If you've landed on a Retaliate product page and found yourself wondering what come with your watch, you're not alone, and it's a fair question. When buying a Retaliate custom G-Shock, buyers deserve to know exactly what they're paying for. So here it is, laid out in full: everything that goes into a Retaliate iced out G-Shock, piece by piece.
The Question Every First-Time Buyer Asks
Most people discovering Bustdown Gshock culture for the first time have seen the finished product, stones catching light, a Gshock transformed into something that reads as fine jewellery, but they haven't seen what's underneath that price tag. Unlike a generic G-Shock mod shop charging by the stone, Retaliate's pricing covers a complete build, start to finish. Nothing is upsold as an "extra" once you're at checkout.
What's Actually Inside Every Retaliate Build
The Base: A Genuine Casio DW6900
Every piece starts with an authentic Casio DW6900, the most recognisable silhouette in G-Shock history and the reason this platform works so well for G-Shock customisation in the first place. The DW6900's chunky bezel and flat digital face give stone-setters far more surface to work with than slimmer analog models, which is exactly why it's become the standard canvas for a serious Casio DW6900 custom. You're not buying a stripped-down shell, you're buying the full, functioning watch, movement and all, before a single stone goes near it.
The Stones: Hand-Set VVS1 Moissanite
Next comes the part people are actually here for. Retaliate uses VVS1 Stones, lab-grown moissanite, hand-set one at a time into the bezel. This is worth being precise about: you'll see the term Diamond G-Shock used across this category, including by us, but on Retaliate specifically, this means a moissanite stone cut and clarity-graded to VVS1 standard. Moissanite at this clarity throws more fire and brilliance under light than a mined diamond of comparable size, which is the entire point of a Handset diamond G-Shock custom build — maximum visual impact.
The Setting: 925 Sterling Silver Bezel Work
The stones sit in a 925 sterling silver bezel, hand-formed and set rather than cast as a single mould-poured piece. This is slower and more labour-intensive than mass production, but it's what allows Retaliate to offer distinct colourways with different stone patterns and cuts rather than one generic template repeated across every order. Every bezel is built individually, for your specific watch.
What Comes With It: Presentation, Certificates and Proof
This is the part most custom Gshock sellers skip, and it's exactly why Retaliate includes it as standard. As seen on our reviews page and reviews highlight on Instagram, every order ships with:
- A Custom Retaliate Watch Tin Box — your piece doesn't arrive in a generic mailer; it's presented in Retaliate's own branded tin, built for the unboxing itself to feel like part of the product
- GRA Certificates — independent stone certification confirming clarity and cut, so the "VVS1" claim isn't just marketing copy
- Original Casio Authenticity Certificate and Warranty card — the same documentation that ships inside every standard DW6900 box, proving the base watch itself is genuine Casio, not a replica shell
- A Retaliate Certificate of Authenticity — confirming your piece is a genuine Retaliate build, tied to your specific order
That's a branded presentation box plus multiple separate documents, none of which are optional add ons. If a custom G-Shock seller can't produce all of that, it's worth asking why.
Why Colourways Matter
Not every piece is priced identically. Colourways like GRAPE SODA and FLAMINGO PINK carry the higher tag rather than the standard, and that gap comes down to rare base Gshock Watches— some colours are so rare, sourcing them brand new is almost a miracle. At Retaliate, we don't use pre-owned watches here, everything is brand spanking new. It's not a premium for the name; it's a reflection of the actual build.
The Bottom Line
When shopping with Retaliate, a purchase here buys a genuine Casio DW6900, hand-set VVS1 Stones that are Certiified in a 925 sterling silver bezel, a branded presentation tin, and four separate pieces of documentation proving both the stones and the base watch are exactly what they claim to be. It's a high-tension custom luxury build, made piece by piece, not a stock watch with stones glued on and a markup attached.
Retaliate is built in Australia, made for the world: every order is a genuine Australian-made watch, shipped internationally, backed by the same certification whether you're in Sydney or shipping overseas. If you're ready to see what a streetwear luxury watch actually costs to build properly, the current catalogue is live now.
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