Following up the release of his latest “Black Out” G-Shock, Nigel Sylvester has dropped this mini edit from his “Standing On My Pedals” event with ASAP Ferg featuring riding from Istanbul, California and NYC. Some more looks at the watch after the jump.
It’s not like a G-Shock needs protection but still these new G-Shock cases from Philadelphia based brand SlingShox are pretty rad. Why not right? Check some more looks after the jump.
Nigel Sylvester recently jetted down to the Domincan Republic to shoot an edit for his latest G-Shock collabo. Far from just a vacation destination, he found the DR to be full of sick spots as well as people with love for BMX. Wepa!
Casio and Hawaiian brand In4mation continue their longstanding relationship with the release of their 6th G-Shock collab. As always, its dead on point. Tech specs for the GLX150X-7 include: easy to read tide/moon data graph with contrasting LCD, 200M water resistance, auto super illuminator LED with flash alert, world time (29TZ/48 cities), two multi-function alarms and one snooze alarm, 1/100th second stopwatch with auto-start, countdown timer, 12/24 hr formats, and mute function. The watch drops next month. Hit the jump for a closer look.
“1987″ by Casio G-Shock, is an urban retro-style video shot on the streets of New York City, the home of BMX icon Nigel Sylvester. The video, titled 1987 the year Nigel was born, celebrates a collaborative timepiece between Casio G-Shock and Nigel. As an adult, Nigel looks back on his year of birth as a time of great creative freedom and experimentation. The film was created to capture that spirit.
What isn’t radder in army green? Nothing, that’s why we had to run these ill new G-Shocks. Unfortunately it looks like the olive drab GW-M5610, GW-7900 and the GW-6900’s are a Japan-only Release. We’ll keep an eye out. More images at Highsnobiety.
Nigel Sylvester has another collabo G-Shock about to drop this week, this time in pearl white. The GD100NS-7 will launch exclusively at Blades in NYC with a launch event this Friday that will include an appearance and signing from the man himself. Hit the jump for more images and full event info.
Frank151 recently produced this short with Javier Nunez, NA from Deadline, and Akira from AM NY to talk about the merits of G-Shock from the perspective of a New York City skateboarder. The consensus seems to be when it comes down to it, these watches bang hard.
If you needed more proof as to Nigel Sylvester’s position as a power player, consider this latest promo kit from him, the “Making Moves Since ‘87″ limited edition Nigel Sylvester case. Bringing together an unprecedented five brands that all have exclusive product with Nigel, the case features his custom Skullcandy headphones, Animal seat, G-Shock watch and New Era hat, as well as a bottle of Gatorade. The murdered-out G-Shock is definitely one of their best to date. Only 100 kits were made and will not be available in stores. Hit the jump for more looks.
In a move that makes complete sense on pretty much every level, G-Shock has signed Nigel Sylvester to their roster of athletes. Not much more to say other than, yeah Nigel, get that money son!
