In the territory of Hong Kong, UNDONE was launched in 2014 by three men who were known as the watch industry veterans. The company motto was to produce a watch that would be one-off and simultaneously was a personal expression of the owner. The core idea of the company attracted their customers to personally choose almost every part of the watch by themselves. The method adopted was to ensure that whenever a customer buys a UNDONE watch they will have a solely unique timepiece. Now the UNDONE has six watch ranges to suit different watch enthusiasts.

Later in 2017, UNDONE launched a new watch range named Urban Chronograph and the first product by the range was Vintage Killy. The UNDONE watch company motivated new methods in the watch industry and for that it escalated to prominence. The company had a rich catalogue of models to offer but till now the Vintage Killy is the most desirable entry-level timepiece. The price tagged to the model is for around Rs. 42K. The vintage design inspired model was a thought of UNDONE co-founder Michael Young.

Soon after the launch of Urban Vintage Killy model the UNDONE has added more models to the range. The prominent linked addition is the women’s range, UNDONE Urban34 Killy. The latest addition to the UNDONE Vintage Killy is the limited release “The Designer’s Draft Edition”. This timepiece has its own philosophy to appear aged as a true vintage. The name of the model “The Designer’s Draft Edition” is also true to its core as the UNDONE co-founder Michael Young, a lead watchmaker, has hand-patinated each timepiece under the limited-release.

Revealing its other uniqueness is that the Vintage Killy: The Designer’s Draft Edition has been paired with a really vintage, 150 years old Japanese Katazome (blue and white) fabric. The blue finish on the clock-hands compliments the blue and white vintage fabric wristband.

In comparison to the original Vintage Killy with the latest Vintage Killy- The Designer’s Draft Edition it expresses two different personas under the same watch range. The UNDONE co-founder, Michael Young stated that, The Designer’s Draft Edition was idealised for a limited number of true watch collectors, but later on the UNDONE team pushed the number to form a proper limited edition model.

The latest Vintage Killy-The Designer’s Draft Edition has a reasonable 40mm wide dial case with classic steel polished, truly inspired by the mid-20th century sports watches. The latest timepiece happens to be a rich blend of classic and modern design elements combined with a trendy aesthetic. It has proven to be a hit with many watch enthusiasts and crowned their wrists with uniqueness. The UNDONE Vintage Killy range seems to continue its life for a long time as the dedication of Michael Young can be seen. The Vintage Killy- The Designer’s Draft Edition is limited to only 150 pieces as the limited-release with a retail price of about Rs. 61K.

Michael Young expressed, “Our Killy is now really becoming our iconic look for the brand. This particular launch is not so much a commercial launch of a new product, but rather a special version of a brand classic. I have been asked so many times, either by friends or simply by customers and partners, “What are you wearing today, or what’s your favourite UNDONE watch?” The Designer’s Draft Edition represents that: a Vintage Killy made for me.  What we are launching here really is the version of the Killy that I tweaked with the standard version, and has been a regular daily wear”.

He further added, “As many in the watch community may know, I collect a lot of vintage watches, and one thing very important to me is the patina on the watch dial.  Some may say that the standard Killy is already a creamy-coloured dial that resembles the vintage chronographs of the ’60s.  But honestly, that’s not enough for me, and that’s why I laid my hands on the dial to further age the color with uneven patina to really make it look “authentic.”  In my other vintage watch repair business, a lot of Rolex owners send me their dials to be patinated, and I have applied the same technique to this dial”.

Hublot has been promoting its image with “Hublot Loves Art” and it has been successfully hit the high-note in its each collaborative timepiece addition. Hublot is a luxury Swiss watch brand that might be unheard to anyone. It is a must have timepiece for every true watch enthusiast. For a while now, Hublot has been upholding its image as a special place for street artists and their art in any category.
 
The art-loving campaign has gained momentum which has propelled Hublot to launch few art-themed timepieces. The latest collaboration again happened to be between the famous street artist Shepard Fairey and Hublot. The famous American artist is admired as a painter and as a skateboarder who also happens to be the founder and owner of OBEY Clothing company.
 
The intriguing bold mandala theme was designed by Shepard Fairey, expressing the natural life cycle and the harmony between different cultures.

The classic mandala design has appeared across many civilizations in the past. The unique design is considered to represent cosmos metaphysically or symbolically. In other means it also means to represent the time-microcosm of the universe. So all the senses of depiction of universe, time and life is a perfect theme to describe life and its cultural complexities living in accord.
 
