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G-Shock · Origin
G-Shock GW-M5610U
GW-M5610U-1
The original square G-Shock with solar charging and radio time sync — a watch that never needs setting, winding or a battery.
Street price
$130
91
Selection Score
91 out of 100
Provisional
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At a Glance
- Light-powered movement — no battery replacement, approximately 10 months from a full charge of reserve
- Digital display with backlight
- 200 m water resistance
- Mineral crystal
- Luminous hands and markers
Specifications
- Brand
- G-Shock
- Collection
- Origin
- Movement
- Casio Tough Solar with Multi Band 6, caliber 3495, approximately 10 months from a full charge of power reserve, rated ±15 seconds per month without radio sync (casio specification)
- Case
- Resin with stainless steel back, 46.7 mm diameter, 12.7 mm thick, 46.7 mm lug-to-lug
- Crystal
- Mineral
- Bracelet / strap
- Integrated resin strap, Pin buckle, Integrated
- Water resistance
- 200 m (656 ft)
- Dial colours
- Black
- Style
- Digital, Sport, Everyday
- Recommended wrist
- Small, Medium, Large
- Country of origin
- Japan
What we like
- Solar charging plus radio time sync — it sets itself and never needs a battery
- The original 1983 square case, now with a steel caseback
- 53 g and 12.7 mm
- 200 m water resistance and full G-Shock shock resistance
Full specifications
- Brand
- G-Shock
- Model
- GW-M5610U
- Reference
- GW-M5610U-1
- Collection
- Origin
- Street price
- $130
- MSRP
- $130
- Movement type
- Solar
- Movement
- Casio Tough Solar with Multi Band 6
- Caliber
- 3495
- Power reserve
- Approximately 10 months from a full charge
- Stated accuracy
- ±15 seconds per month without radio sync (Casio specification)
- Balance spring
- Not published
- Case diameter
- 46.7 mm
- Case thickness
- 12.7 mm
- Lug-to-lug
- 46.7 mm
- Lug width
- Integrated
- Weight
- 53 g
- Case material
- Resin with stainless steel back
- Crystal
- Mineral
- Water resistance
- 200 m (656 ft)
- Dial colours
- Black
- Bracelet / strap
- Integrated resin strap
- Bracelet material
- Resin
- Clasp
- Pin buckle
- Date
- No
- GMT
- No
- Chronograph
- No
- Style
- Digital · Sport · Everyday
- Recommended wrist
- Small · Medium · Large
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Released
- 2018
- Selection Score
- 91 / 100
Score Breakdown
RatingWeightPoints
- 25%23.5
Value
- 20%17.6
Movement
- 15%13.8
Build Quality
- 15%12.6
Design
- 10%9.4
Wearability
- 10%9.5
Features
- 5%4.5
Brand & Ownership
Selection Score91
Seven pillars, each rated 0–10 and weighted as shown. The total is the sum of the weighted ratings — the headline number can never disagree with its own breakdown.
Ratings are demo data pending editorial review.
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Watch Brands: G-Shock
G-Shock is Casio's shock-resistance programme, launched in 1983 around a single requirement: survive a ten-metre drop. Four decades later it remains the reference for durability at any price.
