A watch collector's first impressions of the Casio F91W

[@rain-bender4712]

Why (in my opinion) the F91w is the best watch in the world: 1) It's cheap to buy. 2) It's 100% reliable 3) It's extremely accurate. 4) You don't have to charge it up every night. 5) You don't have to wind it up 6) It doesn't need servicing. 7) It's so comfortable you forget you're wearing it. 8) It's as tough as any G Shock in real world conditions. If you damage your F91w, I shudder to think what state your arm will be in. 9) It's slender so it fits comfortably under the tightest of shirt cuffs. 10) No one wants to mug me for my F91w. 11) I'm not afraid of damaging it. 12) It has an hourly chime 13) It has an alarm 14) It has a backlight. It's not the best in the world but does a Patek Philippe have one? 15) It's low tech and that's what I like 16) It has a 24 hour option 17) It sit beautifully on the wrist & it's the antidote to the trend for watches the size of UFOs. 18) It's Japanese tech & Japanese tech is the shit 19) It's retro cool 20) The battery lasts up to 7 years and sometimes longer 21) When the battery dies, a replacement costs pennies 22) It's not conceited 23) If you lose it, it's not the end of the world 24) It's iconic 25) It comes in lots of different colours 26) It's far more water resistant than Casio claim 27) It has a stopwatch 28) It's a Casio Amen,

[@littlekidlover0]

Amen 🙌🏼

[@MartinKohoutekchannel]

@@littlekidlover0👍🏼👍🏼🔥💯

[@Kannadiga292]

Hands down best comment!!

[@rain-bender4712]

@@Kannadiga292 Thank you.

[@calisthodude]

❤

[@dannyg6592]

It is all the watch 99% of people will ever need. Cheap and cheerful. I wore one as my daily in the 90s. It lasted almost a decade until the strap fell apart, never had to change the battery. Bought a second F-91W for $12 a few years ago and gave it to my son. He loves it and wears it often.

[@Quazi97]

thanks for sharing this story, its beautiful

[@hezron.]

Nice

[@jimmymcgill2557]

@@Quazi97 it's also famous for both Osama Bin Laden & President Obama wearing one and also has a dark history of being associated with terrorists from Al Qaeda giving it out to recruits and also using to detonate bombs due to the plus 24 hour alarm feature, there's an article about it you can find on google..on a better note though Chris Pine wears one in The Contractor, Dustin in Stranger Things also and Michael Schumacher even glued one to his steering wheel! it has a lot of history!

[@n8mo]

Your brief point about fake Casios and how “just a few dollars” can be such a big deal for some people was honestly a sobering thought. Makes one thankful to be able to live so comfortably. I appreciate you’ve got that perspective. I won’t name names, but I feel many people in the watch community don’t.

[@colinwinter6372]

Right, I recently gave someone a watch as a present, nothing real fancy (compared to my collection), but an ok-ish microbrand watch. During a conversation later with their significant other they were saying how nice it was and how expensive it must have been, my response was "no not really, I mean it's a nice watch and it looks much more expensive than it is, but it's only around $400." Well their jaws dropped, they were amazed and completely shocked that someone would spend that much on a watch. To me, it's the kind of watch I'll buy cause I'm bored and it looks cool, but to them it's pure luxury. Really gives you a little reality check.

[@GEMSofGOD_com]

Fake f91w aren't usually cheaper than second-hand originals. These fakes are still supporting criminals

[@r3dsnow757]

@@colinwinter6372 I gave my friend a Certina I couldn't sell, it costs around that price. Similar reaction, meanwhile I'm here referring to it as a "midrange swiss". We need a reality check sometimes us hobby enthusiasts..

[@snowthearcticfox1]

Yea me getting a $20 f105 for my 21st is a big gift to myself, I couldn't fathom spending $100 on a watch much less $500 or more.

[@SFVYachtClub]

You'd be surprised at how the concept of luxury exists in even the most comparatively deprived circumstances. In socialist societies that explicitly disavowed displayed material wealth, and in societies that literally haven't discovered the concept of stored value. There's something innate about the human desire to signal status.

[@r3dsnow757]

Didn't expect such a luxury piece on this channel.

[@Hypertore]

Took mine to military camp a few years back Went in the mud, walking/swimming up a river, did obstacle courses... Basically everything you could think of that could harm the watch In the end its crystal was badly scratched but it survived (and I love it even more now because of those scratches)

[@WyvernDotRed]

3:06 Funnily enough the F-91W is famous for greatly understating its water rating. These pieces are known to survive being taken on scuba dives, consistently. And if it does break, it's cheap to replace.

