Made from a synthetic sapphire crystal material, with a polygonal shape on the sides, and a wave pattern on the top, there are cuts on 48 sides in total, with each facet perfectly polished to a jewel finish - resulting in a gorgeous sparkle effect created by every ray of light that hits the surfaces, on both the horizontal and vertical axes of the bezel.īoth the (pictured) limited edition OCWS60002A and the regular production OCW-S60001A models, the latter of which has a flat surface on the top of its bezel, remind me of the understated bling of a standard Royal Oak, which utilizes multiple sharp angles and facets coupled with intricate polishing techniques to reflect light - without putting your wrist on blast like a diamond-set bezel does - elegantly.Īs you can see in the profile view image above, the sapphire crystal bezel is quite thick (approximately 3 mm thick). Oceanus implemented a distinctive blue frameless, one-piece sapphire crystal bezel, achieved using a special spiral-cutting production technique, and by applying a blue graduated ion-plating/vapor deposition treatment to the underside of the bezel which creates a range of blue hues that matches the blue gradient dial. Notably, Oceanus has always been a more prestigious line within the overall group, mostly sold in Japan, however, in the past few years, Oceanus has moved into the US and has been elevated further upscale, and that’s more apparent within the Manta S6000 collection than ever before. While MR-G timepieces represent the top-of-the-line from G-Shock - Oceanus is the elevated sub-brand of Casio (all owned by Casio). And like a sports watch, it’s equally attractive with a short-sleeved shirt. The result is a comfortable on-wrist experience with the feel of a dress watch - that effortlessly slides right under the cuff of a dress shirt - yet unlike your typical dress watch it’s not fragile. Moreover, with a relatively short lug-to-lug of 47.1 mm, it should fit many wrist sizes quite well.īeing made of lightweight titanium and having such svelte dimensions translates to a low total weight of just 88 grams, which is especially nice considering this has a fully metallic integrated bracelet.
The Manta OCWS6000SW2A Limited Edition measures a sleek 42.5 mm x 9.2 officially, however, Oceanus, included the crown guards in the official diameter specification whereas we typically don’t include crown guards when measuring the diameter of a watch case, meaning this watch realistically looks and wears more like a 41 mm watch.
The Manta S6000 collection - by Casio’s premium sub-brand Oceanus - represents the Japanese watchmaker’s highest echelon.
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