It's also a good basis for a DIY digital watch: https://github.com/carrotIndustries/pluto
Super project! Is it possible to buy this pre-assembled?
Or even just the board, I can do the swap myself.
Casio F-91W: The strangely ubiquitous watch (2011)
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Re: Casio F-91W: The strangely ubiquitous watch (2011)
#92Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
> For me this watch is nearly perfect. The UX is poor though. Once you've finished with the stopwatch, the next mode-button press leads to the time-adjustment mode rather than immediately back to the current time display. Any destructive modes such as adjustment should be protected behind a long-press, not interleaved into the routine mode cycle. It's also frustratingly easy to knock the watch out of 24 hour display…
Parent to your comment mentioned that they like the watch because it's thin, light, shows time and date.
You commented that the UX is poor because of the way the stop watch works.
That user, if they're using the watch for the time and date, never experiences the stopwatch UX. To them, the UX is superb for what they do.
>The UX is poor though.
for you.
Re: Casio F-91W: The strangely ubiquitous watch (2011)
#93I 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…
My only grumble is the LED backlight is too weak to read the tme at night.
Re: Casio F-91W: The strangely ubiquitous watch (2011)
#94I 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…
I’ve gone through a number of F-91W bands as well (never replaced the watch itself). Then I went for an F-84W instead, and it has already held together longer than any F-91W band did. Has a slightly cleaner look, too.
Re: Casio F-91W: The strangely ubiquitous watch (2011)
#95These are great! For less than $10 each, I’ve bought a bunch of them and left them scattered around my apartment and various other places so I can always find a watch. If it’s starting to take me too long to find a watch then the watch density must be getting too low, so I order some more.
What do you do when the hour changes?
Re: Casio F-91W: The strangely ubiquitous watch (2011)
#96I prefer an traditional dial watch (I don't care if it's digital internally). Is there something similar? A cheap, durable, reliable watch with hour/minute/second hands?
Honestly your best bet would be to scroll a bit through /r/watches and the sidebar there.
If you have no interest in mechanical movements, then, Timex weekender is oft-recommended. https://www.timex.com/browse/collections/weekender/shop-all-... (if you're in the bay area, I'll sell you mine for 10$ )
The Timex Expedition is a more field-watchy variation: https://www.timex.com/browse/collections/expedition/
Casio makes some quartz (battery-powered) "diver" style watches: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083VMFR4C/
If you want to get into mechanical, that's a rapidly expanding "budget watch" space. Budget for mechanical for a good amount of time bottomed out at around 250$ for a seiko or orient, but now a lot of Chinese homage watches are pulling into the 100$ space, and of course there's always vostok.
Re: Casio F-91W: The strangely ubiquitous watch (2011)
#97I bought a gshock about 16 years ago when going through military training - during the time I had two other watches stop working. The watch has been in some harsh conditions and has taking a beating, its worn down to the point you can no longer read the text captions, but you can still read the time perfectly, all functionality works, even the light, and its still on the original battery.
I bought a gshock and traded it for food in a training area in the philippines. Now I have a Bertucci.
Re: Casio F-91W: The strangely ubiquitous watch (2011)
#98Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
> For me this watch is nearly perfect. The UX is poor though. Once you've finished with the stopwatch, the next mode-button press leads to the time-adjustment mode rather than immediately back to the current time display. Any destructive modes such as adjustment should be protected behind a long-press, not interleaved into the routine mode cycle. It's also frustratingly easy to knock the watch out of 24 hour display…
> Once you've finished with the stopwatch, the next mode-button press leads to the time-adjustment mode rather than immediately back to the current time display.
This is incorrect. If you’ve interacted with a mode, the mode button always takes you back to the current time display.
Re: Casio F-91W: The strangely ubiquitous watch (2011)
#99I 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.
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.
Re: Casio F-91W: The strangely ubiquitous watch (2011)
#100I modified mine to have a NATO strap
What's a NATO setup?
Arguably made famous by James Bond, a Nato strap is an alternative to a metal bracelet or rubber strap for a watch. Basically, a sort of fabric similar to the material your seat belt is made of, is used to strap the watch to your wrist. Lots of exciting colorways.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_watch_strap
Here's my Vostok Amphibia on a NATO https://photos.app.goo.gl/vqpq31QVcBKpRbTP8