Not just Japan, they're widely popular globally as daily drivers, but also as "fashion" watches, with Gen Z too.
replyI have a couple of Oceanus brand watches that I got in Japan. They are fairly un-cheap.
replyHowever, in Japan, their G-Shock brand (kind of lower cost, in the US), can get even more expensive than Oceanus. Some of them look like Pip-Boys (Because this is HN, I need to mention that this is a deliberate exaggeration).
Now I'm curious, do you have some examples?
replyLook up gshocks around $300 on chrono24 etc. then go look up the new MSRP
replyThere are collectible models that sell used higher than they were new, but for the most part they’re much cheaper
Then there are lines like MR-G. hand hammered metal cases made out of premium materials.
It's entirely possible that the more expensive "G-Shocks" were Mr G. I remember seeing wording about titanium cases, etc., but most of it was in Japanese, so the only thing that jumped out at me, were the price tags.
replyNot offhand. I got the watches in that big Akihabura store, about 20 years ago, and they had a shitton of G-Shocks, as well as Oceanus. I saw several 6-digit prices.
replyMany of the folks I worked with, could afford good watches, and wore G-Shocks. They were quite proud of them.
I suspect you’ll see them on the Japanese Casio site.
80s casio watches are the rage with kids in the US, too
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