Welcome to the G-Shock Hacker's Handbook project!

G-Shocks (or "G's" as they are affectionately known) are not just cheap plastic watches that can survive a world of pain. They are also the stepping stone for a huge range of experiments (or "hacks"). These hacks cover everything from tweaking the accuracy, to stealthing, dyeing, fitting non-standard bands, and ruggedizing.

The very fact that G's are relatively cheap watches makes them ideal for this kind of experimentation. Imagine dyeing a Rolex just to see what happens, or boiling an Omega case in a saucepan for twenty minutes because you want slightly softer buttons. Unthinkable, but these kinds of activities are performed every day by G-philes all over the world. You can find many examples on the Watchuseek G-Shock Forum.

I decided it was about time to bring these techniques together into one volume, which could be read purely for interest, but also serve as a great starting point for your own experiments. Who knows, maybe you'll be inspired to try something that will appear in a future edition of the book!

The book will appear in draft form on this website as PDF. It will always be free to download. When it reaches a stage where it is ready for publication, I will make it into a print-on-demand book so you can buy a physical copy.

The book will be published under a Creative Commons Licence, so you will be able to make your own derived versions of it for other (non-commercial) purposes, provided you share your new work under the same licence.

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Good hacking!