DW-5600C
Overview
Casio
is a multinational electronic devices manufacturing company founded in 1946, with its headquarters in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Casio is best known for its electronic products, such as calculators, audio equipment, PDAs, cameras, musical instruments, and watches...
's early G-Shock
G-Shock
G-Shock is a brand of watches manufactured by Casio, known for its resistance to shocks . They were, and continue to be, designed primarily for sports, military, and outdoor adventure oriented activity; for example, practically all G-Shocks have some kind of stopwatch feature, countdown timer,...
model watch
Watch
A watch is a small timepiece, typically worn either on the wrist or attached on a chain and carried in a pocket, with wristwatches being the most common type of watch used today. They evolved in the 17th century from spring powered clocks, which appeared in the 15th century. The first watches were...
es. It was manufactured from 1987 through 1996. Many are still in use today, in part due to its rugged design. This model has also become something of a collectors' item among G-Shock aficionados. It was flight-qualified by NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
for space missions.
Like its immediate predecessors, but unlike most newer models, it was cased in a heavy stainless steel
Stainless steel
In metallurgy, stainless steel, also known as inox steel or inox from French "inoxydable", is defined as a steel alloy with a minimum of 10.5 or 11% chromium content by mass....
screwback "tuna can." (Most current G-Shocks use a resin
Resin
Resin in the most specific use of the term is a hydrocarbon secretion of many plants, particularly coniferous trees. Resins are valued for their chemical properties and associated uses, such as the production of varnishes, adhesives, and food glazing agents; as an important source of raw materials...
or composite
Composite material
Composite materials, often shortened to composites or called composition materials, are engineered or naturally occurring materials made from two or more constituent materials with significantly different physical or chemical properties which remain separate and distinct at the macroscopic or...
case, and a stamped metal back held on by tiny screws.) Internal buffers around the module, a thick mineral-glass crystal, and a replaceable protective plastic bezel made the design resilient enough to withstand abuse which would destroy more traditional watch designs.
The DW-5600C was superseded by:
- DW-5600EDW-5600EThe Casio DW-5600E is a model of digital watch, manufactured by the Japanese firm Casio and a member of Casio's G-Shock product line. Casio introduced this model in 1996. It has 200m water resistance, one alarm, a countdown timer and a stopwatch...
composite case and IlluminatorIlluminatorAn Electro Luminescent Backlight LCD development used in some Casio watches . The Timex corporation has its very own similar technology called Indiglo.-History:...
, and electroluminescentElectroluminescenceElectroluminescence is an optical phenomenon and electrical phenomenon in which a material emits light in response to the passage of an electric current or to a strong electric field...
backlightBacklightA backlight is a form of illumination used in liquid crystal displays . As LCDs do not produce light themselves , they need illumination to produce a visible image...
. - G-5600 Tough SolarTough SolarTough Solar is the name given by Casio to the solar powered battery charging system used in its G-Shock line of watches....
. - GW-5600 Tough SolarTough SolarTough Solar is the name given by Casio to the solar powered battery charging system used in its G-Shock line of watches....
and Wave Ceptor. - GW-M5600 Tough SolarTough SolarTough Solar is the name given by Casio to the solar powered battery charging system used in its G-Shock line of watches....
and Multi-band 5 Wave Ceptor. - G-5600E Tough SolarTough SolarTough Solar is the name given by Casio to the solar powered battery charging system used in its G-Shock line of watches....
- a variant of the GW-M5600 without Wave Ceptor(for sale in non-Wave Ceptor markets) - GW-5000 Tough SolarTough SolarTough Solar is the name given by Casio to the solar powered battery charging system used in its G-Shock line of watches....
, Multi-band 6, Wave Ceptor and stainless steel screwback. - DW 5600VT Limited Edition series includes Star Wars Darth Vader, Atmos, RX-78-2 Gundam and many others manufactured in quantities as little as 1000.
- Time display in 12-hour12-hour clockThe 12-hour clock is a time conversion convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem and post meridiem...
or 24-hour24-hour clockThe 24-hour clock is a convention of time keeping in which the day runs from midnight to midnight and is divided into 24 hours, indicated by the hours passed since midnight, from 0 to 23. This system is the most commonly used time notation in the world today...
format.
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