I had one of those for years, then I switched to the analog MQ24, also by Casio, after realizing I liked looking at angles more than 7-digit numbers.
Casio F-91W: The strangely ubiquitous watch (2011)
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Re: Casio F-91W: The strangely ubiquitous watch (2011)
#112Re: Casio F-91W: The strangely ubiquitous watch (2011)
#113SKMEI 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.
Why would you not just get the original?
Re: Casio F-91W: The strangely ubiquitous watch (2011)
#114I bought a gshock about 16 years ago when going through military training - during the time I had two other watches stop working. The watch has been in some harsh conditions and has taking a beating, its worn down to the point you can no longer read the text captions, but you can still read the time perfectly, all functionality works, even the light, and its still on the original battery.
I bought a gshock and traded it for food in a training area in the philippines. Now I have a Bertucci.
What did you trade the good for?
Re: Casio F-91W: The strangely ubiquitous watch (2011)
#115The "cheap" Casios run on the fumes of their old fame and retro nostalgia. I'd say the modern day equivalent would be a $20 waterproof fitness band like a Xiaomi Mi Band. They are basically uncompetitive today, unlike they were initially. Here they are literally more expensive than a band with a color display, bluetooth and various sensors.
Only that your Bluetooth band needs to be charged several times a month.
It's rare that I would ever be away from a charger for more than a week. That said, if I ever get to through hike the PCT, I'll be picking up one of these cheap Casios as a sanity check for time until sunrise/sunset.
Re: Casio F-91W: The strangely ubiquitous watch (2011)
#116SKMEI 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.
Why would you not just get the original?
The original's backlight is not great: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23972526
Re: Casio F-91W: The strangely ubiquitous watch (2011)
#117Re: Casio F-91W: The strangely ubiquitous watch (2011)
#118I had one of those for years, then I switched to the analog MQ24, also by Casio, after realizing I liked looking at angles more than 7-digit numbers.
Also a favorite of Kristen Stewart, Tyler the Creator and Pope Francis.
Re: Casio F-91W: The strangely ubiquitous watch (2011)
#119Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
"Lost it" is a real life usage situation for a watch and we don't yet have watches that return back to the owner on command.
Re: Casio F-91W: The strangely ubiquitous watch (2011)
#120The "cheap" Casios run on the fumes of their old fame and retro nostalgia. I'd say the modern day equivalent would be a $20 waterproof fitness band like a Xiaomi Mi Band. They are basically uncompetitive today, unlike they were initially. Here they are literally more expensive than a band with a color display, bluetooth and various sensors.
I am looking for a modest looking, slim watch with a dot matrix display. It shouldn't have any spying, surveillance built in. Closest to this requirement are some Seiko watches from the 80/90, but these are quite expensive.
I like the metal casios that are same size as F-91W:
https://www.casio.com/products/watches/classic/a158wa-1
https://www.casio.com/products/watches/classic/a700w-1a
I've got a few various styles of, more or less, the same watch.