Casio F-91W product photo via casio.com

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Casio F-91W

4.7 / 5
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Researched pick

$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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Key specs

Weight
21g
Battery
~7 years
Movement
Quartz digital

Casio F-91W

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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.

Straphabit· Nick Lehner
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

Hiconsumption· Ian Rebello
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.

Straphabit· Nick Lehner
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.

Straphabit· Nick Lehner

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