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[–] ooterness 165 points 11 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] jacktherippah 39 points 11 months ago

Woah, that's cool.

[–] [email protected] 75 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Rolex has spent the last 50 years trying to rebrand itself as a luxury watch brand but they started out as sport watches. Essentially what this Casio watch is.

The people that designed Rolex watches wanted them to be basically indestructible. They're wildly over-engineered. They have shockmounts so you can drop them without breaking the balance staff and most are waterproof.

[–] nBodyProblem 54 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That’s because Swiss precision is meaningless when a $1 chip can keep time better than a $6k mechanical watch. The only way they can survive is by selling the luxury angle.

[–] Copythis 56 points 11 months ago (2 children)

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

I still hear it beep every hour.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] Aquatic_Melon 8 points 11 months ago

Beautifully timed

[–] [email protected] 22 points 11 months ago (2 children)

place a marker halfway in your closet. every hour stand at the marker and see if the beep is to your left or right. Should be able to find it in <8 attempts.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Dude is lazy and you want him to stand up 8 times in a day?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

the only alternative is to piss off your S.O. by asking if they've seen it and then they'll find it instantly

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[–] FlightyPenguin 14 points 11 months ago

And if it beeps on the same side no matter which way you're facing, you might be wearing it.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Get what works. Fuck all those dick measuring contests.

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[–] FinishingDutch 36 points 11 months ago (4 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 64 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Nice try, but I could buy ten F91Ws for one 5610. Wouldn't you rather have two watches on each limb AND two watches on your dick than one slightly fancier watch?

[–] FMT99 11 points 11 months ago

The real flex

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

They are very tiny watches, more suited to a child’s wrist than a grown man

As a grown man with child size wrists good I need more options. Most watches I looked at are huge on me. I got a Seiko 5 which fits well though.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 11 months 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.

[–] Gonroz 31 points 11 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 44 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I like to imagine the rev/fwd buttons on this one is for the time travel function.

[–] cdf12345 20 points 11 months ago

Reverse Time / Teleport Forward

Seems pretty close to me!

[–] Gonroz 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

This one looks dope and definitely fancier than mine. I have the ca53w-1

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Do you use the calculator often?

[–] Gonroz 11 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I do use it often actually. I find it a little bit more convenient than taking my phone out and opening the calculator app. But I also probably just do it partly for the novelty

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 11 months ago (3 children)

We're still one of those planets that think digital watches are a neat idea.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I mean Garmin watches are pretty awesome

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

https://www.watchesofespionage.com/blogs/woe-dispatch/casio-f-91w-the-preferred-watch-of-terrorists

I got this watch because it's the preferred watch of terrorists. I like how light it is but the strap did break after not taking it off for a year. I think the oils in my wrist broke it down.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 11 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] chiliedogg 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Ooh - do they have one in Hawaiian print?

Edit: Searching for "Casio Hawaiian Print" was fun.

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[–] Blue_Morpho 23 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The F91w: The Timepiece of Terrorism.

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna11750939

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

How did OP drop the watch if they never take that bad boy off?

[–] robocall 25 points 11 months ago

Maybe OP dropped himself with the watch on

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (4 children)

this post reminded me of my old Casio that I forgot on a plane as a kid. left it in those pockets under the tray on the seat in front of you :(

so I've gone ahead and ordered a pink one! :D

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[–] NoSpiritAnimal 10 points 11 months ago (2 children)

They're like $20 bucks now but totally worth the extra cost.

Square Casios are immortal.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

I couldn't find one in store so the misses bought me one off ebay. It was fake and broke in the ocean.

Watch out. Plenty of fakes of a cheap watch out there.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (6 children)

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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[–] TrousersMcPants 8 points 11 months ago

Hell yeah Casio. I have a G-shock so it's still a "fancy" watch but this thing will probably outlive me

[–] Frozengyro 8 points 11 months ago

I have one, they're great.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

My favorite watch I've ever owned cost $7.

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