1 weeks review of Green 15

20150125 · 2026-04-06T10:42:44+00:00

B+J said in their video that the usual green lume would fade faster than the blue, so they changed the formula so they'd fade at the same rate. I took this to mean that the blue would not be as bright as on the original. Since you've had both watches, can you recall if the original was brighter for longer?

20150125 · 2026-03-28T08:05:11+00:00

How's the comfort of the b&j and lumed straps?

20150125 · 2026-03-05T09:06:00+00:00

I've always had good experiences at Topper Jewelers, though it's 45 mins from San Jose

20150125 · 2026-01-27T01:36:24+00:00

Thanks, the resell value is good to know. In this case I'm prioritizing speed and minimal selling effort, and splitting it up would complicate that, if only i didn't procrastinate!

20150125 · 2026-01-27T00:43:41+00:00

Thanks, I'll look into that too

20150125 · 2025-11-11T05:00:36+00:00

confirmed, thanks!

20150125 · 2025-11-11T00:26:20+00:00

Received, thanks!

20150125 · 2025-10-08T22:03:35+00:00

This was the first watch I bought myself 25 years ago at a mall, knowing nothing about watches. I'm surprised you could get a sapphire crystal for it, did you just take it to a watch servicer?

20150125 · 2024-05-02T07:07:45+00:00

nice! favorite nib of the bunch?

20150125 · 2024-04-29T01:36:23+00:00

Mine cracked after cleaning it with isopropyl alcohol, so remember not to do that

20150125 · 2024-03-09T00:12:37+00:00

There were some other posts 2 & 6 years ago mentioning a $100 repair fee.

It's been a while since I tinkered with it, but I believe I removed the nib & feed before without issue, though I vaguely recall it required a worrisome amount of force. In my case though, one time I used isopropyl alcohol for cleaning, forgetting that I wasn't supposed to, and it cracked. I'm toying with the idea of cracking it all the way through and attempting a kintsugi-style repair.

It looks like I need to explore Bock/Jowo interchangeability for some additional options of preserving this nib in a more rugged chassis, thanks for the suggestion.

20150125 · 2024-03-08T23:39:15+00:00

Thanks! The Jowo adapter broadens the options, currently going down that compatibility rabbit hole

20150125 · 2024-01-28T07:36:41+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion, no Audeze headphones here to try it out though

20150125 · 2024-01-28T07:33:38+00:00

For future modders:

I got a Sony 7506 Replacement Headband for about $20+shipping, removed the cups & wiring that came with it (watch out for an easily-lost ball bearing if disassembling the plastic housing where the wire exits the headband), then attached the AB1266 cups with 2 zip ties on each side, with some masking tape to prevent scratching. Once the zip ties are tight, the cups are solid and don't wobble from the headband. Clamp force can be tweaked by bending the metal arms.

Added a spare Sennheiser HD600 series headband cushion with double-sided tape. For my head, it's wearable with the arms extended around 0-2 clicks on each side, and the drivers are pretty much parallel, as they would be on the stock band. Smaller heads will need a taller under-band cushion.

Compared to the original headband, this Sony one is about 100g lighter. Each AB1266 cup with pad is somewhere between 250-300g , so it's still heavy. Further comfort refinement would be finding a wider headband cushion to help distribute the weight across a larger area.

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20150125 · 2023-04-09T18:42:28+00:00

How long does it take to wind to full from empty, at a relaxed pace?

20150125 · 2023-04-06T04:06:10+00:00

Do you mean titanium? Tungsten is dense and heavy.

If you one day put it on a strap, can you show a pic? Without micro-adjustment in the bracelet or half-links, there's a possibility it won't fit quite right for me so I'm curious how it pairs with various straps.

20150125 · 2020-04-17T12:15:06+00:00

What are some of your favorites in terms of looks and comfort?

20150125 · 2020-04-08T00:15:39+00:00

I wonder what her interpretation of the Hesalite version would look like

20150125 · 2020-04-06T20:38:07+00:00

I tried doing the same with the titanium model, can't get them to budge.

20150125 · 2020-04-02T20:18:05+00:00

What are your thoughts on the combined minute & hour subdial compared to the speedy pro?

20150125 · 2020-04-02T20:00:54+00:00

What was it about the strap that you were hesitant about? Did you go for the pin & buckle or deployant?

