Casio F-91W
I just watched Morbius. It's not about the film (not great, by the way), but I'm interested in the Casio F-91W. There is a scene where Morbius jumps from a ship into the sea with that watch. So, can the F-91W be used to swim in the sea...?
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Hidayat Setiaji
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I think Casio would say "no," as the water resistance is only rated at 30M, but I have been pushed into a pool while wearing an F91W, and it survived with no issues. Despite it only being rated as WR, I have heard of people swimming at the beach with them. In my experience, Casio watches generally outperform the water resistance listed in the specifications.
Dont go using the pushers until its nice and dry but ya its probably fine lol
I year or two ago I scoured the Amazon reviews for the F-91W and there were many, many people that didn't seem to understand water resistance ratings. Gobs of people upset that they swam or showered with it on a regular basis and it only lasted a few months. The short answer is that the initial exposure to water immersion will probably not kill it, but repeat exposure eventually will.
I showered with mine on once when new to prove the point, and it still works a year later. Of course the slightly less costly trick to the above by @roberto would be the old oil or glycerine fill. There's no shortage of people that have done this.
https://dvt.name/2019/06/03/hacking-the-casio-f-91w-to-handle-1000-psi/
Obviously you're joking, there's a reason morbus was the first film ever to sell 1 trillion tickets #morbiussweep
Obviously you're joking, there's a reason morbus was the first film ever to sell 1 trillion tickets #morbiussweep
It's Morbin' Time!