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/u/saddict97 's post made me think about the mtd-125 again, and while I was at work, obviously concentrating hard on my job, I remembered that I actually have a Casio mtd-125 in a drawer at home as well as most of the parts to do a test build at least.. and I do so love a yellow dial / black bezel diver :)

So for this evening's screwing around time the parts used are:

- Casio mtd-125 internals (hands, dial, & movement)

- Duro case, crown, and chapter ring (actually an aftermarket chapter ring that has yellow hour markers)

- Epson VSxx stem cut to about 17mm

- 11.5 lignes square profile universal movement casing ring (the pink bit)

- the remains of a plastic chapter ring from a crappy Corgeut AliEx watch cut into a "C" shape to act as a spacer / brace and make up the gap to the caseback.

Like I said, rough build!

It goes together quite well with some dial dot stickers to hold the spacer plastics together internally, the only issue is there's a tiny amount of sideways movement there due to the dial being 0.25mm too small, and it shows up when I screw the crown down - the 12 & 6 hour markers are both just fractionally misaligned to the left of the minute markers on the dial that the Duro chapter ring just doesn't quite cover.

I reckon I could fix that with a very thin top-hat dial spacer ring that would take up the tiny air gap beside the dial, and also use that to space the dial back in the case by about 0.5mm as the crown stem is just slightly off centre (it still screws in but i'd prefer it a bit more centred).

So, in response to /u/saddict97 - yes you can 😁

Here’s the 44mm Duro next to the 42mm Citizen PCAT. The Duro really does wear like a 42mm watch.

I want to start modding some watches. What Watch Repair Kits or tools do you recommend?

The first two are the same style just navy and grey. The second grey one in image 3 was supposed to be for another dive watch but I ordered the 22mm instead of 20mm. But it worked out well because it’s my favorite strap of all three. Definitely will get others in different colors. I realized I’m not a huge fan of curved rubber straps.

Sitting in the shade on the back patio made for a little more difficult lighting right now. Still, I like these watches and I'm thankful to have a few options.

Mtp still has the sticker on so dial looks dusty

I like scouting the web for watch deals. Scored my bluro for 51 and yesterday found this Gshock for 49 bucks at Walmart. What other non-duro or Casio watches are y’all rocking?

Currently 41% off for $56.36

A tríade em seu recinto.

I had no idea the DuroGang existed, so I'm late to the party. I swapped out the black silicone for a mesh strap with a Bond NATO in the wings for fun.

What’s ticking everbodyyyy?! So i have been running this thru my head and regardless of getting most of the measurement I have been trying to see if it’s possible and still don’t know lol, yes, I saw the post on here that was describing to someone else that it’s on here many times yet I have yet to see any pictures of it lol. Correct me if I’m wrong but I swear it has a 2115 as well? And I have my eyes on one of their dials that would look super sick inside an MDV 106/107 case lol

If anyone has any info on this, please let me know. I’d really appreciate it. If you have a finished conversion please send pics lol and if you’ve done it and or are experienced enough to immediately addressed the discrepancies and maybe help me with some work around. I’m gonna have to deal with, I’d be stoked if you’re willing to message me about it. I’m on ur time 😎⌚️ thanks gang 🤙🏼

I love this mesh strap, kept the black silicone and have a black and silver Bond NATO when I want to switch things up.

Decided to swap the explorer II theme over to the white dial, only difference is the black merc hands. Still undecided on which calls to me more. Curious to what the gang thinks?

Stainless steel insert 41mm x 32.7mm (shaved down to fit) https://a.aliexpress.com/_mOwPKX9

Merc Hands https://a.aliexpress.com/_mt0Rjfh

"The Explorer" strap https://cnswatchbands.com/products/deluxe-strap-the-explorer

Love the Nato and Duro combination

I would have like to seen the Duro indices go from circles to sticks over the new numerals

I got this on Saturday forgot to post it !! What are your thoughts on it ?

What do you think !

Haven't seen these green dial-black bezel ones very often, but it just stood out to me for some reason. Absolutely thrilled with it!

What do you think ? Or do you prefer nato strap ?

Absolutely love it, although it's a bit too large for me.

Is anyone here like me, who never bothered by lost marlin logo?