The second collaborative base watch chosen by Hublot and Shepard Fairey is from the Classic Fusion series, a chronograph model with a 45mm dial. The artwork on the timepiece initiates with a brushed and engraved, broad titanium case. The little touch of asymmetric engraving on the upper and lower facets of the case is discreet but unavoidable. The upper lugs carry a sun-rays pattern opening outwards, while the lower lugs are kept plain. The stripped rubber wristband truly compliments the upper sun-rays pattern on the case. The black stainless steel deployment buckle also has a brushed finish.
 
The extensive artwork of the theme appears on the dial base. The dial is carefully skeletonised within the mandala style to reveal the outstanding self-winding chronograph calibre underneath it. The centre of the clock hands is overlapped by Fairey’s obvious “Star Gear” signature. The classic fusion faceted clock hands and indices enhance the complicated design theme up to an exceptional level. The track-time around the dial and sub-dial hand are finished in red to further energise the design.
 
Fairey has been expressing his delight over the expertise delivered by the professional artisans in Hublot. The watchmaker in the Hublot has been dedicated to deliver the complete expression of the artist through the watch and it’s every millimetre.
 
Fairey further added, “Hublot’s watchmakers and engineers are true masters in their field, enabling me to go further in expressing my inspiration and pushing the limits imposed by the materials and technology. I must say, I am very impressed with the final result of this second timepiece that I have created in collaboration with Hublot. I wanted to integrate the art of the mandala into the piece as, for me, this evokes the connection between the inner self and the outer world. A powerful concept to consider when looking at a watch and thinking about time.”
 
The CEO, Ricardo Guadalupe of Hublot stated his expression as, “With his roots in street art – a type of expression which is essentially a form of protest – Shepard Fairey is truly shaking up the art world; his works make us think. This is an inspiring approach that is also in line with the brand’s “Hublot Loves Art” program. For this second watchmaking work of art, the artist wanted to immerse himself fully in the technical aspects made possible by the expertise of our brand, to produce a piece with a striking visual impact, where the ornamental elements communicated with the heart and mind, allowing each individual to freely interpret this message.”

The Casio Computers Co., Ltd. is a Japanese multinational electronics manufacturing group that is known for producing various products. The major products in the list are calculators, watches, piano keyboards, digital cameras and mobile phones.
 
Casio watches are now a famous watch brand that is readily available almost throughout the world. The G-SHOCK series is a well-known sub-brand produced by Casio which is dedicated to design and manufacture robust, adventure focused and durable watches that can withstand almost any kind of beating.
 
Casio G-SHOCK has a long pedigree of creating limited production timepieces under sole ideas and also by collaborating with other brands. Only in 2020 the Casio G-SHOCK has collaborated from NASA to Dragon Ball Z for creating co-branded limited edition timepieces. The newest edition in the Casio G-SHOCK limited edition line-up is collaborating with the famous New Era apparels.
This G-SHOCK model is an analogue-digital hybrid from the range. The enthusiast are aware that G-SHOCK has the range divided into three sub-categories for easy of understanding. There are full digital models, analogue models and the one discussing as analogue-digital hybrid model.
 
The Casio labelled its latest New Era Limited Edition watch as the “G-SHOCK GM110NE-1A”. The collaboration came as the famous American New Era Cap Company hits its 100th anniversary. With reference to New Era’s 100th anniversary the Casio has added various custom touches to the watch that carry subtle touches of its baseball head-gear with masculine colour theme.
The Casio G-SHOCK GM110NE-1A is similar but a superior variant of its GA110 series, upgraded with a forged metal bezel. The GM110NE-1A has a 51.9mm case size same as GA110 profiling with a IP treated metal bezel with golden markings engraved in the it. Continuing with the golden theme, the capped lugs also carry a “1920-2020” lettering to denote the 100th anniversary of New Era Cap Company. The famous 3D dial styling has a horizontal black strip that carries the flag logo of New Era in golden marking and on the other side it has an analogue sub-dial for stopwatch function.
 
The GM110NE-1A is powered by the same quartz module used in the regular GA110 series. The list of the multi-function includes world-time, 1/100th second chronograph, stopwatch, perpetual calendar, five alarms with one snooze alarm, 24-hour countdown and a backlit dial feature. The battery life is rated by the manufacturer is for about three years.
The rugged case is constructed by resin and the company has offered few options in the wristband. The standard wrist band offered in GM110NE-1A is a durable black fabric made strap with a Kelly green lining with reference to the New Era’s iconic 59FIFTY baseball cap. The iconic cap is dressed with gold embroidered New Era flag logo and gold-tone hardware. The second option available in the wristband is more of a typical G-SHOCK rehearsal with a black urethane strap infused with gold tone markings.

