You’re looking at this wrong Dave. You’re not putting $180 on a $20 watch…. You’re building a legit $200 watch with a $20 module. Simple and worth every penny.

That bronze case is amazing. I started with Casios and Seikos, went to Tudors and Omegas, sold them and now I'm back into Casios and Seikos. Affordable watches really are the jam.

So many people misunderstand. This isn't a poverty watch video. This is a video about making a nice custom $200-ish watch with a $20 Casio module inside which is a much nicer module than you would find in many more expensive Factory digital watches.

The bronze with the leather strap would have been an even better steampunk vibe!

The fact people are willing to spend to spend upto 10 times more to modify these awesome watches should show Casio that they could make and sell “special editions” very easily and be profitable.. until then we can all be pretty unique and be safe in the knowledge that the chance of someone we meet wearing a modded watch exactly the same will be very slim

I own this watch as my daily beater for work and love it. Mine is olive green and black with black nylon strap. Dave your channel is great thank you for making us feel apart of the watch community. 👍

I bought this watch and the mod kit just for this reason. The original felt very cheap, but now it is one of my favorite watches to wear. I erased some of the text to give it a cleaner look, placed a yellow filter over the face, added a Vario band and it looks and wears great now.

This is so good!! I love the bronze because of that rugged look. Seriously considering doing this. Thank you for the video.

These are great and are absolutely worth it! I spent 180.00 on a (Kraniodesign) Sterile Bronze case & Sapphire version with no strap, I'm definitely going to get one of these! Thanks for sharing!

This is the first watch I ever bought myself. It's so cool. Never dreamt it would have a dedicated modding community to it

I was pleasantly surprised to like the leather strap version you created. Nice combo! Thanks for sharing!

I have two of these watches and kept telling myself they are awesome watches, if only you could get it in stainless. I also wanted a green band for it and found everything at the mod parts website. Dude thank you so much. Not only do I have my high end swiss watches, I really like wearing my Casio when I am out and about, especially when I am working out.

Fantastic watches! One of my favorites. Wearing mine now as a matter of fact. Definitely trying some of their mods for the Royal. Did a mod on the CasiOak & love it so this is definitely on my list! Great video Dave!

Thanks for this. I had no idea how these mod kits worked. This is the first video I’ve found that shows it being done. I appreciate your work. Subscribed.

I’ve been really mulling over doing this with my Royale, but I want to stick with the stock look; so silver with black rim around the crystal. This really helped give me a better look at the results I could expect if I pull the trigger, thanks so much for the insight!

I'm used to swapping bezels etc but being able to swap the amount of parts like the case is amazing

Thanks DAVE. Your very idea to upgrade a Casio Royale is fascinating and applaudable. Very interesting and appreciable.

6:59 yep that’s how mine is set up, polished SSteel on a Vario leather strap it’s so impressive and the ultimate travel watch

i own a TAG Heuer Formula1 and an IWC, but this one is my favourite of all. i really like your modifications, thanks for the video

Mods that cost 5 times the original watch make no sense, but who cares, that bronze one looks fantastic 👍

Splendid exhibition of combinations there. Neat!👍

When I first started seeing these kits, I didn’t get it. Then I bought a World Time just because I saw one at Walmart and after spending some time with it, I understand and have been contemplating this mod ever sense. The 1200 is a super cool little watch and with the current prices of the kits, I’m not sure if you could get a much cooler digital for the combined price of watch and kit.

Outstanding review! Thank You

Mine arrived today! Can't wait to get home, set it up and try it on

Dave, I like the design of the royale on your shirt, that would be a really cool mod. Using those colors and a FKM strap that has The Royale embossed on it. Great episode man, I love the mod episodes you do. Great work, and thank you. God bless.

This is amazing! I love this watch so much I bought one for a friend of mine.

Wow! Neat set of options that I didn't know existed. Thanks for the review!

Quite costly, but the outcome!! Amazing showcase as always, Dave!

