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The stopwatch lets you measure elapsed time. The upper display and lower display can be used for official timing of an event or game. Sorry for the delay in replying. I was busy for a few days so hadn't logged in. I bought AE-1200WH and I love it. The display frame comes right out too. Too many words? Then erase them with the same tools and technique you used on the case. Some folks have cut away the crossbars that separate the displays, but I don’t think that’s a great look. Rubbing alcohol seemed like the safest option, so I got my silver Casio, a Q-Tip, and set to work. I think I can safely say that rubbing alcohol works about as well as cold water and warm wishes – not what I would call a roaring success. After much rubbing and zero progress, I gave up on it.
AE1300WH-8AV | Illuminator Black and Grey Digital Watch - CASIO
The one extra step in the process not covered in the previous article is prizing off the tiny c-clips that hold each of the button assemblies, removing the buttons, seals, and springs, and reassembling them. It seems like it would be rather straightforward, but I didn’t do it. Loving my watch so far! It is more comfortable than I expected. I got this as my casual/beach/travel watch when I don't feel like wearing my nicer watches. I am very pleased so far. The online instructions are easy to read and the watch is fairly easy to manipulate thus far. This would be my beater/beach watch and double as a travel watch as it's cheap and has world time functions.The watch includes a number of different preset times that you can select for the countdown start time. So if you recall, in Casio AE1200, Part 1: The Review, I discovered this tidy little digital gem and rapidly acquired a small collection of them. In part the second, I will tell you how I set about improving/ruining them a bit, and fitting proper replacement straps. I'll include a pic below so that you'll know what I am talking about. Given below is a pic of GD-100-1BDR on my wrist.(Really loved that watch but couldn't get it since it was too big for me) The AE1200 watches are exceeding clever, super cheap, and all my digital-bashing aside, rather nice looking too. But there is one more thing. You can easily modify them, even going so far as to give them steel cases. As you can see in the first photo, I’ve already started down that road…
Casio AE1200, Part 1: The Review - The Time Bum Casio AE1200, Part 1: The Review - The Time Bum
Goodbye offending letters! Hello … shiny patches? It seems the overlay has a barely noticeable texture that gives it a matte appearance and rubbing the hell out of it with a solvent smooths it out. So, the "day display" on 1200 is readable enough right? (The time and date are bold enough, and pretty clear) If you're up for a bigger watch, you might consider the AE-2000. All digits and characters are bigger and easier to read than on the AE-1200. I own and like both of them. When I cast a close eye on the case, I was both surprised and disappointed. I was pleased to see how the guards around the buttons are so clearly defined, but that plastic mold parting line around the mid-case is pretty awful. I also had to question the wisdom of those faux fasteners at the corners. I know the Bond Seiko had them too, but those Roger Moore movies had all kinds of stupid shit in them. You need to be reasonable about such things. None of the edges are terribly crisp, but where that might bug me on a metal watch, I didn’t think twice about them on this plastic unit. The first thing I noticed was how light the Casio is. I think the battery may well be the heaviest part of this watch. For those of us accustomed to wearing automatics and big divers, it can be a little disconcerting, particularly since it doesn’t look small. It is nearly 42mm wide, excluding the four buttons (41.8mm to be precise), and that is pretty darn big for a square watch, but short lugs bring its overall length to just 45mm, which is a tidy fit on my 6.75″ wrist. A 12.6mm case height doesn’t hurt either. In the end, you have a compact watch that still has enough room to display a ton of information.I have an ae1200. It is not suitable for rough use. The crystal is exposed and slightly protruding. Soon it will be full of scratches. Is the Kranio better than the original for these changes? I’d say so. I’ll admit that I miss the subtle shape of the Casio case’s button nacelles, but the deletion of the text, dimples, and molding lines more than makes up for it. A Casio purist might disagree, but a purist wouldn’t swap cases, would they?
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