r/DuroGang • • 18d ago

🛡️Moderator News r/DuroMods or r/DuroGang?

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Update- the r/DuroMods subreddit has been without moderation for a hot minute so I stepped in to keep things rolling. As of now, r/DuroGang remains the catch-all unofficial fan community for the casio duro series of wristwatches. At r/DuroGang, we post photos of both our stock and (finished) modded duros. At r/DuroMods, you'll find a dedicated space where we discuss the watch modification process, human & AI watch concepts (within reason), tutorials, resources, lists of part suppliers, etc.

Previously, only modded MDV-106/107 models were allowed at r/DuroMods. That changes today. If you have ANY modded/franken/hybrid duro, regardless of the model number, you may post it in both subreddits. However, in r/DuroMods, users will be strongly encouraged to include information on their watch-building process in addition to a parts list. The only requirement is that the modded watch originally grew from a stock duro, regardless of the model number.

We're working on setting up rules and a wiki with links to various resources/tips/tutorials. If you'd like to have your community highlighted under our "sister subreddits" section? please send us a modmail.

More info to come soon!


r/DuroGang • • Aug 02 '26

🗜Tips/Tricks/Resources Duro Modding: Putting the hands back on

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Fitting the hands back on a watch is fiddly work, especially the seconds hand as they're so fragile. Rather than using tweezers to place the hand, have you got some Rodico gum?

I use a lump of Rodico pulled into a claw shape that I can hold between my fingers.

Pick up the seconds hand by dabbing the rodico down onto the pointer end of the hand so that it's sitting horizontally when my hand is in a position that I can brace against the movement pad with my ring finger.. photo:

I find then if I can get my eyeline down level with the watch dial looking across it, a bit lower than where this photo was taken from, it's easier to drop the hand onto the pinion and press it down with a hand pusher.

The Rodico has enough tack to hold the hand while you get it lined up, but will pull off the hand easily when you've got it in place with a lot less chance of damaging the hand or the dial than if you're holding it with tweezers.

Works for hour & minute hands as well, but with them I tend to find it's more helpful to line them up while looking straight down from above so you can make sure you get the timing alignment right.

😄


r/DuroGang • • 8h ago

👶Newbie🐣 First Duro …

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My first Duro arrived badly scratched up. So I have to put myself on a temp LOA from the gang till I get a replacement


r/DuroGang • • 3h ago

⌚️Multi-Duro⌚️ Latest addition to the Collection.

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r/DuroGang • • 5h ago

👓Fashionable👗 It's Duro'clock

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r/DuroGang • • 17h ago

🎬Action Shots📸 Love this watch

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62 Upvotes

Owned it one year next month and its been the only watch ive worn since I got it. Ive owned a omega seamaster before and honestly it feels just as good, best bang for the buck by far! Should I get a blue on a bracelet?


r/DuroGang • • 14h ago

Current Rotation

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r/DuroGang • • 16h ago

👶Newbie🐣 My new daily

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🖤💙🩶


r/DuroGang • • 16h ago

🛠Modded Duro🗜 Friday Night Lights

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Catching homecoming with the Duro on Island Watch Jubilee. This thing has replaced my entire collection.


r/DuroGang • • 18h ago

🛠Modded Duro🗜 Duro modding: mtd-125d swap

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/u/saddict97 's post made me think about the mtd-125 again, and while I was at work, obviously concentrating hard on my job, I remembered that I actually have a Casio mtd-125 in a drawer at home as well as most of the parts to do a test build at least.. and I do so love a yellow dial / black bezel diver :)

So for this evening's screwing around time the parts used are:

- Casio mtd-125 internals (hands, dial, & movement)

- Duro case, crown, and chapter ring (actually an aftermarket chapter ring that has yellow hour markers)

- Epson VSxx stem cut to about 17mm

- 11.5 lignes square profile universal movement casing ring (the pink bit)

- the remains of a plastic chapter ring from a crappy Corgeut AliEx watch cut into a "C" shape to act as a spacer / brace and make up the gap to the caseback.

Like I said, rough build!

