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

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

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Post by aidenn0 »

RedShift1 wrote: post #82
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…

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.

I've never had a watch last more than 10 years. My dad has an Omega that lasted over 30 years, but it was a lot more than $50.

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

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Post by mfkp »

myself248 wrote: post #138
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've done this with laptop power bricks. I'm laying on my couch right now, with my laptop plugged into a brick perched permanently at the end thereof. There are two more at the table (sometimes work and personal laptop are up at the same time), and one on my nightstand, and one in the kitchen for when I'm using a recipe from online or just youtubing while cooking. All my old Thinkpad bricks with the gray round plug h…

I do this same thing, except now with USB-C chargers it's even better. Charge my laptop or my phone. There's some great charger bricks that go on sale for ~$10, so I have a lot of those.

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

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Post by tomcooks »

myself248 wrote: post #137
HPsquared wrote: post #95

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What do you do when the hour changes?

If the BIPM redefines how long an hour is, I guess we'll just have to ditch our Casios and start using Swatch internet time.

One can only hope, it's a beautiful concept that would make life easier for non Americans consuming a lot of live media produced in the US

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

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Post by mmcgaha »

howlgarnish wrote: post #71
varispeed wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He had it, but he didn't look at it. Certainly not to find out what time it is. He also didn't inhale.

Wrong president. Also, Clinton doesn't seem like the kind of guy who would wear a F-91W.

You are correct; he was a Timex Iron Man guy.

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

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Post by shoo »

dvtrn wrote: post #79
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.

How often are you (A) needing to know the time and/or (B) misplacing your time pieces?

I am afflicted by (B), which impedes measuring (A).

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

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Post by nordsieck »

RedShift1 wrote: post #82
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…

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.

> 50 dollars could have gotten you a watch that would have lasted 30 years.

You're not counting new batteries.

It's true that you can buy a tool to change your own. But a small, rarely used tool is very hard to keep track of.

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

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Post by mmcgaha »

NextHendrix wrote: post #77

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.

In this price class, the w800 line cannot be beat. 100M water resistance, a second time zone, and a ten year battery life for less than 20 bucks is a real bargain.

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

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Post by abiogenesis »

HPsquared wrote: post #95
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.

What do you do when the hour changes?

Some countries/states don't have that issue.

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

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Post by ibiza »

interfixus wrote: post #140
peteretep wrote: post #127

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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…

Of course, every ten years you have to replace the battery, which you can do yourself, w/ an easy-to-find part. I wonder where today's Apple Watches will be in 10 years.
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