Advice for a trekking watch.
Hello everyone, after many years I'm here again to ask for your advice.
I am not very knowledgeable in the field so I was hoping I could borrow your knowledge to help me pick a watch to bring with me in my future multi-days trekking experiences.
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Vintage gold YEMA ultrathin
YEMA LCD (FAIRCHILD 917)
Old Good Casio.
I have decided to create a theme dedicated to the old good models of Casio, which currently has either not produced, or are produced, but in the same style, ie their modern reincarnation.
Whenever possible, I will try here to show specimens from his co…
Luminox Battery Replacement Issues
The original battery on my Luminox model XB.3729 died so I purchased a new 395 battery and the watch does not seem to be working. I have tried 3 additional 395s since I thought the issue was with the batteries. Not sure I have installed the battery cor…
Continue readingMy €25 Alien “Ripley” project (2 digi watches + silicone kit)
Hey f296!
Today I'll document my latest mod project: a clone of the watch worn by Sigourney Waver alias Lt. Ellen Ripley in the 1979 movie "Alien", that eventually cost me exactly €25 all-in! 🎉
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Continue readingSo what happens after the calendar on your digital watch is over?
I've noticed that the settable calendar in my digital waches (needed to automatically figure out the day of the week, given the date) goes up to a certain arbitrary year in the second half of the XXI century. This has got me thinking. Given that t…
Continue readingLIP Style LCD
Vintage YEMA LCD (B2 593 1K)
Hi guys,
Here's my review of this old YEMA LCD.
Not much info about this one. Probably from the 70s'
She arrived in a ve…
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