
Casio F-91W Mod
Read moreI know there’s a whole world of Casio G-Shock modding out there but I haven’t tried my hand at any of it. While the F-91W is not a G-Shock, it is a classic watch and I’ve owned a few in my time. Two of them were sitting on my shelf and an idea came to mind yesterday so I took
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Modern Vintage – Koda Signature
Read moreThe idea was to build something distinctly vintage looking utilising a trio of rings under the indices. It was the rings that were the catalyst for this design and I knew the indices had to be applied. The rest needed to compliment it without detracting from the aesthetic. I wanted to use the indices from a gold PRX dial and
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Koda Dichromatic Desk Diver
Read moreThe idea was simple, a high contrast black and white diver with high legibility. One thing led to another and then this… When an idea bites it can consume me until I realise it. I’m not the most patient person though and I often build with the parts I have on hand. With this build I had to wait for
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Koda Steel Desk Diver
Read moreMy watch box is light on diver style watches so over the weekend I built this desk diver which ticks my requirements. I wanted a simple look with high legibility and a classic style insert with a 60 click bezel which I find more useful than the 120’s. I like slim inserts but with ageing eyesight I need large numbers
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Koda Pulsometer Asthmometer
Read moreI recently built a custom bezel insert with a pulsometer and an asthmometer scale which lead to this dial design. As usual there were a few revisions along the way. The original design was with the 12 hour scale on the outside but I quickly scrapped that as soon as I realised the hour and minute hands would partly cover
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