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I just got off the phone with Casio USA parts department. It was a very interesting phone call. I had a list of parts that I was after. They had the more recent parts, but couldn't come up with the oddball parts, as expected.
The big one for me was a couple of replacement bezels for my DW-5700 screwback reissue. This watch was my grail for many years. Maybe the most practical basic G-Shock ever made, as far as I'm concerned. The gal tried very hard, but couldn't understand that a DW-5700 reissue had an entirely different bezel than the old DW-5700 from the 1980's. In the end, I settled for a couple of Rising White DW5725 bezels. They were $10.50 each. I'll just dye them black and repaint them. No biggie. :-!
Obviously, face protectors for the DW-5700 were a no go. :-(
I was smart enough to order some case back gaskets for the DW-5700, but stupid enough to forget to order some replacement case screws. o|
Then I ordered up some replacement parts for my Dawn Black Frogman. I don't feel like getting stung next year, and finding out that all replacement parts have been discontinued. Paying $50.00 to get a new bezel from Tik Tox is hard on the wallet. So I grabbed 2 extra bezels, 4 spring bars, and 2 case back gaskets. :-! The bezels were only $16.00 each directly from Casio.
Again, I forgot to order case screws for the Frogman. o|
One interesting thing that I learned concerns the button gaskets. Casio does not sell button gaskets. If you need new button gaskets for your G-Shock, you have to buy a whole new case. Very odd, but I guess they never expect people to pull apart a case to change all of the gaskets. I thought she meant that they sold them by the case at first (as in case of beer), but I was sadly wrong. She meant the physical watch case.
A bunch of the parts are back ordered, but Casio is great about shipping. The total shipping is $4.50, no matter how many separate shipments they have to make. I told her that she could wait until all of the parts have arrived from overseas before shipping, but she said they can't do that. The downside is that I may end up with 4 or 5 separate credit card charges. Not a big deal though.
The gal was very good about the whole thing. A few of the parts were a "Wow. That's the first time we've had to order one of those" kind of deals, but she did a great job overall. :-!:-!:-!
I have to say that I'm now a confirmed Casio USA Parts buyer. Once you know that a G-Shock is a keeper, it just makes so much sense to order some replacement parts for the future. The prices are far more reasonable than trying to get them through an Internet dealer years later.
The big one for me was a couple of replacement bezels for my DW-5700 screwback reissue. This watch was my grail for many years. Maybe the most practical basic G-Shock ever made, as far as I'm concerned. The gal tried very hard, but couldn't understand that a DW-5700 reissue had an entirely different bezel than the old DW-5700 from the 1980's. In the end, I settled for a couple of Rising White DW5725 bezels. They were $10.50 each. I'll just dye them black and repaint them. No biggie. :-!
Obviously, face protectors for the DW-5700 were a no go. :-(
I was smart enough to order some case back gaskets for the DW-5700, but stupid enough to forget to order some replacement case screws. o|
Then I ordered up some replacement parts for my Dawn Black Frogman. I don't feel like getting stung next year, and finding out that all replacement parts have been discontinued. Paying $50.00 to get a new bezel from Tik Tox is hard on the wallet. So I grabbed 2 extra bezels, 4 spring bars, and 2 case back gaskets. :-! The bezels were only $16.00 each directly from Casio.
Again, I forgot to order case screws for the Frogman. o|
One interesting thing that I learned concerns the button gaskets. Casio does not sell button gaskets. If you need new button gaskets for your G-Shock, you have to buy a whole new case. Very odd, but I guess they never expect people to pull apart a case to change all of the gaskets. I thought she meant that they sold them by the case at first (as in case of beer), but I was sadly wrong. She meant the physical watch case.
A bunch of the parts are back ordered, but Casio is great about shipping. The total shipping is $4.50, no matter how many separate shipments they have to make. I told her that she could wait until all of the parts have arrived from overseas before shipping, but she said they can't do that. The downside is that I may end up with 4 or 5 separate credit card charges. Not a big deal though.
The gal was very good about the whole thing. A few of the parts were a "Wow. That's the first time we've had to order one of those" kind of deals, but she did a great job overall. :-!:-!:-!
I have to say that I'm now a confirmed Casio USA Parts buyer. Once you know that a G-Shock is a keeper, it just makes so much sense to order some replacement parts for the future. The prices are far more reasonable than trying to get them through an Internet dealer years later.
If I ever do get a Frogman though, I'll get at least one spare strap and bezel for it.
