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Non Tool Forum => Watch it! => Topic started by: CallsignBadger on August 24, 2018, 01:47:15 AM
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Because why not? For those of you who just want a good time-keeper, cheap Casios are the way to go.
This one was actually $30, but its cheaper than a lot of watches
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I have a few cheap Casios and they are reliable as could be. Forgot the model numbers but my favorite cheapie is the calculator version.
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A friend of mine has one. I kind of like it :tu:
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Badge awarded, congrats. :cheers:
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I still wear this one. :tu: :like:
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Thanks, Dr. Z!
They make for a great EDC watch
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I thought I would gather two 80's Casio watches that I had when I was in high school and possibly elementary school. The one on the left is a Casio 815 TS-100 that I wore in High School. Back in the 80's, Casio watches were something exciting. I remember thinking that the thermometer was way cool. The one on the right is older I think as this one I wore in my grade 8 year. This is a 588 AE-20W. The main attraction for me was the alarm mode which lights up the watch with a dancing LED display. The original bracelet broke long ago, and my Dad replaced it with a Timex Ironman bracelet. Unfortunately, this watch is very small and will not fit my wrists. Mind you, the reason why I am posting a photo of these two watches...I just found the older Casio hiding in the back of a display case. I had forgotten I still had the watch. It was a happy reunion. After the left watch, I upgraded to a Casio Calculator watch (more gadgets...something Casio was renown for). I still have that watch, but the plastic touch pad fell off ages ago.
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Casio did come out with some neat features :tu:
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F-91W probably the least expensive watch they make. Although it does have a slightly murky history https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casio_F-91W?wprov=sfti1
Having said that it’s so inexpensive that you can break it and throw it away without a second thought.
Buyer beware though, there are a lot of fakes about.
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May I join the cheap Casio club, gentlemen? :D
Casio CA-53W.
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Do you use the calculator very often?
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Do you use the calculator very often?
Thank you, CsB!
I just got the watch today, but the calculator works well. Unfortunately my fingertips are too big to make it a commonly used function. :ahhh
In a pinch, it would definitely come in handy. I would just use my pen (retracted position of course) to punch the numbers. :)
I like how Casio used a reverse printed acrylic plate for the buttons(little things like that make stuff great). The functions won't wear off. :woohoo:
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Since the MT.o hats are OD, I could not pass this up today. :facepalm:
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Nice watches everyone!
Here's mine - W-800H, and my daughters F91
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Nice watches everyone!
Here's mine - W-800H, and my daughters F91
So is it 9:10 or 9:12? :think:
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Nice watches everyone!
Here's mine - W-800H, and my daughters F91
So is it 9:10 or 9:12? :think:
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Lol! Guess which one of us sets our watch to the radio four pips and which one of us is two minutes late for everything?
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I bought a couple cheap Casios and just recently the one I kept strap broke. Its been a flawless watch. Every G Shock I now I own has also come cheap. I get them from the fleamarket. They usually need a battery and a good cleaning.
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A lovely shade of green, gerleatherberman
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magentus, I am quite the stickler about my watch’s accuracy. Can’t be more than 20 seconds off for me :D
Aloha, I love that you can get quality things for very cheap if you just buy used :tu:
Seems like a lot of people nowadays frown at getting stuff thats used :think:
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As long as its serviceable I have no problem :salute:. I've outfitted many friends and family with quality G Shocks costing me $10 or less. The most I've spent on a G Shock was $20 it was the black IP GW700BDJ. I'm lucky with a large fleamarket in my area. The Wenger I got for $3 :-[. It needed work, still does but it works and I can now see thru the mineral crystal. Sorry for the bad pic.
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Awesome :tu:
Here its mainly garage sales, but there are a few other places
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A lovely shade of green, gerleatherberman
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magentus, I am quite the stickler about my watch’s accuracy. Can’t be more than 20 seconds off for me :D
Aloha, I love that you can get quality things for very cheap if you just buy used :tu:
Seems like a lot of people nowadays frown at getting stuff thats used :think:
Lol - MY watch IS accurate - my daughter's isn't - she has me and her mum to keep her on schedule :D
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Two words
SOLAR ATOMIC :pok:. Everything else is just accurate-ish. :whistle:
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Imagine the size of the watch :rofl:
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A lovely shade of green, gerleatherberman
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Thanks, CsB! :cheers:
I enjoyed wearing the cheap olive colored Casio so much that.....
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I must get one :o
Looks great! :cheers:
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My only gripe aboit the cheap Casios is acrylic crystal that can scratch easily. But, it can be buffed out, if it is obstructing the view of the screen. :)
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Yeah, mine is pretty scratched up. Visibilty is still good, though :tu:
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Hey, my cheap Casio is the same one. I got red and the band just barely broke. I wore it pretty regularly over the years. Its still on the same battery too.
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Good to know. I had wondered about the battery longevity. Thanks, Aloha! :)
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:nanadance: :nanadance: :nanadance:
They do last for quite a while :tu:
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:like: Nice watches everyone!
I lost the F-91w that I bought in 2015. :facepalm: Less than a week after getting a cheapo NATO strap for it. ::)
Just ordered a new F-91w off the 'bay, hopefully that will flush the old one out of hiding. :whistle:
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You will probably find the old one when the new one arrives. That is always my best way of finding lost stuff too :rofl:
Still enjoying the Casios today. I am still amazed with the Japanese movement chronograph for $39. :)
I know it isn't 'cheap', but it is awesomely priced for a chronograph. :woohoo:
Edit: typo.
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Impressive watch, GLBM. :like: it looks expensive! :D
My new F-91w came today. :mail: And the old one hasn’t turned up. :cry:
The shade of black on this one is a tad odd. :think: A sort of matte black, it’s a bit shiny in the light, that I don’t recall seeing on the old one, possibly due to wear. :dunno: Best I can describe it is ‘Batman black’. Which isn’t a bad thing. :D
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Batman black :like:
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Impressive watch, GLBM. :like: it looks expensive! :D
My new F-91w came today. :mail: And the old one hasn’t turned up. :cry:
The shade of black on this one is a tad odd. :think: A sort of matte black, it’s a bit shiny in the light, that I don’t recall seeing on the old one, possibly due to wear. :dunno: Best I can describe it is ‘Batman black’. Which isn’t a bad thing. :D
Thank you, Pabs!
Congrats on the new 91. Casio black it quite nice. Slap some Vics on your belt and go out like, "I'm Batman." :like:
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F-91W probably the least expensive watch they make. Although it does have a slightly murky history https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casio_F-91W?wprov=sfti1
Having said that it’s so inexpensive that you can break it and throw it away without a second thought.
Buyer beware though, there are a lot of fakes about.
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This is no doubt my watch during middle school. In fact, it was my first good watch. I think I only wore another cheap Casio model (one with some solar power) when entering high school. I still have that second watch today, and that is 20 years old. For the F-91W watch, I remember the buttons tended to get worn out before the watch itself. I wore the thing so often, the band got hardened and eventually cracked :( . At some point, I came up with the idea of putting a layer of packaging tape over top of the watch face to protect it.