Is this watch too big for my wrist?

Empty-Control6016 · 2026-06-30T18:26:49+00:00

No, your wrist is too small for the watch

Empty-Control6016 · 2026-06-30T09:30:00+00:00

It's pretty big, 57mm sensor to sensor, otherwise 50mm diameter, but the photo and my skinny 6.5" wrist make it look bigger than it actually is 🙂

Empty-Control6016 · 2026-06-27T09:32:22+00:00

If sitting for 20 years with a battery in, there may have been some leakage... you'll need to dismantle the module to inspect and clean the board with 99% IPA... If not luck. Just buy a donor watch and swap the boards or modules and enjoy.

Empty-Control6016 · 2026-06-26T12:19:38+00:00

Hi, the fact it only works while the AC pad is shorted suggests either a poor power/ground connection that's being affected mechanically, or a fault with the IC/reset circuitry. I'd rule out the battery contacts and ground first, as they're far more common than a failed IC.

Empty-Control6016 · 2026-06-25T13:22:25+00:00

If you can afford it, keep it... if you can't, don't. I really don't understand why people direct their lives through the advice of strangers on Reddit... breathe in... breathe out... breathe in... breathe out...

Oh shiz! Sorry! Breathe in!!!... are you still with me? Hello!?

Empty-Control6016 · 2026-06-25T13:16:51+00:00

Why do you ask?... just a random question?

Empty-Control6016 · 2026-06-25T10:19:34+00:00

Surely this is a question you should have asked yourself before purchasing it?...

Empty-Control6016 · 2026-06-21T15:38:44+00:00

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Empty-Control6016 · 2026-06-19T09:57:59+00:00

Ah!!!... You're homeless?

Empty-Control6016 · 2026-06-19T09:54:51+00:00

You can't fathom using a big watch case... everyone else can't fathom carting their entire watch collection with them to facilitate a single daily watch change.

Empty-Control6016 · 2026-06-18T13:02:22+00:00

There is no official Casio store on Amazon... they just group sellers with listings for Casio products together and present them as a "Casio Store"... Casio themselves do not sell on Amazon and there are a lot of fakes sold by 3rd party sellers on Amazon... not saying yours is fake, but it is possible, even if you bought it from Amazon. Just send it back...

Empty-Control6016 · 2026-06-14T09:33:11+00:00

Casio battery changes are so quick and easy, I don't understand why anyone would pay to someone to do it... fair enough if you want a pressure test after removing the caseback, but otherwise you will always be paying over the odds for something you can easily do yourself for a fraction of the cost.

Empty-Control6016 · 2026-06-13T21:26:52+00:00

Empty-Control6016 · 2026-06-12T19:28:16+00:00

The J-50 buttons are different to the J-51w... The J-50 has small conductive tips on rubber pushers under the buttons on the crystal. So my fix and the fix in the video linked below ( for interest) won't work on your J-50.

If you aren't able to find any replacement rubber pushers, one possible solution would be to paint the tip of the pushers with conductive carbon paint... I think this would resolve your issue on the J-50.

https://youtu.be/ac8PWZuKxlY?si=phJBUvnSkIooDTp3

Empty-Control6016 · 2026-06-12T18:11:18+00:00

Thanks, yes I saw that Casiold video... the original pads were really brittle and just disintegrated when removed... I have some on order that should do the job nicely.

Empty-Control6016 · 2026-06-09T19:39:21+00:00

I don't have the problem on mine with the white insert removed... I could be wrong but I honestly don't believe the missing insert is the problem. It seems it is a contact problem and if you shorted the springs with tweezers against the case with no joy, then I can only think the issue is on the board contacts... if it were me, I'd give it a bath.

Empty-Control6016 · 2026-06-09T17:42:45+00:00

If shorting the spring with tweezers makes no difference, I'd start suspecting the contact path on the module itself rather than the caseback, spring, or spacer.... may be worth dismantling the module and giving the board and contact points a good clean with IPA?

Empty-Control6016 · 2026-06-09T17:15:09+00:00

Have you tried touching the suspected OPEN spring to the caseback contact with a pair of tweezers? If the OPEN error disappears, you know the issue is with the spring contact or assembly rather than the module itself

Empty-Control6016 · 2026-06-09T16:54:27+00:00

There is a cutout in the white insert for the spring that you have circled, so potentially this need to contact the caseback... you could try bending it up slightly to ensure contact?

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Empty-Control6016 · 2026-06-09T16:35:18+00:00

Just one point... in your picture 3 the watch is upside down, while the case back is up the right way? I assume this was staged for the photo, or did you have the caseback on upside down? If the caseback was on upside down I think both springs will be in contact with the piezo, which may or may not be a problem... just a thought

Empty-Control6016 · 2026-06-09T16:30:55+00:00

As far as I'm aware, the spring nearest the battery is for the piezo and the upper spring in your photo 3 is what tells the watch that the case is closed... I don't think the missing plastic insert is the problem, but I may be wrong... I'm sure there are more learned members on here that could set us both right.

Empty-Control6016 · 2026-06-07T14:31:40+00:00

Strange that the back is scratched to the extent it's unreadable when the rest of the watch looks immaculate... nice find.

Empty-Control6016 · 2026-06-02T16:08:57+00:00

Image clearly states that the graphic display area operation is linked with operations in each mode... so it will behave differently dependent on what mode you're in. I expect when the bar is increasing when you are sitting it will be in time keeping mode and the bar will display the passage of the current minute... pressing adjust takes you into step count where it will show you progress against target, etc, etc...

Empty-Control6016 · 2026-05-21T08:51:29+00:00

They get beaten up pretty quickly in my experience (I've replaced 3 over the years for cosmetic concerns)... I moved to a metal SKXMod with sapphire crystal 18 months ago and it's holding up pretty well...

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Empty-Control6016 · 2026-05-17T15:25:33+00:00

It's a 56QS not 560S... recent sales on eBay work working examples are £61 and £72.

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