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The "cheap" Casios run on the fumes of their old fame and retro nostalgia. I'd say the modern day equivalent would be a $20 waterproof fitness band like a Xiao

The "cheap" Casios run on the fumes of their old fame and retro nostalgia. I'd say the modern day equivalent would be a $20 waterproof fitness band like a Xiaomi Mi Band. They are basically uncompetitive today, unlike they were initially. Here they are literally more expensive than a band with a color display, bluetooth and various sensors.

cameroncooper 6y ago
I dunno. For me this watch is nearly perfect. It's incredibly thin, lightweight, waterproof. It shows the time, day and date. The battery will last for 7-10 years. I can wear it day and night and never have to take it off or do anything for it. I have a collection of other watches including Apple watches and Swiss mechanical watches. None of them are as practical and hassle-free as this watch.
- mino 6y ago
  This. I never have to take it off. Battery lasts forever, lightweight, thin, accurate (despite it lacks radio synch), extremely cheap.
  - emme 6y ago
    I'm happy with mine, but it gains ~1s each day w.r.t. the national radio clock signal. I normally adjust it every couple of days.
- dingaling 6y ago
  > For me this watch is nearly perfect. The UX is poor though. Once you've finished with the stopwatch, the next mode-button press leads to the time-adjustment mode rather than immediately back to the current time display. Any destructive modes such as adjustment should be protected behind a long-press, not interleaved into the routine mode cycle. It's also frustratingly easy to knock the watch out of 24 hour display with a slight mistouch. It is marvellously thin and light though, I wish there were more options of a similar form factor.
  - kennywinker 6y ago
    also very easy to switch the alarm on, only for it to go off at an inappropriate time
  - ndiddy 6y ago
    If you use the stopwatch, the mode button goes back to the current time display. I don't see an issue.
  - serf 6y ago
    Parent to your comment mentioned that they like the watch because it's thin, light, shows time and date. You commented that the UX is poor because of the way the stop watch works. That user, if they're using the watch for the time and date, never experiences the stopwatch UX. To them, the UX is superb for what they do. >The UX is poor though. for you.
  - nemetroid 6y ago
    > Once you've finished with the stopwatch, the next mode-button press leads to the time-adjustment mode rather than immediately back to the current time display. This is incorrect. If you’ve interacted with a mode, the mode button always takes you back to the current time display.
bzb6 6y ago
Only that your Bluetooth band needs to be charged several times a month.
- brewdad 6y ago
  It's rare that I would ever be away from a charger for more than a week. That said, if I ever get to through hike the PCT, I'll be picking up one of these cheap Casios as a sanity check for time until sunrise/sunset.
- nl 6y ago
  My son has Garmin VivoFit from 2015 which hasn't needed the batter changed (they weren't rechargable). He did switch to a Apple watch a couple of years ago, but it was between 2 and 3 years of every day usage. The claimed battery life was 1 year.
- fierarul 6y ago
  Honestly I think I'm charging this band once a month. Which doesn't seem like such a hassle. Indeed, my Casio still runs with the original battery but it also has almost no features and was 3x as expensive than this band.
varispeed 6y ago
I am looking for a modest looking, slim watch with a dot matrix display. It shouldn't have any spying, surveillance built in. Closest to this requirement are some Seiko watches from the 80/90, but these are quite expensive.
- ImprovedSilence 6y ago
  I like the metal casios that are same size as F-91W: https://www.casio.com/products/watches/classic/a158wa-1 https://www.casio.com/products/watches/classic/a158wa-1 https://www.casio.com/products/watches/classic/a700w-1a https://www.casio.com/products/watches/classic/a700w-1a I've got a few various styles of, more or less, the same watch.
Y_Y 6y ago
Dead right. For twenty bucks I can read emails without taking out my phone, measure my blood oxygen, and me and the Chinese Communist Party are able to keep track of how well I've been sleeping. (They're all indistinguishable, but I think mine was made by Huawei.)

cameroncooper 6y ago

I dunno. For me this watch is nearly perfect. It's incredibly thin, lightweight, waterproof. It shows the time, day and date. The battery will last for 7-10 years. I can wear it day and night and never have to take it off or do anything for it. I have a collection of other watches including Apple watches and Swiss mechanical watches. None of them are as practical and hassle-free as this watch.

mino 6y ago
This. I never have to take it off. Battery lasts forever, lightweight, thin, accurate (despite it lacks radio synch), extremely cheap.
- emme 6y ago
  I'm happy with mine, but it gains ~1s each day w.r.t. the national radio clock signal. I normally adjust it every couple of days.
dingaling 6y ago
> For me this watch is nearly perfect. The UX is poor though. Once you've finished with the stopwatch, the next mode-button press leads to the time-adjustment mode rather than immediately back to the current time display. Any destructive modes such as adjustment should be protected behind a long-press, not interleaved into the routine mode cycle. It's also frustratingly easy to knock the watch out of 24 hour display with a slight mistouch. It is marvellously thin and light though, I wish there were more options of a similar form factor.
- kennywinker 6y ago
  also very easy to switch the alarm on, only for it to go off at an inappropriate time
- ndiddy 6y ago
  If you use the stopwatch, the mode button goes back to the current time display. I don't see an issue.
- serf 6y ago
  Parent to your comment mentioned that they like the watch because it's thin, light, shows time and date. You commented that the UX is poor because of the way the stop watch works. That user, if they're using the watch for the time and date, never experiences the stopwatch UX. To them, the UX is superb for what they do. >The UX is poor though. for you.
- nemetroid 6y ago
  > Once you've finished with the stopwatch, the next mode-button press leads to the time-adjustment mode rather than immediately back to the current time display. This is incorrect. If you’ve interacted with a mode, the mode button always takes you back to the current time display.

bzb6 6y ago

Only that your Bluetooth band needs to be charged several times a month.

brewdad 6y ago
It's rare that I would ever be away from a charger for more than a week. That said, if I ever get to through hike the PCT, I'll be picking up one of these cheap Casios as a sanity check for time until sunrise/sunset.
nl 6y ago
My son has Garmin VivoFit from 2015 which hasn't needed the batter changed (they weren't rechargable). He did switch to a Apple watch a couple of years ago, but it was between 2 and 3 years of every day usage. The claimed battery life was 1 year.
fierarul 6y ago
Honestly I think I'm charging this band once a month. Which doesn't seem like such a hassle. Indeed, my Casio still runs with the original battery but it also has almost no features and was 3x as expensive than this band.

varispeed 6y ago

I am looking for a modest looking, slim watch with a dot matrix display. It shouldn't have any spying, surveillance built in. Closest to this requirement are some Seiko watches from the 80/90, but these are quite expensive.

ImprovedSilence 6y ago
I like the metal casios that are same size as F-91W: https://www.casio.com/products/watches/classic/a158wa-1 https://www.casio.com/products/watches/classic/a158wa-1 https://www.casio.com/products/watches/classic/a700w-1a https://www.casio.com/products/watches/classic/a700w-1a I've got a few various styles of, more or less, the same watch.

Y_Y 6y ago

Dead right. For twenty bucks I can read emails without taking out my phone, measure my blood oxygen, and me and the Chinese Communist Party are able to keep track of how well I've been sleeping. (They're all indistinguishable, but I think mine was made by Huawei.)