I own about 10 of these classics. I own G-Shocks as well because I'm just a fan of Casio. But this watch does find itself on my wrist a couple times a month or more. And I agree put a battery in it and save your watch. Even if the battery cost more than the watch there's still something about the watch itself and all the journeys. Great review
I've got several G-shocks too and do really like them but honestly I end up wearing my small cheap Casios 90% of the time. Totally agree about keeping your old watch for the memories, etc! Some of my watches (even these cheap f91ws) are like trusty old companions to me! 👍
Very straight opinions, which I share 100%. I own a bunch of watches, some expensive, but this one gets the most wrist time, because it is what it is - a LEGEND! And for good reasons.
Thanks, Sir! 😃 I expected a bit of backlash from this video but, ya know, these are my thoughts and we’re allowed our opinions aren’t we! I love these watches - my favourites of the many watches I own (like you, I’ve got some cheap and some very much more expensive watches) 👍 As you rightly say, a legend!
Exactly! I never got the strap complaints, but then I’ve seen photos of people on Amazon wearing it and they tighten the strap beyond snug! I’m convinced they’re breaking them after a year of over tightening them or a lot of UV and sweat/chlorine. But I had one for a swim watch and it just didn’t care. That strap held up fine. I took a G-Shock GBD-200 on a trip and it doesn’t fit under shirt or coat sleeves nearly as well as a little F-91W. The F-91W is so slim and light that it travels well and inconspicuously.
When I got my first Duro, people said the same of the watchband. I found it comfortable and durable. Also, apparently, I find the Vostock Kommandirskie watchband comfortable as I wear the original. People are strange about the faults and strengths of various watches. I sometimes think that the first review a potential buyer sees on YT determines their opinion for life!
Thank you for the comments! Yeah I can’t understand the strap problem people seem to have - I don’t exactly baby my cheap Casios and have never had a problem 🤷♂️ Not denying that some folks do but I just don’t get it - plenty durable in my extensive experience! And yeah the f91w makes a great travel watch: inconspicuous, as you say, and never a target for baddies to steal either! 👍
I've personally had my Casio for 4 years now and have had the strap issue, however I wear it just about every day outdoors at work. So my theory is that if you use it outside constantly and expose it to enough elements it will break down, but otherwise with light use its probably fine.
@@ryankingston4935 OK. This theory makes a lot of sense. I only wear the Duro on the weekends, if I'm going into town. I use a Casio SGW 100b-3v for my daily beater and the band looks to be coming apart after 5 years. You might be on to something, Ryan.
Absolutely love your f91-w videos! On your previous one I loved the storytelling of what the off white model meant to you. Would love it if they released it once more, it is the most beautiful color combination. Thanks for sharing, Cheers!
What a nice comment! Thank you! I’m quite passionate about this watch as a brilliant piece of utilitarian & functional design, & it’s great to hear from others who might share the appreciation! The grey/beige is my all-time favourite! But just generally the f91w is the champ as far as I’m concerned 👌👌👌✌️
I couldn’t agree more with everything you said about the F-91w! I have around 60 Casio watches & I always wear this one the most. When I would wear bigger watches it seemed like they were always catching on doorways. The one thing that I can think of that would make the strap degrade is sunblock. I have literally had 2 F-108’s that I was using only for work literally break apart & I’m talking about the corners of the plastic module itself. This would happen within 2 weeks & less of sunblock use. Kinda makes one worry what it might be doing to your body?
My f91ws get more wear than my other watches 👍 Yeah a few folks have mentioned the straps degrading in hotter or more humid climates and I would t be surprised at all about sun block! I do love Casio thiugh 👍
I got an F-105W, because it has the Illuminator and it was cheaper. Also, the dial ornaments were all blue. Since then I found myself liking one more detail: The day and date are close together, not divided by the split time mark. That being said, I still might get an F-91W too. They're available in more colours and they do feel a bit different. My girlfriend has one, in gorgeous pink.
The gold colorway for the F-91W is unique, because while it still uses the same weak microlight like it's siblings, somehow the gold-tinted LCD is able to make the display brighter and more readable when the microlight shine the display.
Ah thanks so much, this is so great to hear! 😊😊😊 It’s my absolute favourite too - I’ve had and still have watches costing many many times more than the f91w but the f91w is still my favourite for everyday wear! 👌👌👌
Sure, the light is terrible, but once the eyes are used to the dark, it works just fine. Also, the module from the A-700 is a drop-in fit into the F-91 case. The contact spring must be stretched slightly, but it will work. For the larger of wrist, a strap from the W-217 will fit, but the width of the strap at the lug, is wider than the case, so it would need a trim to look right.
I bought one of these for my 10-yr old nephew and considered one for me, but being the font too small I decided to get me a W800H instead. Beautiful little watches both of them, they serve their purpose.
I recently inherited this watch, so it has some sentimental value to me. It had a broken strap. First, i tried to print a replacement with tpu filament, but I couldn't get anything decent coming out of the 3d printer. Then, I was wandering around Walmart and saw the same watch with the better led on sale for $24 . Next, I saw a similar band for a timex watch for $15 bucks. Naturally, I bought the strap and replaced it. The timex stap is very similar to the original casio band but a little thicker than the original, so hopefully willing, it will last a long time.
