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Re: Casio F-B100W-1A

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Post by PennRobotics »

coldtea wrote: post #309
asimovfan wrote: post #203

Earlier quoted context omitted.

G-Shocks could be so much better, and it has been this way for at least a decade.

"So much better" means "with added smartwatch crap"? The whole value of them is they are simple, minimally changed over time (you can depend on getting the same model in a decade), functional, with no/bare minimum smartwatch crappery, essentially endless battery, and no planned obselecense.

The G-Shock is great but not perfect. Some things I wanted when I was deployed in the desert: No metal against skin AT ALL, silent but sturdy flap for covering the display (bonus if nonmagnetic), less/no nooks to collect sand/mud, sync radio time internationally, no shiny metal whatsoever (mine was shades of beige and "olive drab green" almost everywhere but still had polished metal screws and a polished metal buckle), ability to disable or configure backlight strength/color.

I'm sure battery and charging tech has improved in the past two decades as well.

It also would've been nice to have longitude/latitude readout internationally (so: satellite sensor plus support for Galileo and other recent global navigation services). Vibration alarms could have been more convenient than beeping, especially if there's a "stay awake on night post by buzzing every X minutes" mode.

Re: Casio F-B100W-1A

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Post by bookofjoe »

erickhill wrote: post #207

Only available via that link in the UK or Ireland for £55.00. Quick jump over to Ebay US? $189.62 (And FedEx will have a word after they deliver it.) US, for now, can keep getting the unconnected F91W $25 lookalike. IIRC, the F-91W has a really small strap. Almost a "ladies watch" size.

$39.88 at Walmart (different model; same day delivery): https://www.walmart.com/ip/CASIO-FITNESS-WRISTWATCH-DIGITAL-...

Re: Casio F-B100W-1A

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Post by nielsole »

mrweasel wrote: post #343
nielsole wrote: post #318

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At night it is more than sufficient. I even use it as a flashlight

It has to be extremely dark though, or maybe mine has a worse than normal backlight. Other models are much better, it's just the F-91W. The fact that Casio is well aware that the backlight is just terrible, but haven't fixed it in close to 40 years is hilarious and just makes me love it even more.

Oh yeah I have good blinds and live in an area with medium light pollution.

Re: Casio F-B100W-1A

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Post by karlgkk »

wolvoleo wrote: post #383
karlgkk wrote: post #296

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Look up gshocks around $300 on chrono24 etc. then go look up the new MSRP There are collectible models that sell used higher than they were new, but for the most part they’re much cheaper Then there are lines like MR-G. hand hammered metal cases made out of premium materials.

Oh yeah I never heard of chrono24. I'm not a watch guy at all :) I was just interested because I used to have casio watches when I was young. After which the mobile phones emerged and I stopped wearing a watch at all, until they started doing more interesting stuff (payments and notifications are what interests me mainly).

Tbh I actually stopped wearing smart watches and started buying G shocks because I don’t want notifications lol

Re: Casio F-B100W-1A

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Post by wolvoleo »

karlgkk wrote: post #404
wolvoleo wrote: post #383

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Oh yeah I never heard of chrono24. I'm not a watch guy at all :) I was just interested because I used to have casio watches when I was young. After which the mobile phones emerged and I stopped wearing a watch at all, until they started doing more interesting stuff (payments and notifications are what interests me mainly).

Tbh I actually stopped wearing smart watches and started buying G shocks because I don’t want notifications lol

Well yeah I do really prune them deeply especially for my watch (it has its own notifications list). I only let the most important ones through.

But even on my phone most chats don't trigger notifications. I just see them when I see them. Only the most important people can trigger them.

Re: Casio F-B100W-1A

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Post by shrx »

wolvoleo wrote: post #205
ChrisMarshallNY wrote: post #172

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I have a couple of Oceanus brand watches that I got in Japan. They are fairly un-cheap. However, in Japan, their G-Shock brand (kind of lower cost, in the US), can get even more expensive than Oceanus. Some of them look like Pip-Boys (Because this is HN, I need to mention that this is a deliberate exaggeration) .

Now I'm curious, do you have some examples?

https://gshock.casio.com/europe/products/mr-g/

The MR-G models are priced in the thousands.

Re: Casio F-B100W-1A

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Post by LtWorf »

mrweasel wrote: post #343
nielsole wrote: post #318

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At night it is more than sufficient. I even use it as a flashlight

It has to be extremely dark though, or maybe mine has a worse than normal backlight. Other models are much better, it's just the F-91W. The fact that Casio is well aware that the backlight is just terrible, but haven't fixed it in close to 40 years is hilarious and just makes me love it even more.

If you have so much ambient light… just look at the clock and read the numbers.
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