G-SHOCK x Joshua Vides drop two monochrome watches in India at Rs 12,995

G-SHOCK's latest collaboration takes two of its most recognisable cases and hands them to Joshua Vides, the Los Angeles artist whose stark black-and-white linework has shown up everywhere from murals to sneaker collabs. The result is a two-watch drop—DW-6900JV-1 and DW-5600JV-7—priced at Rs 12,995 each, sold through select G-SHOCK stores and online.The DW-6900JV-1 sits in matte black with white graphics traced across the case, bezel, and strap. It keeps the model's three-dial digital face and front button intact. The DW-5600JV-7 inverts everything: a glossy white square case with black outlines, drawn on like the watch is a panel from a comic book. Press the backlight on either one and Vides' "Cone" motif glows across the display.That's the trick Vides is known for. He takes three-dimensional objects—shoes, cars, entire rooms—and traces them with thick black outlines until they read flat, like illustrations someone left behind on the actual thing. Applied to G-SHOCK's blocky digital silhouettes, the effect is unusually clean. The watches look drawn rather than built.Functionally, both stick to the script. Shock-resistant construction, Super Illuminator LED backlight with afterglow, 1/100-second stopwatch, countdown timer, multi-function alarm, hourly time signal, and a full auto-calendar that runs to 2099. Accuracy is rated at ±15 seconds per month. Battery life lands at roughly five years.Each watch ships in custom packaging built specifically for the collab. G-SHOCK has been doing artist drops since the 1980s, but this one earns its place by leaning fully into Vides' visual grammar rather than just slapping a signature on the strap.