Guide To Casio G-Shocks: Real or Fake??

Welcome everybody to the latest edition of Guide To G-Shocks. Now, this is probably one of the most important articles I’ve written, so you might want to share this around. We’ve been getting lots of questions about how to tell if a watch you bought online is Genuine or Fake. So I’ll be covering that in two parts. Ready? Let’s get to it!

When you receive the watch, the first thing you should do is check the instruction manual. There it’ll have a module number. Make sure that it matches the module number on the back of the watch (eg. If the manual says Module No 3195 then that’s what should be engraved on the back of the watch (usually in a rectangle box).

All watches also have their model number engraved on the caseback (IE if you bought the BGA-100-1B that’s what should be written on the back). If the numbers don’t match the box, then you might be in trouble.

The most important thing to note is, again on the back of the box, the watch has to have the word CASIO on both the front and back. If it’s not on both sides, it’s most likely fake.

Now, one thing to note, which has a lot of people worried about if their watches are real, is the box it comes in. I know you might have bought a G-Shock before and it came in a black tin, so you’d expect all the G-Shocks to come with a tin right? Wrong! It’s weird and quite random but not all models come with a tin, some just come in a black box (or white if you’ve bought a Baby-G). Before I leave you, here’s a good site to go to https://www.casio-intl.com/in/en/ Find your watch there, and at the bottom of the page it’ll have a photo of what packaging it comes in.

Well that’s it for me today. I hope this was informative and that you’re now more armed with the knowledge of how to spot a fake.

Until Next Time! Jimmy B.