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Born in 1952, Kikuo Ibe earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the Faculty of Science and Technology of Sophia University in 1976, before.
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The History of the Casio G-Shock Watch

A favorite of outdoor enthusiasts, military and law enforcement personnel, extreme athletes, gadget lovers, and fashion trendsetters, the G-Shock watch has a long and storied history that spans over thirty years. When Casio lead designer Kikuo Ibe dropped a watch given to him by his father and saw it shatter to pieces, he vowed to create an unbreakable watch that could withstand major drops and impacts.

In 1981, the three-member Project Team Tough set out to make Ibe’s vision a reality. The team sought to develop a watch based on the “Triple 10” concept, including shock resistance to withstand a 10 meter drop, 10-bar (100-meter) water resistance, and a 10-year battery life. Ibe devised the “floating module” concept based on an idea he had when he saw a girl bouncing a ball in the park. This innovative structure suspended the module with a few points of contact and provided efficient shock protection without the need for excessive shock absorbing material. After going through over 200 prototypes and rigorous t

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G-Shock

Line of watches by Casio

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Product type	Watches
Owner	G-Shock
Country	Japan
Introduced	April 1983; 41 years ago (1983-04)
Markets	Worldwide
Website	gshock.casio.com

The G-Shock is a line of watches manufactured by the Japanese electronics company Casio, designed to resist mechanical stress, shock and vibration. G-Shock is an abbreviation for Gravitational Shock. The watches in the G-Shock line are designed primarily for sports, military and outdoors-oriented activities; all G-Shocks have a chronograph feature, 200 metre water resistance and an alarm, with either a digital display, analogue display or a combination of analogue and digital displays. Other features such as a countdown timer, world clock, and a backlight are included in most models. Newer high-end models in the line also feature GPS, directional, pressure and temperature sensors, radio-controlled time adjustment (known as WaveCeptor or Multi-Band) and Bluetooth time adjustment achieved by connecting the watc

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Tough and Timeless: Ibe Kikuo and the Development of the G-Shock

A Simple Concept

Ibe Kikuo was still an up-and-coming designer at Casio Computer when in 1981 he submitted a proposal that would give rise to the iconic G-Shock series of wristwatches. It consisted of a single straightforward concept: Create a sturdy watch that can survive being dropped. The inspiration for the idea was Ibe’s experience with less-than-durable timepieces. He knew others could relate to the disappointment of having a wristwatch smash apart on the floor after a fall or discovering that an inadvertent bump had cracked the glass. He was certain people would buy a watch that could withstand being knocked around, if he could just develop one.

Ibe Kikuo headed the G-Shock design team at Casio. He now serves as a senior fellow at the company’s Hamura R&D Center in Tokyo.

Looking back, Ibe is still in awe of what he accomplished. “I’m the type of person who just runs with an idea,” he says. “I started with little more than a vague concept and took it from there. I n