[@MJ-we5if]

Also, I remember watching a video of someone filling it with mineral oil and it lasted past 200m. Pretty amazing really

[@MS-tg6hc]

Nothing close to scuba diving obviously, but I’ve often run it under a tap with zero issues.

[@blaisecedrickgomez]

I have gone diving with my F91w. It survived it.

[@linus1660]

Agreed, I've showered and done various water things with mine with no issues. Also many KZbin videos of people doing crazy pressure tests on these to way past 30m with no issue, or I even saw a guy put one in a washing machine and it survived fine. Apart from professional diving, I think these can withstand any water you throw at them

[@andrewkroussoratsky7737]

Used to chuck mine in a commercial dishwasher in my barista days. It's still ticking, plus it's clean!

[@khawks92]

This boy is my daily driver. I bought it to use in italy and if i lost it or it broke, i wouldn't care. It survived and has become my darling for every day use. I love this watch. Best $20 ive ever spent.

[@durrenbt]

It is a masterpiece of industrial design.

[@MDchaz]

I’ve swam with “30 m Water Resist” Casios hundreds of time, never an issue. My favorite is the A168W, a bit larger than f91w, electroluminescense, and a metal bracelet.

[@SinnerAndSaint]

I also own both but the A168W is a really modern and sturdy version of the classic F91W!

[@TimRobertsen]

Aaah, you're a watch collector, that explains so much! I thought you were a Wrist Model

[@Jason_Quinn]

seven inches, dont'cha know

[@TimRobertsen]

@@Jason_Quinn I was afraid to mention it

[@RGB2060]

My dad used to always wear one and I always loved its design since I was a kid. I'm thinking of getting one too, they are super cheap and they still look as beautiful to me as they did back then.

[@clooebooie]

This is the best watch of all time

[@maxresdefault_]

I love that watch collectors who've spent many thousands on luxury watches almost universally respect Casio watches like this

[@pyruvicsynthase5879]

'24 seconds ago' is terrific

[@Jon-tsuki-geri]

The F-91W is the watch im wearing the most often i love it

[@behonestwithyourself3718]

I like how they didnt upgrade the light function. They just keep it the same. I like the nostalgic feeling i get when wearing it.

[@TheAmericanStranger1]

It's a great piece. I remember looking through a Jafco catalog and spotting one for the first time. 40 years later, I got one.

[@WatchmakerErik]

Another great review from what is quickly becoming my favorite KZbin watch channel. I came on here to look up something productive but when I saw that you're terrific uploaded, I had to see and I was not disappointed.

[@Mark_1988_]

I owned a couple of these in the military and I now own another. These are resilient beautiful watches. I have gifted these to every one of my nephews when they turned 6, great watches for them. I, like you, have several other nice watches and I rarely wear this one as it is small, but every now and then I grab it.

[@henriquemiguel95]

I have this watch, I used to have a apple watch but noticed that I only used to use it to get notifications and nothing more, so I got this little guy and has been amazing to be honest, I stay hours without checking my phone

[@AstaginaProject]

I wore this watch for years without worrying and it was the best feeling I had ever had. I remember I had a luxury watch and I had an anxiety that I would scratch it or even drop it. That's why, this watch is beautiful and awesome!

[@AW00047]

I scratched my f91w when I was trying to reach for something inside of some mechanism and I just repeated the same motion with zero thought lol

[@vaclav_fejt]

I felt the same when I bought my F-105, which is basically just a slightly thicker F-91 with exposed lugs, a good back light and without the annoying space between day and date. And now you'll never unsee it.

[@realHyp3rLaps3]

suddenly you realize that every watches you previously owned is now redundant after buying a f91w 😂😂😂 i personally call it " watch-collecting dysmorphia "

[@wachtmeistereder]

3:04 🎉🎉🎉 SEVEN INCH WRIST 🎉🎉🎉

[@JohnnyJohnJon83]

Thanks for pointing that out . I still didn’t know what size his wrist was after watching his videos many years

[@Valera_Scotland]

Very cool. Just ordered my W-59 yesterday. Can't wait for that little guy. A little thicker case, better water resistance, bigger buttons.. W86 is another great one, with a good back light

[@love.pugsss449]

I'm not a watch enthusiast or anything. At the time, I needed a watch for work (construction) so I was looking for something inexpensive. I fell in love with this watch and I wear it almost all the time. I've used the stopwatch function at the gym a few times and have even used the alarm to wake me up for work a few times when my phone was down. Yes the light isn't great but it does the job. We live in a time where everything is so expensive that for me, I think this little casio watch is one of the few great bargins that can still be found. I paid $16 on amazon for mine.

