Casio Watches

<< Casio F-91W Casio G-Shock GW-M5610U

A collection of short reviews about various Casio watches that I either currently own, or owned in the past.

Casio F-91W

The Casio F-91W was the first watch I ever wore, it cost about £12 and I have been wearing it everyday for a while now.

There is just something about this watch that is so timeless, it can be worn in basically any occasion, or at least the original black and blue color which is what I own.

The watch is really basic, only providing what you need. That being a stopwatch, the time in 12 hour or 24 hour format, the date, an alarm and a little light that does the job, even if not the greatest.

The light is something people talk about a lot, that being how shit it is. In my opinion, it's not that bad, it's not great, but not useless either. When you're in pitch black conditions you can see everything on the display, even if the right side of the LCD is more dim than the left.

The alarm really isnt all that loud, I would 100% not trust it to wake me up in the morning, I find it more useful for day time alarms for whatever I might need a day time alarm for.

The stopwatch is pretty useful, but there is no count down timer which would be more useful than a stopwatch in many circumstances.

The strap and watch itself are made out of resin. I have heard people say that the strap is prone to breaking, I have not had the strap break on me yet, and if it does, I would be tempted to consoom and buy a whole new F91-W because of how cheap they are. The strap is also really accomodating, I have tiny wrists, it runs in the family, and I can wear this on the fourth hole down.

I feel like this watch is pretty durable, I dont see the need for the more durable G-Shocks as even the F91-W feels pretty indestructable. I often work in wet and dusty conditions with it on and it's doing just fine. This watch is rated up to 30 meters (3 bar) water resistance and although Casio dont recommend even washing your hands with this watch on , mine is doing just fine.

Overall I love this watch, it is cheap, reliable, durable and stylish. I would 100% get one if you are at all interested in getting into Casio watches, or watches in general.

Casio G-Shock GW-M5610U

I picked this watch up about one month ago as of the 12th September 2025 and I have come to the conclusion that this is the only watch I will ever truly need.

This watch comes with lot's of quality of life features that elvate it to the ultimate tool watch status. Such features include:

All of these features make it the perfect daily, and it has not left my wrist since I got it (getting use out of my £100). This watch is fairly small, I have pretty small wrists and this fits perfectly, with me only wearing it one hole down from an F91-w.

This watch cost me £100, which to me is a lot of money, but in the watch world is a drop in the ocean. This model is not as high quality as some of the more expensive G-Shocks, with it using cheaper resin for the case and strap, plus a screw in backplate, but it is miles better quality than the cheaper Casio "G-Shock like" watches that they make, some of which I have owned and they feel horribly cheap compared to this.

Considering all of the features that you get I feel it is well worth the price tag for a high quality, virtually indestructable watch, that you just set and forget.

Truly the ThinkPad of watches.