How to decode your G-Shock model number

Ever wonder what the little hang tag that comes with your G-Shock means? Find out here. These tables attempt to decode what the full model number of a G-Shock means. This table has been built on the excellent work of the mysterious 'Buddha-G' along with trawling of the G-Shock Perfect Search. Any corrections or updates please comment or get in touch here.<br><br>


Full G-Shock Model Number<br>
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GW	-	M	5600	BC	-	1	A	JF
Type Code	-	Model Prefix	Model Number	Model Suffix	-	Color	Order	Market

Note not all groups will necessarily be present. For example most G-Shock typically have a full model number of the format Type Code-Model Number-Colour Market (eg. GX-56-4DR). Typically if Order code is present Market code will not be.<br>

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Full G-Shock Model Number Decoded <br>
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<div class="cms_table"><table class="cms_table_grid" width="400"><tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td" width="100"><b>Type Code </b></td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">AW</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">Analogue Water resistant</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">AWG</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">Analogue Water resistant ?</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">BG</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">Baby-G</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">DW</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">Digital Water resistant</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">GA</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">G-Shock Cool</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">GC</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">G-Shock Cool</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">GD</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">?</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">GDF</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">?</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">GL</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">G-Lide</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">GLX</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">G-Lide X</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">GRX</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">G-Ride X</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">GS</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">Giez</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">GW</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">G-Shock Waveceptor</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">GWF</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">G-Shock Waveceptor F</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">GX</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">G-Shock eXtra</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">GXW</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">G-Shock eXtra 'Jiekkusushirizu' Waveceptor</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">MRG</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">Majestic Reality G-Shock</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">MTG</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">Metal Twisted G-Shock</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">WW</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">Wide temp Water resistant</td>
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<div class="cms_table"><table class="cms_table_grid" width="400"><tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td" width="100"><b>Model Prefix</b></td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">M</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">Multiband Waveceptor</td>
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<div class="cms_table"><table class="cms_table_grid" width="400"><tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td" width="100"><b>Model Number</b></td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">xxxx</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">Far too numerous to list! Can be one, three or four digits.</td>
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<div class="cms_table"><table class="cms_table_grid" width="400"><tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td" width="100"><b>Model Suffix</b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td"><i>*Special model suffixes (collaborations and limited editions) in seperate table</i></td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">B</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">?</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">BC</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">?</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">C</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">sCrewback</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">G</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">?</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">J</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">?</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">L</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">Leather band</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">T</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">Titanium</td>
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<div class="cms_table"><table class="cms_table_grid" width="400"><tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td" width="100"><b>Color</b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td"><i>For metal Gs believe this code indicate face color</i><br><i>On certain Gs indicates highlight colour</i></td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">1</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">Black</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">2</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">Blue</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">3</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">Green</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">4</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">Orange or Red</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">5</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">Brown</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">6</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">Purple</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">7</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">White</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">8</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">Grey</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">9</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">Yellow or Gold</td>
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<div class="cms_table"><table class="cms_table_grid" width="400"><tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td" width="100"><b>Order</b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td"><i>Unsure as to significance of this code</i></td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">A</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">?</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">B</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">?</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">C</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">?</td>
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<div class="cms_table"><table class="cms_table_grid" width="400"><tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td" width="100"><b>Market</b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td"></td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">DR</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">Export, non Japanese Domestic Market (JDM)</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">J</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">JDM</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">JF</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">JDM</td>
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Special Model Suffixes
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<div class="cms_table"><table class="cms_table_grid" width="400"><tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td" width="100"><b>Special Editions</b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td"><i>Special model suffix denotes Casio special editions</i></td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">BK</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">real BlacK</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">CF</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">Brazillian Frogman</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">CS</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">Crazy Colors (Kureijikarazu)</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">EW</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">Green Colours</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">GB</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">Black x Gold</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">HC</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">Hyper Color</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">NB</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">Metallic Colours</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">PS</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">Play Set (inc G-Shock figure)</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">RD</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">Burning Red</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">TC</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">Triple Crown</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">Z</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">Jazz</td>
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<div class="cms_table"><table class="cms_table_grid" width="400"><tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td" width="100"><b>Men In Series</b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td"><i>Special model suffix denotes Men In Series</i></td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">BP</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">Men in dark Purple</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">P</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">men in ice white</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">R</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">men in Rescue orange</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">MS</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">Men in ruSty black</td>
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<div class="cms_table"><table class="cms_table_grid" width="400"><tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td" width="100"><b>Collaborations</b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td"><i>Special model suffix denotes Collaboration</i></td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">BKC</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">Brooklyn Circus</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">BN</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">Blue Note</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">K</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">I.C.E.R.C.</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">KR</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">Krink (graffiti ink)</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">VT</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">?</td>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_grid_tr"><td class="cms_table_grid_td"><b><font size="5">WC</font></b></td>
<td class="cms_table_grid_td">WCCS - World Coral Reef Conservation Society</td>
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