--- title: "G-Shock GMC 2500: the minute hand sits on magnets to survive impacts" description: "A magnetic minute hand, a $350 metal bracelet option and a stopwatch built into the date wheel define this Nautilus-inspired G-Shock, along with a few…" url: https://tech.skoop.news/hands-on-we-put-the-casio-g-shock-2500-series-casionaut-thro--10-23/ published: 2026-10-23T07:49:03.983069-04:00 modified: 2026-10-23T07:49:03.983069-04:00 section: "Tech & Apps" publisher: "skoop.news" language: en keywords: ["Patek Philippe Nautilus", "Shock Release Hand", "Multi-Mission Date", "G-Shock", "CasiOak", "GA-V01", "Genta"] hashtags: ["#PatekPhilippeNautilus", "#ShockReleaseHand", "#MultiMissionDate", "#tech", "#ai"] image: https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Blackview_A60_Smartphone_Android_mobile_phone_back_face.jpg/1280px-Blackview_A60_Smartphone_Android_mobile_phone_back_face.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail --- # G-Shock GMC 2500: the minute hand sits on magnets to survive impacts > A magnetic minute hand, a $350 metal bracelet option and a stopwatch built into the date wheel define this Nautilus-inspired G-Shock, along with a few loose-fitting caveats. Published 2026-10-23 · Tech & Apps, [skoop.news](https://skoop.news/) ## In brief - The minute hand on this G-Shock is held in place by magnets instead of a conventional mechanical post, so it can absorb impacts [[1]](https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/we-put-the-casio-g-shock-2500-series-casionaut-through-its-paces). - Pressing the pusher at 8 o'clock cycles the watch between modes and enters stopwatch mode [[1]](https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/we-put-the-casio-g-shock-2500-series-casionaut-through-its-paces). - The case design draws on the Patek Philippe Nautilus, which was designed by Gérald Genta and released in 1976 [[3]](https://www.gq.com/story/casio-new-2500-series-casionaut-10-22-26). ## A minute hand with no post The minute hand on this G-Shock is held in place by magnets instead of a conventional mechanical post, so it can absorb impacts [[1]](https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/we-put-the-casio-g-shock-2500-series-casionaut-through-its-paces). The hand attaches magnetically to absorb and dissipate impact [[2]](https://www.gearpatrol.com/watches/casio-g-shock-2500-series-models-prices-info/). If you wear an analog G-Shock hard, that mounting is the feature to understand first. The system is called Shock Release Hand, and it debuted on the GA-V01 in April 2025 [[1]](https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/we-put-the-casio-g-shock-2500-series-casionaut-through-its-paces). If the hands are misaligned, it pulls them back into place within a few minutes [[1]](https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/we-put-the-casio-g-shock-2500-series-casionaut-through-its-paces). ## Stopwatch and display Pressing the pusher at 8 o'clock cycles the watch between modes and enters stopwatch mode [[1]](https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/we-put-the-casio-g-shock-2500-series-casionaut-through-its-paces). In stopwatch mode the date wheel displays ST, short for stopwatch, while the hour and minute hands keep telling time [[1]](https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/we-put-the-casio-g-shock-2500-series-casionaut-through-its-paces). Starting the stopwatch resets the small seconds hand to zero, which then runs, and the date wheel clicks over to zero to count stopwatch minutes [[1]](https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/we-put-the-casio-g-shock-2500-series-casionaut-through-its-paces). The Multi-Mission Date three-cell display at 3 o'clock can show the date, the current mode, elapsed stopwatch minutes, and setting information [[3]](https://www.gq.com/story/casio-new-2500-series-casionaut-10-22-26). The date wheel is also used to set the year by cycling through its digits, for example 2 then 6 for 2026 [[1]](https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/we-put-the-casio-g-shock-2500-series-casionaut-through-its-paces). Pausing the small seconds function can extend battery life up to five years [[3]](https://www.gq.com/story/casio-new-2500-series-casionaut-10-22-26). ## Design and price The case design draws on the Patek Philippe Nautilus, which was designed by Gérald Genta and released in 1976 [[3]](https://www.gq.com/story/casio-new-2500-series-casionaut-10-22-26). The two full-metal-bracelet models cost $350 [[2]](https://www.gearpatrol.com/watches/casio-g-shock-2500-series-models-prices-info/). Resin models weigh 47 grams and metal models weigh 160 to 180 grams [[3]](https://www.gq.com/story/casio-new-2500-series-casionaut-10-22-26). The watch lacks the CasiOak's alarm, world time, and countdown timer complications [[1]](https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/we-put-the-casio-g-shock-2500-series-casionaut-through-its-paces). The reviewer calls it an exceptional running watch and found the yellow model had the best legibility [[1]](https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/we-put-the-casio-g-shock-2500-series-casionaut-through-its-paces). ## Bracelet complaints The bracelet has a full-width link design with a fixed endlink, which extends lug-to-lug from 46mm to 57.5mm [[1]](https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/we-put-the-casio-g-shock-2500-series-casionaut-through-its-paces). Its links connect with standard spring bars rather than link screws or pin-and-collar fittings, which the reviewer thinks contributes to looseness [[1]](https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/we-put-the-casio-g-shock-2500-series-casionaut-through-its-paces). The clasp has only three points of micro-adjustment [[1]](https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/we-put-the-casio-g-shock-2500-series-casionaut-through-its-paces). ## What this means for you If you want a G-Shock for running, the reviewer calls this an exceptional running watch, and the yellow model had the best legibility [[1]](https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/we-put-the-casio-g-shock-2500-series-casionaut-through-its-paces). If you want an alarm, world time or a countdown timer, the watch lacks them [[1]](https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/we-put-the-casio-g-shock-2500-series-casionaut-through-its-paces). If you are looking at the metal models, check the fit. They cost $350 for the two full-metal-bracelet versions, weigh 160 to 180 grams, and the clasp has only three points of micro-adjustment [[2]](https://www.gearpatrol.com/watches/casio-g-shock-2500-series-models-prices-info/) [[3]](https://www.gq.com/story/casio-new-2500-series-casionaut-10-22-26) [[1]](https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/we-put-the-casio-g-shock-2500-series-casionaut-through-its-paces). The resin models weigh 47 grams [[3]](https://www.gq.com/story/casio-new-2500-series-casionaut-10-22-26). ## Sources 1. [Hands-On: We Put The Casio G-Shock 2500 Series "CasioNaut" Through Its Paces](https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/we-put-the-casio-g-shock-2500-series-casionaut-through-its-paces) — hodinkee.com 2. [G-Shock’s Affordable “CasiOak” Successor Is Here, and It Looks a Lot Like Another Bucket-List Sports Watch](https://www.gearpatrol.com/watches/casio-g-shock-2500-series-models-prices-info/) — gearpatrol.com 3. [This New G-Shock Looks a Lot Like One of the Most Iconic Watches Ever Made](https://www.gq.com/story/casio-new-2500-series-casionaut-10-22-26) — gq.com Image: Photo (illustrative): Acabashi / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blackview_A60_Smartphone_Android_mobile_phone_back_face.jpg) --- Written from the sources above and checked twice (rules and an independent model) before publishing. How we work: https://skoop.news/how-we-work/ · Corrections: https://skoop.news/corrections/