• ooterness@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Want to upgrade your F-91W? The open-source Sensor Watch is a board-swap that uses the same display, housing, and wrist-strap but lets you program your own functionality.

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    1 year ago

    I love Casio watches; I’ve got about a hundred of them.

    The F91W is most notable for being the cheapest, brand name watch you can buy just about anywhere. Even the poorest dirt farmer can afford to own one. And it has all of the features most people need.

    That said, it’s not the best option for us westerners. They are very tiny watches, more suited to a child’s wrist than a grown man. A better option is a Casio G-Shock GW-M5610U. It’s solar powered with atomic timekeeping, meaning it never runs out of power and always has the correct time.

    Plus, it’s way more durable compared to an F91W. If I could buy a watch for everyone on the planet, it’d be the 5610.

  • Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    My wife is in the army. This is the watch that soldiers wear; it has every function you need, and absolutely none that you don’t, and it’s cheap as shit so you can afford it on your crappy military pay. It will not give a flying fuck what kind of abuse you put it through, and in a pinch it will probably stop a bullet.

  • Copythis@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I lost my Casio watch somewhere in my closet about 3 years ago (I am very lazy).

    I still hear it beep every hour.

  • yuri@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Casio has a line of ladies watches with floral borders, I wear one as a man and get lots of compliments.

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    1 year ago

    I have the calculator watch one and absolutely love it. The reaction people have when they notice is priceless.

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    1 year ago

    The amount of compliments I also got from the cheapest watch at a grocery store (also Casio)… I’ve seen listings for some really expensive ones with the same shape and general appearance but different colors and maybe features. Does anyone know what’s up with those?

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      1 year ago

      Casio does variants of the same model with all stainless steel cases/bands for a bit more, but it’s usually the japan exclusive colorways that see prices north of $70 or so. Casios are usually pretty affordable!