With new watches releasing all around the globe every other day, the Casio F-91W is here to stay. Casio F-91W isn't a new watch that the kids are into, it's a classic. It's basically a Cadillac in the watch world. It was originally released about 3 decades ago in 1991. And is still in demand, as Casio produces 3 million copies of it each. The Casio F-91W is easily one of the most iconic and popular watches worldwide. But what's cool about having the same exact thing as millions of other people? Not much, unless of course you modify.
An essential accessory nowadays is a watch. It's something you can wear to every occasion – to work, a party or even on a casual date. However, having a watch that caters to more than just time checks is what everyone desires in this century.
With new watches releasing all around the globe every other day, the Casio F-91W is here to stay.
Casio F-91W isn't a new watch that the kids are into, it's a classic. It's basically a Cadillac in the watch world. It was originally released about 3 decades ago in 1991. And is still in demand, as Casio produces 3 million copies of it each year.
Are you now curious on if you should purchase this watch? Well look no further, that's where this Casio F-91W review plays its part.
Main Features
- This watch is lightweight – weighing around 20g.
- It has a plastic case.
- The exterior of the watch has a stainless steel display.
- Large LCD screen.
- The case measures 37.5 by 33.5 by 8.5 millimeters
- Its strap is made of resin.
- Adjustable strap – ranges from 18 millimeters at the fitting and extends till 22mm.
- Green LED bulb that illuminates the screen.
- The home screen shows sufficient data – the time, day, month, and any alarms that are set.
- Time can be set in the 12 hours or 24-hour format – whichever way you like it.
- The time shows the accurate hour, minute, and second.
- Accuracy of time is given or take, 30 seconds per month.
- Alarms can be set.
PROS
- Can be used as a stopwatch due to accurate timing.
- Automatic calendar.
- The alarm is loud. You're unlikely to sleep through it.
- Good quality for its price.
CONS
- The calendar doesn't understand leap years.
- Beeps every hour for 20 seconds (unless you turn off the option).
- Not too stylish to wear.
The watch is considered to be one of the first ‘smartwatches,' and despite not being able to count your daily footsteps or trace your heartbeat, it still finds its way to be in the category of a smartwatch.
This watch is a trendy choice for runners and athletes or anyone who's looking to be very accurate about timing something. The stopwatch mode records the accurate minutes, seconds, and hundredths of a second.
On the Casio F-91W, you can switch between 4 screens – home time screen, the set alarm screen, the stopwatch, and the set time screen. You can navigate between these screens using the three buttons on the sides of the screen.
- Top left moves the selection around.
- Bottom left: the mode button. It allows you to switch between screens.
- Bottom right: you can use to cycle between the options on each screen.
It may not be the most fashionable watch out there, but it is a minimal one. The design of the screen and strap are simple – nothing too fancy. I am making it a good option for kids and teenagers to wear to school.
Casio F-91W understands the need for customization, and so they've introduced a couple of different colors that this watch is available in. You can choose between a baby pink, light blue, grey, white, or black case. The strap is usually just black or grey.
FAQs:
Q. Is it durable or not?
Do you know how the Nokia phone is still is famous for falling off the 5th floor and not shattering into a million pieces? Well, I'd say the durability of this watch matches the Nokia.
It's long-lasting and won't be damaged if you drop it accidentally. It's shatter-resistant! Although it isn't scratch-resistant – so don't take it as an open pass for you all to experiment with the watch!
Q. Can I swim with my Casio F-91W?
The answer is yes! The Casio F-91W is water-resistant. It has 50m/165ft splash water resistance. So you're good to go if you accidentally (or purposely) wear it into the pool!
Q. How do I stop my watch from beeping every hour?
Although it's the sound of delightful chimes, it does get annoying.
You can turn it off by pressing the ‘C' button, located on the watch's bottom left corner.
When disabled, the hourly time signal icon (a bell) will no longer be visible on the screen.
Q. How do you turn off an alarm on the Casio F-91W?
Press the bottom left button, then cycle through the beep options with the button on the right side. Press the bottom left button again to select and turn off the desired alarm.
Q. Is it an affordable watch?
In this time when smartwatches cost a fortune, the Casio F-91W costs roughly around $20. So, in my opinion, it's a pretty decent buy and isn't expensive at all. And does it get the job done? YES.
Q. How long is the battery life?
The battery life is said to be around 7 years. $20 for a watch I can wear for about 7 years? Pretty good deal! Where do I sign up?
