Awesome! Interesting angles on routes into vintage digital. For me a casiotron is a great start (QW-04), orient digital (after watching your vid) and old g-shock models and I was hooked
Hey Michael, looking forward tot the vid, in all 100 so ething episodes I have never covered a melody watch so it's good to have one up onli e for enthusiasts to see. Chhers and congrats on your work.
I love the 2 watches behind you at eye level , the Casio DW-6700 and Casio BM-100WJ. I have 3 of each watch in mint condition. One of the DW-6700 watches I have is brand new with tag from JAPAN. I've liked Casio watches ever since my grandmother bought me my first one back in the early 1980's. I have over 300 in my collection , mostly G-Shocks. I have about 100 Vintage Casio watches and G-Shocks. I just bought a Casio DW-6200 in mint condition , Casio DW-6700 with a new original bezel , Casio DW-500W in new condition w/original manual and case it came in , Casio TS-1200 and a Casio H104G Melody Alarm watch in new condition. I love your channel and Vintage Casio watches.
I recently found my father’s vintage Alba Y709-4020 from circa 1979-early 80s. Sent it in to get the battery replaced, corrosion repair and to fix the sticking buttons. I’m hoping it gets fixed.
The best recommendation I ever had came from you! I have bought quite a few rare digital watches from Jauce and - as you said - they just needed a clean and a new battery. All of them work. One of them was a Rikoh complete with original tags. I reckon I have saved more than £50, even allowing for postage. Also, the long wait for them to arrive means it is super exciting to open the packages!
Excellent to hear that, now Jauce have a new feature for long standing accounts in that they offer 25 000 yen as credit for you to bid so you don't have to have real money in your account until you win the auction.
Thank you for interesting video and great content. I collect watches for more than 10 years (mainly mechanical), but I am new in digital watches. This channel is the real treasure for me to learn more about digital watches and its repair. I have couple questions and if you decide that it will be interesting for the channel you can answer :) - Please show us your multimeter, soldering iron and microscope (basically any tips for multimeter, soldering iron and microscope, for repair). - You are saying not to buy modern watches. BUT, how do you think, which modern digital watches will be good to invest for the future (your opinion, which one will be good collectable piece in future)? Thank you for the content once again!
Is that a new stereo microscope?! I didn't think an episode after #100 would come... but welcome back! Super excited for videos again! You got me into the hobby a while ago!
I bought a few new and used Casios. I got a DW 6900 for cheap while thrifting and then spent 4 + times more on the battery, bezel and new belt to bring it back to life, it was awesome. I also unexpectedly found locally a Casiotron r-15 for a very good price and in good condition, bought a H101 Marlin, an A-680 and swapped the case on another 80s metal casio for a case in better condition. It was fun and I'd like to get more metal casios, but there doesn't seem to be that many on the market and the few that do appear seem a bit too pricey for me.
Great channel! I am a fan of Casio Databanks. Recently, I added a DB-150 to my collection, but unfortunately, it is not working properly. When I put in the battery, it only lasts for one day, and then the low battery indicator blinks. After this, the battery is completely drained within a week. I disassembled it completely and cleaned it, but it still doesn't work. Have you ever experienced anything similar with these watches? Do you have any idea what the problem might be? Greetings from Argentina!
Hey i just got a Casio C-70 for free untested. I jusy ordered batteries. Hopefully it works fine. However if it doesnt work 100% could i mail it to you to potentially fix it?
Funny thing is that I have DBC-1500 that I've used for 10 years or more (bought ~1995) and this fake metal plastic case was so bad... I've swapped case with DBC-150 (bought NOS case on ebay) + strap and now I have NOS DBC-150 with old soul :-) Something that I hate about new digital Casios - most of them lack accuracy adjustment.
Hey, I recently got into repairing digital watches and have a few that all have the same problem.. The sound is very very quiet. You can only hear it if you hold the watch to your ear. The contacts seem to be alright and the piezo speaker looks normal too.. I thought about just buying some cheap piezo speakers und glueing them in but I am not really sure... Maybe it's just a voltage problem?? Would be great if you or anyone with experience could help, thanks for your time.
Many digitals rely on the piezo to be glued to the backcover woth a special type of conductive glue, sometimes that glue gives way, this may be a cause.
@@VintageDigitalWatches I see.. so how can I mend this? Buy this special glue and re-attach it? Or just put new glue around the edges of the speaker? Or should I fit a new one?
Hello. Are you make a repair for a Freestyle Wave Shark 1992? I bought one and put new battery, but is very faded screen? What i can do first, buy a polarized negative screen or opened and clean all connections? Thanks for your time.