[@janson2911]

I have a pretty vast collection of watches but the F91 ended up on my wrist on most days, I don’t know how. This watch plays tricks on me in a weird and wonderful way

[@SuperFrederik88]

I own this watch as well amongst many others more premium watches. I mean, the springbars on my Tudor costs more than this. I bought my F-91w in Phnom Penh (a genuine Casio store) in 2008 and it still works. Same battery. It's crazy. Also, I wore that specific watch to 5.500 meters height in Nepal and when I got dive certified in Thailand, so about 15-18 meters depth. Somehow, that watch just wanted to go explore and live to tell the story. I did however have to replace the strap about 10 years ago. I still take it out from time to it, its fund and cool and great for running.

[@blaisecedrickgomez]

I have gone diving with an F91w, it worked well. I now have the metal version of this watch the A158w.

[@vince5479]

I haven't even watched it yet, but if you disrespect the GOAT in anyway, I'm coming for you Buddy.

[@YoureTerrific]

Bring it

[@YamR5]

How crazy is this, i literally just bought one for the hell of it before i clicked this video

[@BigT71]

Same. Just bought one 3 weeks ago. It's great. And I shower with it and swim with it no problem

[@akhilesh2601]

That's because 30m of water resistance is a lot of water resistance. Watch Harrison Elmore's video where he talks about water resistance.

[@chriswilson3126]

This was on my wrist through school and it never let me down.

[@ronnienes]

I had this as a kid, and now my kids now have one each (sky blue for my daughter). We swap them around and share, and we’re planning to get the 50m water resistant model for our summer holidays and the pool and beach. It was also shown the catalog shot and looks unchanged! It’s called the w59 and I believe it has a better backlight (and 7 year battery life)

[@zplapplap]

The F-91w is utilitarian design brilliance.

[@fredrik1552]

This was one of the best videos/reviews yet.

[@nithinyr5727]

super fantastic watch for daily use

[@paulrobinson4846]

I love wearing my F91W, almost as much as I like watching the expression on my Mr's face when she sees me walk up to my watch box wearing a hideously expensive watch and she asks me what watch you wearing this weekend and I go this one. She just looks at me like I'm a fucking maniac. Lol 😂

[@borassictime918]

That’s not a Casio catalogue, it’s an Argos catalogue (a UK catalogue retailer that certainly used to be the biggest watch retailer in Britain, don’t know nowadays though). In the old days you needed a 7 inch wrist to lift their catalogue! 😂

[@BigT71]

Ah the Argos cataloge I remember it well

[@jimmymcgill2557]

@@BigT71oh man i used to do my whole christmas shopping with one! circling everything i liked and the more circles the more i wanted it haha good times! 😂

[@erikvermeulen9295]

Yes....mine is running +10 seconds over a year.....just fantastic watches! Everybody deserves one.

[@garethhanna9173]

Double denim and a Casio F91W, I salute you Sir.

[@dantepaule4311]

A techie-watch man.... got the attention of this fancy iconic F91w... and was able to appreciate.... Great!!!!

[@SinnerAndSaint]

The ONLY watch I consider mandatory for each watch collector in the world. I own one an a few other iterations of this watch and I'm absolutely loving it! WR is absolutely underrated as well btw. I wore this watch during Spa and it went trough a lot of hot tubs and hot pools and it was just as unimpressed as I'm being of your 7" wrist.

[@AircraftFuelerEddie]

The F91 is timeless, indeed. The most prolific single production watch in history. It just keeps ticking❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@StFilip89]

This is top watch content on You Tube. God work Evan.

[@xDaitya]

This man just made me purchase something i wasn't planning to purchase a minute ago...

[@FourIntoOne]

Finally. You are now a proper watch collector.

[@PatelPhilippe-p5u]

I went to a local AD but he wouldn't give me a 20% discount so I walked out. Hope to own this one day.

[@christopherwarren4719]

It's an outstanding watch, probably one of the best ever made. Never be ashamed of not being able to afford the fancy stuff. This is perfectly fine.

[@asvp_m3l]

Bought my F-91W last week, and I have been loving it 😆it's a great watch 😃

[@Touyoujin]

This is your terrific watch that beat all your collections.

[@ak983625]

I’ve a modest collection of ten more pricey watches ($100 to 1000). I boughts a f91 on a whim last fall for sports and knockabout. Perfect time and function. My impressions went up huge after it accidentally went thru a full wash/dry laundry cycle in February. No effect and dry as bone inside.

