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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 danielheath »

forgotmypw17 wrote: post #133
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 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.)

Makes sense; watches are harder to steal (/s).

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

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Post by generalizations »

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…

Yep, bought a bunch on ebay for ~ $7 each and keep them around the house.

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

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Post by ce4 »

Angostura wrote: post #60
Nition wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Here I am designating a place for my watch and always putting it away in that same spot like a pleb.

I must be odd. My designated place is my wrist.

That's hard unless you're Buzz Aldrin and wear multiple watches at once :-)

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/opinion-being-one-watch-gu...

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

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Post by SamReidHughes »

kijin wrote: post #83
varispeed wrote: post #65

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How difficult would be for a fraudster to implement such functionality?

The question should be, how much would it cost to make a convincing fake using custom circuitry? The genuine product is so cheap, you probably can't compete with it unless you use a mass-produced generic movement.

You can't replicate its LCD or UI with some "generic" digital watch movement. Fakes have a reimplementation of the Casio module and many do output CASIo. The fakes are mass produced. There are a few identifiable families of fakes with particular errors in their production.

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

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Post by ce4 »

mfkp wrote: post #152
myself248 wrote: post #138

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

You can also convert usb-c charger into specific laptop chargers with the appropriate barrel/rectangle adapter (search for usb-c pd trigger + laptop model on aliexpress). Caveat: the laptop doesnt know the max wattage of the charger, it's your job to make sure it gets 60W or 90W from the USB PD adapter

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

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Post by emme »

mino wrote: post #48
cameroncooper wrote: post #42

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I dunno. For me this watch is nearly perfect. It's incredibly thin, lightweight, waterproof. It shows the time, day and date. The battery will last for 7-10 years. I can wear it day and night and never have to take it off or do anything for it. I have a collection of other watches including Apple watches and Swiss mechanical watches. None of them are as practical and hassle-free as this watch.

This. I never have to take it off. Battery lasts forever, lightweight, thin, accurate (despite it lacks radio synch), extremely cheap.

I'm happy with mine, but it gains ~1s each day w.r.t. the national radio clock signal. I normally adjust it every couple of days.

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

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Post by Rapzid »

forgotmypw17 wrote: post #133
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 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.)

Nail clippers. You never know in what room, in what car, or with which pack you'll be when you realize it can't wait any longer.

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

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Post by mssundaram »

Smoosh wrote: post #129
mssundaram wrote: post #49

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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?

We're symbiotic
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