I have one and it lasted about 3 months (not even daily wear) before the weak plastic buckle broke and then about 2 years later the watch itself broke (the screen just goes haywire and the buttons no longer function properly). They must not make them like they used to. I had a Casio calculator watch back in the early 90s and that was still running on the original battery until about 2013 which was the last time I saw it. The strap had long since broken but the watch was still fully functional. I have a Casio G Shock GW5610 that has been used hard for about 4 years daily under rough conditions and is still perfectly functional (only has some cosmetic scuffs and scratches).
Aw man, sorry to hear u got a shit one! Never had a problem with any of mine 🤷♂️ Although my son broke the buckle on one of them the other day, not sure how… Glad your gshock is holding up well.
Great video. Thank you. Agree with everything that’s said. Just want to add that a small watch will never look as stupid as a too big one on a wrist. By the way, you mentioned you swam in these, what’s your experience with water resistance? I never tried submerging mine…
Thank you for your comments! Yeah i really hate massive watches & frankly think they look ridiculous! I've been swimming with many F91Ws over the years, as well as numerous other of the cheap 'water resistant' only Casios, & have never ever had a single one of them leak. In my experience they have all been perfectly fine for showering in & for swimming in pools & the sea without any issues whatsoever. I expect there may be examples where they have leaked for other people but that has never happened to me. My experience over the last 30-or-so years is that they're perfectly fine to be submereged in water without any problems. Hope that's of some use 🙂 If you get one that does happen to leak its not too expensive to get another one.
Great - so glad to hear that! Like I said, all mine have been absolutely fine but there’s always a chance of a bad one when they produce so many! They make excellent slimline swimming watches imho! 👍
I think that a true watch enthusiast would not complain about the F-91W. Dead battery? Don't just buy a new battery, replace it yourself! Easy thing and you may actually have fun at it. "Weak" backlight? It works fine also for me and the thing is that it is considered a cool "retro" feature that many watch lovers like. Rotted or worn strap? Get a new one! Find a replacement and fix it. Better yet, do a search for different compatible styles of straps and find one you like. I love NATO straps and I found one to replace a worn one I had. Small watch? So it is, but it is also a watch any one can wear and the perfect watch for those times and places you may not want to wear a bigger and more expensive timepiece. All and all, the way I see it is that the F-91W is the quintessential watch any timepiece collector/enthusiast has to have. If you don't know the F-91W then you don't know watches.
Great video in defense of a great little watch. It gets it i.e. the "watch" done. My wife wore one for two weeks in Europe recently, non-assuming on the wrist, kept perfect time.
I was going to get an F201 because of the timer but now I'm debating between the f91w and the w59. I'm going for the most simple and minimal Casio. This watch here has been on the wrists of military individuals deployed in wars in the middle east. That's gotta mean something. Cheers!
The 201 is a great watch - quite a bit bulkier than the f91w and the w59. The w59 is also great but the f91w is the one that’s reached the ‘legendary’ status isn’t it. And I know quite a few servicemen who have and do swear by the f91w as their active service watch - definitely plenty tough enough 👍
Yeah I agree. Not many occasions when you can own something legendary that happens to be that cheap too. I might just go with the f91w. Probably the green one (3dgs) i believe. Not sure about the color code.
This Casio is KING And you’re absolutely right in this video People just love to put people/ things down ,get a life Don’t like Casio ? Don’t get one ! I have omega ,Tudor,breitling and the f 91w is one of my favourites for sure,had one 30 years ago in school and loved it then
@@accoutrements4469 thank you for your respectful comment I got my speedmaster on now but most of the day I had my father’s old Casio on ,great watch Can’t stop looking for more Casio
strap issue depends on the climate i guess.. the material deteriorates faster in humid countries... mine lasted 2 years only... it started to crack then split.. if yours lasted 13years then maybe youre in a location with the best conditions to prolong that material.. even shoe soles tend to crack and crumble overtime.
Yeah quite a few folks have mentioned about climate most likely being a factor. And sunblock rotting the straps too. I’m in the uk so none of this is an issue very often for me! 😂
@@accoutrements4469 sunblock is harsh.. it will even remove some of the paint on the case.. so i dont wear watches that have prints on them or sometimes even the prints inside the sunglasses since sunblock will erase them.. learned it the hardway with my suunto vector.😂
The strap is bad for two reasons: it cracks after several years and is impossible to replace. Ok, not impossible, but very hard. I guess Casio A158 is better for that reason. Casio CA-53 calculator watch also has a strap that cracks fast, but at least it's possible to change a strap myself.
The straps are pretty easy to replace in my experience: just push the pin out, slot a new strap in and push the pin back through- nothing to it really 🤷♂️ A little bit more fiddly if you use spring bars but still not very complicated if you have one of those strap replacement tools ✌️
I’ve got loads of watches too but the f91w are easily the ones I wear most! 👍😃 Yeah they do scratch soooooo easily don’t they… u can polish out minor scratches with Polywatch or similar products though, if you’ve ever tried that?
That’s a good option if the scratches bother you 👍 They don’t bother me at all - gives ‘em a bit of character: I’ve got a few knocks and scratches on me and they’re just the marks of life!
