I bought one of these watches last week for the specific purpose of fooling around. It was awful indeed, going ahead of time gainig +20 secs a day, so I took it apart and replaced the quartz oscillator for one scrapped from an old Soyo motherboard. The difference was noticeable, now it's gainig only +2,3 sec a day wich it's around a minute and a half per month and I can live with that. I also replaced the green led for a blue one and now you can tell the time on total darkness with ease. I am aware that the best alternative is to buy an actual Casio watch to avoid having to go trough all that trouble, but, since we are a bunch of grown man talking about chinese watches on youtube I assumed that this information could be relevant to some of you.
Glad I stumbled on your comment. I too, have purchased one of these just out of curiosity. Haven’t gotten it yet but I think it’s awesome you swapped out the oscillator for a good one and actually made it useable. I read somewhere that they don’t even use quartz crystals, but rather use ceramic resonators which of course are cheaper, but far less accurate.
I would be interested to have seen if wearing them made any difference. Some watches are inaccurate off the wrist as the temperature from your wrist changes the timing characteristics.
Gave up on all that expensive 'name' stuff ages ago. The SKMEI 1025 is the best digital watch I have ever owned. So cheap that I buy 3 or 4 at a time. After a year or so of daily use the wristband will wear out and break but it keeps time very accurately and the battery runs forever (I still have broken band ones 'ticking away' in a drawer from years ago). Also, it has BIG digits so it's easy to read. It gets 3 thumbs-up from me. 👍 👍 👍
I fully agree with you here, also beware the ebay ones that are claiming to be genuine. I myself have recently started collecting the "Retro" CASIO watches and bought a fake by mistake, very easy to tell as the build quality is no where near as refined.
You have to correct them every 5 days or so and it only takes less than 20 seconds. They also hard to change the batteries but they can be users as a watch still but it’s better to get a real Casio!
An obvious sign for me is when Casio haven't made a model for years, official stockists don't sell them yet there are hundreds for sale on Amazon and Ebay.
Cheap or not, a benchmark should be accurate in 28 days to plus or minus 5 seconds. So really they are just props at that cost saving. That is terribly inaccurate and nonfunctional for a person needing accurate time for work, scheduling and appointments. Terrible!
Prob better than than really Shane. The crystals all work around 32 Khz so it just the way they are made which would make them run fast or slow. Cheers mate.
These silver and gold fake Casio F91s go for £5-£13 on Ebay now - how's that for inflation, or maybe for a comment on how many braindead punters there must be around these days? Does anyone know whether it's feasible to transfer an internal module from a genuine F91-W into one of these watches?
Just got Cassio a168wa and I’m obsessed. However I wonder if it’s real . It’s bought from amazon. Seems for California use only as said in warranty . The clasp has the arrow but the other section of clasp says made in Cambodia. Has holes for pins . Has 3 second test for Casio . Has in alarm mode the bars come up first and then the bell symbol. Is it fake ? Came in card box
apparently the new fake ones copy the Casio test and the three button test but the fakes emit a beep in the 3 button test the genuine do not. also the viewing angle is a big give away
There’s lots of Fakes about Fred , not only Casio, they are doing some serious good fakes of the Gshocks cheers for the video , I’m in the process of making a triple watch review ,,, thanks Shane ,,
Every detail they defend is ABSURD!! The CLONES use EXACTLY the same machines that Rolex Factory use!!! *amzwatch* A SUPER CLONE is exactly the same quality and exactly the same WATCH!!
Это хотя бы открытие подделки, на них не написано Casio, уважаю, есть конторы которые полностью подделывают, потом нужно очень присматриваться и думать, Касио у тебя или нет
I bought a cheap gold one off ebay. the gold wore off really quickly. then bought a genuine black Casio one. Love it.
I bought a fake one from AliExpress and I'm impressed with its accuracy. Maybe I was lucky.
How's it holding up now?
@@HeX341 collecting dust. I stopped wearing it for a while and now it's a few minutes ahead.
I bought one of these watches last week for the specific purpose of fooling around.
It was awful indeed, going ahead of time gainig +20 secs a day, so I took it apart and replaced the quartz oscillator for one scrapped from an old Soyo motherboard.
The difference was noticeable, now it's gainig only +2,3 sec a day wich it's around a minute and a half per month and I can live with that. I also replaced the green led for a blue one and now you can tell the time on total darkness with ease.
I am aware that the best alternative is to buy an actual Casio watch to avoid having to go trough all that trouble, but, since we are a bunch of grown man talking about chinese watches on youtube I assumed that this information could be relevant to some of you.
Great you modded yours. Nice one
Glad I stumbled on your comment. I too, have purchased one of these just out of curiosity. Haven’t gotten it yet but I think it’s awesome you swapped out the oscillator for a good one and actually made it useable. I read somewhere that they don’t even use quartz crystals, but rather use ceramic resonators which of course are cheaper, but far less accurate.
"unusable" is an understatement when you have mechanical watches that when not regulated perform similarly inaccurate.