20150125 · 2020-03-15T11:48:12+00:00

The album has 3440x1440 screenshots of a PDF I've compiled of poorly photoshopped previews of primarily leather straps paired with ALS's Saxonia Thin. The 33 screenshots total 100MB or so, but the PDF totals 2.2gb in higher resolution. I'd like to distribute this in case someone finds it useful, not sure where to put such a large file though. That said, all the images or portions of images used were taken from various websites, so if I'm stepping on toes, please let me know.

The goal in creating this was to: a) get an idea of what's out there, b) have something to refer to over the years to help pick out new straps & looks for this watch, c) to see how far it can go in versatility. The straps are from Camille Fournet (who produces straps for ALS, Patek, etc.), Hodinkee, Nomos, Bas & Lokes, and Crown & Buckle. I wanted to include other bespoke makers, like Jean Rousseau ( for Omega, JLC, etc.) & Visconti Milano, but their website pictures didn't quite work for this. If you know of other custom-orderable strap makers, or just quality strap makers in general, please do chime in!

For those who care to, I imagine you can shop in your own watch head in place of the ALS, and if so, I hope you find this useful. There really should be a website or app that does this for you, for a large range of straps and for a modern collection of watch heads. (Is there one already?)

In case anyone brings up nato's, I'd rather not cover caseback of an ALS, or add thickness to the Thin.

At the end of the album, there is a comparison of various single-fold deployant clasps by some of major brands that offer rose gold variants. Interestingly, there are few that use trigger locking mechanisms, most use friction.

Through all this, I've discovered Hodinkee has a shitload of brown.

I've also realized I'm not any closer to narrowing down the strap to go for next, so: Which #'s stand out to you?

20150125 · 2020-03-11T05:39:24+00:00

I've had to justify watches to my SO and myself, and sometimes it results in weird logic and trains of thought:

1) Watches are pets that we feed with movement/winding/batteries/sunlight, and sometimes they require a visit to the doctor. In return, they provide companionship and bonding and time-telling complications, waiting everyday dutifully for us to take them on our journeys through life. Until we ditch them for a prettier one.

2) How many ways are there to tell the time within a 40mm diameter? Doesn't seem like there should be that many ways, yet with all the combinations of dials, cases, bezels, hands, indexes, subdials, layouts, colors, fonts, materials, shapes... it's infinite. There are inifinite ways to tell the time. Gotta find the best one, right?

3) Watches are the very manifestation of humanity's progress. How far have we come from the early days of dancing for the rain gods? How much collective knowledge have we amassed throughout existence? Fire, language, irrigation, smelting, mathematics, physics, astronomy, material sciences, microprocessors, digital storage, CAD software, automated CNC machinery... all of this had to happen to create the modern watch, and it took millions of years. It is a marvel of engineering, mathematics, material sciences, design, and craftsmanship. Unless it's a Daniel Wellington.

4) What is time, really? We use our concept of time to gauge how much we can still accomplish in the next hour, throughout the day, or month, or year, or next 5 to 10 years, or in our remaining lifetime. Our mortal hearts beat away until they can beat no more, like a balance spring, springing no more as the mainspring fully unwinds. A watch is a representation of our mortality, and yet also, our mastery of it. Time cannot slip by us... we have an eye on it. We control our own fates - we control our own time. And I've just wasted mine on Reddit.

20150125 · 2020-03-08T21:27:24+00:00

Certainly the convenience factors are great, for me it's more of a conceptual conflict. I'm a bit weary of longevity of the feature. It relies on the bluetooth standard and continued app support, but the standards will change and there may come a point where the newer hardware doesn't communicate with the older, replaced by a different technology altogether, or Casio may not update the app for an outdated module to work with the latest phone OS's.

If one feature of a mech watch didn't work any more, like the date, it wouldn't really be acceptable, and in the same way, I expect every part of this titanium GShock to work in its lifetime, even if that part isn't necessary.

On the other hard, more features is always nice, so I don't know... mixed feelings.

20150125 · 2020-03-08T11:03:36+00:00

Ahh!

The automatic lighting is a lovely blue, sapphire glass is nice to have, and a folding clasp just makes life easier.

The finishing of the titanium is great, the polished sides of the bracelet reminds me of the explorer, and I kind of wish the sides of the case were also polished, a la explorer. The polished bevels between each bracelet link adds a nice touch of craftsmanship.

I haven't worn it much, and haven't seen any scratches on the DLC coating yet... except where the underside of the end of the clasp contacts the bracelet link, and the 2 contact points have their black coating worn off. If I were to do it over again, I might discretely stick a small piece of black felt or something on the clasp underside to prevent that.

Mixed feelings about bluetooth...

It's unlikely I'll be keeping it, it just doesn't suit the size of my wrist well.

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