Casio ‘CasioNaut’ G-Shock GMC-2500 GAC-2500 Series: Price, Specs, Availability

卡西欧“CasioNaut” G-Shock GMC-2500 与 GAC-2500 系列：价格、规格与上市信息

The high-end watch world has an understandable affection for Casio. You can easily rock an iconic, brightly colored F-91W in any meeting with a luxury brand, and you’ll get nods of approval. It is, after all, the watch that has graced the wrists of Barack Obama and Napoleon Dynamite.

高端腕表界对卡西欧有着一种可以理解的偏爱。即使是在与奢侈品牌的会议中，你也可以轻松佩戴一款标志性且色彩鲜艳的 F-91W，并获得赞许的目光。毕竟，这可是曾佩戴在巴拉克·奥巴马（Barack Obama）和《拿破仑炸药》（Napoleon Dynamite）主角手腕上的腕表。

If not the F-91W, you’d be on similar safe ground sporting the famous “CasiOak” that many G-Shock fans love because of its more than passing resemblance to Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak, which was recently given a similarly affordable makeover by Swatch with the Royal Pop. First introduced in 2019, the wallet-friendly G-Shock GA-2100 earned the nickname largely because of its octagonal case shape, and it is considered by some the definition of attainable luxury.

如果不是 F-91W，佩戴著名的“CasiOak”同样稳妥。许多 G-Shock 粉丝喜爱它，是因为它与爱彼（Audemars Piguet）的皇家橡树（Royal Oak）有着极高的相似度——而斯沃琪（Swatch）最近也通过 Royal Pop 系列赋予了皇家橡树类似的高性价比改造。G-Shock GA-2100 于 2019 年首次推出，因其八角形表壳设计而获得了这个绰号，被一些人视为“触手可及的奢华”的定义。

Now, however, it appears Casio has something genuinely new for the G-Shock line. Leaked on Notebookcheck and Instagram, the upcoming GMC-2500 and GAC-2500 series echo the CasiOak’s links to high-end brand AP with more than a passing resemblance to Patek Philippe’s Nautilus thanks to prominent shoulders on either side of the case.

然而，卡西欧似乎为 G-Shock 系列带来了一些真正的新品。根据 Notebookcheck 和 Instagram 上的泄露消息，即将推出的 GMC-2500 和 GAC-2500 系列呼应了 CasiOak 与高端品牌爱彼的联系，且由于表壳两侧突出的护肩设计，它们与百达翡丽（Patek Philippe）的鹦鹉螺（Nautilus）有着极高的相似度。

Casio did not respond to WIRED’s request for comment.

卡西欧未回应《连线》（WIRED）杂志的置评请求。

In 1972, legendary watchmaker Gérald Genta suggested an angular stainless steel watch design to Audemars Piguet with a high-end movement inside that would, perversely, be more expensive than gold dress watches. The Royal Oak, and the idea of the luxury sports watch, was born. In 1976, Genta repeated the trick for AP’s main competitor, Patek Philippe, to create the now equally famous Nautilus.

1972 年，传奇制表师杰罗·尊达（Gérald Genta）向爱彼提出了一款棱角分明的精钢腕表设计，其内部搭载的高端机芯，反常地使其价格比金质正装表还要昂贵。皇家橡树系列以及“豪华运动表”的概念由此诞生。1976 年，尊达为爱彼的主要竞争对手百达翡丽如法炮制，创造了如今同样声名显赫的鹦鹉螺系列。

According to Notebookcheck, the GAC-2500 series is a resin analog lineup supposedly built from the DNA of the DW-5000C, the very first G-Shock made back in 1983. Stainless-steel versions will be labeled the GMC-2500 series. So far, nicknames like the “CasioNaut” and “CasioTilus” are already being thrown around on Instagram. The leaked four resin colorways in November are expected to be white, black, green, and yellow, and the price is estimated at 20,900 Japanese yen (about $134) each. The metal versions will supposedly retail for about $320.

据 Notebookcheck 报道，GAC-2500 系列是一款树脂材质的指针式腕表，据称其设计基因源自 1983 年生产的首款 G-Shock——DW-5000C。不锈钢版本将被命名为 GMC-2500 系列。目前，Instagram 上已经出现了“CasioNaut”和“CasioTilus”等绰号。泄露的四种树脂配色预计将于 11 月推出，分别为白色、黑色、绿色和黄色，单价预计为 20,900 日元（约合 134 美元）。金属版本预计零售价约为 320 美元。

Another striking aspect of the CasioNauts, one that helps the Comparisons with Patek even further, is that the watches are fully analog, a rarity in a G-Shock. The brand has always had a digital display somewhere on its main ranges, just like the CasiOak does.

“CasioNaut”另一个引人注目的特点是全指针设计，这在 G-Shock 中非常罕见，也进一步加深了人们将其与百达翡丽进行对比。该品牌的主流系列通常都会保留数字显示屏，CasiOak 也不例外。

A two-eye dial layout means a small seconds subdial on the left and a date window on the right. A Shock Resist mark is on the tail of the seconds hand. These pieces apparently have Casio’s Magnetic Holding Structure, so the hands aren’t fixed to a shaft but are instead held magnetically in place. When the rugged watch takes a severe smack, the hands can absorb the impact and won’t break.

双眼表盘布局意味着左侧有一个小秒针副表盘，右侧有一个日期窗口。秒针尾部带有“Shock Resist”（防震）标志。这些表款显然采用了卡西欧的磁性保持结构（Magnetic Holding Structure），指针并非固定在轴上，而是通过磁力固定。当这款坚固的腕表受到剧烈撞击时，指针可以吸收冲击力，从而不会断裂。

The metal GMC-2500 dimensions are supposedly 46.7 x 43.8 x 12.9 mm (H x W x D), with the GAC-2500 a shade thinner at 46.7 x 44.5 x 12.7. It looks like the metal versions will offer a choice of colors, along with the bracelet or strap options. The rumored release date for all of the CasioNauts is November, so set your watch.

金属版 GMC-2500 的尺寸据称为 46.7 x 43.8 x 12.9 毫米（高 x 宽 x 厚），GAC-2500 则稍薄一些，为 46.7 x 44.5 x 12.7 毫米。金属版本似乎将提供多种颜色选择，以及表链或表带选项。所有“CasioNaut”系列的传闻发布日期均为 11 月，敬请期待。

According to legend, the inspiration for the Nautilus shape was the portholes on transatlantic ocean liners, and the idea struck Genta while he was having dinner at a hotel. Genta supposedly saw Patek executives sitting in a corner on the opposite side of the restaurant. It took him just five minutes to sketch the watch that would later become an icon.

据传说，鹦鹉螺的造型灵感来源于跨大西洋邮轮的舷窗，这个想法是尊达在酒店用餐时突然闪现的。据说当时尊达看到百达翡丽的高管们坐在餐厅对面的角落里。他仅用了五分钟就勾勒出了这款后来成为经典的腕表草图。