Casio's new camo-patterned solar G-Shock stays topped up even on cloudy days

Casio G-Shock GMWB5000TVB1 watch
(Image credit: Casio)

Casio has launched a new all-metal G-Shock watch with a tough titanium case, earth-toned camo pattern, and a solar cell that keeps its battery topped up even in weak sunlight.

Watch batteries can be a real issue when you're travelling in the backcountry. Many of the best GPS watches can go several days or even weeks between charges, but unless you invest in a solar charger, you may find yourself suffering from range anxiety as the days wear on.

The new Casio G-Shock GMWB5000TVB1 doesn't have its own GPS chip to keep track of your location (for that you'd need a smartwatch like Casio's G-Squad Pro, which is powered by Google Wear OS), but its tough design and ability to extract all the power it needs from only a faint glimmer of sunshine make it a practical choice for life on the trails.

It also has Bluetooth connectivity, allowing it to link to Casio's G-Shock Connected app, which updates the time automatically four times per day. 

The GMWB5000TVB1's brown and dark gray ion-plated finish (which extends over both the watch's case and band) is achieved using a seven-stage process of masking, layering, and engraving. It's topped off with scratch-resistant sapphire crystal.

You also get all the usual features you'd expect from a G-Shock watch, including shock and drop resistance, water resistance to depths of 200m (twice as deep as most sports watches), five daily alarms, a countdown timer, stopwatch, calendar that updates the date automatically, and world time.

It will be available to buy for $1,700 (about £1,400) in July direct from gshock.com, from the G-Shock store in Soho, and from third-party retailers.

Cat Ellis
Editor

Cat is the editor of Advnture, She’s been a journalist for 15 years, and was fitness and wellbeing editor on TechRadar before joining the Advnture team in 2022. She’s a UK Athletics qualified run leader, and in her spare time enjoys nothing more than lacing up her shoes and hitting the roads and trails (the muddier, the better), usually wearing at least two sports watches.