{"id":763504,"date":"2026-09-08T02:42:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T02:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/763504\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T02:42:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T02:42:15","slug":"leaked-photos-of-g-shocks-100-answer-to-the-30k-patek-philippe-nautilus-have-landed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/763504\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaked Photos of G-Shock&#8217;s \u00a3100 Answer to the \u00a330k Patek Philippe Nautilus Have Landed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">This story originally appeared in <a target=\"_blank\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/link.hearstmagazines.co.uk\/join\/7of\/signup-esquire-about-time?\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" href=\"https:\/\/link.hearstmagazines.co.uk\/join\/7of\/signup-esquire-about-time?hearst_refdomain=direct&amp;hearst_utm=none\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/link.hearstmagazines.co.uk\/join\/7of\/signup-esquire-about-time?\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"About Time\" data-node-id=\"3.0.1.0\" class=\"body-link css-1nd6fub emevuu60\">About Time<\/a>, Esquire&#8217;s free weekly newsletter dedicated to the world of luxury watches. To get it free into your inbox every Sunday at 8am, <a href=\"https:\/\/link.hearstmagazines.co.uk\/join\/7of\/signup-esquire-about-time?hearst_refdomain=direct&amp;hearst_utm=none&amp;_gl=1*1489psl*_ga*MTE0NTc2NDQ2OC4xNzEwODg0NjM4*_ga_3RET6VT9F2*MTc0MDQ4MjI0MC41NjAuMS4xNzQwNDgyMjk4LjIuMC4w\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-node-id=\"3.1.0.1\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/link.hearstmagazines.co.uk\/join\/7of\/signup-esquire-about-time?hearst_refdomain=direct&amp;hearst_utm=none&amp;_gl=1*1489psl*_ga*MTE0NTc2NDQ2OC4xNzEwODg0NjM4*_ga_3RET6VT9F2*MTc0MDQ4MjI0MC41NjAuMS4xNzQwNDgyMjk4LjIuMC4w\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"sign up here\" class=\"body-link css-1nd6fub emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">sign up here<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"body-dropcap css-192e1dt emevuu60\">Calamity at Casio on Thursday, when a major new watch due for release in November made its debut rather earlier than intended. Esquire had been briefed on G-Shock\u2019s new 2500 family several weeks ago, before images and reference numbers for nine models escaped online this week.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">What\u2019s unusual is that it\u2019s fully analogue, still something of a rarity for G-Shock. More surprising is the price: the resin GAC-2500 comes in four colours, has 200m water resistance and is expected to start at under \u00a3100.<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"black g shock analog digital watch with protection features\" title=\"black g shock analog digital watch with protection features\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2150\" height=\"2150\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2a24ac74-2f49-4cdf-93fc-71a8ef1348a9.png\" class=\"css-0 e1ddfba50\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Casio.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"19\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">The other headline: the rounded case and broad shoulders unambiguously recall the Patek Philippe Nautilus, something we look forward to fanboys leaning into. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"24\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Here Casio has form: its \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.esquire.com\/uk\/watches\/a71456868\/casio-new-translucent-g-shock-casioak-133\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.esquire.com\/uk\/watches\/a71456868\/casio-new-translucent-g-shock-casioak-133\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Casioak\" data-node-id=\"24.1\" class=\"body-link css-1nd6fub emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Casioak<\/a>\u201d, for the uninitiated, is a phenomenally successful eight-sided analogue-digital G-Shock, nicknamed for its resemblance to the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak. So what are we calling this one, then? The Casionaut? The Casiotilus? Surely it must be: the Naughtyless.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"29\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">While you&#8217;re here, check out our deep dive into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esquire.com\/uk\/watches\/a69983819\/casio-watch-brand-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.esquire.com\/uk\/watches\/a69983819\/casio-watch-brand-guide\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"rise of affordable watch brand Casio\" data-node-id=\"29.0.1\" class=\"body-link css-1nd6fub emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">rise of affordable watch brand Casio<\/a>.  We headed to the company&#8217;s headquarters in Tokyo and the manufacture in Yamagata Prefecture, speaking to some of the key figures behind the fast-growing watchmaker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This story originally appeared in About Time, Esquire&#8217;s free weekly newsletter dedicated to the world of luxury watches.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":763505,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[379,252214,381,59,190731,1156,252213,223205,86,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-763504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-content-type-news","tag-contentid-32a8b0ae-509e-4707-8717-cc6c18744b20","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-gb","tag-issyndicated-false","tag-locale-gb","tag-shorttitle-leaked-photos-of-g-shocks-100-answer-to-the-30k-patek-philippe-nautilus-have-landed","tag-sponsored-false","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/763504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=763504"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/763504\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/763505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=763504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=763504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=763504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}