Casio G-Shock Frogman

The Frogman is an high end model of the Casio G-Shock line. It was one of the first models of the "Master of G" line, a line of G-Shock's designed for special uses. The Frogman has an a-symmetrical shape and is also attached asymmetrical on its straps. It is specially made for scuba diving and is the only G-Shock with an ISO 200 water resistance rating.

The first Frogman (DW-6300) was released in November 1993. While Casio started to use the 4 screw back plate around that time, the DW-6300 had a classic screwback. In June 1995 a second generation Frogman came out. It was the DW-8200 model. From now on the Frogman became very popular under G-Shock collectors and many special editions were released.

A bit strange Frogman in the line up is the MRG-1100-2. This model was part of the MR-G series, a high end G-Shock line of metal models. While all other models have resin bezels, the MRG-1100 is all metal.

In April 1999 the DW-9900 model was introduced. This Frogman was slightly smaller than the DW-8200. For the next two years both DW-8200 and DW-9900 models were produced. The DW-9900 seems to be a less popular model as it was soon followed up with the GW-200 models in June 2001. Except for the "Snake Killer" and the "Carbon Fiber Frogman" (GW-201-6JF and GW-201NT-1JF), this Frogman has the Tough Solar 2242 module. Rumors have said several time that the GW-200 Frogman had its last release. The model has been around for at least 7 years, longer than the DW-8200. The letters "GW" in the model number suggests this model receives atomic clock signals, but that's not true. Possible the future 5th generation Frogman will have this feature.

External links

* [http://product-search.casio.jp/wat/g-shock/history_result.php?page=0&sort=1&view=1&f_y=&f_m=&t_y=&t_m=&pr1=&pr2=&type=&wa=&so=&mo=&md=&func_s=&sbrand=a%3A0%3A{}&theme1=a%3A1%3A{i%3A5%3Bs%3A1%3A%225%22%3B}&theme2=a%3A0%3A{}&func=a%3A0%3A{}&case=a%3A0%3A{} The list of all Frogman models that have been released in Japan]
* [http://www.g-peopleland.com Personal website of Sjors - G-Shock collector and extensive reference resource]
* [http://forums.watchuseek.com/forumdisplay.php?f=17/ The Original G-Shock Forum]
* [http://www.risingsunwatches.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=42 Comando G, the Spanish G-Shock forum on Hablemos de Relojes]
* [http://www.mygshock.com/ My G-Shock, news about new releases or new reviews from the web. Also has the G-Shock WIKI]
* [http://www.mygshockworld.com Personal collection of G-Shock watches]