11/7/2023 0 Comments Ek manta![]() Tough Solar movements are powered by light and have hands that will realign if they are displaced due to sudden case shock. The Oceanus Manta case is water-resistant to 100 meters. The module inside the watch is a “Tough Solar,” meaning it is effectively the same technology (just thinner) that you find in the popular Casio G-Shock collection of watches. That’s crazy-light for a full-metal timepiece with this type of hardware inside. The watches feel very light on the wrist at just 82 grams in weight. The case is also thin at just 9.5mm-thick in a slick titanium case that has a domed, AR-coated sapphire crystal over the dial. I would say that watch wears like a 40mm timepiece. The bezel diameter of the Oceanus Manta is 39mm-wide. The Japanese are, if anything, “too honest” with their published measurements. Casio isn’t even measuring how the Swiss do, which is usually just the bezel distance. It even wears small given the published 42.3mm-wide size. One interesting thing about the Oceanus Manta is just how small it is. with a rather fancy model collection that is called the “Manta.” Today, I look at three models available in the U.S., including the reference OCWS5000ME1A (maki-e dial), OCWS5000APA2 (mother-of-pearl dial), and OCWS5000B-1A (DLC-coated black case). You can check out my report on the aBlogtoWatch visit to where Casio G-Shock watches are made here.Ĭasio Oceanus now debuts in the U.S. This is where the more high-end and specialized Casio watches get made, and it is a really impressive lab-like facility. It happens at their more elite Yamagata factory which I visited a few years ago. To help position the build quality and value proposition of these more high-end Casio watches, I might want to mention that the Oceanus watches are built by Casio in Japan. ![]() ![]() The Oceanus formula is just that: to take the best of G-Shock watch technology and place it in a slimmer, more elegant, yet still high-performance, “formal watch” profile. People who have traveled to Japan and checked out local watch stores have probably all seen these curious high-end high-tech dress watches from the brand best associated with G-Shock. Global Casio fans wanting all the goodies from Japan have a new reason to celebrate, as the Casio Oceanus collection is now available in more markets - including the USA.
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