The $40 watch is probably better at telling time because there’s a crystal oscillating there exactly 32768 times a second, instead of some gears and springs and shit that are roughly tuned to 10 Hz by a guy with a screwdriver.
No probably about it.
Mechanical watches lose 10-15 secs per day which declines as they get older or aren’t serviced, a $40 Casio might miss 30 secs per month, never needs servicing other than a battery change.
Mechanical watches are no longer utility items, they are fashion items that happen to tell time.
Me when I buy a knockoff that looks the same as the expensive one
My $8 watch in a nutshell
My phone tells me the time and can communicate with people, lets me access the Internet, and has games. And it doesn’t evenb irritate the shit out of me when I need to type on a keyboard.
There is something special about a watch (especially a mechanical one) that a phone can’t fulfill. It’s a tiny machine operated by gears and that’s just so amazing. When you get a watch where you can see the movement it just ticks the right boxes. And there are some really beautiful, amazing watches which don’t require selling your house.
Proud owner of Casio WS-1600H
My $400 watch also tells the weather and has my calendar ! That’s an actual upgrade. A Rolex Logo is not.
But the one with the Rolex logo will most likely retain it’s value over multiple years and might even increase.
Yours will probably be out of software updates and incompatible within a couple of years.
The 400$ one will also contribute to e-waste.
Just saying.
Value is a false system - just because you ‘value’ something doesn’t mean it is actually logically worth anywhere near that amount. Plus, ones personal decision of ‘value’ doesn’t mean shit if 1) they aren’t selling it and 2) others don’t share the ‘value’. I can go to Walmart, stand in the doorway, and tell people that they owe me money for being in my presence. But if they don’t also share the sentiment, I’m not going to make any money.
Have you looked at the second hand market of used Rolex Watches vs First Generations of Smart Watches?
I’m not trying to put anyone down jut fact remains,you can flip the Rolex you buy on the second hand market and get money back after 10+ years.ä without any problems.
But even if I replace my watch every time it stops getting updates, I can do that for multiple lifetimes before it costs me anywhere close to what a Rolex would have 😅
In 10 years that Rolex will hold its value, and may even appreciate in value as they often do.
Even a $40 Casio will still be working good as new in 10 years with less than $5 in parts & labor.
Your $400 smart watch will be literal garbage because its battery is nonreplaceable.
This is super dependent on the watch itself, watch batteries aren’t inherently unreplaceable.
If your problem is e-waste, disposable vapes are by far a larger contributor than a single watch that someone will use for years before buying a new one.
My problem isn’t with either. I am just stating that your average Smart Watch isn’t going to be worth anything in 10 years. There is the battery itself, then the fact that software at best is supported for 3 maybe 4 years, hardware support may or may not exist.
They are inherently disposable while a Rolex, and most watches are capable, if not intended, to be heritage pieces capable of surviving decades.
It’s not Apples to Apples.
If you are buying expensive jewelry to hold value that’s fine, but that’s not what everyone is doing or wants. If you don’t care about e-waste then frankly I’m not sure why you care what other people spend their money on.
Functionality > resale value
Who cares what it’s worth in 10 years if I get my money’s worth out of it
Last time I checked replacing the battery cost $60
Also, I can buy new smart watches every time the battery gets used up, or updates stop coming ; and at the end of my life I won’t even be halfway to a Rolex’s price tag.
The Casio though, that is a good deal.
my watch only costed me $20
I have a little nicer watch. Accurate to the second and water-resistant to 100 m. My OCD is smiling, inside.
A while ago I came to the conclusion that a Casio G-Shock is the best watch. They don’t have to be expensive, a good one will sync the time multiple times a day, so it’s always accurate. A good one also has small solar panels in the watch face, so the battery will never be empty, and all of them are really build to last.
From a pure functional perspective I think it’s the best watch ever made. It basically tells you the correct time, always.
Great post.I have been searching for it on ChatGPT 日本 but I found it here.
Hey l, my car can get to the stop light faster.
I wish that was a common flex instead of people crawling up from 100m back.
I don’t wear much other than hoodies and jeans.
Got a Citizen and it looks like I paid a mint for it in contrast.
You can say it is the polish to this turd.
My €25 radio controled watch even better.
Lemmy Poster: flexing their $40 waterproof watch
Me with a $30AUD (~$15-20 USD): it tells the same time
Your Australian watch can’t even tell the right day. It thinks it’s tomorrow!
No I believe your watch is wrong thinking it is yesterday!
Its been a while since I bought a watch but I recall them being under $10 even if they had calculator features
This was an ALDI special buys smart watch, but it doesn’t have calculator features : (
My is from LIDL (Auriol). Watches (Made in Germany) have a good quality, nice design and are very precise, apart also cheap (€10 - 40). The other one I’ve bought for €10 last year
I save money by asking people for the time. It’s totally free.
stop flexing with your 40$ watch :)
Casio F-91W - the undisputed ruler of functional wristwatches.
Hell yes!
Does your wristwatch carry a history of use in terrorism? Did it once raise flags at the border if you had more than one? I’ll wait…
I’m wearing one right now!
Terrorist!
You better watch your back, you might already be in a CIA list now.
https://www.watchesofespionage.com/blogs/woe-dispatch/casio-f-91w-the-preferred-watch-of-terrorists
That was an interesting read. Thank you!
(They never did explain how the wartch was used as a timer though. Like was it only this mass produced watch that could be used or can any watch be used?)
I think it’s because how simple and ubiquitous it is. Just open the backplate and stick it to your detonator to use the speaker terminal as a source signal.
This page has more info: https://timbin.wordpress.com/2013/07/30/hacking-like-a-terrorist-the-casio-f-91w/
Casio gang ⌚
I’m partial to the GA-2100 myself.
I was too, but now I swear on my GBD-200