Imagine having to reset the time on your new digital watch every morning like an old mechanical watch. And a real one is only $10.
Just 1 min for week
I would be interested to have seen if wearing them made any difference. Some watches are inaccurate off the wrist as the temperature from your wrist changes the timing characteristics.
Not on a Quartz.
Gave up on all that expensive 'name' stuff ages ago. The SKMEI 1025 is the best digital watch I have ever owned. So cheap that I buy 3 or 4 at a time. After a year or so of daily use the wristband will wear out and break but it keeps time very accurately and the battery runs forever (I still have broken band ones 'ticking away' in a drawer from years ago). Also, it has BIG digits so it's easy to read. It gets 3 thumbs-up from me. 👍 👍 👍
I second the skmei I have the 1283 awesome watches for the money they look fantastic and are chunky
Sounds like a winner James.
I have a silver 1368 and I love it, SKMEI is awesome!
I fully agree with you here, also beware the ebay ones that are claiming to be genuine. I myself have recently started collecting the "Retro" CASIO watches and bought a fake by mistake, very easy to tell as the build quality is no where near as refined.
Yeah its easy to get fooled. Normally the strap gives it away.
I guess you can buy it as a tester watch, if you not sure, if you like the a158 or f91w. If you love the design and shape, buy the real one.
Thanks
Shows that if something is worth buying it's worth buying a proper one (at £20... not much really)
You have to correct them every 5 days or so and it only takes less than 20 seconds. They also hard to change the batteries but they can be users as a watch still but it’s better to get a real Casio!
BTW: 'water resistant' means that if a dog cocks its leg within half a mile from it, the watch will keep on running. 😝
Thank you so much! I wanted to know if the fake watches could be as good as the REAL Casios. But this is so eye opening. Holy moley!
An obvious sign for me is when Casio haven't made a model for years, official stockists don't sell them yet there are hundreds for sale on Amazon and Ebay.
I first got a fake one, it ran less accurate than a 50 year old mechanical watch i got
Cheap or not, a benchmark should be accurate in 28 days to plus or minus 5 seconds. So really they are just props at that cost saving. That is terribly inaccurate and nonfunctional for a person needing accurate time for work, scheduling and appointments. Terrible!
Yes totally agree Andy terrible as a timepiece. Just sold as a bangle for the young and fashion followers. Cheers Bud.
They should be less than 10 seconds a month at worst m a good quartz digital
Prob better than than really Shane. The crystals all work around 32 Khz so it just the way they are made which would make them run fast or slow. Cheers mate.
Can we fix the watch no without buying new things
Thank you for such an informative video.
i got the chrome one, it also cant keep track of the time, the pin in the band scraped through the housing in a day and fell off.
It does not surprise me.
Your hands are beautiful.
I want to buy one just because of the bracelet, is it 18mm and is it good as the real one?
Not sure on the size but the quality is terrible.
@@CB-RADIO-UK good to know thank you
These silver and gold fake Casio F91s go for £5-£13 on Ebay now - how's that for inflation, or maybe for a comment on how many braindead punters there must be around these days? Does anyone know whether it's feasible to transfer an internal module from a genuine F91-W into one of these watches?
Just got Cassio a168wa and I’m obsessed. However I wonder if it’s real . It’s bought from amazon. Seems for California use only as said in warranty . The clasp has the arrow but the other section of clasp says made in Cambodia. Has holes for pins . Has 3 second test for Casio . Has in alarm mode the bars come up first and then the bell symbol. Is it fake ? Came in card box
The card box is fine. In all honesty without removing the back and comparing the module with a pic of a gen 168 you really cannot tell nowadays.
Fred in the Shed blimey it’s annoyingly not being able to tell right off and imagine buying expensive watch to discover it fake 😭😭
@@jimneysweep9810 Yes. People have.
Fred in the Shed heart breaking . Enough to make a man cry
apparently the new fake ones copy the Casio test and the three button test but the fakes emit a beep in the 3 button test the genuine do not. also the viewing angle is a big give away
There’s lots of Fakes about Fred , not only Casio, they are doing some serious good fakes of the Gshocks cheers for the video , I’m in the process of making a triple watch review ,,, thanks Shane ,,
Look forward to it Shane.
If you hold down the bottom right button for 10 seconds until the word casio appears , will not happen on a Fake.
If you held down one of these buttons for 10 secs it would break :-)
Every detail they defend is ABSURD!! The CLONES use EXACTLY the same machines that Rolex Factory use!!! *amzwatch* A SUPER CLONE is exactly the same quality and exactly the same WATCH!!
Это хотя бы открытие подделки, на них не написано Casio, уважаю, есть конторы которые полностью подделывают, потом нужно очень присматриваться и думать, Касио у тебя или нет
helpful :)
It’s not been “a week” it’s been 5 days yu muppet. We can see on the watches the date
Genuine casino are just as bad
I'd take the 1 min a year of my gen casio but 1 hour a year is a total joke.
David Cooke idiot
Anita Deckendorf takes one to know one ☝️