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Let's talk Casio watches for a sec.
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Let's talk Casio watches for a sec.


Jan 7, 2022, 12:23 PM

As a child of the 80's, I was accustomed to Casio watches being cool, yet a little nerdy, and costing about $30. I remember thinking I had totally beaten the school system when I got a Casio calculator watch, until I saw that it would take me 12 hours to take a math test if I tried to use it, and I also had one of the first Casio Data Bank watches where I could store up to 50...FIFTY of my closest friends' names and numbers, nevermind that each entry took about 5 minutes. G-shock watches were super rugged and were the slightest of upgrades over the more plebian Timex Triathlon.

So imagine my surprise to discover that here in 2022, G-Shocks are a real cult fad, start at $100, and can be had for $3000 or more. What?

https://www.gshock.com/watches/mr-g/mrgb2000b-1a?utm_source=Homepage&utm_medium=Featured&utm_campaign=homepage_grid

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Watches are just as useless as newspapers***


Jan 7, 2022, 12:24 PM



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nah, I'll always have a watch***


Jan 7, 2022, 12:24 PM



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I haven't had a watch since college


Jan 7, 2022, 12:25 PM [ in reply to Watches are just as useless as newspapers*** ]

maybe a little after. Certainly not since I had a cell phone.

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Well, my watch is a cell phone.


Jan 7, 2022, 12:37 PM

I feel like #### Tracy when I use it, which is only when I forget and leave my cell phone somewhere.

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Daily watch wearer here, even before smart watches


Jan 7, 2022, 12:30 PM [ in reply to Watches are just as useless as newspapers*** ]

but switched to a Garmin and never looked back.

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At least you can line a bird cage with newspapers.***


Jan 7, 2022, 12:36 PM [ in reply to Watches are just as useless as newspapers*** ]



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hey pedro, there are certain federal courts where even


Jan 7, 2022, 12:45 PM [ in reply to Watches are just as useless as newspapers*** ]

attorneys can't bring in phones or smart watches so the regular old watches are a necessity

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Makes sense. But that only cuts out the ones that are being


Jan 7, 2022, 1:01 PM

obvious.

https://www.spyguy.com/collections/audio-surveillance?gclid=CjwKCAiA5t-OBhByEiwAhR-hm4jphCKqvW6b2xQAYzOjcKJ_CZMKbhgF6Zs2K4V3MIMVa_bC1NYwrxoCXEEQAvD_BwE

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Great to know! I've spent most of my adult life


Jan 7, 2022, 1:28 PM [ in reply to hey pedro, there are certain federal courts where even ]

trying to avoid Federal court.

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But we all know the Federales could have had you any day


Jan 7, 2022, 1:31 PM

They only let you go out of kindness I suppose

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Negative, gringo.


Jan 7, 2022, 1:32 PM

The Feds do not acquire Sinaloans as easily as one thinks!

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Townes, nice***


Jan 7, 2022, 1:33 PM [ in reply to But we all know the Federales could have had you any day ]



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At least there is no more question why a person wears


Jan 7, 2022, 12:57 PM [ in reply to Watches are just as useless as newspapers*** ]

a Rolex.

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Don't know bout that. My Roley is worth about double what


Jan 7, 2022, 1:13 PM [ in reply to Watches are just as useless as newspapers*** ]

I paid for it in the 90's.

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Based on current inflation,


Jan 7, 2022, 1:19 PM

just about any non-depreciating asset from the early 90's should be worth here in 2022 (at a minimum) double what it cost then.

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Thanks,


Jan 7, 2022, 1:27 PM



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Darn it


Jan 7, 2022, 1:31 PM

I deserved that.

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Noice not-so-humble brag!


Jan 7, 2022, 1:30 PM [ in reply to Don't know bout that. My Roley is worth about double what ]

I too had a Rolex, from the late 90s. I sold it in the mid 00s and bought fishing equipment. Still a great decision to this day!

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That could explain only why you have it.***


Jan 7, 2022, 1:41 PM [ in reply to Don't know bout that. My Roley is worth about double what ]



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I bet the light still burns out faster than a


Jan 7, 2022, 12:27 PM

preseason Heisman campaign.

