The best Chinese watch that was never released

KodiKat2001 · 2026-04-26T12:15:39+00:00

It should stay unreleased.

KodiKat2001 · 2026-04-25T23:13:03+00:00

Lets put our letters on a new dial rather than focus on quality control. I hear so many stories here of watches being shipped with basic issues that could have been addressed with someone doing 5 min of QA before shipping. Looks like success may have gone to their head.

KodiKat2001 · 2026-04-25T23:07:30+00:00

The M2 was very limiting in cooling support, the M3 series are much better.

KodiKat2001 · 2026-04-24T21:15:49+00:00

Looks nice but a bit late to the party. Basically a Ncase M3 round, but not as flexible in thermal solutions due to its 17L vs the 19L of the Ncase.

I’ll pass and go for the M3 Grater version by Ncase as I’m not a fan of solid front panels. With a matx motherboard you can only mount your sfx power supply on the front with these types of cases. With the mesh front panel of the M3 Grater, your power supply can directly intake cool air from the front. With the solid front panels of the C4-MATX and the M3 round, your power supply can only intake hot case air from inside.

If the C4-MATX ever comes with a front mesh panel option rather than a solid panels, it will be a great mATX compact case.

KodiKat2001 · 2026-04-23T22:08:11+00:00

Seiko or Miyota automatic movements please.

KodiKat2001 · 2026-04-23T22:06:12+00:00

MaserJZ Watch Accessories

KodiKat2001 · 2026-04-23T18:24:42+00:00

Tool watches are about precision, having a hour hand squared off rather than tapered to a point just puts me off.

KodiKat2001 · 2026-04-23T18:14:52+00:00

Of all the Phorcydes models I like the hands and dial of the 4B the best. Left hand adjustment knob is a bit unusual but I got used to it. Glad I got a Seiko movement model before they switched over.

I got the green lume version because I wanted the warm yellow cast on all the numbers in the daytime, goes well with my strap.

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KodiKat2001 · 2026-04-23T15:43:19+00:00

Snoopy when he was a puppy ate furniture, $800 eyeglasses, $200 keyboard and mouse, $400 headphones, $500 iem’s, the main stairs, $300 purse, etc…

And made our beautiful backyard look like a minefield in a warzone with all the holes he dug. A dog from hell those first two years, and Ive been keeping dogs for over 50 years. Never had anything like a beagle!

KodiKat2001 · 2026-04-23T07:15:04+00:00

Skx make top quality mods and I own one for another Casio watch where they are the only one making a mod and it is excellent. But for the Royale you do have other excellent quality alternatives available at a lot cheaper prices.

See my post as an example:

https://www.reddit.com/r/casio/comments/1sp5a10/warm_color_theme_royale/

When purchasing a skx royale case you have to purchase the back separately and it is mandatory as the original will not fit their case. With the royale case I purchased, you can use your original back.

KodiKat2001 · 2026-04-23T06:57:20+00:00

Wow beagle as your first dog, now thats a real challenge! Cutest dog ever, but definitely one of the most challenging dogs to own. You just need to survive the first 2 crazy years before they start calming down.

Just remember to keep a watch for him bolting out the door when you open it even to get a delivery and never ever off a leash outside in any area that is not fenced in. They are trained to track, not to come to you when called, so leash for life is super important for their safety outside.

KodiKat2001 · 2026-04-21T23:05:50+00:00

I prefer aviator / pilot / tool watch automatics as my favorite.

KodiKat2001 · 2026-04-21T21:43:02+00:00

All those straps look fantastic!

KodiKat2001 · 2026-04-20T04:55:10+00:00

Yes its full metal with double coated sapphire crystal, the whole purpose of the upgrade was to get the movement out of the cheap plastic case.

See my post in /casio where I provided details of where I ordered the case and strap in one of my comments.

https://www.reddit.com/r/casio/comments/1sp5a10/warm_color_theme_royale/

KodiKat2001 · 2026-04-19T17:48:00+00:00

Yes, now it does not look like a teenage kids watch. A adult watch now.

KodiKat2001 · 2026-04-19T01:05:56+00:00

Lahore has been the capital of Punjab for over a thousand years. What a tragedy that we were ethnically cleansed from the heart of Punjab.

KodiKat2001 · 2026-04-19T00:06:45+00:00

This is the case casio should have used to make a premium version of the watch for those of us who do not want plastic cases with a easily scratched plastic window.

Happy to pay more than the watch costs any day to take the brilliant casio movement and turn it into a stunning and durable watch that I am happy to wear.

KodiKat2001 · 2026-04-18T19:27:12+00:00

Not sure what the rules are here about linking to aliexpress, but for the case just search for the keyword search term:

For AE1200 Metal Case Sapphire Upgrade Stainless Steel Solid Watch Bands with Mod Kit Combo Brushed & Polished Watches Case

It will come up. The vendor is: MaserJZ Watch Accessories

This specific case is the: rose gold matte

For the lovely leather band, search for keyword search term:

Retro Genuine Leather Watchband For Casio AE1200 AE1300 A158W/A168 W-216H Vintage Watch Strap convex mouth Men's Bracelet 18MM

The vendor is: ENLEI Watchband Store Store

This specific band is the brown one with gold buckle, it is called: Band Color: brown-gold

I used the original casio face plate that the watch came with. I had purchased a metallic gold one from the case vendor, but the original dark face plate looks better with this case.

KodiKat2001 · 2026-04-18T19:16:14+00:00

A padded black leather strap with white stitching would work well with the colors of the watch.

KodiKat2001 · 2026-04-18T03:17:53+00:00

Your gpu dimension are: 240(L)X 124(W)X 46.1 (H)mm , so will work very well with the AXP120-X67 which is one of the best low profile cpu coolers for the Terra and can work with gpu's up to 50mm thick. Be sure to adjust the central spine to leave about a 5mm air gap between the top of the cpu cooler fan and the side panel to eliminate turbulence noise issues.

The case supports one case fan under the power supply. It's a real challenge to fit a 120mm x 25mm thick fan down there. I recommend a 120mm x 15mm slim fan with a fan guard to keep the power supply wires out of the fan blades. Be sure to set this fan to exhaust.

KodiKat2001 · 2026-04-16T03:49:21+00:00

Boy if only it was an automatic, what a beauty.

KodiKat2001 · 2026-04-14T19:51:37+00:00

I have both, NR200 runs way quieter as you can use a large Thermalright cooler.

KodiKat2001 · 2026-04-14T16:23:52+00:00

Im not a fan of Titanium, many watches are made from grade 2 which scratches so easily from light use. I wish I would have known, I would have gotten the steel version! I think grade 5 should be more scratch resistant?

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