Casio’s worst design decision

I love the B5000D-1, but who would deny it’s too blingy/flashy? Why they did a mirror finish on the case is beyond me. It’s a tool watch after all. It also gives a weird contrast to the (mostly) brushed bracelet, so they don’t look like they belong together. It would have looked a lot better with a brushed case and just some polished chamfers.
Recently i wore the watch during nighttime tennis and the watch looked pretty appalling with all the night lights reflecting on it.

So i took matters…

Casio’s worst design decision

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Whatever happened to ‘hydro’ modding?

A few years back, barely a week went by without someone showing off their latest hydro modded watch, or asking questions on how to do it. I honestly can’t remember the last time I saw a post on this now. Why has it fallen out of fashion?

(Hydro modding was the act of filling your G Shock with an inert silicon oil, which was said to enhance the legibility of the digital display, as well as increasing the water resistance due to the watch withstanding higher outside pressures)

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