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The MIP Square is HERE!

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Finally, G-Shock has released the MIP square to the American market! You’ve been waiting so long, but now you can go to Gshock.com and pick up the classically styled square 5600 watch with an updated MIP screen.

Models with both polarities are available. The GWBX5600-1 has a positive screen, the GWBX5600-1A1 has a negative screen. Since both of them are MIP rather than a regular LCD, they both have excellent legibility even at extreme viewing angles.

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The MIP Square is Finally Here: Casio G-Shock GW-BX5600 U.S. Release

The watch that G-Shock purists have been demanding for years has officially landed in the United States. In this announcement breakdown, Jim Kinkade covers the surprise launch of the Casio G-Shock GW-BX5600 on gshock.com—bringing the game-changing high-contrast Memory-in-Pixel (MIP) LCD to the iconic square silhouette without the bloat of unwanted fitness sensors.

What G-Shock Fans Actually Wanted: Pure MIP Upgrades

When Casio introduced MIP displays on models like the DW-H5600, many fans pushed back against the thick heart rate monitors, proprietary charging cables, and complicated menu trees. The new GW-BX5600 addresses that feedback directly:

  • Dedicated MIP Square Architecture: Keeps the classic, slim, low-profile square form factor while replacing traditional segmented LCD technology with ultra-crisp MIP digital readout.
  • Positive & Negative Display Variants: Launching with both a high-visibility positive MIP screen and a blacked-out negative MIP option, priced at $180.
  • Tough Solar & Multiband 6 Atomic Timekeeping: Eliminates charging cables entirely by pairing continuous solar charging with radio-controlled atomic timekeeping and Bluetooth Smartphone Link connectivity.
  • Eco-Friendly Bio-Based Resin: Uses bio-based resin for the bezel and band construction, retaining trademark shock resistance with a reduced environmental footprint.

Upcoming Testing: GW-BX5600 vs. GW-M5610U Showdown

With an order placed, Jim plans a head-to-head field comparison against his benchmark daily square, the GW-M5610U:

  • Viewing Angle Realities: Evaluating whether the MIP screen eliminates the washed-out angle fade common with standard digital LCDs.
  • Legibility & Everyday Field Practicality: Testing how the digital font scaling, multi-display layouts, and LED backlight hold up in direct sunlight, low light, and harsh work environments.

The Verdict

The G-Shock GW-BX5600 marks one of the most anticipated releases in Casio’s modern 5600 lineage. By combining tough solar power, atomic syncing, and a crystal-clear MIP display in a no-nonsense square, Casio has delivered the modern upgrade purists have been asking for.

Conclusion

Yes, I demanded that G-Shock make this watch. I told them to take the regular square and just change the screen, nothing else! I reitereated that demand last year, telling them to release it before the end of 2025. They did. In December of 2025 they announced the MIP square watch. After that it was made available to some select markets, but not the United States.

People were asking me where it was. I didn’t know! I don’t know why it took so long. But it’s here now.

If you are interested in buying the new G-Shock MIP square click here for the positive display or click here for the negative display. You can use regular American dollars to buy it. (No word on if they accept Texas Dinero.)

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