[@jefft5789]

I thought the asymmetrical backlight on my Casio F91W was broken, until he showed the same issue on a new one. That's just how it is. Still a great watch.

[@Valera_Scotland]

Bravo. The one watch that doesn't give me a headache.... unlike my previous Omegas, IWC etc...F91 (or the W59 / W86 in my case)... these are great reset watches....buy it, wear it with zero regrets, zero buyers remorse, zero investment potential and hype.... it's zen watch....breeeeeeathe

[@walthefl]

Last year I took this on a (my only one) 12m dive. Survived it without any harm… :)

[@uffda1]

My first watch as a kid in the early 1990s. I just bought one for the first time since and it feels great on my wrist. I have a green one version and ordered a leather green strap for it. I think with is will be my new daily. I would like to order all the different colors of this watch.

[@asentz]

When one of my kids asks for a watch they get one of these (or one of the variants). It's cool that it fits a six-year-old and they can wear it for the rest of their life if they want. The functionality/simplicity is great for kids as well.

[@henkrpe3249]

The a500w series is a substantial upgrade, with multiple time zone tracking, perpetual calendar, and countdown timer in addition to everything you get from the f91. It costs three times as much, but everyone deserves to splurge every now and again.

[@kylewinter2297]

The alarm can wake me up when it’s time to go-go.

[@rm9sbg93zxjzg]

I have autos that are 10x or 100x more expensive and none give me a cozy and a giddy feeling like this one! Maybe a 5610u!

[@stephenwolf8806]

Thanks for this great review! I enjoyed how you casually snuck in some funny lines.

[@samrichardson8067]

If your “worried” about the swimming and bathing part. There is the W59 with 5 bar water resistance. Looks exactly the same and i wear it everyday, surfing, lap swimming (in a pool) and ocean swimming (in the ocean) Even bathing!

[@blasien1]

It's a good watch, makes a great gift. My USAF pilot buddies love them

[@asensibleyoungman2978]

I've never understood people who bang on about water resistance. When I have a bath or have a shower, I simply take my watch off. Believe it or not, I do the same with my boots and sweatshirt. I take them off too. And why do you need a watch while you're swimming? If you're so pushed for time, go swimming on another day when you have more time.

[@AW00047]

What’s to bang, though? I go swimming in those.

[@lyndonyoung8434]

Great watch!! I see the little u at bottom right of watch is absent on recent f91's.

[@m.arriott]

I’ve been collecting watches for years and never owned one of these. An hour after watching your video I went to my local supermarket and bought one for £11. Ive officially been influenced

[@rm9sbg93zxjzg]

in a good way!

[@armancz]

Get F-105W instead, basically same watch but better full dial backlight, night and day difference.

[@joewhite6875]

Harrison Elmore just tested this bad boy and it can handle at least double 30m. Swim with confidence. You can even dive with it.

[@mariog7213]

Yep. Love mine even though I don’t wear it much

[@noisepuppet]

F-105 is a similar thing, slight step up with the EL backlight. Good pajama watch, because it's barely there

[@turnbasedtoddy7664]

I also think the Casio MW-59-7B is right up there with this watch. They both just look amazing on everyone. As a sidenote, this watch actually has great water resistance. I have taken it for the past three years to the waterpark with my kids and I swim with it and it’s been perfect. At least that’s my experience.

[@JMK15]

great kids watch but it’s small AF for anyone with in middle school. The g shock 5600 crushes this 🙌🏻

[@LBenn302]

I bought one and caved into the hype a few months ago, so no worries. It’s quite the cool watch and it matches the hype. I still don’t wear it more than my 5610, but I wear it a fair bit. Then again, I also impulsively bought a $1000 meteorite and titanium bulova lunar pilot 🤣 My impulsiveness usually works in my favor as a collector, we will see.

[@sairoof4704]

God tier as they say

[@ashtonmendonca1233]

i got a Casio quartz for 15 euro. now for Christmas i am buying this one after 3 years. its something with casios simplicity

[@MarcTheWatchman]

Yay, what a great review! The F105 and A168 both have a similar design but with a Super Illuminator backlight that is leagues better than the F91W. You should check out the SKX MOD metal cases/sapphire crystals that fit the F91W/F105/A168, or even the Casio LCW-M100 which has a sapphire crystal, titanium case and bracelet, 50 meters of WR, dual time zone, atomic and tough solar for under $200(!).

[@emmereffing]

strange thing about this watch is that you're not actually allowed to hate it. even if you do hate it with every fiber of your being, you somehow lose "watch cred" if you say you hate this watch so you have to say you love it - at least in public. it's some sort of reverse snobbery juju.

