Adam Savage's Modded 'Casio Royale' Watch!

Adam opens and shares two gifts from fans he received at a recent convention: a COD-inspired mask based on a pun, and this lovely modded Casio AE-1200 watch, aka the "Casio Royale". Adam loves the NASA-inspired upgrades--especially the custom strap that looks perfectly suited for his orange ACES suit gloves!

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[tested]

Do you still wear a watch, and if so, what model?

[zaccote]

Hey Adam, glad the watch made it to you safely. Hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed putting it together, Cheers!

[chasehuggins]

As a watch guy, I really enjoy when Adam posts his watch stuff.

[Aeidotronics]

The weathering on those fingernails adds so much realism. Wish more good watches had straps like that!

[havestonwatchstraps]

What a spectacular creation by Zac! We're especially thrilled to see our Skylab '73 IVA strap included in the build! Like you both, we're huge space history fans, particularly for the innovation and creativity of the early manned space flight days. The Skylab era in itself is fascinating, to build a temporary station using components and the know how to hand. We've always loved your channel Adam!

[SwompyGaming]

Facemask is from a character with the callsign "ghost" in the call of duty: modern warfare video-game series!

[jimmazurek]

Im a watch guy and a space nut, proud owner of a 1968 Speedmaster, which my father gave me brand new in March. 1969, and is still running strong. I also have the Casio World Timer and wear it often. Your modded unit is amazing and I am inspired to do the same mods to mine. Thanks for sharing.

[falxonPSN]

That's a pretty sharp looking watch, and as a kid who grew up in the late '80s and '90s wearing tons of Casio watches, I would absolutely love having one of those in my collection. Nice work, man! (And the spacesuit orange strap is *chef kiss*.)

[legorreto]

Adam meets Casio Royale!... hahahaha... so beautiful timepiece. Who ever did the Mods is a genius!!! My
I own two versions: Black resin and Silvered resin with stainless steel bracelet, and i love them

[SKXMOD]

Cooool! Looks like someone uses our matte white faceplate to make this NASA mod. Adam, if you want something more durable than the original casing. Or just keep accessoring it. Just let us know!

[spokehedz]

"Ghost Buster" is absolutely flooring me with laughter. HOW DID IT TAKE THIS MANY YEARS?!? This seems to blindly obvious to me now, oh so many years wasted not dressing up as "The Ghost of Busters Past" as well.

[PatJamesRicketts]

I recently got into watchmaking this past year, and I gravitated to railroad grade watches, historical advancements, and George Daniels. There are some fascinating videos here on YouTube about the man. His watches are a leap forward when the world was looking for cheap accuracy. No oil required, a novel escapement mechanism, and entirely handmade minus a hairspring or so. His Space Traveller is a masterpiece, but his Grand Complication that he carried to the day of his death was my favorite. He is one of the master makers we have known as a species, and his legacy lives on in Roger W. Smith, Omega's Co-Axial Escapement, and all the people he still inspires.

[gav_bray]

That's an awesome gift. The watch mod community is a really good one with a tonne of creators sharing their skills and ideas with the world. I own the original version of this very watch, which is famous in the watch collector world. It's cheap, but keeps excellent time, has a heap of useful functions and can easily be modded like this example. Love it. ❤️❤️

[TyBraek]

I've had this watch for almost 10 years and its still going strong. I love that it takes a larger battery and that its so easy to replace. Maybe its time to mod it.

[PaintpalSue]

Well done, Zack, that beautiful watch is such a great gift for Adam!

[philadelphiabornandraised]

That way is a staple for thousands of collectors. It's a great beater budget watch . I've owned one for many years the weather great and look great . Nice gift

[gelvy-qf]

Spotted the thumbnail and immediately thought "Oh nice! Adam got another Tom Sachs creation" but this is possibly even better. What an amazing piece with kind and completely mirrored sentiments addressed to the Tested crew along with it. A clearly happy Adam.

[KiwiKeebs]

Adam you got me into watches with your modded Seiko. My first watch was an SKX that I modded. I’m now a Seiko fanatic and amateur watchmaker and love nothing more than stripping down and servicing vintage Japanese watches. I thank you sir.

[talega]

I have seen a multitude of mods, BUT this one is really and by far: THE BEST ever.

[stoneysscapes]

I'd be lying if I said that his generosity didn't have any effect on me 😂 That was A+ and he made my day with a great show and tell that checked all the boxes, and it would be Awesome to see it in some future uploads 🐒🚀