Rubbing alcohol seemed like the safest option, so I got my silver Casio, a Q-Tip, and set to work. I think I can safely say that rubbing alcohol works about as well as cold water and warm wishes – not what I would call a roaring success. After much rubbing and zero progress, I gave up on it. So, the "day display" on 1200 is readable enough right? (The time and date are bold enough, and pretty clear) If you're up for a bigger watch, you might consider the AE-2000. All digits and characters are bigger and easier to read than on the AE-1200. I own and like both of them.

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Sorry for the delay in replying. I was busy for a few days so hadn't logged in. I bought AE-1200WH and I love it. So if you recall, in Casio AE1200, Part 1: The Review, I discovered this tidy little digital gem and rapidly acquired a small collection of them. In part the second, I will tell you how I set about improving/ruining them a bit, and fitting proper replacement straps.I have an ae1200. It is not suitable for rough use. The crystal is exposed and slightly protruding. Soon it will be full of scratches. This would be my beater/beach watch and double as a travel watch as it's cheap and has world time functions. The watch includes a number of different preset times that you can select for the countdown start time. The one extra step in the process not covered in the previous article is prizing off the tiny c-clips that hold each of the button assemblies, removing the buttons, seals, and springs, and reassembling them. It seems like it would be rather straightforward, but I didn’t do it. Kranio has also given us two massive practical improvements. The first is drilled lugs – always a plus and particularly so on a watch with lugs as short and tight as this one. The other is the crystal. Gone is Casio’s plastic window, replaced by proper sapphire. I know some of you are already noting the hypocrisy of my praising sapphire when I have spent years lauding the appeal of acrylic. This is true. I love a big, old-school plastic dome on an analog watch. This isn’t that kind of watch, and it seems absurd to switch a resin case for steel and leave a cheap and nasty flat plastic window in it. What can say? I am a complex individual full of contradictions.

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AboutAE-1300in Short. The AE1300 series, known for itsmulti-mission LCD and 10 year battery. The watch’s large square case design provides a wealth of easy-to-read information, such as World Time Map and Analog LC Display. Both are very good watches, especially for the money. They will both serve you well. As far as rough use, that should not be an issue, the WR rating is sufficient on both. The crystal is acrylic which means scratches can be polished out easily with PolyWatch (or in a pinch, toothpaste). The watches are small and light enough to not get in the way. The AE1200 watches are exceeding clever, super cheap, and all my digital-bashing aside, rather nice looking too. But there is one more thing. You can easily modify them, even going so far as to give them steel cases. As you can see in the first photo, I’ve already started down that road… I'll include a pic below so that you'll know what I am talking about. Given below is a pic of GD-100-1BDR on my wrist.(Really loved that watch but couldn't get it since it was too big for me) At last! I have finally written the third and likely final chapter in my Casio AE1200 series. In Part the First, I introduced this digital gem that far exceeded my expectations for one so cheap. In Part the Second, I set about disassembling them, removing unwanted words, and fitting some outstanding Vario straps. In Part the Third, I will tell you how Kranio Designs takes this humble beater to the next level with a stainless steel case.

I had uploaded another pic in this thread earlier which also looked the same way, without preview. I think I'll re-upload that as well) In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting screen. Is the Kranio better than the original for these changes? I’d say so. I’ll admit that I miss the subtle shape of the Casio case’s button nacelles, but the deletion of the text, dimples, and molding lines more than makes up for it. A Casio purist might disagree, but a purist wouldn’t swap cases, would they? I did find the presence of multiple timers in 1300 to be a plus point since we wouldn't have to go to the settings and change the timer interval each time.(coz with multiple presets, we could just set the intervals that we mostly use for the common activities and just select the desired one when needed) although the dual stopwatch wasn't gonna be of any extra benefit to me personally, I guess. If both had 5 alarms, I would have gone for 1300.