@@alexjhorner such is the opportunity for a good engineering solution. I suppose you could make the sd slot a descending slot, sort of like how cassette readers used to be like, and have the seams be lined with rubber or something. Even then it might be too risky, if not just flat out stupid to be playing in the water with your 1tb micro sd.
@@Matyanson its just a slot, casio can't read the card.. its rather a sneaky usb (well, micro sd this time) drive, that won't forget at home as its always on your wrist. and as was mentioned by the author of the video: "yeah, you can get a smart watch, but they spy on you'. if that doesn't make the matter self explanatory - keep on scrolling
You should do a Kickstarter for a really simple but powerful smart watch, with just a simple lcd showing the time, that's it. But it has thing like the nfc, sd card, and maybe a vibration motor hooked up to an electronic compass so it vibrates when you look north, button operated of course lol
Vibrates when you look north? That sounds like a hellish way of navigating. If anyone would actually need to navigate with a compass they’d never want to do it without visuals
BenRangel besides that, you can find out where North is using the sun relative to any watch hand position, you don't need a smart watch with sensors and a vibration motor at all for that.
The watch looks really clean, great job. Ive always wanted some of the functionality of smart watches but having to charge them everyday was a turn off. Sick watch!
Yo I’ve had a f-91 steel frame since 2017. Wearing it everyday wondering if I could make it better. Saw this video today and I’m pleasantly surprised. Keep doing what you’re doing mate. I’m from India and most parts needed to mod it are unavailable in here due to covid situation. Rest assured I’ll get from your shop once the restrictions are lifted. Nothing but ratings for ya
"Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun. Orbiting this at a distance of roughly ninety-two million miles is an utterly insignificant little blue green planet whose ape-descended life forms are so amazingly primitive that they still think digital watches are a pretty neat idea."
It's not lasting long and it's not bright enough after a couple minutes, additionally, the watch gets harder to read after you removed the reflective back foil from the LCD. The luminous foil has no reflective properties, so the LCD will look dull after the mod. It's even worse if you do it with inverted LCDs, although it looks cool for a couple minutes after charging under a bright lightsource.
Well the main problem is the power required, I imagine it's several orders of magnitude greater than what the watch would normally use, thus drastically reducing the battery life.
@@Vysair Let's hope tesla's battery day isn't going to get postponed a lot more. I honestly can't wait for the technology, even though the price might be 3 times higher compared to current batteries.
@@T19R0N with a smaller motor, probably not much of an issue, you don't use alarms THAT often, do you? I think more of an issue is that smaller motor would not be felt much, so if you're busy, you might just miss it... assuming "smaller is lower power requirements" is true, ofc
@@mkay2223 a linear actuator, basically the same technology used in the hd rumble in joycons. the cool thing is that it can be scaled down for the same purpose
Absolutely in love with your watch mods, I purchased an F91W due to your videos and have loved it ever since. i think it would be awesome to have a tap to pay watch, am really excited! Looking forward to it. I just ordered another one to experiment with and mod.
Its so limited due to its small size but you managed to squeeze in some really cool stuff into it, impressive!! I hope you get something cool accomplished someday with one of these!
Truly I think the YT algo has learned to read my mind. First video I’ve seen from your channel and I’m impressed! Just picked up vol 2 and I’m really hopeful to see more watches on the site soon.
Holy. Crap. Like it just kept coming... This watch has achieved escape velocity from the whole idea of "modding," you built an entirely new machine. Just an amazing video!
Awesomely done. Just a thought though, couldn't you use the straps as well to place storage/antenna etc.? It'll mean a thinner watch for all the extra's and a slightly thicker strap which would match the slightly thicker watch.
This is awesome, I didn't know this was a whole subgenre of watches! Im a mechanical watch enthusiast, and its great to see that this video somehow caught the algorithm wave!
HI N-O-D-E, this genuinely on of the most creative modes I have seen on the net, taking an old digital watch from the good old days and giving it a new less of lief, top man yourself (This is the fist of your videos I have seen and it made me sub).
You know when you first showed the Antenna i felt like you were showing a Induction or EMF energy harvesting method to power the watch without any batteries but just with the power from electromagnetic fields. Should be low powered enough to keep the watch running & also storing a little energy in a capacitor inside. That would be a really cool watch. A quartz LCD watch that could basically run forever without batteries. Kinda like the Solar powered G-Shocks.
Thank you for this amazing project! I build it my self and its amazing! People think I am James Bond :) For me as an beginner in the electrics its one of the best thinks I ever made. Those mods made my first Casio Watch mch cooler.
My grandmother on mother’s side bought me a Casio Watch before I left the country to live with dad in America as going away present (didn’t have a watch at all back then) It’s metal based so and looks pretty nice but also looks basically the same as what you have here and now I’m tempted to pull it apart to see if it’s possible. As for the more complicated back plate that you said makes the watch to thick, how much thicker does it make it by? I mean if the total thickness is less than the Apple Watch I have currently (which I’m probarlygonna sell in November when contract on it expires and I’m due for an upgrade as this iPhone was an interesting 2 year experiment that luckily I did t have to pay for but now I can say from a point of actually having used the device as a daily driver that it is shit and I hate it) then it can’t be that bad, right?
For replacing smartphone displays and attaching (plexi)glass in a more professional way, I would recommend E6000 adhesive, applied in a thin, continuous line, with some sustained but light clamping pressure (scrap mdf overtop) for an hour or so. That tape never seems to last, this stuff is basically what they use in the factory.
Seems like there's a little space in the band and enclosure itself that could be harvested for use too... also, if you used like the F91W "movement" inside a g-shock watch, there will be PLENTY of room for activities in there! :D
Tip to know if your F-91W is genuine is to hold down the ALARM ON/OFF 24HR button (one on the bottom right) if it’s genuine the display will read “CASIo” 😉👍
I think this is great man. Yes, you can mod SKX’s all day, but this is nitty gritty diy functional engineering and I fully applaud it. More people need to be looking at the world like this. “How can I make this *thing better?” *variable option* Keep on man. Cheers from the U.S.!
regular watches with built in storage via usb have been around for a long time. I’ve had a cheap analogue quartz one with hidden storage for a decade. (Never used the storage) but I haven’t seen many non-smart watches with nfc
You don't know how much I'm amazed to see the production quality and your effort to do all this work. I was subscribed. I am subscribed. I will be subscribed.
Good content, not disappointed at all. Love the thumbnails of your videos. Great channel 😊
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Something like this could work well as a hidden RubberDucky that you can hook-up to any PC at any time. The same MicroSD can hold the payloads while mini "HID" adapter does the rest. I thought of fiddling with my good ol' casio, though I lack the skills to make it properly happen - good to see someone already did.
for the glow in the dark option, UV light supercharges these glow in the dark plastics. Replacing the white LED with a UV one could work but it also defeat the purpose of not using a LED.
I've always wondered if a tritium vial embedded next to the display would be bright enough to make the screen visible. The vial is more expensive than the watch but so are all the other mods.
Sick project; very clean look. I wonder if a G-Shock body would give you more room for more features? Or you could come up with an external battery/haptic/etc module that fits on the watch band.