Hiya. No, no maintenance or cleaning at all really. From what some folks have said it seems like hotter/more humid climates and regular application of sunblock might lead to them deteriorating more quickly 🤷♂️ I’m in the uk so hot and humid weather is only an issue for a few days a year! 🤣
Speaking the truth. Particularly about small watches. I want something useable, beautiful but also invisible. It should integrate into my life and not get in the way.
Agree with every take you have! Also, consider yourself fortunate that you have a couple white variants. Near impossible to find at a price I can justify.
Great vid! I have several of these and other cheaper casios such as W217, W219, F108. They are great overall. My only niggle is the variance in timekeeping. For instance my three F91s keep +5, +12 and -5 per month. Similar variance on the other watches. However my more expensive Gshocks and some older casios all are in range +1 to +5 per month. 😊
Yeah, my Casios all vary a bit - not enough to piss me off, i must say, they're all pretty accurate compared to my mechanical watches. I guess there's better & not-so-good pieces out there with them producing so many each year.
@accoutrements4469 Yeah that's it exactly, it's all about the mass production numbers. Interestingly, the dozens of Jap quartz watches I have, not a SINGLE one is outside the stated +/- 15 sec tolerance! Makes it more exciting when you get a goodun I suppose. 🫡
I keep coming back for the review and have to say after having 3, first two I gifted to friends kids and now my last one, the light is utter garbage. The only way I can see the minutes if I kind of hold my finger over the light to reflect over. Everything else is great about it, keeps excellent time and has functions that you need, even if its too small for my wrist! I also agree with you that most new watch including my 42 automatic is just too big! I came to the conclusion that if it does not pass the cuff test on my hoodie I do not like it.
Definitely with you on the cuff test! And yea the light is certainly the weakest link on these isn’t it. I have noticed that on some of mine there is a slightly larger gap between the acrylic ‘glass’ face and the lcd display, and in those examples the light is so much better. Also saw someone is selling little plastic spacers to achieve exactly that result by installing it between the ‘glass’ and the display underneath - looks bit of a faff-about though I think when there are multiple other Casios which do have much better lights on them already 🤷♂️
Wem das Licht zu schwach ist, es gibt einen Backlight Spreader zu kaufen den man aber auch selber machen kann. Sehr einfach zu montieren. Ich habe diesen in meiner Casio 158 und 91w verbaut. Das Display ist jetzt gleichmässig und hell ausgeleuchtet.
Yes I’ve seen someone selling these, and have noticed myself that the led light is much brighter in my watches which already seem to have a slight gap between the display and the acrylic screen. Did you use a little piece of clear Perspex or something when you did this mod yourself? 👍👍
No, there light is garbage. Even in pitch black, you can only see half of the time. Worse if your close range vision is not great - it's unreadable. Other than that i agree with you.
I own..... Omega Seamaster Ultra Deep 6000M Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Chronograph 600M Omega Seamaster 007 NTTD ORIS Aquis Hangang limited edition Casio F-91W My Ultra Deep cost £11,900, my F-91W cost about a tenner. I can honestly say that my Casio gets more love and wrist time, my expensive watches only get worn a few times a year. I love Casio.
Thank you for your comments. I, too, have some very much more expensive watches than the f91w and, like you, only wear them on certain occasions. My cheap Casios are the ones that get all the daily wear as they’re accurate, tough, and cost so little I don’t have to worry about anything happening to them! Brilliant! ✌️✌️
I have the green version and yes, the strap tends to break in hotter climate. Mine lasted almost a year. I checked with others that have the same genuine watch and it also breaks within a year. I had the same watch model 20 years ago and i never had this problem. I believe the newer manufacturing process had made the strap less durable than the ones in the past (which had amber colour light).
It sounds like hotter/more humid climates definitely suffer more with the strap issue. But at least u get some better weather than here in the uk! lol ✌️😎
Obama has a photo with this one. Osama has a photo with this one. From Obama to Osama -Casio My father had bought me one of these as a gift years ago when I was a child. It is just so nostalgic.
I cant understand the people who say it's more cost effective to just buy a new watch after the battery dies, isn't it more cost effective to just replace the battery on a perfectly working watch? Smh Light works fine after your eyes get used to the dark for a while Size is perfect I get it, they're you tubers, their job is to review the watch but it just seems like they nitpick on non existent problems
The complains are justified. The strap last me 2 years at most. And are a pita to replace. The backlight indeed is pretty much worthless. Sure they are cheap. And as a backup watch they are great. But for a few buck more there are much better Casio's to find.
You've got to laugh at the idiots complaining about batteries dying after 10 years & throwing the watch away. A new battery will cost you 10p a year for the next 10 years lol. Or 0.0083p per month pmsl
Absolutely! You can get new batteries for pennies online, or less than £2 for a genuine Renatta battery or similar, and it’s not rocket science changing the battery in your digital watch 👍
My G Shock square on my wrist looks like your 91w on yours. And I don't have huge wrists. Those "cons" might not mean anything to YOU, but they are legitimate whether you think so or not. I have nothing but respect for the f91w, or those that wear them - they're a sign that the person who wears it puts priority on being frugal and practical over all else, admirable, even aspirational, values - but to blindly dismiss its shortcomings is the sign of a less favorable trait, blind sychophancy.
