222240.html
watch:

[#6 posted by Halloween Jack , August 19, 2008 12:20 PM]

I still want one of those countdown watches that Roy Scheider wore in Blue Thunder.