GoKawiilCasio releases $80,000 all-sapphire G-Shock, its priciest watch yet
Casio has launched the 'Blue Rose Project,' a three-watch G-Shock collection built around blue sapphire crystal, led by the $80,000 MRG-D5000 with a case and bezel carved entirely from sapphire. Only 20 units of the flagship will be produced, alongside a $9,500 MRG-B5000SA-2 and an $850 GMW-B5000SB-1A. Casio says the project took eight years to complete, building on sapphire concept watches first shown in 2017 that could not pass the brand's durability tests.