Fair enough, just giving my opinions on it though. I personally absolutely hate big watches but I don’t expect my views to influence anyone else’s decisions, just giving my thoughts is all ✌️✌️
I’d seen/read soooooooooo many reviews slating the watch in the ways discussed in my video, so my video was my personal opinion & reply to those comments. Not meant to be offensive to anyone, jeez! ✌️
Best £10 watch on the planet ask the critics to buy any other watch for a £10 thats got water resistant 7 to 10 year battery life weights nothing at all accuracy bettwr than a 10000 rolex it is king off budget watches i have worn them off an on since fist came out i had the w84 as a kid cracking watch that was to
F84 was the basic Casio off the early. To mid 80s on same par as f91w cracking watch in the day about £14.99 to £19.99 depending on store Argos was a bout 15 quid if I remember
HUGE WATCHES ARE STUPID! :) :) I'm glad there are others like me. If you wear a watch why would you want it to weigh you down and get in the way?! I have to admit i own a 36mm Rolex Explorer (1016) which Many call small but when wearing it in any activity it never gets in the way!! Small and legible is all you want and need. Wear the F91 with pride..no Compensating required ;)
I agree 100%!! 👍 All the older classic Rolex and old military watches were smaller and I think soooo much more stylish than today’s monstrosities! I do sometimes wonder at the big watch overcompensation…! lol 🤣🤔
All I can say again is that I’ve been swimming and showering in multiple f91ws (as well as other cheap ‘water resistant’ only Casios) many many MANY times over the last 30-odd years and never ever had a single one of them suffer ill effects from water exposure. I wouldn’t go deep sea diving in one or anything but surface swimming 🤷♂️- no problems at all 🏊♂️ Have u had one leak? Sorry to hear that if so 😕
I own about 10 of these classics. I own G-Shocks as well because I'm just a fan of Casio. But this watch does find itself on my wrist a couple times a month or more. And I agree put a battery in it and save your watch. Even if the battery cost more than the watch there's still something about the watch itself and all the journeys. Great review
I've got several G-shocks too and do really like them but honestly I end up wearing my small cheap Casios 90% of the time. Totally agree about keeping your old watch for the memories, etc! Some of my watches (even these cheap f91ws) are like trusty old companions to me! 👍
Have Casio not re-released the databank? If not then i would suspect you're right - apparently there's a lot of fake Casios around.
Battery costs 1/3 or 1/4 of price of the new watch.
Very straight opinions, which I share 100%. I own a bunch of watches, some expensive, but this one gets the most wrist time, because it is what it is - a LEGEND! And for good reasons.
Thanks, Sir! 😃 I expected a bit of backlash from this video but, ya know, these are my thoughts and we’re allowed our opinions aren’t we! I love these watches - my favourites of the many watches I own (like you, I’ve got some cheap and some very much more expensive watches) 👍 As you rightly say, a legend!
Exactly! I never got the strap complaints, but then I’ve seen photos of people on Amazon wearing it and they tighten the strap beyond snug! I’m convinced they’re breaking them after a year of over tightening them or a lot of UV and sweat/chlorine. But I had one for a swim watch and it just didn’t care. That strap held up fine.
I took a G-Shock GBD-200 on a trip and it doesn’t fit under shirt or coat sleeves nearly as well as a little F-91W. The F-91W is so slim and light that it travels well and inconspicuously.
When I got my first Duro, people said the same of the watchband. I found it comfortable and durable. Also, apparently, I find the Vostock Kommandirskie watchband comfortable as I wear the original. People are strange about the faults and strengths of various watches. I sometimes think that the first review a potential buyer sees on YT determines their opinion for life!
Thank you for the comments! Yeah I can’t understand the strap problem people seem to have - I don’t exactly baby my cheap Casios and have never had a problem 🤷♂️ Not denying that some folks do but I just don’t get it - plenty durable in my extensive experience!
And yeah the f91w makes a great travel watch: inconspicuous, as you say, and never a target for baddies to steal either! 👍
@@gardius8151yes I think you’re quite right about people forming their views after watching reviews and maybe then following what others have said! 👍
I've personally had my Casio for 4 years now and have had the strap issue, however I wear it just about every day outdoors at work. So my theory is that if you use it outside constantly and expose it to enough elements it will break down, but otherwise with light use its probably fine.
@@ryankingston4935 OK. This theory makes a lot of sense. I only wear the Duro on the weekends, if I'm going into town. I use a Casio SGW 100b-3v for my daily beater and the band looks to be coming apart after 5 years. You might be on to something, Ryan.
Absolutely love your f91-w videos! On your previous one I loved the storytelling of what the off white model meant to you. Would love it if they released it once more, it is the most beautiful color combination.
Thanks for sharing,
Cheers!
What a nice comment! Thank you! I’m quite passionate about this watch as a brilliant piece of utilitarian & functional design, & it’s great to hear from others who might share the appreciation! The grey/beige is my all-time favourite! But just generally the f91w is the champ as far as I’m concerned 👌👌👌✌️
I couldn’t agree more with everything you said about the F-91w! I have around 60 Casio watches & I always wear this one the most. When I would wear bigger watches it seemed like they were always catching on doorways. The one thing that I can think of that would make the strap degrade is sunblock. I have literally had 2 F-108’s that I was using only for work literally break apart & I’m talking about the corners of the plastic module itself. This would happen within 2 weeks & less of sunblock use. Kinda makes one worry what it might be doing to your body?
