Nobody has ever worked out how to set the time correctly on their first attempt, and deactivating the hourly alarm requires a degree in computer science. During my first and only successful attempt, the removal and reinstallation of the original bars inadvertently enlarges the case holes, thus making frequent strap changes unfeasible. Come join the discussion about watch collections, displays, watch winders, accessories, classifieds, and more! The issue is that manufacturers (or sellers) rarely list the strap thickness and in most cases a thicker strap is a better thing, making it hard to find a thin one for this application. As of 2011, annual production of the watch is 3million units, which makes it the most sold watch in the world.

The time or date is adjusted by pressing the lower left button three times to bring the watch to time adjustment mode. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. I tried bending an extra I had and it really didn't make a difference based on the thickness of my strap since the edges were still really tight. I was able to make it work by cutting a few slits in the strap to slip spring bars through, but my OCD is prevailing and seeing the cuts with the watch on the strap is driving me crazy. I've been wearing a Casio F-91W for the past several years - and frankly I want to keep wearing one - but it bugs me that the black resin strap keeps breaking in almost exactly the same place.The US government became suspicious of Afghanis who wore Casio watches due to their ability to be used as timers for improvised explosive devices, a tactic favored by al-Qaeda. Like I said, I did mangle a display on my first model trying to negatively mod the display (whoops), but it has given me an opportunity to play around with the case without worrying about breaking it.

These counterfeits generally have a lower plastic build quality, narrower LCD viewing angles, louder and higher-pitched beeps, and significantly less accurate timekeeping than genuine models.You can see echoes of its design in the G-shock lineage, and it is reputed to be the most copied watch in the world – even more so than the Rolex Submariner! pdf) prepared for Sabri Mohammed Ebrahim Al Qurashi's Combatant Status Review Tribunal – page 216" (PDF).