ISLAND INSPIRATION

Casio’s G-SHOCK range comes to life with a new collaboration with the Charles Darwin Foundation.

Three new GW-B5600CD Casio G-SHOCK watches reflect the brand’s latest collaboration with the Charles Darwin Foundation, an organisation that engages in environmental conservation activities in the Galápagos Islands. Founded under the auspices of UNESCO and the IUCN, the Charles Darwin Foundation is an international non-profit that has been at the forefront of science and conservation action in Galápagos since 1959.

The international non-profit organisation is committed to conserving the natural environment of the Galápagos Islands and is involved in a range of activities, including surveying the Galápagos Islands’ marine and terrestrial life and ecosystems, and promoting island nature conservation efforts. The latest collaboration model marks the second partnership between G-SHOCK and the Charles Darwin Foundation, following the first in 1999.

The new GW-B5600CD shock-resistant watches feature designs incorporating silhouettes of creatures that live in the Galápagos Islands, along with the rich natural environments where they live. While based on the GW-B5600, a timepiece equipped with radio wave reception and Tough Solar charging capabilities, the new GW-B5600CD watches feature a bezel and band made with bio-based resin produced using renewable organic resources.

Each of the three watches features a face with a unique design motif: a hammerhead shark in an ocean environment for the GW-B5600CD-1A2; a Darwin’s finch amid the foliage of a Scalesia forest, one of its preferred habitats, for the GW-B5600CD1A3; and a Galápagos giant tortoise in a rocky location, one of its preferred habitats, for the GW-B5600CD-9. Silhouettes of each featured creature also appear on the LCD when the backlight is illuminated.

The Charles Darwin Foundation logo is engraved on the case back, and a Spanishlanguage statement meaning “I support Galápagos conservation” is printed on the band. A portion of the proceeds will be used to support the Charles Darwin Foundation’s conservation activities.

The Charles Darwin Collaboration watches are priced at $249 which will be available for purchase at G-SHOCK retailers and online.