My f91ws get more wear than my other watches 👍
Yeah a few folks have mentioned the straps degrading in hotter or more humid climates and I would t be surprised at all about sun block! I do love Casio thiugh 👍
I got an F-105W, because it has the Illuminator and it was cheaper. Also, the dial ornaments were all blue. Since then I found myself liking one more detail: The day and date are close together, not divided by the split time mark.
That being said, I still might get an F-91W too. They're available in more colours and they do feel a bit different. My girlfriend has one, in gorgeous pink.
I’ve never had an f105w - must pick one of those up! 👍
The pink f91w looks so cool! 😎
The gold colorway for the F-91W is unique, because while it still uses the same weak microlight like it's siblings, somehow the gold-tinted LCD is able to make the display brighter and more readable when the microlight shine the display.
I do have the gold trim one - not noticed it being any brighter - I’ll wear it tonight and have a look! 👍
I loved every second of your Video! You are speaking of the bottom of my heart about my favorite Watch of all times! 🖤🦇
Ah thanks so much, this is so great to hear! 😊😊😊 It’s my absolute favourite too - I’ve had and still have watches costing many many times more than the f91w but the f91w is still my favourite for everyday wear! 👌👌👌
@@accoutrements4469exactly! 🔥🔥🔥
I've got 24 watches, but I only NEED one. I'm wearing it now as I chill in the garden. My F-91W just feels...invisible. 👍🏼 great vid.
Thank you! I’ve got dozens of watches too but the f91w are definitely the ones I choose most often 👍👍👍
Yer I love my rare Casio B612 just time an date
A B612!? 😮 You don’t see many of those out in the wild! Very nice! 👌
Getting rare now I just love the simplicity off them
Yes, you’re lucky to have one! 👍👍
Sure, the light is terrible, but once the eyes are used to the dark, it works just fine. Also, the module from the A-700 is a drop-in fit into the F-91 case. The contact spring must be stretched slightly, but it will work. For the larger of wrist, a strap from the W-217 will fit, but the width of the strap at the lug, is wider than the case, so it would need a trim to look right.
Yeah, the light is not fantastic by any means but it DOES work! Have heard a few folks had done that a700 module swap - I must try that sometime! 👍
I bought one of these for my 10-yr old nephew and considered one for me, but being the font too small I decided to get me a W800H instead. Beautiful little watches both of them, they serve their purpose.
Yeah the w800h is great too - brilliant features and is a total bargain!
This and the Duro, two of the best watched from Casio.
I still haven’t got a Duro, must pick one up!
Replace the strap as soon as you get it . I have a TSTRAP on mine, it's perfect.@@accoutrements4469
Thanks for the info! 👍
Could not agree more with you on every point .
Thanks, man! I love these watches! 👌✌️
I recently inherited this watch, so it has some sentimental value to me. It had a broken strap. First, i tried to print a replacement with tpu filament, but I couldn't get anything decent coming out of the 3d printer. Then, I was wandering around Walmart and saw the same watch with the better led on sale for $24 . Next, I saw a similar band for a timex watch for $15 bucks. Naturally, I bought the strap and replaced it. The timex stap is very similar to the original casio band but a little thicker than the original, so hopefully willing, it will last a long time.
Glad to hear you found a suitable replacement for the strap! It’s a great watch imho 👍
100% great watch great timekeeping, no complaints, all rounder!
Yeah, it’s a real champ imho! 💪
I have one and it lasted about 3 months (not even daily wear) before the weak plastic buckle broke and then about 2 years later the watch itself broke (the screen just goes haywire and the buttons no longer function properly). They must not make them like they used to. I had a Casio calculator watch back in the early 90s and that was still running on the original battery until about 2013 which was the last time I saw it. The strap had long since broken but the watch was still fully functional.
I have a Casio G Shock GW5610 that has been used hard for about 4 years daily under rough conditions and is still perfectly functional (only has some cosmetic scuffs and scratches).
Aw man, sorry to hear u got a shit one! Never had a problem with any of mine 🤷♂️ Although my son broke the buckle on one of them the other day, not sure how…
Glad your gshock is holding up well.
Great video. Thank you. Agree with everything that’s said. Just want to add that a small watch will never look as stupid as a too big one on a wrist.
By the way, you mentioned you swam in these, what’s your experience with water resistance? I never tried submerging mine…
Thank you for your comments! Yeah i really hate massive watches & frankly think they look ridiculous! I've been swimming with many F91Ws over the years, as well as numerous other of the cheap 'water resistant' only Casios, & have never ever had a single one of them leak. In my experience they have all been perfectly fine for showering in & for swimming in pools & the sea without any issues whatsoever. I expect there may be examples where they have leaked for other people but that has never happened to me. My experience over the last 30-or-so years is that they're perfectly fine to be submereged in water without any problems. Hope that's of some use 🙂 If you get one that does happen to leak its not too expensive to get another one.