Casio G-SHOCK is undoubtedly the champion of shock-proof rugged watches with pure practicality. But for a long time now the G-SHOCK range has also focused on aesthetic beauty. In the pursuit G-SHOCK has released several unique, co-branded and limited edition models.
Recently the Casio G-SHOCK has revealed it’s another Limited Edition model in their MR-G series as the Kachi-Iro Collection. The luxurious MR-G is the flagship series in the G-SHOCK range followed by another classy MT-G series.
 
The MR-G series is more focused towards luxury and class, however the G-SHOCK has also combined its best of the best technological innovations into these models. Casio has used its best quartz module coupled with state of the art connectivity technology it has under its sleeve, cherry on the top is its Japanese culture inspired design language with fantabulous finish.
For the latest MR-G model the inspiration is taken from the Kachi-Iro , a colour dedicated to success for centuries within the Japanese culture. For this the traditional samurai armour was coloured in Kachi-Iro. It is the dark navy-blue colour that can be easily seen dominating the latest MR-G models. Yet only models have been launched as the limited edition, MR-G MRGB2000B-1A (yellow-gold accents) and MR-G MRGB2000R-1A (rose-gold accents). All the models are finished in traditional colour and combination of unique materials, range of finishing with unparalleled functionality and ruggedness.
 
The limited edition G-SHOCK MR-G MRGB2000B-1A and MR-G MRGB2000R-1A, both have a prominent and beefy constructed angular shaped case. The case is actually taken from the MRGB2000 series model, with a black DLC-coated titanium base and a deep-layer hardening process.
 
The dial case measures at 49.8mm in width and 16.9mm in thickness, it will be a dominating timepiece on the wrist. With all the beefy size you can definitely flaunt with its luxurious appearance and loads of features. The positive aspect is that the dark finish of dial and integrated lugs make it easily wearable.
Both models are built on the same design pattern but the finishing touches vary on each. The MR-G MRGB2000B-1A is garnished with the perks of yellow-gold DLC finish on hour markers, crown, 4 o’clock pusher and bezel screws contrasting with dark blue Kachi-Iro. While the MR-G MRGB2000R-1A is garnished with perks of rose-gold DLC in the same pattern and in addition the bezel has gone through a unique heat treated in recrystallised titanium. Like other G-SHOCK models these two models have the same strong 200 meters water resistance.
 
Same as the cases, both models also carry an immensely detailed dial, though it has a black colour but the two patterns have a deep root attached with Japanese culture. The centre of the dial has an alternating triangular pattern known as “uroko” which means fish scales, that has significance in Japanese art. The outer brim of the dial has a Japanese folding fan inspired pattern that also creates a track time marking. The ribbed indices also have an artistic expression that imitates the curve of Katana. The sub-dials, seconds-hand and company signature at 12 o’clock are dressed in traditional Kachi-Iro motif.
 
Casio has used its state of the art 5652 quartz movement in both MR-G MRGB2000B-1A and MR-G MRGB2000R-1A limited edition models. The “tough movement” as labelled by Casio, offers a wide range of complications. The quartz movement has Casio’ Tough Solar charging technology, radio controlled time-sync (six times a day), second time zone, 24-hrs chronograph, 24-hrs countdown timer, daily alarm and a perpetual calendar. The MR-G model has Bluetooth connectivity to a mobile application through which you can adjust and control almost every function in the watch. The 5652 quartz movement has a power reserve for about 26 months after a full charge.
 
The wristbands on both limited edition models also have their own uniqueness. The MR-G MRGB2000B-1A has a black DLC coated titanium bracelet in integrated links. For the MR-G MRGB2000R-1A has been offered with a black fluoride rubber strap. The rubber strap is also a piece of art with again Japanese samurai pattern influenced from iconic “Bishamon” which is a tortoise shell formation.
 
Both limited edition models are a display of traditional Japanese culture with a modernised touch combined with high-end Casio quartz movement. The price for both models is close to Rs. 63K which is a quite reasonable price in consideration to the quality and feature it offers.
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Casio is famous for going into collaboration with other brands under their G-SHOCK and Edifice ranges to create one off styled timepieces that attract fans of both brands. Let alone G-SHOCK has released numerous co-branded timepieces that have been nailing it in design and temptation.
 
