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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 dotancohen »

dotancohen wrote: post #190
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.

Is there an equivalent analogue model? Cheap, reliable, reasonably water proof? I prefer analogue watch faces but everything I see is either garbage, terribly expensive, or cluttered and greebled.

Reply to self, with some googling I found the Casio MQ-24. $15, clean design. Not available where I live but maybe next time I'm in Europe or the US I'll pick one up.

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

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Post by goatinaboat »

baybal2 wrote: post #27
ericsoderstrom wrote: post #3

"US officials view f-91w wearers with suspicion"? Better keep an eye on this guy then: https://i.redd.it/5o061ntl2m651.jpg https://i.redd.it/b4j5fzl4d6f41.jpg

Taliban can afford Rolex, at least. https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/839e131... ?

Fidel Castro also famously wore a Rolex, a GMT Master

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

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Post by JackMcMack »

MivLives wrote: post #91
throwaway34511 wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Super project! Is it possible to buy this pre-assembled?

Or even just the board, I can do the swap myself.

I've built one of these. Good fun, but of course battery life does not match the 7+ years of the original. I think mine lasted close to a year?

If I remember correctly the magnetometer was end of life, but not critial to it's operation.

I'm not the original author, but I am considering ordering a few new boards and maybe the components. If you're really interested, give a shout on github: https://github.com/carrotIndustries/pluto/issues/1

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

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Post by szemet »

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.

Another, but much cheaper trick is to always leave the alarm on: then you have around 10 seconds of chance every morning to find it, if not - then better luck next day!

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

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Post by Mediterraneo10 »

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.

Historically USB chargers have consumed power when connected to the wall socket, even when not connected to a phone. Some phones have even displayed an alert "Disconnect power supply from wall to save energy" when you unplugged the USB cable from the phone. Do modern USB-C chargers suffer from the same drawback and so shouldn’t be left plugged in all the time?

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

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Post by mfkp »

Mediterraneo10 wrote: post #197
mfkp wrote: post #152

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Historically USB chargers have consumed power when connected to the wall socket, even when not connected to a phone. Some phones have even displayed an alert "Disconnect power supply from wall to save energy" when you unplugged the USB cable from the phone. Do modern USB-C chargers suffer from the same drawback and so shouldn’t be left plugged in all the time?

I'll have to plug in a power meter to check, but I'd assume the ghost power draw is negligible.

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

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Post by goatinaboat »

RedShift1 wrote: post #90
tlhunter wrote: post #18

I modified mine to have a NATO strap

What's a NATO setup?

What's a NATO setup?

A conventional strap is in two pieces, so if one pin attaching it to the watch body fails you lose the watch. A NATO strap loops under both pins as a single piece, so if one pin fails, the watch is still attached by the other.

99% of people you see wearing a NATO strap will never be in a situation where they might have this problem mind you!

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