G-Shock’s Most On-Trend Watch Doesn’t Go Around Your Wrist

This G-Shock has all the hallmarks that have made it’s maker a beloved brand. It just doesn’t go around your wrist.

Yellow Casio G-Shock digital watch with black and gray face on a green background.

Add Gear Patrol as a Preferred Source on Google

By Jack Seemer

Published January 1, 2026

·

If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more

This G-Shock has all the hallmarks that have made it’s maker one of the most beloved names in all of watches.

GP100: Gear Patrol’s annual roundup of the most important releases collects key watches, cars, outdoor gear and more. Browse the full list or catch up on last year’s winners.

There’s that rugged, near-indestructible construction; 200 meters of water resistance; and a square case based off the original design from the 1980s.

Just one thing to clarify: it doesn’t actually go around your wrist.

Four Casio G-Shock digital watches in black, large black, yellow, and red with resin bands on a gray surface. — The new Nano DWN-5600 is based off the design of G-Shock’s original watch.

The Nano DWN-5600 looks and largely performs like your classic everyday G-Shock watch, only at one-tenth the size.

That’s because this tiny timepiece, available in three colors (black, yellow and red), is actually designed to fit around one’s finger.

Back of a Casio G-Shock watch with black resin strap and stainless steel case back showing shock resist details. — G-Shock claims that the Nano DWN-5600 is just as shock resistant as its full-size watches.

The watch is part of a growing trend set forth by the Casio CRW-001-1JR, Timex x MM6 Maison Margiela and Fossil’s collaboration with Nick Jonas.

That said, the G-Shock name, along with everything that comes with it, easily makes the Nano DWN-5600 the most capable watch in its class.

Hand wearing a black Casio G-Shock digital watch on the wrist and a smaller black digital watch on the middle finger. — Unlike other ring watches, the G-Shock Nano DWN-5600 features a fully adjustable band to fit a wider range of finger sizes.

It also has something none of those previous examples can top — a fully adjustable band — suggesting that ring watches might be more movement than meme.