G-Shocker

Camping weekend, so naturally I’ve brought my G-Shocks with sensors and compasses and tough solar, like I’m ever gonna use it, but I feel like Bear Grylls and ready for action 😆

Daily wrist check; G-Shock GPR-H1000 Rangeman in black. The MIP display never gets old 👌

Hottest May Day on record in the UK. It’s roasting. 33oC 🥵. Wearing the G-Shock MR-G G1000, but maybe should have gone for something smaller and lighter in this heat.

Finished.

Casio AE1200 mod — “1987”

Not going to lie, this one nearly broke me. The faceplate alone must have gone through 20+ versions… tiny tweaks, reprints, back to square one, over and over. Getting everything to line up just right while still keeping it clean and readable was way harder than I expected.

But… I think I finally got there.

The goal was simple — something that feels properly 80’s without looking gimmicky. I chose 1987 as it’s my brothers year of birth. Neon, grid, a bit of chaos, but still something Casio could have actually made.

Really happy with how this one turned out.

Would genuinely love to hear what you think.

Video coming very soon!

Daily wrist check. Glorious sunshine for this beautiful bank holiday weekend. And the G-Shock DW-5600MNC with the Fidlock strap feels like the perfect choice. Light, colourful and extremely comfortable. Have a fantastic day guys.

The G-Shock Casio should have made. GW-9500 Mudman in green with positive display mod. Fantastic watch, but the negative display is next to unusable on this model.

I’ve been working on something for us oldies… an 80’s inspired AE1200 mod.

There’s just something about that era — the colours, the films, the music — it all had this bold, unapologetic energy. Neon lights, chrome gradients, late-night city vibes… I wanted to capture a bit of that and bring it into a watch.

The cyan and magenta tones are straight out of that synthwave palette, with the grid and glow pulling from classic retro-futuristic visuals. The idea was simple: make something that feels like it belongs in the 80’s, not just inspired by it.

I’ve called this one 1987.

Would genuinely love to hear what you think. I’ll be putting together a full build video over the next few weeks.

Today’s post is a bit different.

I built this custom AE-1200 for my son — he’s obsessed with Pokémon, and I wanted to make him something that felt like a real-world Pokédex.

It’s got a custom faceplate, black PVD steel case, yellow filter over the top display, and a yellow silicone strap from to tie it all together.

Honestly… this one’s a bit special.

Full build video coming later today 👀