If you love watches, then Baselworld is the place to be right now, as the event held in Switzerland brings all major watch manufacturers together, so that they can show the whole world their latest inventions. The event starts today and lasts until March 25, so be sure to drop by if you are close to the city of Basel.

An example of what you can see at this event is the Casio G-Shock with recrystallized rubies from Kyocera. Yes, they have implemented their “created ruby,” as Kyocera likes to call them, which until now have only been used with common jewelry pieces, into a limited edition Casio watch.

"Conventionally, our recrystallized gemstones have primarily been used for jewelry applications, but starting from last autumn, we have been developing them to be used in a wider range of decorative applications," stated Takafumi Matsuda, Executive Officer & General Manager of the Kyocera Corporation Jewelry & Application Products Division. "Kyocera will utilize the know-how accumulated in the 35-years of experience since the creation of our recrystallized gemstones to expand the business beyond jewelry and build a pillar for business in diverse decorative material applications."

If you were just about to start documenting yourselves regarding these recrystallized rubies, let me tell you for short what they are all about. The synthetic gemstones are simply created by Kyocera through their own proprietary advanced tech so that they look and feel like natural rubies. They also make sapphires and emeralds.

For the G-Shock showcased at Baselworld, Kyocera used about 097 grams (4.85 carats) of this type of rubies placed in the inner-casing around the numerals. So, if you are a fan of the Casio watches and especially the G-Shock model, there is an extra model now available for you.


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