That's great to hear! Thank you again!@@accoutrements4469
I’ll feel really bad if you try it and yours leaks now! lol
I’m confident it’ll be absolutely fine though 👍
No worries, I tried and it's perfectly fine! @@accoutrements4469
Great - so glad to hear that! Like I said, all mine have been absolutely fine but there’s always a chance of a bad one when they produce so many! They make excellent slimline swimming watches imho! 👍
I think that a true watch enthusiast would not complain about the F-91W. Dead battery? Don't just buy a new battery, replace it yourself! Easy thing and you may actually have fun at it. "Weak" backlight? It works fine also for me and the thing is that it is considered a cool "retro" feature that many watch lovers like. Rotted or worn strap? Get a new one! Find a replacement and fix it. Better yet, do a search for different compatible styles of straps and find one you like. I love NATO straps and I found one to replace a worn one I had. Small watch? So it is, but it is also a watch any one can wear and the perfect watch for those times and places you may not want to wear a bigger and more expensive timepiece. All and all, the way I see it is that the F-91W is the quintessential watch any timepiece collector/enthusiast has to have. If you don't know the F-91W then you don't know watches.
Yes, it’s an icon for sure! I agree with all you said - thank you for commenting!
Great video in defense of a great little watch. It gets it i.e. the "watch" done. My wife wore one for two weeks in Europe recently, non-assuming on the wrist, kept perfect time.
Just a great utilitarian watch! Simple, tough, accurate, low profile - a wonderful piece imho! Glad your wife got on well with hers 👍👍
I completely agree with the light. In pitch black it works fine. If you can't see the light then probably you don't need it.
Yeah, there are brighter lights for sure but the one on the f91w is fine and does the job ok👍
I was going to get an F201 because of the timer but now I'm debating between the f91w and the w59. I'm going for the most simple and minimal Casio. This watch here has been on the wrists of military individuals deployed in wars in the middle east. That's gotta mean something. Cheers!
The 201 is a great watch - quite a bit bulkier than the f91w and the w59. The w59 is also great but the f91w is the one that’s reached the ‘legendary’ status isn’t it. And I know quite a few servicemen who have and do swear by the f91w as their active service watch - definitely plenty tough enough 👍
Yeah I agree. Not many occasions when you can own something legendary that happens to be that cheap too. I might just go with the f91w. Probably the green one (3dgs) i believe. Not sure about the color code.
Excellent choice: I think the f91w3dg is the best of the black ones by far - my favourite! 🤘🤘🤘
I had mine since 2008. Wore it in the Fleet & to Iraq. Every 5 years I change the battery (yep I'm a wee bit ocd). Never had any problem with it.
Love this! It’s great to hear from servicemen who know how durable and dependable these are!
Every 5 years - you’re not taking any chances there! 👍
This Casio is KING
And you’re absolutely right in this video
People just love to put people/ things down ,get a life
Don’t like Casio ?
Don’t get one !
I have omega ,Tudor,breitling and the f 91w is one of my favourites for sure,had one 30 years ago in school and loved it then
Great comment, thank you! Like you, I’ve got other, more expensive watches - my cheap Casios are what I choose to wear most of the time though!
@@accoutrements4469 thank you for your respectful comment
I got my speedmaster on now but most of the day I had my father’s old Casio on ,great watch
Can’t stop looking for more Casio
Cheap enough that you can just pick them up on a whim, but still provide accurate and durable functionality! 👍
@@accoutrements4469 absolutely right 👍👊
Love this watch and I completely agree with you
Thank you! It’s such a great watch - nothing to complain about for just over £10!
I have a few f-91w watches i want to get some more wear them the most often.
Plenty of colour variants to choose from. I have quite a few of the different ones 👍👍
Best F-91W video on TH-cam imho. 👍🏻
Why, that’s very kind of you, thank you very much! 😃😯
The twin F105 has an excellent backlight!
Yes I must pick one of those up - don’t have one yet!
strap issue depends on the climate i guess.. the material deteriorates faster in humid countries... mine lasted 2 years only... it started to crack then split.. if yours lasted 13years then maybe youre in a location with the best conditions to prolong that material.. even shoe soles tend to crack and crumble overtime.
Yeah quite a few folks have mentioned about climate most likely being a factor. And sunblock rotting the straps too. I’m in the uk so none of this is an issue very often for me! 😂
@@accoutrements4469 sunblock is harsh.. it will even remove some of the paint on the case.. so i dont wear watches that have prints on them or sometimes even the prints inside the sunglasses since sunblock will erase them.. learned it the hardway with my suunto vector.😂
Whoa, potent stuff! Most likely ok for the skin though…! 😕
The strap is bad for two reasons: it cracks after several years and is impossible to replace. Ok, not impossible, but very hard. I guess Casio A158 is better for that reason. Casio CA-53 calculator watch also has a strap that cracks fast, but at least it's possible to change a strap myself.
The straps are pretty easy to replace in my experience: just push the pin out, slot a new strap in and push the pin back through- nothing to it really 🤷♂️ A little bit more fiddly if you use spring bars but still not very complicated if you have one of those strap replacement tools ✌️
I own like @ 20+ watches! My F-91w is the one I wear everyday!! ❤️❤️❤️ My only gripe with it is I wish the face was more scratch resistant.
I’ve got loads of watches too but the f91w are easily the ones I wear most! 👍😃
Yeah they do scratch soooooo easily don’t they… u can polish out minor scratches with Polywatch or similar products though, if you’ve ever tried that?
Add screen protector on it. It's cheap.