Wow - I finished this video and instantly ordered everything to build a bronze Royale, including a Vario strap!

Jays and Kays make very good adapters for the 18mm lugs, so that you can put any standard 20mm strap on it. I got just the head case from SKX - love it.

The all steel Royale reminds me of the early 1980s when technology was the new luxury and James Bond wore a Seiko.

Love my SKXMOD Casio Royale, amazing upgrade worth every penny - I have also added a vario strap.

That bronce case is so lovely! Thank you for sharing. I also like to do mods on Casio watches. Cheers from Spain.

Enjoyed this video immensely. I've never been a big fan of this watch but with these upgrades I think I could be.

I bought three leather straps from Vario for my Royale's last year.They are beautifully made. And, with awesome customer service from Vario. I'm going to take a close look at the bronze case kit.

Hi Dave, Something you can do for the full stainless steel version (the one that is authentic to the original) is you can get the part of the clasp that has the casio logo on it from the original clasp (it just uses spring bars) and put it on the new bracelet. That way you're getting the casio logo on the clasp if you want it.

the bronze looks awesome. Love bronze watches. The first one (brushed stainless with the stock faceplate) looks great as well! But... either way I'd stick with the straps; digital watches on a metal bracelet always looks weird to me

Very nice mod! Thanks for sharing yours.

Great review as always, thanks!

Absolutely awesome video!😎🤙I always love replacing the term "cheap" with "inexpensive".

How fun! Really enjoyed the video! Thank you, my Brother!

These SKX Casio mod kits cost more than most of my automatic watch builds have but it's such a fun idea and these are such solid utility watches I might spring for one.

The 2nd last one on the leather is fire, need to get myself one of these

Damn that steel and leather look is on FIRE! Very nice

I just bought the Casio Royale recently. Love it. It's on my wrist all the time. I got the Black and Gold version, it looks a lot like the bronze mod you have. Not as nice, but still darn great.

I just paid 113€ for the steel case with fkm strap and paid about 30€ for the Casio a few months back. So it will come out as a 145€ watch, with stainless steel case, sapphire crystal, fkm rubber strap, decent water resistance, all the complications you could need, a great look and a recognisable name on the dial. This is kind of a steal looking at it like this!

Nice mods. I might mod one of mine at some stage. I do like the bronze case. Looks great with a bit of patina

I love mine. I appreciate the fact the case and crystal are scratch proof.

I went with the sterile bronze case and put it on a mahogany Vario Crazy Horse bund strap. Awesome, right up there in the top 5 of a 30 + watch collection - love it 😁👍

I wish this intensity of enthusiasm for the Casio Royale, and for creating mods for the platform, could also be translated to other ultra-affordable Casio lines. Such as to the MRW-100 series (the analog-face plastic beater watch), and to the Casio Databank/calculator watch series.

The intro music to this channels videos absolutely makes my day

Very good content . Thank you for your effort

This looks like SO MUCH FUN! I’m gonna MOD mine!

ok looks like i just have to get it,my watch collection is growing ,good work thankyou.

White strap + white dial looks sick!

Just bought my Casio Royale digital classic. And I can't wait to fully mod the case and possibly the strap, yeh I know the cost is high, but this classic will last longer. Regards Rob.

Great Video Dave! I want to do this mod in the worst way. The World Time is a classic. Why not upgrade and have a little fun at the same "Time". As a Watch Enthusiast I would spend $200 on a unique watch. After seeing the bronze, now I have two mods to do, Damn it Dave. 🙂

The best watch channel ever!

I'm a royale daily wearer. I would love these mods. Cool

Just did this mod today. All in i spent 123 including the oem (got it from Walmart.) this watch does feel like it’s worth $100 now. I purchased the bronze case as well. 160 is steep, but a titanium case would be cool.

I like the polished case to pair with a rubber strap.

