My first G-Shock, 40 years later

You’re lucky the battery didn’t leak, resulting in a completely ruined module. Kudos! Looks great 😊

I have a lot of spare parts now: module, pushers, etc. Having the thing literally crumble in my hands was traumatic. 😂

When I was a kid I couldn't afford a G-Shock so I got this one more affordable instead. I've worn this for decades until I lost it. Found it and it was still working after changing the battery. Restored it and back working again.

Although I have a fierce 6900 obsession to me the original square gshock will always be king 👑

Love these #gshocks

Best post of 2024🍻🍻🍻🍻

I do believe this is one of the early Gs which Casio would have restored for you in house with all new-produced OEM parts. I think the program is not ongoing unfortunately

https://gshock.casio.com/us/restore/

I sadly missed the opportunity in 2022; Casio service said that now, they could only replace the battery and gasket (it also needed a new band/bezel, bezel screws, and module alignment).

I didn’t trust them enough to send it in outside the restoration program because there was a disclaimer that they’d toss it and offer a replacement if they couldn’t repair it. How do you replace a 40 yo collector’s item with sentimental value? And a while back, my wife had her favorite Swatch ruined and replaced with a lesser design.

So I went to WatchUSeek and there I found information and guidance, and did the work myself. I now have the know-how, tools, and spare parts (except the crystal), to keep it running!

The next round of work is to install some conductive carbon tape on the crystal decal, to protect the piezo spring from wearing it out.

Mine from the late 80s / early 90s also suffered from resin rot which disintegrated. It’s the one that was still a full metal case with resin bezel. I haven’t been able to get the case back off to change the battery, and haven’t been able to get replacement resin bezel or strap.

There are good aftermarket bands and bezels. Stock comes and goes, but try http://vintage.gshock.my for bezels. Casio bands are available from various places. While a good jewler or watch shop should be able to remove the caseback and replace the battery, the gasket (~$3) should be replaced too. Casio will do all that for $35, which is a pretty good deal.

I have a lot of the tools and I’m not afraid to do the work, I just lack the knowledge of where to buy parts, so I’ll certainly be checking out that website. Thank you. I’m pretty sure the battery is original too, so the module may just be ruined.

Might still be ok! Head over to WatchUSeek; there’s a lot of knowledge in the archives and helpful people there; that’s how I learned: https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/restoring-my-dw-5000c-1b-1983-gold-variant.5530146/

I actually just searched through my tools and realized I had another watch back removal tool. Have that a shot and finally got the back off! The integrity of the battery seems fine. Now I definitely want to restore it. :)

Would love to run a version of this on Itscasualtime.com if you're interested!

Thank; Let me take a look at your site and I’ll let you know!

It’s alive!

Bought a new battery and replaced it a few minutes ago. I’m so happy to see that it still works! And if the year showing, after the factory reset, correctly indicates when the module was made, it’s older than I thought. It’s from 1985! For me, that was either 5th or 6th grade, and I can’t remember if I wore it back then, or even how/where I obtained it. I certainly didn’t have a job yet, and we didn’t have the money for me to have an allowance.

Looks like I’ll need to open it back up and reseat the movement since it seems askew. Then it’s time to see if I can get parts for it.