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John Mayer has a custom white one you can buy for $300


Jan 7, 2022, 12:28 PM

but I think it sold out instantly.

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oof, $180


Jan 7, 2022, 12:29 PM

https://www.gshock.com/watches/limited-edition/dw6900jm21-7


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Its limited to the first million they can make***


Jan 7, 2022, 12:30 PM



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'Small Batch' bourbon, the Atlantic Ocean being a smaller


Jan 7, 2022, 12:53 PM

batch than the Pacific.

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As design of most products starts to coalesce into a


Jan 7, 2022, 12:31 PM

functional ideal, people are nostalgic for the time when designs were sometimes risky and quirky because they were based on an aesthetic, not a algorithm.

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Did you c/p that from Wired?***


Jan 7, 2022, 12:32 PM



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No, all me...


Jan 7, 2022, 12:33 PM

the grammar would be better if I had, though.

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Hey everybody, look at J. Peterman over here!***


Jan 7, 2022, 12:34 PM [ in reply to As design of most products starts to coalesce into a ]



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If not for Seinfeld, would anyone under the age of


Jan 7, 2022, 12:37 PM

40 know what J. Peterman was?

Nice pull though.

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You could buy an NFT for millions if you had money to throw away.


Jan 7, 2022, 12:34 PM

Every product on the market today is affordable to those that can afford it. For the rest of us…

We are trying hard to not to become hunters.

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Re: Let's talk Casio watches for a sec.


Jan 7, 2022, 1:08 PM

Sure Casio is known for its watches, but did you have one of these in the 80's?



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I feel sad for anyone who didn't.***


Jan 7, 2022, 1:09 PM



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I think I still have one in a closet around here somewhere***


Jan 7, 2022, 1:10 PM [ in reply to Re: Let's talk Casio watches for a sec. ]



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I’ve had one of these for about 8 years


Jan 7, 2022, 1:10 PM

Replaced their earliest atomic solar I had for about 10 years that got burned up in a welding incident
Never needs batteries, never needs setting

Still runs fine but I upgraded to an Apple Watch for Christmas this year.

Love my Apple Watch but I miss my old reliable Casio and wear it from time to time

You “I don’t need a watch” people are so annoying while you’re digging out your phone to see what time it is or asking those of us with enough sense to wear a watch

https://appravo.com/product/g-shock-solar-atomic-watch/?gclid=CjwKCAiA5t-OBhByEiwAhR-hmzKQY2omHOq-H_jw9n6GmplKNrpWlDOutG6ZVEHu3ZIIncpzygh08BoCq6gQAvD_BwE

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I have a few Casios I've gotten over the years


Jan 7, 2022, 1:31 PM

less than 10 though. I don't go anywhere without a watch on. The engineer in me demands I must be aware of situational "things", time being top of the list. I even keep a spare at work for that rare occasion I have a disjointed morning and leave home without one. I'm not a teenager so I'm not tethered to a cell phone 24/7 (I leave it home or in car too sometimes), so watches serve an important function for me.

I have one $30 beater that I wear on weekends when out chainsawing or doing chores, if it gets smashed I'm OK with. But the rest are pretty nice. Now I wouldn't spend $2K on a GShock, but I do have a couple in the $500 range. I don't quite grasp what a $2K watch can do for you more than a nice $2-300 one, bells and whistles wise. My nicest Casio is probably this PAW Pathfinder. Had it probably 10 years now. Beautiful purple/orange face (yeah, that was the sellpoint). Atomic signal and solar powered, so once it's set, you never have to set it again, ever. No battery changes either. THIS RULES. That's your separator from a $50 to a $150 watch, and worth it. Has a compass, barometer, altimeter, thermometer of course. Nice outdoor watch. I could sell it on Ebay right now for more than I paid for it 10 years ago.

I don't keep up with the collectors' "cult" or what have you, but I know they do have a very hardcore fanboy group out there (I check on new models from time to time). And resale value, as mentioned, is righteous for the right model.



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That’s a beautiful watch***


Jan 7, 2022, 1:41 PM



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I've got 2 that are so old they are fossils***


Jan 7, 2022, 1:35 PM



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Duh, I’m not talking about Fossil watches.***


Jan 7, 2022, 1:43 PM



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