If you have a pair of poalrized sunglasses you can check with that if the watch needs a new polarizing film. If the polarizing film is not the issue, then Yes, clean the internals.
I only partly agree about not buying new digital watches. Sure, there is no hunt and nothing to repair. But not everyone has the skill and tools to fix vintage ones. Besides that, when a company brings out a watch in a nice steel case instead of resin, I still want to have one of those as well. As not so many are made that way nowadays. I have only 3 though. A G-Shock B5000, a Braun BN0106 and a Casio A1000.
I also have nes ones and definitely at one point as a digital watch collector you will buy new ones to test against the vintage ones, I chose to do this step later as tinkering gave me a sense of fulfilment.
I have been collecting LED ,LCD watches for 20 years .The only Casio watches i have are the Scientific ones.The other other ones are throw away items ..This whether you like it or not ...They will degrade horribly and quickly
I find this surprising as I owned many old Casios in different conditio and they all stand well the rigourof daily wear, sure the plastox ones have resin straps that degrade but those can be replaced, inded it also depends hogh rough&tough you are with them.
should have mentioned ussr watches in the part about buying a non japanese watch they have some pretty cool models like the ones that play a russian folk song
Awesome! Interesting angles on routes into vintage digital. For me a casiotron is a great start (QW-04), orient digital (after watching your vid) and old g-shock models and I was hooked
I love when someone talks about Orients 😀
Always good to see you on the platform Tibi. Just finishing a video on a Casio Melody watch so I’m still tinkering with the odd digi now and then !😊
Hey Michael, looking forward tot the vid, in all 100 so ething episodes I have never covered a melody watch so it's good to have one up onli e for enthusiasts to see. Chhers and congrats on your work.
I love the 2 watches behind you at eye level , the Casio DW-6700 and Casio BM-100WJ. I have 3 of each watch in mint condition. One of the DW-6700 watches I have is brand new with tag from JAPAN. I've liked Casio watches ever since my grandmother bought me my first one back in the early 1980's. I have over 300 in my collection , mostly G-Shocks. I have about 100 Vintage Casio watches and G-Shocks. I just bought a Casio DW-6200 in mint condition , Casio DW-6700 with a new original bezel , Casio DW-500W in new condition w/original manual and case it came in , Casio TS-1200 and a Casio H104G Melody Alarm watch in new condition. I love your channel and Vintage Casio watches.
I recently found my father’s vintage Alba Y709-4020 from circa 1979-early 80s. Sent it in to get the battery replaced, corrosion repair and to fix the sticking buttons. I’m hoping it gets fixed.
thanks for this! I'm excited to go hunting for treasure! ❤
It really is wonderful that you are posting videos again, you always produce fascinating content, thanks so much for doing them.🎉
Thank you
As always, great advice. I got into collecting from watching this channel and it has been a great hobby!
The best recommendation I ever had came from you! I have bought quite a few rare digital watches from Jauce and - as you said - they just needed a clean and a new battery. All of them work. One of them was a Rikoh complete with original tags. I reckon I have saved more than £50, even allowing for postage. Also, the long wait for them to arrive means it is super exciting to open the packages!
Excellent to hear that, now Jauce have a new feature for long standing accounts in that they offer 25 000 yen as credit for you to bid so you don't have to have real money in your account until you win the auction.
@@VintageDigitalWatches Brilliant ... I feel a bidding spree coming on!
Thank you for interesting video and great content. I collect watches for more than 10 years (mainly mechanical), but I am new in digital watches. This channel is the real treasure for me to learn more about digital watches and its repair. I have couple questions and if you decide that it will be interesting for the channel you can answer :)
- Please show us your multimeter, soldering iron and microscope (basically any tips for multimeter, soldering iron and microscope, for repair).
- You are saying not to buy modern watches. BUT, how do you think, which modern digital watches will be good to invest for the future (your opinion, which one will be good collectable piece in future)?
Thank you for the content once again!
Is that a new stereo microscope?!
I didn't think an episode after #100 would come... but welcome back! Super excited for videos again! You got me into the hobby a while ago!
Hey good to be back, lovely comment about getting into the hobby. Yes it is a stereo microscope, 20x magnification.
Excelente video. Saludos Cordiales
I bought a few new and used Casios. I got a DW 6900 for cheap while thrifting and then spent 4 + times more on the battery, bezel and new belt to bring it back to life, it was awesome. I also unexpectedly found locally a Casiotron r-15 for a very good price and in good condition, bought a H101 Marlin, an A-680 and swapped the case on another 80s metal casio for a case in better condition. It was fun and I'd like to get more metal casios, but there doesn't seem to be that many on the market and the few that do appear seem a bit too pricey for me.
