A watch for a mid life crisis.

[Piemuncher22]

Yep. About 6 months ago (and with the mortgage paid and the kids growing up fast) I decided to quit a job I really didn’t like working for a large corporate and go back to what I trained for when I left school as an industrial chiller engineer. Suffice to say, I’m loving life, spending a lot more time at home with the kids and my financial situation means I don’t really miss the money. I’m not saying it’s going to be forever, and yeah, you could call it a huge mid life crisis cliche, but I’m happier!!

Now that I’m back using my hands, big spanners, and working hard for a living I needed a cheap rough and tumble watch that will put up with anything thrown at it and keep ticking. Oh, and I often have to stick my hands inside electrical control panels so anything metal is out of the question.

Ladies and gentlemen, of course it’s an F-91 W delivered by Santa yesterday.

Merry Christmas one and all - probably going to buy a motorbike next.



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[Dave O'Sullivan]

When it comes to the basic requirements of telling the time, you’d struggle to find a better watch really.

[twhp101]

Well done for ditching corporate life and it's great that you're enjoying the new career however long it lasts. Pretty good excuse for buying a new watch too

[Omegamanic]

Great choice, and I still have a few of them in a box - but they don’t fit on my wrist
:(

My son did manage to lose at least two of them during their days at high school.

So great for a midlife crisis - or go all out and go Jacob & Co. Bucherer have a few more expensive models in stock ready to go ;)

[pete-r]

Fantastic. My vote for greatest watch ever made.

My tangerine says hello!

[YCymro]

I thought you were going to say that you’d bought something red with a soft top

[Davidh]

Perfect motorbike watch because it fits under the gear with no trouble.

[MartynJC (UK)]

I thought you were going to say that you’d bought something red with a soft top

Totally. Where is the picture of the MX5?

[Dave+63]

Great watch and you didn’t even have to go on a list to buy it!

Don’t sell all the GMTs in one go though, you’ll flood the market!

[wolf_ie]

There’s some fancy modules you can buy to retrofit it with Bluetooth connectivity and temperature-compensated high accuracy timekeeping if you wanted to go all out! The new modules do cost several times as much as the original watch and might make it less of a beater though…

[JasonM]

Didn’t someone fill one with oil?

[wolf_ie]

Didn’t someone fill one with oil?

Have seen other (mainly analogue) Casios retrofitted with mineral oil fill but only just went and looked that mod with the F91-W up… one madlad did it with olive oil!

[Caruso]

There's a lot to be said for doing a job you enjoy and doing it well.

But the W-86 is better than the F91!

[higham5]

Have seen other (mainly analogue) Casios retrofitted with mineral oil fill but only just went and looked that mod with the F91-W up… one madlad did it with olive oil!

Darak watches on u tube shows hydro modding a watch. It looks an incredibly risky thing if the the watchws internals ( pcb etc) is not oil resistant. All to boost depth rating from 200m to 600 then 2000m.

I wonder if that would make it safe for me to shower in my sub ? Or better still do the dishes.

[Rodder]

Congratulations, it sounds like you’re living the dream. A fancy watch such as a PM Rolex vs time with the kids is a no brainer!

Arguably you’ve got the ultimate tool watch. However, I think you could have stretched to a mid price G Shock

[xxnick1975]

Good choice. And leaves the option open to upgrade to a square G Shock in the future!

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[RobDad]

You see, the watch I most regret selling is a leftie Panerai Luminor 219 (I think that was the reference) - as I progress through my 50’s something with big hands on a massive dial that I can actually tell the time on really appeals. I remember spotting Felicity Kendall and Richard Wilson wearing huge Panerai when they were the celeb watch of choice a few years ago - even Hugh Grant wears one - but I suspect it’s a cure for short sightedness as opposed to anything a bit Walter Mitty! Ps I love a Casio but the F91 is positively diddy?! Must be the Casio version of a 36mm men’s watch?