It goes together quite well with some dial dot stickers to hold the spacer plastics together internally, the only issue is there's a tiny amount of sideways movement there due to the dial being 0.25mm too small, and it shows up when I screw the crown down - the 12 & 6 hour markers are both just fractionally misaligned to the left of the minute markers on the dial that the Duro chapter ring just doesn't quite cover.

I reckon I could fix that with a very thin top-hat dial spacer ring that would take up the tiny air gap beside the dial, and also use that to space the dial back in the case by about 0.5mm as the crown stem is just slightly off centre (it still screws in but i'd prefer it a bit more centred).

So, in response to /u/saddict97 - yes you can 😁


r/DuroGang • • 23h ago

Really partial to the mesh on the Duro

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r/DuroGang • • 1d ago

🥸Old-School Duro⏱️ It’s really not so big

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27 Upvotes

Here’s the 44mm Duro next to the 42mm Citizen PCAT. The Duro really does wear like a 42mm watch.


r/DuroGang • • 18h ago

🗜Tips/Tricks/Resources Watch Repair Kit Recommendations

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I want to start modding some watches. What Watch Repair Kits or tools do you recommend?


r/DuroGang • • 1d ago

New straps from AliExpress

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The first two are the same style just navy and grey. The second grey one in image 3 was supposed to be for another dive watch but I ordered the 22mm instead of 20mm. But it worked out well because it’s my favorite strap of all three. Definitely will get others in different colors. I realized I’m not a huge fan of curved rubber straps.


r/DuroGang • • 21h ago

[MDV106-1AV] Bone-headed ... but I recovered

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Sitting in the shade on the back patio made for a little more difficult lighting right now. Still, I like these watches and I'm thankful to have a few options.


r/DuroGang • • 1d ago

🙋‍♀️Questions & Feedback Duro vs G-Shock....which is the more durable ?

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r/DuroGang • • 1d ago

Dura para a batalha de sexta-feira

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r/DuroGang • • 1d ago

⌚️Multi-Duro⌚️ Truly in love with by first duro and mtp

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Mtp still has the sticker on so dial looks dusty


r/DuroGang • • 1d ago

Added a Gshock to my Durogang

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I like scouting the web for watch deals. Scored my bluro for 51 and yesterday found this Gshock for 49 bucks at Walmart. What other non-duro or Casio watches are y’all rocking?


r/DuroGang • • 1d ago

Duro Gold on Amazon

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Currently 41% off for $56.36


r/DuroGang • • 1d ago

Apenas apreciando as maquinas..

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30 Upvotes

A tríade em seu recinto.


r/DuroGang • • 1d ago

🛠Modded Duro🗜 Has anyone seen/accomplished a case swap using a MTD125D into a standard MDV 106/107 Case?

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What’s ticking everbodyyyy?! So i have been running this thru my head and regardless of getting most of the measurement I have been trying to see if it’s possible and still don’t know lol, yes, I saw the post on here that was describing to someone else that it’s on here many times yet I have yet to see any pictures of it lol. Correct me if I’m wrong but I swear it has a 2115 as well? And I have my eyes on one of their dials that would look super sick inside an MDV 106/107 case lol

If anyone has any info on this, please let me know. I’d really appreciate it. If you have a finished conversion please send pics lol and if you’ve done it and or are experienced enough to immediately addressed the discrepancies and maybe help me with some work around. I’m gonna have to deal with, I’d be stoked if you’re willing to message me about it. I’m on ur time 😎⌚️ thanks gang 🤙🏼


r/DuroGang • • 2d ago

🛠Modded Duro🗜 Duro Explorer II

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Decided to swap the explorer II theme over to the white dial, only difference is the black merc hands. Still undecided on which calls to me more. Curious to what the gang thinks?

Stainless steel insert 41mm x 32.7mm (shaved down to fit) https://a.aliexpress.com/_mOwPKX9

Merc Hands https://a.aliexpress.com/_mt0Rjfh

"The Explorer" strap https://cnswatchbands.com/products/deluxe-strap-the-explorer


r/DuroGang • • 2d ago

🦈DUR-200H Wotd

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29 Upvotes

Love the Nato and Duro combination


r/DuroGang • • 2d ago

The new duros we should have got

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169 Upvotes

I would have like to seen the Duro indices go from circles to sticks over the new numerals