So I was watching a Youtube vid about interesting digital watches, and there was this DB-520 clone so blatant I wondered whether the module would actually fit in a real DB-520 (I’ve got a dead one, and this one has EL and melody alarm). I gather it was a collaboration between a couple of companies, Fumi and Raised by Wolves, in like 2008 or something.

Searching just brought up a bunch of old articles about it, so I went into the search options to pick results from only the last year, and…

Trash scammy fake websites, what’s the deal?

So this bad boy could use a fresh polariser…

No fiddly bits to lose, nice

Two ICs under the nice fat 2320

A closer look

Back cover off… Wonder of wonders, the piezo springs be captive! No fiddly business

Minus insulator and battery contact (seems to be gold-plated steel). There’s another…

Inside the Seiko RC-4000

Hi Everyone,

since the PRW35-LD was mentioned here I was quite excited.
It’s a digital Pro Trek and comes with the typical ABC sensors, as well as tough solar and MB6.

However, it also has an distinguishing feature: It’s lumed. A factory lumed digital watch, – no modding needed, lume+backlight.

I took this picture yesterday evening after loading the lume for 30sec with a bright flashlight.

The lume was dimming pretty instantly, but…

Casio PRW-35LD – Evolution done right

I’m mainly a mechanical watch guy, but I sometimes like digital watches. They’re very practical and need zero care. I’ve had a Casio B640WB for a few years, and like its compact size, light weight, and zero worries nature. When all my mechanical watches are wound down and I’m in a rush to get out, it’s easiest thing to grab. However, it’s plastic case and hair pulling bracelet make it not very suitable for formal occasions.

I want a digital watch that’s elegant enough to wear in a dressy…

Modern elegant digital watches

Hiya
I bought a Casio A168 and an F-91W (latter yet to arrive) from: https://www.zalando.no/casio-a168wa-1yes-sportsklokker-solv-c15-dzw-0021-99.html
I don’t know have the site fares internationally, but in Scandinavia they’re a big online fashion store. They were coincidentally also the only place where I could find both watches locally at retail price and with fast shipping.
A168 arrived today, and it looks a tad different from the ones I’ve seen online. Mainly the…

Fake or Redesigned Casio A168?

This thread is intended to be a resource for anyone seeking to repair or customise an LCD, covering polariser sourcing and replacement, and hopefully if we put our heads together we may be able to figure out what’s required to reproduce the printed graphics which usually can’t survive the replacement of the rear polariser.

More ambitiously, perhaps we can even pioneer the repair of screen bleed, probably requiring the milking of a large LCD panel to yield a couple of drops of the precious…

LCD restoration and modification… and even remanufacture? Info collected HERE