Saw this on Wrist Action on YouTube, he did an instructional video on how to modify the pcb to enable flash alarm on the AE1200. It involves soldering a jumper together, looks fairly easy if you have a soldering iron (or conductive paint pen). I think …
Continue readingCasio steel case mods – 2025 edition
It all started with Kranio Designs then followed by the more popular SKXMOD. Turning your AE-1200/1300 WS-1600 into stainless steel Casios. Wildly popular but also kinda expensive. Thankfully now we have several options from AliExpress and Ebay that ar…
Continue readingWhere was this module from and what can I do with it?
Probably some OEM left overs, saw it was on sale for couple thousand of them. The backplate and display looks quite premium, do people still make digital watches in this level of detail? Nixon maybe? Or some other microbrand? Got me quite curious and w…
Continue readingSuunto Core…Any Positive Experiences?
Hey all!
I just got a Suunto Core…only had it a week so far. I got it to replace an old Casio Protrek, and I plan on using it for biking, hiking, sometimes boating/shallow swimming, and general every day use.
When I was researching the watch, I fo…
Continue readingBulova Phantom LCD “World’s Thinnest LCD Digital”
Hello, I have this watch from my late father, just found it in the safe. Wondering if anyone can help ID it or value it, as I can't find many examples on ebay or general search. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Continue readingBoccia Titanium digital
I just saw this out from Boccia, has anyone already ordered it and has any thought to share? They come in few other colours – blue, green, two tone white…
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Continue readingWe got both kinds
New Garmin Venu X1
Garmin has just launched the new Venu X1; the thinnest (7,9mm) Garmin with the biggest (2") display so far.
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Continue readingDoes someone know a (fully) digital watch with a fly-back chronograph?
I was wondering…
Does someone know a (fully) digital watch with a fly-back chronograph?
Does that even exist?
Trash scammy fake websites, what’s the deal?
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.
Continue readingSearching 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…