The latest collaboration is done with KITH the renowned downtown New York retailer that has significance for having rear sneakers and apparels. KITH is also famous for its collaboration with other major brands for introducing unique items. This time KITH and Casio G-SHOCK have come up with a third new co-branded timepiece, this time in Rainbow under the GM-6900 series.
The KITH’s founder, Ronnie Fieg came to New York in ‘90s, so that era has always been a prominent influence to him. So this new collaboration is no exception, because the most ’90 profiled Casio G-SHOCK 6900 series has been opted for it. The collaboration is well-timed as the GM-6900 series completed its 25 years run last year.
Till now it’s the third time that KITH has gathered up with G-SHOCK to release a 6900 series timepiece with some unique touches. The first ever collaboration timepiece was introduced with white resin case and rose-gold coloured accents, as a backlit dial button and protection bars over the case. Further the KITH and G-SHOCK offered a full rose-gold colour finished case in 6900 series that was more of a luxury fashion statement.
 
This time the GM-6900 has retained its forged metal bezel but with a dash of unique colour choice. The KITH has opted to go for an iridescent rainbow finish on their G-SHOCK GM-6900. The colour choice is unique and vogue. Acquiring this unique colour is not an easy task. The casing is treated with an extensive sampling method to achieve this unique iridescent finish.
The end result is pretty jaw-dropping and amazes anyone who sees the watch for the first time. It creates a sudden strong impact on the viewer and yet retains its classic 6900 silhouette. The watch is immediately recognisable as the GM-6900 series. Just to comprehend the flexible design language of GM-6900, if the G-SHOCK by John Mayer is compared to KITH’s Rainbow model, both are worlds apart but significantly true to its design and legibility.
 
If you have been following news and updates in the world of luxury watches then you can understand the attention a Rainbow finished luxury watch gathers up. Several Swiss luxury watch brands have introduced their piece of rainbow finished watches but every other new addition seems to be better than others. Among the true watch enthusiasts the most admired and valued rainbow watch is Rolex “Rainbow” Daytona. The double take by Rolex at rainbow timepiece was done in 2019 with multi-colour gemmed bezel Day-Date 36 Ref. 128345RBR. Few other names that offered rainbow finished timepieces were Breitling, Parmigiani Fleurier, Jacob & Co., Hublot, Roger Dubuis and Zenith.
In fact this is not the first rainbow coloured G-SHOCK timepiece by Casio, but it definitely is the first GM-6900 series watch with an exclusive iridescent finish. The rainbow finish literally looks like a tie-dye job, setting this GM-6900 model prominent in the rainbow finished watches.
 
Again there is another momentous occasion when KITH chose to go in collaboration with Casio G-SHOCK to introduce its GM-6900 model. The KITH apparel label is going to celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2021. The NY apparel is already in the limelight due to its inauguration of its first store in Europe, located in Paris, France. The latest French store is reckoned as the flagship of the company. The store is designed by famous designer Daniel Arsham of Snarkitecture. Even more interestingly the store also housed an outpost of Sadelle’s. The eatery is famous for special bagels and provides a peaceful seating place for shoppers after their spree.
 
The G-SHOCK GM-6900 Rainbow by KITH is one tough sports watch that is undoubtedly practical and legible. This model is also prone to have few signature styling notes that are adhered with KITH only. The KITH logo printed on a translucent resin strap gives a feel of lightness to watch and plays well with the iridescent bezel. The watch also comes with a secondary fully translucent strap, with easy-to-change method.
 
KITH also has been using another note on their collab watches a lot that is grooving their logo on the backlit button at the 6 o’clock. The backlit button on the G-SHOCK watches is prominent and easy to access and Casio has been engraving it with capital “G” due to its G-SHOCK range. But in the collaboration model KITH has smartly placed their company signature on the backlit button. In this model the button is finished in simple greyish metallic dark-blue shade, rather than matching the case colour in previous rose-gold finished 6900 model. The display mid bracket, the caseback, 4 pushers, the screws and including the wristband buckle all have the same distinct shade.
There is a discreet surprise that shows when the backlit button is pressed. As the dial lights up two words “Just Us” become visible and these pairs of words have appeared on numerous products including the previous rose-gold finished GM-6900 model.
 
The list of features offered by the GM-6900 is known and the same load of functions is packed in KITH’s rainbow timepiece. This G-SHOCK model is a full digital watch with backlit display, multifunction alarm, two years battery life, a calendar, stopwatch and more with strong 200 meter water resistance. The watch is priced for about Rs. 63K and will be available by this week.
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