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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
> holding the right button for over 3 seconds in the main timekeeping mode; this will lead the display to show "CASIo", as a test for authenticity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casio_F-91W#Counterfeits
My incredibly niche use-case of the watch, in particular its low-profile face and band, is that I can do handstands while wearing it. Every other watch I've owned is too chunky and gets in the way of my wrist flexion, and have to take it off before I invert. Not the case with the Casio, and one of the reasons it doesn't leave my wrist
You can turn a watch 180 degrees on your wrist for handstands
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.
If it takes me too long to find one, then I up the number of pens scattered around the house.
Nothing irritates me more than being unable to find a pen when inspiration strikes.
I guess I'm not the only one to maintain a specific density of a specific item I want on hand.
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 call this Object Saturation. I don't do it with watches, but I do it with charging cables, socks, and toothbrushes. (Of course, I avoid buying things, so I don't buy them.)
The only problem with this watch is the godawful screen light. The next model up is a negligible bump up in price and although almost completely identical otherwise, the entire face lights up bright green. It might not be good enough for the most purist of terrorist-chic aficionados but it looks almost identical and in terms of functionality it's definitely worth the step up.
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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
Beg your pardon? G-Shocks come in a wide variety of designs and price ranges. At a glance, mine could easily pass for an F-91W - a cheap, digital watch about as far from pretence as it is possible to get. Durable, radio sync'ed, solar cell driven, and watertight down to some ridiculous level of pressure. Just about the most functional piece of hardware I have ever owned. The unflashiest of black boxes, just there whe…
This is a lot of weight for a mass-produced, low-cost piece of consumer electronics to bear.
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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
This is what I wear: https://slimages.macys.com/is/image/MCY/products/6/optimized...