The analogue display on all three dials of Casio's G Shock GravityMaster (GPW-1000) wrist watch is deceptive. What lies beneath? State-of -art digital time keeping technology backed by solar cells, a GPS receiver and a radio frequency time calibration receiver. While the solar cells backs up the battery that is good for 10 years, the radio receiver gets signals from six time-keeping stations worldwide. If this channel of information doesn't work, the GPS receiver checks with a minimum of three satellites to determine its exact position on earth and uses this to automatically display the local time -- even making allowance for regional adjustments like daylight saving time.
A dial at 8 o'clock also displays the time in any other part of the world, after the user selects any of the world's 40 time zones displayed along the rim, as abbreviated city names.
Another dial at 4 o'clock if pressed, interrogates the GPS satellites within 7-20 seconds, displays the exact latitude and longitude , even as it sets the local time on the main dial.
For the asking price of Rs 49,995, this is a chronometer that goes as far as one can go to establish two things you would want to know if you are an outdoor type exploring some remote mountain, desert or forest: Where am I? And what is the time? Which is why the GPW-1000 works up to 200m below water and has a diamond-hard carbon coating. City slackers are also OK to wear it for that macho feeling.
-IndiaTechOnline