I also found prices have increased as the hobby picked up momentum, aside from that certain individuals have prices from another planet.
Great channel! I am a fan of Casio Databanks. Recently, I added a DB-150 to my collection, but unfortunately, it is not working properly. When I put in the battery, it only lasts for one day, and then the low battery indicator blinks. After this, the battery is completely drained within a week. I disassembled it completely and cleaned it, but it still doesn't work. Have you ever experienced anything similar with these watches? Do you have any idea what the problem might be? Greetings from Argentina!
Please do a bench/man cave tour also - looks super interesting
I just got a vintage style Armstrong, really impressed with the quality of steel case , for 30 dollar - worth a look if you don’t have any
Your collection is amazing - i just have a few standard Casio and Vostok
@@brianfromireland Have Vostok done digitals?
IYup, comming up next 😀
@@VintageDigitalWatches no unfortunately as far as I know
Hey i just got a Casio C-70 for free untested. I jusy ordered batteries. Hopefully it works fine. However if it doesnt work 100% could i mail it to you to potentially fix it?
Can you explain the basic funtional of Casio 951?
as a child I was soooo hot for one of these watches that could store adresses etc.. but they were sooooo expensive
Awesome channel, man! Just got into collecting.
Hi there i have a Tissot T touch in which half of the LCD display is faded ...can u help
Funny thing is that I have DBC-1500 that I've used for 10 years or more (bought ~1995) and this fake metal plastic case was so bad... I've swapped case with DBC-150 (bought NOS case on ebay) + strap and now I have NOS DBC-150 with old soul :-)
Something that I hate about new digital Casios - most of them lack accuracy adjustment.
Hey, I recently got into repairing digital watches and have a few that all have the same problem.. The sound is very very quiet. You can only hear it if you hold the watch to your ear. The contacts seem to be alright and the piezo speaker looks normal too.. I thought about just buying some cheap piezo speakers und glueing them in but I am not really sure... Maybe it's just a voltage problem?? Would be great if you or anyone with experience could help, thanks for your time.
Many digitals rely on the piezo to be glued to the backcover woth a special type of conductive glue, sometimes that glue gives way, this may be a cause.
@@VintageDigitalWatches I see.. so how can I mend this? Buy this special glue and re-attach it? Or just put new glue around the edges of the speaker? Or should I fit a new one?
Hello. Are you make a repair for a Freestyle Wave Shark 1992? I bought one and put new battery, but is very faded screen? What i can do first, buy a polarized negative screen or opened and clean all connections? Thanks for your time.
If you have a pair of poalrized sunglasses you can check with that if the watch needs a new polarizing film. If the polarizing film is not the issue, then Yes, clean the internals.
@@VintageDigitalWatches try with a pair of polarized glasses and see no change. What liquid should I clean the connections with? Thanks again.
@@keiserren isopropilic alcohol
70% is safe or needed 90%?
@@keiserren the highest the better, the lower ones leave residue of watter
I only partly agree about not buying new digital watches. Sure, there is no hunt and nothing to repair. But not everyone has the skill and tools to fix vintage ones. Besides that, when a company brings out a watch in a nice steel case instead of resin, I still want to have one of those as well. As not so many are made that way nowadays. I have only 3 though. A G-Shock B5000, a Braun BN0106 and a Casio A1000.
I also have nes ones and definitely at one point as a digital watch collector you will buy new ones to test against the vintage ones, I chose to do this step later as tinkering gave me a sense of fulfilment.
Oi..casio g schock dw 5200 erro no cronometro dando erro faca um vídeo sobre o assunto e concerto. 👍
I have been collecting LED ,LCD watches for 20 years .The only Casio watches i have are the Scientific ones.The other other ones are throw away items ..This whether you like it or not ...They will degrade horribly and quickly
I find this surprising as I owned many old Casios in different conditio and they all stand well the rigourof daily wear, sure the plastox ones have resin straps that degrade but those can be replaced, inded it also depends hogh rough&tough you are with them.
Dont like anadigi or mechanical quartz..just pure digital watch ❤️
A true purist 👍
should have mentioned ussr watches in the part about buying a non japanese watch they have some pretty cool models like the ones that play a russian folk song
Yo, I see Ripley's double watch from Alien back there!
Yeah, it has 3 episodes on the channel, fixing them, and then assembling it in the orange cradle.
@@VintageDigitalWatches I'll check them out thanks!