Time Tools
In April of this year I got a Casio F105W-1A and I’ve been wearing it daily since.
Before this I’ve never seriously worn a wristwatch in my life, I argued my phone would be enough.
Though using your phone for this kind of stuff leads to one getting hooked on notifications or one of the plethora of other distractions they provide.
This started to annoy me, leading to my desire for a dedicated time tool.
Around that time I came across classic Casio watches, especially the legendary F91W, for their modifiability through N-O-D-E.
After a bit of research I then settled on getting the F105W-1A.
(Yeah, it’s late…)
Dedicated, well-made tools are nice. They do one job well, reliably and with precision, while enabling you to feel competent using them. And this watch is just such a tool.
It has a total of 4 features:
- It tells the time and date (either in 24h or 12h format)
- An alarm
- A stopwatch
- A toggleable chime at every full hour
That’s it. And it’s plenty!
For example, an immediately available stopwatch is much more useful than one in your phone. Requiring you to unlock it, find and open the app, go to the stopwatch tab and hit start.
Here: Push the left button twice and then push the right one once. A matter of 2 seconds.
Same with an alarm feature that isn’t governed by a dozen settings of when it’s allowed to ring or limited by battery life. Or that hourly chime as a dead simple way to remind you to stay focused or take regular breaks while working.
The F105 feels rigid and reliable through its simplicity. A feeling I quite enjoy.
At the same time, this watch is really inexpensive. This line of watches is well regarded for providing a near perfect balance of build-quality, price to performance and availability. Additionally they are servicable and as mentioned even modifiable.
So in conclusion, I enjoy wearing it and will surely enjoy tinkering with it in the future.