The G-Shock x Super Mario Bros. Watch Is a Delightful ’80s Redux

One of many weirdest, most surprising watch collabs of the 12 months arrived in October when TAG Heuer dropped a pair of Formulation 1 chronographs devoted to the world of Mario Kart. It wasn’t the primary collaboration between the elite Swiss watchmaker and the basic Nintendo franchise (they’ve debuted a Mario-themed model of TAG’s Linked smartwatch prior to now) however this launch, fronted by a $25k chronograph full with tiny Marios and Koopa shells racing round its tourbillon cage, took it to an entire new stage of sophistication. 

Not solely did the TAG Heuer Formulation 1 x Mario Kart reveal that the Venn diagram of watch collectors and Mario Kart followers boasts vital overlap, it confirmed that many can be glad to drop five-figure sums on a chronograph festooned with their favourite characters. However for anybody who missed out on that sold-out drop (or doesn’t fancy spending the worth of a brand new Honda Accord on an adjunct), there’s one other Nintendo collab that can fill the Mario-shaped gap in your jewellery field: the G-Shock DW5600SMB-4.

Designed in live performance with the inventive geniuses at Nintendo, this collab brings collectively two titans of Eighties tech for the primary time: the Casio G-Shock and the unique Tremendous Mario Bros. sport. Launched in 1983 and 1985, respectively, each the G-Shock and Tremendous Mario Bros. revolutionized their industries, and each manufacturers are nonetheless on the high of their sport almost 40 years later. Primarily based on the 1987 G-Shock 5600, whose basic boxy appears have aged like a classic Bordeaux, the brand new G-Shock DW5600SMB-4 is decked out within the distinctive brown and crimson coloration palette of the unique Goomba-stomping plumber. Different particulars, just like the dial’s classic online game font, a strap emblazoned with a pixelated Mario motif, and a backlight that reveals Mario frozen in mid-1-Up victory, are certain to enchantment to anybody who remembers the times when 8-bit gaming was king. 

Given the success of TAG Heuer and Nintendo’s first two outings collectively, you may guess that extra Tremendous Mario collabs are within the works. Likewise, you may anticipate different watchmakers to comply with swimsuit, snapping up basic Eighties gaming IP to include into their timepieces. Till then, the brand new G-Shock x Tremendous Mario Bros. presents the whole lot the watch-loving gamer wants for $150— which can depart loads of room within the price range for Seiko x Zelda, Timex x Donkey Kong, or no matter different must-have drops the brightest minds in watchmaking provide you with within the new 12 months.