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Casio F-B100W-1A

404 pointsby __fst__yesterday at 3:28 PM336 commentsview on HN

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pjmlpyesterday at 4:46 PM

Nice, still have my original Casio and Timex ones though.

bradleyg_yesterday at 4:13 PM

Does it fix the terrible backlight on the F-91W though..

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t1234syesterday at 6:12 PM

They won me over at fixing the light.

devindotcomyesterday at 5:41 PM

Personally not at all interested in these new features - an F-91W that needs a smartphone to operate properly is madness to me - but I do appreciate the way they implemented them, with a focus on longevity and simplicity.

johnnyApplePRNGyesterday at 4:26 PM

Why the hell is there bluetooth in it?!

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aquiryesterday at 6:37 PM

No vibration...what a missed opportunity! The reason that I got into smartwatches is the vibration wake-up alarm

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Echo4309yesterday at 5:12 PM

I'm a huge fan of the Casio F-91W, have two of them on my desk right now. Maybe it's just me, but for this specific model I feel like it becoming bluetooth enabled breaks the spirit of the simplicity of the model.

But hey, seems like people are excited for that, happy for them! Mine will last another 10 years without it.

nanielyesterday at 4:20 PM

i don't want my casio to be smart. been rocking my mq-24 for a decade

doesn't mean others can't want a smart casio, but, it's not for me :D

cat-whispereryesterday at 11:01 PM

this is the nokia of watches

pcuniteyesterday at 10:00 PM

This is the way. Gimmie the look I want with the data backend of the phone.

shimonabiyesterday at 6:30 PM

Can it show the date in the European format, like the GW-M5610U-1ER?

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sparklingyesterday at 4:27 PM

It's also a bump up in overall size. The OG F-91W wears very tiny on a larger wrist.

F-91W (old): 38.2 × 35.2 × 8.5 mm

F-B100W-1A (new): 41.9 × 38.1 × 8.8 mm

fitsumbelaytoday at 12:31 AM

"... reimagined for le modern price and vendor-lock-in totale"

Markoffyesterday at 4:11 PM

shame it doesn't have notifications, otherwise it would be perfect

so I guess I'm staying on my third Amazfit Bip since Pebble Time 2 has insane price

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f137yesterday at 7:09 PM

Great. Now, please re-release nokia 3310

0xbadcafebeetoday at 5:12 AM

C'mon Casio, add a pulse monitor to the F-91W form factor! I would much rather that than the chunky G-SHOCK bodies that have pulse monitors

opengrassyesterday at 4:41 PM

NOPE! No wirelesso in my watch, and there's no way you're getting 2 years on CR2016 when we compare stuff like AirTags.

einpoklumyesterday at 8:35 PM

Oh, no no no thank you. Don't connect my watch to anything. Not to mention, I expect that to reduce my watch's lifetime by 10x at least.

Interestingly, though, the aesthetic reminds me a bit of my W71, which is more boxy and less angle-y than the classic F-91W.

rfmozyesterday at 7:08 PM

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awfw4yeeyesterday at 9:55 PM

lol you muppets, slaves to junk, worshippers of trash

andaiyesterday at 5:55 PM

So it's the suckless watch but with a built-in botnet?

suncemojeyesterday at 4:21 PM

Nice move! I wish it would support even more activity / health features in the future like GPS tracking, sleep tracking, etc. As a full package in the classic design it would make a great alternative to Garmin / Polar / Whoop / Oura etc.