Casio is best known for its rugged G-Shock series of watches. While some offer smart functionality, they are more popular for their classic/analogue watches. So if you want a few more modern features, we have compiled a short list of three smartwatches with a Casio G-Shock like design.
1. Amazfit Active Edge
Amazfit unveiled the Active Edge in early 2024 with a bunch of smart features. Right off the bat, you can see that the Active Edge is a smartwatch with a rugged design true to its name. ‘Active’ in smartwatches usually implies outdoor or sporty and the brand’s Active Edge fits perfect with its rugged design. It sports a 1.32-inch circular LCD display with 10 ATM water resistance. This makes it perfect for diving up to 100 meters.
You also get support for over 130 sports modes, including automatic detection for seven activities, including outdoor and indoor running, walking, outdoor cycling, and elliptical training, along with auto-detection for 25 strength exercises. Thanks to the BioTracker PPG biometric sensor, users get access to heart rate, blood oxygen, sleep, and stress tracking as well. It was announced in India for Rs 12,999 while the global price is set for $140.
2. Amazfit T-Rex 3
The T-Rex 3 brings Zepps OS 4 with OpenAI’s GPT-4o integration. You get skin temperature measurement alongside the usual heart rate, blood oxygen, stress, and sleep tracking. All of this packed in a body with 10 ATM water resistance. Furthermore, you also get Corning’s Gorilla Glass protection and a glove mode for those winter hikes. There is also support for GPS, up to 27 days of battery life on typical use and a whopping 81 days in basic watch mode. You can buy this rugged smartwatch for around $299.
3. Garmin Instinct Crossover Solar
Over a year ago, Garmin debuted the Instinct Crossover series in India with a wide range of smartwatches built for the active users. In this lineup, the Instinct Crossover Solar is a great model to check out. For $449.99, this is a hybrid outdoor smartwatch with GPS support. As the name suggests, you can get up to 28 days of battery life or 70 days with solar charging enabled.
But that’s not all, the Garmin Instinct Crossover Solar even offers pulse OX blood oxygen, a 10ATM water resistance rating, heart rate tracking, respiration rate mapping, women’s health, sleep cycle tracking, stress monitoring, and much more. Despite being a hybrid smartwatch, you can also connect it to your smartwatch for access to smart notification, Find My Phone, Find My Watch, and various sports tracking.