[@ilhammuse]

i have this one and i love it, maybe this masterpiece Casio ever made!

[@TheNimbleNomad]

This is why I love this channel. No pretentiousness here! I used to own one of these! I got made fun off so much in college for wearing this..

[@silvestrera7871]

That simple blue accent of the watch looks more good if you are wearing a casual blue jeans. 💙

[@SoCalWatchReviews]

Great video, love your humility my man ❤

[@gundamzerostrike]

I wish Casio would make a larger version of this. I have a few variants of this, I love them... But damn, I wish they had a larger one.

[@raziel3099]

the W217H-1AV is technically the bigger model.

[@gundamzerostrike]

@@raziel3099 Yeah. But it looks weird. The height seems to much in the LCD and the numbers look stretched vertically. I don't like how it looks.

[@Bob_Smith19]

There are plenty of larger options. Not exactly like same but has the same features and most are better in all regards.

[@introspectiveparty]

I had this watch until my little nephew decided it was the perfect gift for himself last Christmas. I've been missing it ever since! 😅

[@theoriginalrabbithole]

I bought a Ritche Canvas Quick Release Watch Band in black/blue trim that matches the Casio F-91W perfectly on Amazon for $19.99. It's the watch I wear most these days besides my modded Casio Royale. 😊

[@ketchuppedase2867]

That watch is beautiful on your wrist..

[@LyleH45]

Don't have an F-91W but I have the bigger version of it. Absolutely freakin love it. It's my go to for a beater if im not wearing my smart watch.

[@mattmcdonald641]

Another awesome video! I think I've put one of these in my "cart" like 1,000 times...

[@Bob_Smith19]

Bought them as first watches for my sons. Both were under six years of age at the time. It’s all the watch almost anyone needs. But the backlight is horrendous. And if you have old eyes it can be hard to read. Still a great watch which is why I have five different colors.

[@ak983625]

I also love my F91. But come on, I’ve showered or swam with it at least weekly for 3+ years. I’m sure it is good to snorkel depth, oh yeh, its been there too.

[@jimmymcgill2557]

i just bought one of these for my collection because i saw Chris Pine was wearing it in 'The Contractor' and saw how cheap it was, after a little research i also found out there the watches off choice for Terrorists with Osama Bin Laden rocking one on his wrist and Al Qaeda literally giving them out to new recruits and using them to detonate bombs because of the plus 24 hour alarm function it has...dark little bit of history on it but on a more positive note it's also the watch of President Obama in his early days, Dustin wears one in Stranger Things, it's featured in 'The Breakfast Club' and many more movies and even Michael Schumacher used to have one glued to his steering wheel! 👍🏻

[@supreethbp5053]

Watching this while wearing an F91-W. Downgrading from my G-Shocks just for the light weight form factor.

[@jesusislas7204]

Yay we’re allowed to like this and find it valuable because a rich guy who wears Panerai’s appreciates it and told us to

[@Dctrue76]

Wonderful tongue in cheek review, keep it up!

[@umarmashoor]

3:40 I'm among that 'lot of people', I make $150 a month working on a full-time job, so spending $15 on a watch is a big NO for me, it's just too expensive 🤷

[@MrEpsilonZero]

Nice, iconic watch. I am very tempted to get one own DW-290 it is a bit big for my wrist TBH.

[@accoutrements4469]

Think this might be my favourite review of this fantastic watch 👍👍👍

[@Simon89Jeppesen]

I always thought it looks really cool. The water resistens is more than 30 meters. You can easily swim with it! Also the light is really enough to tell the time in thw dark

[@badledgend1172]

I never liked wearing a watch until i started working for the post office as a mail carrier. I wanted a retro casio and got one of these from Walmart for 13 bucks. It's comfortable. It's perfect. It's simple. I love it. I feel naked if I'm not wearing it. Oh yeah, the backlight is ass. My only complaint

[@younusimam-thesalamproject6340]

It's actually above $34 here in many Canadian retailers. Considered a luxury compared to many cheaper digital watches here. Goes to show the Canadian economy

[@thomasberry8873]

about £10 in the uk

[@ashwinsubramaniyan8349]

Lol it's 10$ in India.

[@lulul]

I realy apreciate you acknowledging that there is a whole world out there. I've seen so many people that just can't understand this even when you try to explain it to them. Very little money is a lot of money at the same time.

[@barryvercueil2346]

Brilliant watch. I love this and the Duro. Cheers.