That’s a good option if the scratches bother you 👍 They don’t bother me at all - gives ‘em a bit of character: I’ve got a few knocks and scratches on me and they’re just the marks of life!
the essence of quality value for money , does its purpose well with a few extras not to take away from the fact it is a watch
Absolutely agree! Wonderful bit of cheap, accurate, tough and reliable gear 👍👌✌️
The f91 is wonderful, love the design and quality. I have an f105 aswell
It’s such a fantastic watch! 👍 I still don’t have an f105, must pick one of those up 🙂
For the white casio you have said has been using for 13 years until now without breaking the strap, do you do any maintenance or cleaning?
Hiya. No, no maintenance or cleaning at all really. From what some folks have said it seems like hotter/more humid climates and regular application of sunblock might lead to them deteriorating more quickly 🤷♂️ I’m in the uk so hot and humid weather is only an issue for a few days a year! 🤣
It's the greatest watch in the world.
Yes, yes it is! 😃👍
This watch is what it is. If you have ANY complaints about it, then you’ve purchased the wrong watch.
Yeah, it’s a cracker for such little cost
Good review and i agree with your opinions!
Thanks! Great to hear when folks agree - absolutely fantastic watch! ✌️
Speaking the truth. Particularly about small watches. I want something useable, beautiful but also invisible. It should integrate into my life and not get in the way.
Absolutely agree 👌👌👌 I HATE the massive vulgar monstrosities I see on some folk’s wrists! Ugh!! 🧐
All the plus points there. This is exactly why i wanted to get one.
Yes it’s such a great watch - nothing to fault it on, really 👍👍
Agree with every take you have! Also, consider yourself fortunate that you have a couple white variants. Near impossible to find at a price I can justify.
Yes the off-white/grey ones are soooo hard to find. It’s my favourite. Hope you can find one at a decent price 🤞
Great vid! I have several of these and other cheaper casios such as W217, W219, F108. They are great overall. My only niggle is the variance in timekeeping. For instance my three F91s keep +5, +12 and -5 per month. Similar variance on the other watches. However my more expensive Gshocks and some older casios all are in range +1 to +5 per month. 😊
Yeah, my Casios all vary a bit - not enough to piss me off, i must say, they're all pretty accurate compared to my mechanical watches. I guess there's better & not-so-good pieces out there with them producing so many each year.
@accoutrements4469 Yeah that's it exactly, it's all about the mass production numbers. Interestingly, the dozens of Jap quartz watches I have, not a SINGLE one is outside the stated +/- 15 sec tolerance! Makes it more exciting when you get a goodun I suppose. 🫡
Ha ha, it IS annoying though when u get a watch you really like but it’s not quite as accurate as some of the others!
Where can you find green trim online in the US?
I don’t know 🤷♂️ Google I guess, same as I did in the uk! 👍
I keep coming back for the review and have to say after having 3, first two I gifted to friends kids and now my last one, the light is utter garbage. The only way I can see the minutes if I kind of hold my finger over the light to reflect over. Everything else is great about it, keeps excellent time and has functions that you need, even if its too small for my wrist! I also agree with you that most new watch including my 42 automatic is just too big! I came to the conclusion that if it does not pass the cuff test on my hoodie I do not like it.
Definitely with you on the cuff test!
And yea the light is certainly the weakest link on these isn’t it. I have noticed that on some of mine there is a slightly larger gap between the acrylic ‘glass’ face and the lcd display, and in those examples the light is so much better. Also saw someone is selling little plastic spacers to achieve exactly that result by installing it between the ‘glass’ and the display underneath - looks bit of a faff-about though I think when there are multiple other Casios which do have much better lights on them already 🤷♂️
Agreed, over sized watches are compensating.
Ha ha, that’s what I think too! 😂
Wem das Licht zu schwach ist, es gibt einen Backlight Spreader zu kaufen den man aber auch selber machen kann. Sehr einfach zu montieren. Ich habe diesen in meiner Casio 158 und 91w verbaut. Das Display ist jetzt gleichmässig und hell ausgeleuchtet.
Yes I’ve seen someone selling these, and have noticed myself that the led light is much brighter in my watches which already seem to have a slight gap between the display and the acrylic screen. Did you use a little piece of clear Perspex or something when you did this mod yourself? 👍👍
Thanks for the video! I agree with your assesment on this watch.
Thanks man! 😃
No, there light is garbage. Even in pitch black, you can only see half of the time. Worse if your close range vision is not great - it's unreadable. Other than that i agree with you.
The light is much worse than on soooo many of their other watches but I still say it does just about work to tell the time in the dark ✌️🤷♂️
I own.....
Omega Seamaster Ultra Deep 6000M
Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Chronograph 600M
Omega Seamaster 007 NTTD
ORIS Aquis Hangang limited edition
Casio F-91W
My Ultra Deep cost £11,900, my F-91W cost about a tenner.
I can honestly say that my Casio gets more love and wrist time, my expensive watches only get worn a few times a year.
I love Casio.
Thank you for your comments. I, too, have some very much more expensive watches than the f91w and, like you, only wear them on certain occasions. My cheap Casios are the ones that get all the daily wear as they’re accurate, tough, and cost so little I don’t have to worry about anything happening to them! Brilliant! ✌️✌️
(That’s my comment above, just accidentally replied from my other account)
I have the green version and yes, the strap tends to break in hotter climate. Mine lasted almost a year. I checked with others that have the same genuine watch and it also breaks within a year. I had the same watch model 20 years ago and i never had this problem. I believe the newer manufacturing process had made the strap less durable than the ones in the past (which had amber colour light).