Thanks for this! I will try it👍🏻

those fancy pants versions look sick! maybe i'll upgrade a second one in the future as one everyday and one fancy bimsness one

This looks awesome. Think I'm gonna do a set of three with all my kids

I have that red Vario leather strap on my gold AE-1200. It's a really elegant nerdy look, lol...

I started out in love with mechanical watches. I find myself now owning more quartz watches then anything else, by a large margin. I find them far more comfortable and just more convenient. I'm starting to look at these digital the same way. As far as find good bracelets for casio. You ain't kidding when you said its hard to find them. But when you do find them. They are like the final puzzle piece for a lot of casios. Lately I've been finding end links that fit all my dress casio watches. Would you be surprised to find out that a rolex submariner oyster bracelet fits one of my favorite low cost casio, the Edifice EFV-100D? I was shocked and overjoyed at the same time. It completely changed the look of the watch. I believe you reviewed this watch awhile back.

Thank you 🙏🏽

Great video! Thanks.

Fantastic video, and I gotta say, it is taking everything in my soul to not go buy a bunch of those mod kits. Thank you for sharing this Dave and letting us live vicariously through you.

The comment about Casio straps is so true, both my DW 6900 and the Casio Duro kept working fine but after a few years the resin bands became brittle and eventually they snapped

Love your shirt!

Great options listed here and really loving the leather / polished steel combo. Is that the MERLOT oiled leather VARIO strap ?

The white strap with white faceplate is so clean 💯

Well that settles that. I’ve had the polished metal case in the shopping cart for probably a month lol.

Very cool!

Awesome. Thank you.

the bronze with the vario leather would look awesome

If you jays and kays adapters for the ae1200…you can wear whatever straps you want. Same adapters also fit ae1300.

I love this watch

Damn, not gonna lie, I'm really digging the red leather strap with the polished metal case. Really does give it a very unique look. Wonder if it would look good with a brushed metal or in a dark metal grey case, providing SKXMOD do those cases.

The red and blue strips are straight fire, ngl. I was on the fence on getting the Royale because I already got the A500, but not I have to get the mod.

Looks good .

Wow, I like the bronze version more than I thought I would!

I think I'm going to get the bronze case. I like the look, too.

Dibs on the polished model!

I've had a Stirling Silver case custom made for a royal. It's going to be a cracking watch when I'm done with it.

what a great didactic..... loved it

damn you, i wasn't planning on spending this $$ today but man oh man that bronze case is awesome. I even had to find a ae1200WH-1B for an extra $40 for that sweet green tint screen and bronze dial markings.

I like the GREEN map lol, so now I had to order 2 C.R.-s, one with the green map and the one normal silver C.R., I'm going to switch the modules. I'll try to find a "bumper" wire to protect the plastic case (for now, the SKX case is a bit expensive for me)...I planned to put a color filter on it but I'm not sure what will happen with the display contrast, the filter should be under the glass, but that's a job for a pro, also, it should only be at one area. Thanks for all the tips and the presentation, it's crazy how Casio nailed this one, pity that they didn't realised that it would deserve a 10 Bar w.r. steel case.

Sick intro!

Looks like a great Mod

It would be great to have a kit for the Royale that makes the watch slimmer and more of a dress watch. That would be a nice option for a great module. 🙂

These are SO COOL.

the dress royale looks so so amazing. it's what i imagine leonardo decaprio would wear if he was driving a 90s sports car

Hey Dave ! Great video man ! I was looking to buy a new watch and came across your video !! And I must say I fell in love with the royale ♥️ it’s an amazing watch ! Btw I also live in japan , in the kanto area do you know , how about you ? I’ve look out the web site with the mods and I liked one in particular that is totally black and have the numbers and time in orange , do you know how to build that one ? Looking forward to talk to you ! Big hugs !

6:56 leather strap looks cool

I upgraded mine to black with gold. It’s pretty amazing now.

I have the Rose gold one! Love it to death!

The white one looks so cool.

i love this watch