Fun fact: users say it lives up to 10 years sometimes.
Final verdict? If you're young and are in dire need of a handy, inexpensive, daily-wear watch that lasts you a looooong time, then this watch was a match made in heaven for you.
I hope this review does justice to this timeless bargain.
It just might be.
From what I understand, the wristwatch industry absolutely hates the Casio F-91W, and for good reasons. But before I get into that, up until very recently I had, unbelievably, never owned an F-91W. I do now. And it very quickly became the best wristwatch I own.
Why?
Three reasons.
First, a genuine F-91W keeps time so well that you'd think it is secretly synchronizing with an atomic time server, but it doesn't. This thing doesn't even gain or lose so much as a second until more than a week has passed. I'm not kidding. Over the course of an entire year, an F-91W shouldn't gain or lose more than 3 minutes at most; that's some stellar performance right there.
Second, even though this watch is small, it's more readable than a watch twice its size. This is because the contrast of the LCD is near-perfect, meaning almost no discernible shadow from the segments. It is incredible how readable the little display is.
Third, the beep. I own other Casio digitals, but this one has an absolutely perfect beep sound. It's loud but strangely not obnoxious.
I like this watch so much that after owning it less than a week, I bought a second one as a backup. I don't suspect Casio will stop making the F-91W at any time soon, but if they ever do, at least I'm covered for the next, oh, 20 years. Heck, I might even buy a third just to make darned sure I'm not without one of these.
And yes, it typically takes the CR2016 battery about 7 to 10 years before it finally dies.
I finally understand why so many people love this watch
The F-91W is wristwatch perfection. Unbelievably accurate timekeeping, stupidly simple design, superior readability with near-perfect LCD contrast, all the function you need and nothing you don't.
Oh, and the best part. Cheap. Dirt cheap. This is why the wristwatch industry hates it so much.
From what I understand, Casio has been accused of trying to completely kill the wristwatch industry with its F-91W model along with other low-cost models. Prior to cheap plastic Casio digitals, a truly good and accurate wristwatch basically didn't exist.
There was a time when it was completely normal for wristwatches to gain or lose 5 to 10 minutes over the course of a week. In fact, to this day, it's still normal for even the most luxurious of mechanical movements to be +/- 5 to 10 minutes off per week even with the best of engineering. Quartz movement just can't be beat no matter what anyone says.
Casio F-91w
Accurate no matter where it's made, as long as it's genuine
What blows me away about the F-91W more than anything else is that you can totally depend on this thing. Whatever the F-91W states the time is, that is the time and you don't have to question it.
Something funny is that since this watch is so popular, there are many fakes out there. Fortunately, it's fairly easy to tell if you've got a fake or a real one.
The first and obvious thing is the LCD contrast. A genuine F-91W's display can be tilted almost flat and you will not see the display 'shadow out' to 88:88. At any angle, it can be read easily.
Second is the 'Easter egg'. You hold down the right-side pusher for 2 seconds, and 'CA510' appears on the display.
Fake F-91Ws don't show this.
Third, the little 'U' at bottom right, which is almost impossible to see without a magnifying glass, is printed just below the second S of RESIST at bottom right. On fakes, the 'U' is larger and not aligned properly.
Fourth, the 'WR' in the bottom middle has a very specific lean to both the W and the R. If you compare it to a fake, it's pretty easy to spot.
Now as far as where it's made, Casio has made this watch in 4 nations. Japan, Malaysia, China and Thailand. Mine is from Thailand, and I can assure you it is the genuine article.
Bad things about the F-91W?
There are only three.
First is the water resistance. Very low. You can splash it and submerge it for short periods of time, but that's about it. I wouldn't shower or swim with it on.
Second, the backlight for night viewing is very small and is not bright. Very dim, actually. It works, but just barely.
Third, the strap. It's Casio's infamous 'resin' strap, meaning it will crumble apart after a few years. Fortunately, there are plenty of replacement straps out there and will continue to be for a long time.
An F-91W will probably outlast any technology you have right now
There's not much in the way of tech that can match the longevity of an F-91W. It will outlast smartphones, PCs, laptops, tablets, most microwave ovens and a whole bunch of other stuff. My shots lyrics. While everything else breaks, the F-91W will continue to work. Ocasio cortez upbringing.
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To have any piece of tech work perfectly for a decade for under 10 bucks new? That's a modern day miracle, and it's why the F-91W might just be the best wristwatch in the world.
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