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Re: Casio F-91W: The strangely ubiquitous watch (2011)

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Post by zdw » Mon, Nov 23, 2020, 2:46 AM UTC

When I was a kid, I left one of these at my grandmother's house after a trip in the late 80's, who lived in a different US state.

She shipped it back to me in a cookie tin with the current fruits of her garden, which happened to be fresh garlic.

Every time I see one these watches, I think of my watch that smelled like garlic forever.

Re: Casio F-91W: The strangely ubiquitous watch (2011)

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Post by gorkish » Mon, Nov 23, 2020, 2:49 AM UTC

throwhypothetic wrote: post #20

bbqmaster999 wrote: post #8

These 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.

I do the same with clip-on guitar tuners.

Snark? There are easily 20 of them kicking around my house haha

Re: Casio F-91W: The strangely ubiquitous watch (2011)

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Post by fattybob » Mon, Nov 23, 2020, 2:52 AM UTC

best watch I ever owned, I bought in 1981 when I had been late and locked out of my Monday morning physics class (Dr Poynton had standards, and you learnt fast), I walked to Dixon's and bought a Casio watch that seemed to do everything I ever wanted, I can't recall it's name, but it had a swordfish on its side and it was simply amazing. it died after many years, when being used by my brother, smashed face, very sad day.

Re: Casio F-91W: The strangely ubiquitous watch (2011)

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Post by perryizgr8 » Mon, Nov 23, 2020, 2:53 AM UTC

This watch is amazing. It has everything a watch needs, no more no less. Its thin and light on the hand, has big numerals, great battery life, reasonable water resistance, cheap enough for you not to worry about it getting scratched. I bought one recently just to relive the nostalgia.

Re: Casio F-91W: The strangely ubiquitous watch (2011)

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Post by rkagerer » Mon, Nov 23, 2020, 2:57 AM UTC

bbqmaster999 wrote: post #8

These 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.

With all those dangerous F-91W's arriving at your door, have you been paid a visit yet from the bomb disposal squad?

Re: Casio F-91W: The strangely ubiquitous watch (2011)

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Post by mlamat » Mon, Nov 23, 2020, 3:03 AM UTC

koenigdavidmj wrote: post #37

Can someone recommend something close to this but with a countdown timer? I use that a hell of a lot more than a stopwatch.

That's exactly why I bought the Casio W-202 model.

https://www.casio-europe.com/euro/products/watches/collectio...

Re: Casio F-91W: The strangely ubiquitous watch (2011)

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Post by peteretep » Mon, Nov 23, 2020, 3:05 AM UTC

TigeriusKirk wrote: post #106

marcinzm wrote: post #99

Earlier 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.

But you’d have also spent 30 years wearing a watch that looked like a ten year old was asked to design a super hero watch

Re: Casio F-91W: The strangely ubiquitous watch (2011)

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Post by hedora » Mon, Nov 23, 2020, 3:10 AM UTC

throwaway201103 wrote: post #80

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?

Seiko self-winding mechanical watches start at under $100.

I somehow misplaced mine. Some day, I’ll find it!

Re: Casio F-91W: The strangely ubiquitous watch (2011)

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Post by Smoosh » Mon, Nov 23, 2020, 3:14 AM UTC

mssundaram wrote: post #49

crispyporkbites wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have you considered a clock or perhaps wearing your watches

Yeah interesting - I always keep my watch on, even showering - it cleans the watch and I have a water resistant one. I only take my watch off to put on a different one for style.

At this point, are you wearing the watch, or is the watch wearing you?

Re: Casio F-91W: The strangely ubiquitous watch (2011)

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Post by ajot » Mon, Nov 23, 2020, 3:22 AM UTC

peter303 wrote: post #58

I have had them for 30 years. They last on average three years. Three areas of failure: (1) The black plastic hooks to the watch bands fracture. Superglue doesnt seem to last. (2) The watch band tears. I duct-tape it sometimes. But that is temporary. If I have some bands left over from the other failures, I can replace it. (3) In high humidity states moisture sometimes gets into the works and shorts the electronics f…

Re (3): there are a lot of accounts online of divers filling their cheap Casios with some oil or paraffin, so it can stand to be submerged. I guess that if it's good enough to stand pressure and coating the surfaces of the PCB to avoid short circuits, it's good enough for high humidity places. Maybe not good enough for soap and shampoo, but still a great upgrade.