i just received my new, GW-5000HS.7JF:
This is my current GW-5K trio:
GW-5000-1JF: GW-5000HS-7JF GW-5000U-1JF:
If CASIO wants to keep milking the GW-5K, they should:
1. Add sapphire crystal
2. Improve the display (STN; positive MIP)
3. Increase the price by only…
Picked up a super nice analog Frogman here on the forum – set the watch up on the Casio app on my iPhone. The battery life indicator is on the app not on the watch and showed 2 of 5 bars. No big deal, hit it with a good two hours of direct south Texas …
Continue readingI just installed a combi bracelet on my AWGM100. The levels of stupid and suck present just to install a bracelet was mind-boggling. I’m stunned how bad it was, but it is finally on with a little chewing of the lugs. Not gonna lie, it is a great bracelet.
In retrospective research, I now see that some intrepid soul somewhere found the keys to the kingdom is using 16×1.8 spring bars in lieu of the standard 16×2.0…
I’m interested to buy this watch however I was wondering about its authenticity, I was a bit offput by the ”Made in China” as I’ve thought they were made in Thailand, can you guys please tell me if that model is also built in China ? 😅
Pacparts sale site wide. I've never seen them run a sale before.
Continue readingI’ve just received a second hand GX56 and have noticed a couple of things that seem a bit off. Firstly when in the 3 button screen the module reads as 3179 not 3121 as on the backplate. Secondly in a certain light the screen looks slightly distorted almost like acrylic when it takes a knock. The screen is definitely glass with no signs of damage. Any thoughts?
Cheers Ed
Having decided the subtle gold lettering is almost too understated I found a DW-5400 with module 240 that I’ll be restoring (with 5700 bezel ) to give something a bit ‘brighter’ with the red and white lettering. I also ended up with another DW-5600 – silver buttons with green backlight…
