The G-SHOCK GA-2100CM Series turns urban camo into a daily uniform

The G-SHOCK GA-2100CM Series turns urban camo into a daily uniform

Three new GA-2100s remix G-SHOCK’s octagonal icon, with metallic camouflage and city-ready materials for the concrete jungle.​

Campaign image of the GA-2100 Camouflage SeriesCASIO

Models: G-SHOCK GA-2100CM-5A, GA-2100CM-8A, GA-2100CMD-8A
Price: S$189–S$199
Release date: Available now​
Where to buy: CASIO

CASIO Singapore deploys the G-SHOCK GA-2100CM Series, a three-watch squadron of analogue-digital timepieces that treat the brand’s hallmark octagonal case like a canvas for contemporary camouflage. Built on the slim, versatile 2100 Series silhouette, the new releases layer a custom G-SHOCK camo motif in metallic print across the dial, catching light like reflections off glass and steel in the city.​

Front and back of G-SHOCK GA-2100CM-5ACASIO

The GA-2100CM-5A arrives in a warm brown that feels grounded and earthy, like sun-baked pavements and well-worn workwear, giving the camouflage a more natural, lived-in character. The GA-2100CM-8A runs cooler, rendered in grey for a more understated read on the wrist, an everyday piece that blends in until the metallic dial hits the light.​

Front and back of G-SHOCK GA-2100CMD-8ACASIO

If you want the line at its most elevated, the GA-2100CMD-8A takes that same grey base and pushes it further with camouflage detailing that doesn’t just sit on the surface. Here, the pattern is applied via both metallic printing and a vapour deposition finish across the dial, adding depth and shimmer like a high-rise skyline in the night.

Front and back of G-SHOCK GA-2100CMD-8ACASIO

Beyond the face, the GA-2100CM Series taps into CASIO’s ongoing move towards more responsible material choices, switching the bezel and band over to bio-based resin. Sourced from plant-derived materials, the new construction helps reduce environmental impact while keeping the lightweight comfort and toughness that made the GA-2100 a go-to daily beater in the first place.​

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Underneath the camo and finish treatments, it is still very much a G-SHOCK: shock-resistant, 200-metre water resistance, world time across 31 time zones and 48 cities, 1/100-second stopwatch, countdown timer, five daily alarms, hourly time signal, hand shift function and a double LED light to keep everything legible when the sun dips.

G-SHOCK GA-2100 Camouflage Series with model and a closeup shotCASIO

The GA-2100’s now-classic octagonal silhouette has always nodded to brutalist lines and industrial forms, and the GA-2100CM Series leans into that with its ‘urban camouflage’ concept. Instead of hiding in the wild, these watches are built to disappear into city textures, concrete, metal, glass, until the metallic camo dials flare up under streetlights or a phone flash.​

It is the kind of design that works just as well with a technical shell and cargos as it does under a cuff, a modular piece of wristwear that moves with finesse from office to off-duty. Indeed, like camo, the details are there for the people close enough to notice.​

G-SHOCK GA-2100 Camouflage Series campaign imageCASIO

All three colourways in the G-SHOCK GA-2100CM Series are available now at G-SHOCK stores, the official CASIO website and authorised CASIO retailers in Singapore.

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