The watch's red and white design signifies the toughness and resilience of Singapore as an island home to Tobyato
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July 2021, SINGAPORE – G-SHOCK Singapore has launched this year's National Day Watch designed by local artist Tobyato, otherwise known as Toby.
Coming in a sporty red colour, the theme of the National Day watch design is meant to reflect the toughness and resilience of Singapore, a place that has allowed the dreams of the watch designer and that of many others to come true.
"Singapore is more than just a home to me," said Toby. "As an artist, Singapore is the place that allowed me to pursue my passions."
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"Singapore is the place that enabled me to chase my dreams, to tough it out and become the creative I am today. And I will always be grateful for this place I call home."
In terms of its design, the base model is AW-500BB-4EDR, a revival of the first analog G-SHOCK AW-500.
On the red strap of the watch is a powerful white lion which Toby has designed, with his trademark logo beneath it.
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He said: "For this year's National Day watch, I used the colours red and white to create a design that shows my gratitude to this tough, small resilient island home."
The watch comes with a limited edition specially designed box with the lion design. From 1 August 2021, there will be a special installation at G-SHOCK Marina Bay Sands Premium of this watch at the store to showcase more about the collaboration with Tobyato.
Selling at S$219, the AW-500BB-4EDR National Day watch will be available at https://gshock.casio.com/sg/ from 27 July 2021 for CASIO ID Members, and available to public from 1 August 2021 both online and in all G-SHOCK stores.
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Watch Specifications
Construction
Shock Resistant
Water Resistance
200m
Backlight
Electro-luminescent backlight Afterglow
Stopwatch
1/100 second; Measuring capacity: 00'00"00~59'59"99
(for the first 60 minutes)
1:00'00~23:59'59 (after 60 minutes)
Measuring unit: 1/100 second (for the first 60 minutes)
1 second (after 60 minutes)
Measuring mode: Elapsed time
Other Functions
Dual Time, Daily alarm, Full auto-calendar (to year 2099), 12-24-hour format
Accuracy
± 15 seconds per month
Battery Life
approx. 7 years on CR2016
Size of Case
55.2 × 47.7 × 14.7mm
Total Weight
approx 58g