It sounds like hotter/more humid climates definitely suffer more with the strap issue. But at least u get some better weather than here in the uk! lol ✌️😎
Obama has a photo with this one.
Osama has a photo with this one.
From Obama to Osama
-Casio
My father had bought me one of these as a gift years ago when I was a child.
It is just so nostalgic.
It’s the watch for the everyman/woman isn’t it! 👍👍👍
I cant understand the people who say it's more cost effective to just buy a new watch after the battery dies, isn't it more cost effective to just replace the battery on a perfectly working watch? Smh
Light works fine after your eyes get used to the dark for a while
Size is perfect
I get it, they're you tubers, their job is to review the watch but it just seems like they nitpick on non existent problems
Yeah, i personally can't see much at all wrong with this stone-cold classic watch! The best!
ساعت های کاسیو خانواده FW91 بهترین و مقاوم ترین ساعت های ساخته شده هستند😎
Yes! So cheap, tough, reliable, accurate: wonderful watches! 👌👍✌️
The complains are justified. The strap last me 2 years at most. And are a pita to replace. The backlight indeed is pretty much worthless. Sure they are cheap. And as a backup watch they are great. But for a few buck more there are much better Casio's to find.
True, there are many more technically better Casio watches available… I still think this is the people’s champ though! Thanks for commenting ✌️🙂✌️
Everyones first watch surely
Certainly something very similar was my first watch!
You've got to laugh at the idiots complaining about batteries dying after 10 years & throwing the watch away. A new battery will cost you 10p a year for the next 10 years lol. Or 0.0083p per month pmsl
Yeah, absolutely!! ✌️👍😃
F-91 is always King
Yes it is!! 👑👑👑👍
Vous avez raison!
merci beaucoup!
Second the battery notion. Save your watches! It wasnt made for the trash it was made for the wrist!
Absolutely! You can get new batteries for pennies online, or less than £2 for a genuine Renatta battery or similar, and it’s not rocket science changing the battery in your digital watch 👍
I have two f91w watches.
Cool! I’ve got quite a few of them… but one is all you need really - I mean, it’s not gonna break or anything! 👍
My G Shock square on my wrist looks like your 91w on yours. And I don't have huge wrists.
Those "cons" might not mean anything to YOU, but they are legitimate whether you think so or not. I have nothing but respect for the f91w, or those that wear them - they're a sign that the person who wears it puts priority on being frugal and practical over all else, admirable, even aspirational, values - but to blindly dismiss its shortcomings is the sign of a less favorable trait, blind sychophancy.
Fair enough, just giving my opinions on it though. I personally absolutely hate big watches but I don’t expect my views to influence anyone else’s decisions, just giving my thoughts is all ✌️✌️
@@accoutrements4469 That's fine, except for your defensive/dismissive tone, incredulous that anyone would have a legitimate issue.
I’d seen/read soooooooooo many reviews slating the watch in the ways discussed in my video, so my video was my personal opinion & reply to those comments. Not meant to be offensive to anyone, jeez! ✌️
4:09 😂😂😂
@@Techyboy2168 it’s true! 🤣 But I think it’s because some folks must be a bit insecure about the size of their watch… 😂🤣😂
Best £10 watch on the planet ask the critics to buy any other watch for a £10 thats got water resistant 7 to 10 year battery life weights nothing at all accuracy bettwr than a 10000 rolex it is king off budget watches i have worn them off an on since fist came out i had the w84 as a kid cracking watch that was to
Love this comment! 👌👌👌 Spot-on! Never had an f84 though.
F84 was the basic Casio off the early. To mid 80s on same par as f91w cracking watch in the day about £14.99 to £19.99 depending on store Argos was a bout 15 quid if I remember
I used to love looking at all the watches in the Casio catalogue!! 👍👍
Yer deffo especially at Christmas time in the mid 80s time for a new watch
Absolutely! Good times!
HUGE WATCHES ARE STUPID! :) :) I'm glad there are others like me. If you wear a watch why would you want it to weigh you down and get in the way?! I have to admit i own a 36mm Rolex Explorer (1016) which Many call small but when wearing it in any activity it never gets in the way!! Small and legible is all you want and need. Wear the F91 with pride..no Compensating required ;)
I agree 100%!! 👍 All the older classic Rolex and old military watches were smaller and I think soooo much more stylish than today’s monstrosities! I do sometimes wonder at the big watch overcompensation…! lol 🤣🤔
It a classic
Yeah man, sure is! My favourite! ✌️
You can NOT swim with this watch!
All I can say again is that I’ve been swimming and showering in multiple f91ws (as well as other cheap ‘water resistant’ only Casios) many many MANY times over the last 30-odd years and never ever had a single one of them suffer ill effects from water exposure. I wouldn’t go deep sea diving in one or anything but surface swimming 🤷♂️- no problems at all 🏊♂️
Have u had one leak? Sorry to hear that if so 😕
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Its just the best! Am wearing one right now, & wear them more often than not :o)
Buy a g shock
Naaaah, have sold all my Gshocks now: too big and too OTT: the f91w is plenty enough! ✌️✌️
@@accoutrements4469 true, from your experience with the watch I get it
If folks like the look of g-shocks then that’s great, go for it, I just prefer slimmer, more low profile watches ✌️✌️🙂