Casio unveils G-Shock Land Cruiser edition
G-Shock and Team Land Cruiser launch new Mudmaster collaboration model
By Inigo Roces

Fans of the Toyota Land Cruiser 300 and its rally raid exploits will be delighted by the latest model from G-Shock. Its newest collaboration is a Mudmaster, created with Team Land Cruiser Toyota Auto Body (TLC), resulting in a tough timepiece.

Team Land Cruiser has been participating in the Dakar Rally, the world’s most extreme rally, with the Land Cruiser since 1995. The newest collaboration timepiece features a black and red color scheme inspired by the Land Cruiser 300 GR Sport, the car raced by TLC in the Dakar Rally. It was designed to evoke the feel of racing through desert sands with its sand-colored band combined with a black splatter pattern reminiscent of tracks left by speeding racers. An official Team Land Cruiser logo can be seen on the band and case back to commemorate the special collaboration of the two brands. Timepiece and motorsports enthusiasts would also get treated by TLC graphic on the LCD when the LED backlight is illuminated. The design depicts the toughness of a racing machine that can deliver even in harshest conditions across an approximately 10,000-km course.

Like all G-Shocks, this model is shock, water, and mud-resistant. The base model is a downsized Mudman (GW-9500) with a dual-layer LCD and a dust-proof and mud-proof structure. It has a digital compass and duplex LCD that offers a separate compass graphics layer for a larger digital compass display, allowing the wearer to navigate more easily towards their destination in emergency situations. The solar-powered watch also features a bidirectional calibration, magnetic declination correction and barometric pressure tendency information alarm among its many features that are designed to help outdoor enthusiasts in navigating their way.

The limited edition watch is made of renewable organic resources while the special packaging is made of recycled materials to help reduce the environmental impact of its production. With its Carbon Core Guard structure, the watch looks smaller and slimmer while still offering durability, operability, and comfort to its wearer. This limited edition timepiece will be available in March in all authorized G-SHOCK stores nationwide at P29,940 SRP.