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    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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    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.

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      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.

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          Oh trust me, I understand. I own mechanical watches because there is a definite romantic appeal to them.

          However, I have had more than one seiko automatic die from vibration while riding motorcycles. Even high end watches like Rolexes can have -4/+8 seconds per day timekeeping error and be within “normal” tolerances.

          Meanwhile, a cheap digital quartz watch will typically be accurate to within a few seconds a month, even before we consider that many of them can sync to atomic clocks. They’re also pretty much indestructible.

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

    I still hear it beep every hour.

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    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.

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      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?

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        I literally have 20 year old solar powered watches that still work. And even if the cell dies in a 5610, it’s easily replaced. You can even do it as a user; they’re incredibly easy to work on.

        And I love the overall convenience of solar/atomic. I don’t give a shit if it’s more eco-friendly or not :D

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        I bought an $11 accutron at walmart with a solar cell. It’s gone through the wash and dryer twice and it still works fine

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      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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        As another man in the tiny wrist club, it’s truly heartbreaking to find out that watch that looks so good in pictures looks absurd when you put it on yourself. I really wanted a speedmaster but at least with the metal strap, it’s just too big.

        F91W is a truly legendary watch though. It’s what I use 90% of the time although swapping the factory rubber wrist strap with a NATO strap is a worthwhile upgrade. The clasp on the factory strap really likes to break.

        I also actually have a Seiko 5 too, very solid budget friendly automatics. Really big modding community too if you want to get into customization.

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        Yep, some people really need the smaller size. Personally, I’ve got an 8 inch wrist, and anything smaller than 42mm feels tiny on my wrist. I couldn’t physically wear a F91W as the standard strap is just too short to even fit.

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      The 5610 is great, but might be a bit pricey for some people.

      If you’re looking for atomic timekeeping with a cheaper non-G-Shock Casio, try the WV-58A or the beefier WV-200R.

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    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.

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

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      Same, bought one after going around trying to find a suitable Gshock with my mate. Coming across this bad boy and found out that people use this watch for a makeshift time bomb timer and terrorists use it because of how reliable it is.

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

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    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