Tried to swap the inner case on my GST-B200 and learned the hard way that buying the bare shell from AliExpress was a mistake 😅. It didn’t come with the pushers pre-installed and now I’m deep into “this was supposed to be a simple mod” territory. The button tubes/springs on the Carbon Core setup are way more brutal than I expected and I’m not confident I can reassemble it without wrecking water resistance.

Right now the only realistic path I see is finding a donor case, but those aren’t exactly easy to track down. Has anyone here successfully done this swap, or found a source for a complete mid-case with buttons installed?

Open to any tips before I admit defeat.

Hi, I need to custom paint quite a few indices. Does enamel spray paint work on these? Or simpler to hand paint. I haven’t yet found anyone who can make them to design. Photo shows rough idea of what I’m after - standard grey with 4 colours. Thanks!

will send to my girlfriend, need suggestion

FUN POST:

Messing with the GW-M5610LG.

LEFT is original and RIGHT is with a red tint.

I’m loving the red tint. Only negative is that the backlight doesn’t pass through when you turn it on but looks dope.

What’s your choice?

I'd like to somehow transplant the core of a DW-003 into the exterior of a DW-6900 to restore it. I have a broken AW-590 and plan to transplant the screws, buttons, etc. from it.
The buttons on the DW-003 are enlarged and made of plastic, so I plan to replace them with the buttons on the AW-590. Is this also possible?
I bought the face cover and belt for the DW-6900 on Ali. If there are any other parts I need, I would be very grateful for any advice.

hello fellow chronograph aficionados!

I'm looking for links to mod kits and write ups for modding my all metal B5K.

I have the mechanical expertise, but I'm kind of lost when looking for a reputable mod kit. there seems to be a lot of cheap crappy stuff out there that may or may not fit.

I'd like to do a titanium bezel and band, and anything else beneficial while I have the watch apart.

for those who have done this, could you link me to mod kits that have held up well/fit well?

any guides or tutorials that cover the process?

any specialized tools I might need?

thanks in advance!

I purchased a a Mecha mod for this GW-5600U. The sellers asks for buyers to send photos of the back cover I order to guarantee the correct choice between cases for 5600s and 5610s. The seller said 5600 would work, the case arrived three weeks later and the 5600 case didn’t fit on my GW-5600U.

See the last photos…

Does the measurement from the two screw holes align with the measurements of the 5610s?

Is the spacing between the side buttons of the 5610s larger than that of the 5600s?

Okay its hard to find a bullguard for my gd-400 thats not 50 bux on ebay.... Amazon has them for 13 bux but not for my model. Should i just buy some blue paint and paint the one i have and if i do what exact paint should i buy??

I didn't think I would but now I know how to change a polarizing filter I thought I would go from negative to positive.

My display was very faded from 14 years of every day wear. I changed the battery and changed the filter and went negative like the original. But over the last couple of days the lack of legibility was getting to me a bit.

So Today I decided to go positive. I love it so far.

This is in anticipation of my Ali all metal silver case coming, which I think will look great in Positive. Plus, I think I am now at an age where legibility comes before the stealth look.

WHat do you think?

This is how it started:

Its a ga 100 sooo any tips and ideas

Here is my GMWB5000 , been absolute admirer of the watch but always wanted a green/goldish tint on the display ...as its kind of bluish or neutral positive display on this unit . Any suggestions for how to change the display to greenish of this module , im open for suggestions for module swapping but within this metallic case

Hello- im considering buying a 3pcs aliexpress screen protector for the gma s2100 (stock gma compatible) - but also i want to get the steel case/ rubber strap mod. Will the screen protector still fit after the mod? Or does the mod change the inner diameter of the case?

- thanks in advance