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Editor’s note: This is the compilation of Asahi Shimbun articles about the G-Shock watch. The birth and developments over the course of 40 years are retraced of the Casio line known for not only its exceptional durability but stylishness, under which more than 100 million units have been sold in more than 140 countries the world over.
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Kikuo Ibe's eureka moment came as the result of an unfortunate accident, when he bumped into someone in a corridor at his research institute in Tokyo during his fifth year in the job.
Ibe, a watch designer at Casio Computer Co., was deeply shocked by the simple fact that a wristwatch could be “broken if dropped,” seeing his timepiece fall to the floor and its parts scattered about.
Though the watch was given to him by his father when he was entering high school, he was more taken aback by how easily it broke.
Inspired by this “impressive” experience, Ibe jotted down and submitted the concept in 1981 for a heavy-duty watch under a Casio program where employees were supposed to pitch new products and technologies at the end of each month.
JUST IN TIME BUT NO TESTS
Despite pitching…