Ok, some of you will have seen my thread about the AWG-M500KG I’ve had delivered but has the wrong colour resins fitted. I’ve got a bezel on the way, but the straps are discontinued so virtually no chance to get any.
@Viper45 suggested a velcro band used to be made for the 500 as a possible option but I can’t find any.
I have, however, with different search combinations, happened across an Etsy US…
I just won this on an offer of £20 this morning, CS-831. Looking on Digital Watch.com, this is from 1983.
I think the seller photos make it look a little worse than it will come out after a clean up. Don’t get me wrong, it’s far from pristine but hopefully will look nicer after I’ve worked on it.
It was being sold as “somewhat working”, with the seller saying they couldn’t set it up. The buttons look a little rough, but being that…
So this one is a DW-002, in a poor state, but that’s only looking cosmetic rather than damage.
I’ve already thrown the original velcro/fabric strap. Apart from the fact it just would never have cleaned up properly, I’ve never liked them because they make the watch stand up way too tall on the…
So first is a DW-8800 Codename, which I’ve always found kind of amusing for the little list of “emergency” codes engraved on the caseback. They actually have a lot of features for what is to look at, a normal digital G-Shock. This is a snip of the first page in the manual:
Here’s the watch, from what I can tell, the bezel…
I happened across the AWG-M500 version by accident on eBay a few weeks back, I think I was doing a search for Casio KG and one of these popped up as a suggestion under a listing. I didn’t know about this model having a KG version so a nice surprise.
Of course nearly all in Japan and as usual, on eBay at least, the Japan ones were stupid prices…
So I got this one through today from eBay, in really good condition, I just need to put the resin strap set on, (it came with that included, and the original strap rods too), as it has an aftermarket steel bracelet fitted.
Although that is actually a perfect fit, it’s got very small gaps where it fits to the watch and the rods/pins show which is quite annoying to me😂. Also it’s bloomin’…
I have vague recollections of seeing somewhere recently that said these were UK release only? Feel free to correct me if wrong.
Officially these are known as Black and Bold Red. They look pretty damn nice I must say, and with a 25% Blue Light discount it was definitely worth it!!
Stock photos, I’ll update with live shots when it arrives:
I like these old, all stainless steel Casio’s, they have a bit of character about them.
These have the 549 module, which has dual time and REM like the 901/691’s did in the 5600C’s/5300’s and probably other vintage Casio’s as well.
So with a few photos, here’s the story from yesterday and this morning:
1. Arrival shots, the crystal and case have marks/scratches…
I didn’t want to hijack his thread with a restoration of my own, so started this one.
So I just won a Japan T, (module 914), from Spain for just less than €20👍. I wanted a cheap one because then…
I think I’ve actually spent a bit more than I really wanted, these somehow seem to always be on sale at too much for me, but I spied one last week and thought “what the hell” to myself so spent…
