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Casio
Casio F-91W
$17.95
The cheapest watch genuinely worth buying.
Seven years of battery life, an alarm, a stopwatch and a case so light you forget it exists. A cultural icon that outperforms watches a hundred times its price on pure timekeeping.
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$17.95
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Key specs
- Weight
- 21g
- Battery
- ~7 years
- Movement
- Quartz digital
What the reviewers say
Published reviews from around the web
“If you're looking for a reliable and durable watch for under $30, you can't do much better than the F91W. It's small, but it looks good and does the job.”
If you're looking for a reliable and durable watch for under $30, you can't do much better than the F91W.
“At 21g total, this thing practically floats on your wrist. After years of handling steel-cased divers, field watches, and G-SHOCKs, the F-91W feels almost absurdly light.”
The F-91W is a legendary, lightweight, and incredibly affordable digital watch that remains a design reference point des
“Not only does the ubiquitous Casio F-91W offer unbeatable features for next to no money, it is an enduring cultural icon... an astoundingly reliable timekeeper.”
The cheapest watch worth buying.
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Video reviews from creators

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