This one was obtained new from Japan and is 100% original.
I noticed this right away, many years ago. Finally got to making some pics. "WATER 20 BAR RESIST" lettering seems tilted.
Not an issue for me, but a fun thing to notice. I wonder if a…
Experts only ;) a surprise in a modern module
Sharp eyes: anyone spots a decidedly unusual thing in the module?
AE1500 the watch: all normal, next image
The module: loo…
Continue readingCasio “10 year battery watch”: battery reality, using AE1500 as an example
==The watch===
AE1500
"10-year battery"
Battery: CR2032
Battery capacity: 230 mAh
====The measurements===
A…
Continue readingCTL battery reserve in Casio Solar: not what I thought (in a good way)
1. Watch and battery specks:
CTL1616F is the most dominant battery in Casio solar watches these days. Its power reserve is 13 mAh.
How long can it power the watch?
Casio manual gives 10 months of run time for GW5610.
22 months in battery saver mode (…
From real life: Trimmer Capacitor vs Bluetooth Atomic
My Casio Oceanus T4000 is regulated to run with about 1 second a month error(*).
Which the watch delivered for the past year.
Suddenly, overnight the watch became 1 second slow (30-times greater error than normal).
My first thought — OMG, regulati…
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