Bet your watch doesn’t have this simple and super useful function

…Unless it’s an old Casio Melody Alarm. But wait, it’s nothing to do with alarms or melodies; these 82/142 modules (they share a manual but have different melodies) have another feature which is totally killer: the brilliantly implemented stopwatch/timer, which deserves to have defined all subsequent stopwatches and timers, but sunk without a trace…

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Bet your watch doesn’t have this simple and super useful function

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Wv56 (2587) viewing angle terrible – repair? Polarizer? Zebra strip?

Hi, II have this wv56h that’s very neat cause it’s one of Casio’s first wave ceptor watches. I put a battery in it since it was low (had thr wrong battery – a 1632 instead of a 1620, the battery hatch wouldn’t fully close.)

Same problem is persisting – terrible lcd viewing angle. I’ve attached he’d pictures. It’s perfectly legible at a low angle but basically unreadable straight on making it not really wearable. I have like $8 in this watch and don’t mind messing with it. I took the module…

Wv56 (2587) viewing angle terrible – repair? Polarizer? Zebra strip?

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What ABC watch to buy as a gift

Hello guys,
My nephew is turning 18 soon, and he likes hiking, so I thought that an ABC watch would be a great gift for him.

Solar power and radio control is a must, so I found PRW-3400Y-2JF on Sakura (I don’t have any experience with that store, but it seems to have some good feedback in this forum). And I think it’d be pretty cool to have a JDM model.

However, I’ve also found PRW3500 on…

What ABC watch to buy as a gift

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Mini ABL-100 Review

Here are my thoughts on the Casio ABL-100 after a few days use.

I’ve had the watch for 4 days now and worn it about 10-12 hours each day.

The watch is a touch larger than an F91/A168/A159 etc and all the better for it. It has a nice metal bracelet reminiscent of the older 1980s Casio style. I’ve found it comfortable to wear.

The case is Ion plated chrome over resin and the biggest let down of the watch. I would have preferred to pay a little more for an all Stainless Steel case. Casio…

Mini ABL-100 Review

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