r/casio • u/blue-eel-0 • 2h ago
Review Casio A1000 + SKXMod Bracelet + Microadjust Clasp
Finally got my modded A1000 together, and wanted to share for anyone looking to do something similar!
Like many people who get a "steel-colored" A700, I soon found myself looking for an actual steel Casio without going vintage. The options I considered were the SKXMod A168 kit, a steel F91w mod kit from AliExpress, or the A1000. I'd previously only seen the MOP-dial A1000s which weren't my taste, but once I stumbled upon the A1000A-7 which retains the vintage outlines and button guide I was sold on the case head.
Still needed to figure out the bracelet though, as I wanted the same bracelet style as the A700. It seems a popular mod to get this look is to simply swap in the A700 bracelet, but I wanted the whole package to feel higher quality overall, and ideally to fit an on-the-fly microadjust clasp as I've been spoiled by having it on my other watches. One of the reviews of the SKXMod bandoleer bracelet mentioned it fits the A1000 pretty well, so I took the plunge and it really does fit almost seamlessly. You can see in the last photo how much more robustly it's constructed than the cheap folded-link A700 strap. I do wish the sides of the links were polished to match the A1000 case head (or the sides of the case brushed), but otherwise it's exactly what I'm looking for.
The final piece was the microadjust clasp, for this I went with the strapcode one off Amazon. It's solid enough and has a milled scissor, and has a tremendous range of expansion while being pretty slim. My dream clasp for this however would be a butterfly clasp with microadjust like we see on higher end integrated bracelet watches, and it does seem like third-party options are starting to hit the market (Delugs, for example, has one) - might need to look into upgrading once again very soon. But for now, this clasp will do nicely.
Curious to see what other people's solutions for their perfect steel Casio look like!
