I prefer an traditional dial watch (I don't care if it's digital internally). Is there something similar? A cheap, durable, reliable watch with hour/minute/second hands?
Yes, the analog equivalent is the Casio MQ-24.
Casio F-91W: The strangely ubiquitous watch (2011)
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Re: Casio F-91W: The strangely ubiquitous watch (2011)
#102Earlier quoted context omitted.
I know several people who are far from poor and wear this watch.
People who are far from poor are a tiny minority and so have no bearing on why this watch is ubiquitous. There are also exceptions to every rule, so it's no surprise that some rich people wear it too.
One way to become rich is to be very careful money. Thus you tend to find the rich right in poor areas doing things that the poor do, and wearing clothing the poor do. Those million dollar homes often are inhabited by people who earn a lot of money, but spend every cent and have nothing in the bank and a lot of debt.
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#103I bought one of these based on that article way back in 2011!
It's still going strong!
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#104These are great! For less than $10 each, I’ve bought a bunch of them and left them scattered around my apartment and various other places so I can always find a watch. If it’s starting to take me too long to find a watch then the watch density must be getting too low, so I order some more.
The others laugh, but this is great (my house isn't big enough to bother though).
Another baby game changer along these lines - buy a 20 pack of small microfiber cloths and hide them in all your coin and inside jacket pockets. Never be without a glasses wipe when you need one. I even give them away to people who forgot theirs, since frequently I'll have two on my person.
Re: Casio F-91W: The strangely ubiquitous watch (2011)
#105These are great! For less than $10 each, I’ve bought a bunch of them and left them scattered around my apartment and various other places so I can always find a watch. If it’s starting to take me too long to find a watch then the watch density must be getting too low, so I order some more.
The others laugh, but this is great (my house isn't big enough to bother though). Another baby game changer along these lines - buy a 20 pack of small microfiber cloths and hide them in all your coin and inside jacket pockets. Never be without a glasses wipe when you need one. I even give them away to people who forgot theirs, since frequently I'll have two on my person.
Supposedly microfiber cloths are awful for the environment as they leach microplastics if you ever wash them.
https://www.wired.com/story/microfibers-are-the-new-microbea...
Re: Casio F-91W: The strangely ubiquitous watch (2011)
#106Earlier quoted context omitted.
So you spent 100 dollars on F-91W's over 30 years. 50 dollars could have gotten you a watch that would have lasted 30 years.
Unless you lost it or damaged it (drop, water, excessive scratches, etc, etc.) or it fell too much out of style. I suspect most 50 dollar watches don't last anywhere near 30 years in real life usage.
A gshock would very likely last 30 years in pretty much any usage situation.
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#107I watched Devs a few weeks ago and noticed the CEO of the zillion dollar quantum computer company was wearing a F-91W. Nice touch.
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#108Re: Casio F-91W: The strangely ubiquitous watch (2011)
#109Used to say I couldn't afford a watch I would wear. Then I got the modified F-91W ( https://n-o-d-e.shop/ ), now I wear a watch. Having a dumb watch gives me one more reason to leave my phone behind or off.
That black watch with the silver face looks tremendous
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#110SKMEI make a clone: https://skmei.com/products-item/skmei-digial-sport-watches-l...
It has an excellent backlight and I regularly wear it swimming without any problems so far.