Casio redesigns an iconic G-Shock model – with Garmin-style screen tech

• The Casio G-Shock GW-BX5600-1 gets an upgraded MIP display
• That makes the display much easier to read in bright sunlight, solving its legibility problem
• It’s the first 5000/5600-series G-Shock watch to use this screen tech

Casio’s G-Shock watch line has been a design icon ever since it first launched. Yet it’s had a long-running problem for almost as long: legibility. The relatively small screen and poor readability in bright conditions have made the watches’ displays tough to read, but a fresh update could change all that for the better.

With the introduction of the GW-BX5600-1, Casio has finally brought a memory-in-pixel (MIP) screen to its G-Shock watches, righting a long-overdue wrong and making your on-screen content far more readable in strong sunlight.