When it comes to clock auctions, most think first of all about f. P. Journe, bermuda emerald, abby, and even more luxuriant mb&f, such as g-shock, a pro-people-oriented product that we rarely see at a luxury wrist auction。
This year, in particular, the g-shock series in casio celebrates its fortieth anniversary. To this end, g-shonk has designed a g-d001 of 18k gold material, which will be auctioned in december this year at the futts auction house, which will also make it likely to be the most expensive g-shock ever。
Ref. G-d5000-9jr
In fact, this is g-shonk's second “dream project”. This special scheme appeared only on the occasion of the thirty-fifth anniversary, when the g-d5000-9jr, a g-shock block of all 18k gold, was launched, producing only 35 pieces at a price of around $70,000, or approximately $500,000。
For the casio watch, which is well known for its price parity, the pricing appears to be somewhat unconscionable and difficult to accept. As a result, these 35 limited watches were sold out。
With such a precedent, this special g-shock, which was produced this year, is also a gold mass of 18k and produces only one, different from all the g-shock wristwatches on the market, with sufficient scarcity。
Of course, this may also have to do with artificial intelligence design. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of g-shock, casio has this year convened a team of young engineers who, in addition to manual research and development, have requested the help of ai。
Ai provides strong support in terms of structural strength, processing processes and weight reduction, and this new generation design concept encompasses continuous interaction between humans and digitized tools, thus co-creating a watch style that appears to be distinct from other g-shocks。
The 45. 1 mm diameter, the surface shell, the watch chain and the palette are designed to be large amounts of emptiness. According to ai, organic shapes are used to provide the best suspense support for solar timing modules hidden somewhere inside this 18k gold wristwatch. Add manual polishing to highlight the tension in the laced shell structure。
The surface thickness of 14. 3 mm and weight of 355 g cannot be ignored by the wearers. Both the rim and the watch chain components use a unique casting method, using wax to make the required shapes, then clay to make the moulds, and finally inject liquid gold and evaporate the wax, which cools and hardens to form the final model。
The emptiness of the tablet was also maximized, with the base being the metal main plate, the gear being made from silicon glue, and the bearings using real rubies to ensure greater accuracy。
In-house solar cells use thallium compounds as a generation layer, and this technology is usually used only for solar cells in artificial satellites. The generation of electricity by light from the gap in the date window allows for such operations as radio-wave reception. In addition to the date, the dashboard also shows time with multi-time zone functionality and timing。
Sapphire crystal glass is equipped to improve scratch resistance and withstand up to 200 metres of water pressure. Although it looks very fancy, it is still a robust casio wristwatch. The packaging service is also designed to be empty and internalised with led lamps that can be used as environmental lamps。
According to the information received, the watch is expected to be sold from 9 to 10 december at the rich new york watch auction, valued at us$ 70,000 to us$ 140,000, in the range of 500,000 to 1 million yuan, which would be the most expensive g-shock ever estimated by the auction。
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