Casio has opened US pre-orders for the DW5600TNT-7, a translucent G-Shock made with Seoul streetwear label thisisneverthat. Priced at $155, it takes the brand’s familiar square DW-5600 formula and dresses it up for the same crowd that keeps making 1990s style look annoyingly current.
The translucent G-Shock already debuted in Japan last month, so this is more a rollout than a reveal. Still, Casio is doing what it does best here: minimal changes, maximum branding, and just enough subculture cachet to make a resin watch feel scarce.
DW5600TNT-7 design and branding
The DW5600TNT-7 keeps the standard square case but swaps the usual opaque finish for a translucent resin bezel and strap. Casio pairs that with an inverted LCD, so the whole thing lands in a stark black-and-white look rather than the usual loud G-Shock palette.
thisisneverthat’s branding is everywhere without getting obnoxious about it. The logo appears on the lower half of the dial, on the case back, and on the band loop, while the ”Protection” and ”G-Shock” text on the bezel uses a phosphorescent finish so it glows in the dark. That is exactly the sort of detail streetwear buyers notice and mainstream watch buyers pretend not to care about.
DW5600TNT-7 specs and battery life
Under the styling, this is still pure 5600-series hardware. Casio lists the watch at 48.9 x 42.8 x 13.4 mm and 52 grams, with mineral glass, shock resistance, and 200 meters of water resistance.
- Case size: 48.9 x 42.8 x 13.4 mm
- Weight: 52 grams
- Glass: mineral
- Water resistance: 200 meters
- Battery: CR2016, about five years
Casio also includes a white LED backlight with afterglow and a flash alert function that syncs the light with the buzzer for alarms, hourly signals, and countdown timer alerts. The battery is a single CR2016 coin cell, which Casio says should last about five years. In a market where many collaborations are mostly packaging exercises, that’s the sensible bit.
US pre-orders and Casio’s collaboration streak
The DW5600TNT-7 ships in custom collaboration packaging and is available to pre-order directly from Casio’s US website. It also arrives as Casio keeps cranking out adjacent launches, including the Pro Trek PRJ-01 series and five new Edifice EFK-200 automatic watches.
That pace says a lot about Casio’s current playbook: keep the core watches cheap enough to sell in volume, then use fashion tie-ins to make the same silhouettes feel fresh again. The bigger question is whether the translucent look and streetwear label are enough to pull buyers away from the endlessly restocked standard DW-5600, or whether this one becomes another niche flex for people who collect collaborations the way others collect sneakers.