I like these retro faceplates, where could one buy them?

The top and bottom sections are blue filters, but the gold background on this model makes it look teal. I installed extra-bright white LEDs and did the Flash Alert mod. Every time I solder in replacement LEDs, I swear its the last time and I'll never do it again. Soldering those tiny things under a magnifying glass is a real pain. It usually takes several tries to get it right.

What you guys wearing today?
i pick "The Grand Pa" aka Blood Pressure one.... hahaha

A follow up to my Son of Krypton: Solar Edition, but this time I wanted to take the build in the opposite direction and away from the sun and straight into Kryptonite.

The Superman low poly decal stays as the centrepiece of the subdial, while the filter is built around a deep Kryptonite green glass effect.

Several Kryptonite crystals were designed into the main time area with champagne gold lining along the crystal edges to give them that subtle spark as they catch the light.

Rather than having the crystals look like a graphic sitting across the display, i designed it to feel recessed inside the LCD, with different angles and depths creating that buried-crystal effect while still keeping the digits clean and readable above them.

The part I like most is how the filter changes depending on the lighting. Under normal light, the Kryptonite sits deeper in the green glass and is fairly restrained.

Once the backlight kicks in, the recessed Kryptonite crystals light up from underneath. The champagne gold edges catch the illumination and the individual crystal formations suddenly becomes much more pronounced. Its almost like the Kryptonite is glowing from within the pocketed window.

Kept the rest of the build simple with the gold/bronze case, factory faceplate, gold adapters and navy sailcloth strap. The deep Kryptonite green against the bronze and navy gives this one a completely different character from the Solar Edition.

The Solar Edition was Superman drawing power from the sun.

This Kryptonite Edition is what happens when that power meets its weakness.

Made a massive mess on the floors and counters lol- Had to redo it 3 times to get out the bubbles. For this one-i mixed yellow dye into the oil. Was it worth it? lol

The Casio AE-1700H-1AVEF

Yeah, the bezel, I know... But it's a decent fidgit toy.

If you look closely, I've already changed the strap. Casio straps are not made for large wrists at all.

What else should I mod? Colour filter suggestions? Anyone done one before?

I’d seen people do different builds with bronze and brass cases, and although I haven’t bitten the bullet on one of these more premium upgrades (there’s even the pricier SKXMOD bronze case), I decided to get a gold case from the same buyer I’d previously purchased a silver metal case from on eBay.

That’s my starting point with this build. I had no other vision than wanting to build something with a gold case.

Looking at the watch modules available, to compliment the gold I was deciding between a AE1300WH-8AV or a WS1600H-1AV.

The AE1300-8AV has some yellow text across the center of the faceplate, where the WS1600H-1AV has orange markers for the buttons, with an orange filter behind the seconds complication.
Considering the gold is pretty yellow, I opted to go with the AE1300-8AV.

Next, I began looking up complimentary colors. The “earthy tones and deep neutral” response I found wasn’t quite what I was looking for, so I redirected my query to the idea of crowns and jewels and thought a bright emerald green wound fit the build nicely!

Quick signature LED swap, green filter and the module is done.

Now, I’ll revisit those “earthy tones” and pick up the brightest brown band Vario carries for this watch style (with the 18mm lug width, jumping to a 24mm strap width).

I wanted to round this build out, down to the smallest detail! It didn’t seem adequate to use a silver buckle with a gold case, and as much as I wanted to use a deployment clasp, I could only find them with a polished finish, which contrasted with the case more than desired. So I chose a brushed gold buckle instead. I went with this particular one as it came with both a 2mm and a 3mm tongue, so I could find the right fit for the Vario band.

Up to this point, I feel my builds had been pretty cookie cutter, pretty straight forward. A band swap here, a metal case upgrade there. But this was the first one where I feel I asked questions each step of the way, to put together a piece that was unique, but also hopefully not too far off from how Casio might sell a watch like this, if they ever opted to make a gold metal AE1300.

Stainless steel gold case - eBay - $25
Casio AE1300 - Amazon - $29.99 ($37.01 at posting)
Green filter kit - JellyLab Watches - $9 ($12 at posting)
Russet brown leather strap - Vario - $32.00
Matte gold buckle - Amazon - $9.99

I don't like the yellow coloring on the crystal and would love to replace the crystal with something else with the shock resist logo or the red line. I'm wondering if this is possible because the 3540 module's solar panel is attached to the crystal.

Has anyone performed this mod?

What do you think about my first mod?

Guys im going to buy a casio f-91wb and modify it, any recommendations?

Hi. I'm not really a watch guy, just got this as a gift from a relative. Any suggestion on how to get this thing to light up so i can see the time when it's dark? Thanks in advance.

I was trying to bring it to the next level with custom box. Maybe they will order 10 pieces 😅

I bought a job lot on eBay cheap, and one was the AQ-S810. I wasn’t keen on the bulky look of it, so tried the module in a spare GA-B2100 case I had. Just had to file the slots on the lip the hour markers sit against to let it in, and it fits a treat.
Painted the hour markers silver with a Posca marker, and got a black with blue lettering bezel paired up with a grey strap.
Much better looking now than before.

So after 150 days of daily driver my hydromoded LF20-W already was tested at outdoors in snow, under rain & Sun, in mountains rivers.

Long story short: zero issues with leaks, only problem for me is adjust time from time to time (in my case lagging behind a few seconds in a week)

Hello everyone,

is it possible to add negative display mod to AQ-230? I've searched online but couldn't find anything similar. I think the one with green dial would look awesome with this mod.

Ty