Question: What do the following have in common? An astonishing amount of Mexicans from supermarket bag packers to Citibank execs The Director of Finance and Head of Estates at a large Manchester hospital The model in a Pedro Meyer photograph currently on display in Quito's Centro Cultural Metropolitano Pretty much every teenage boy at some point or another The left wrist of a globe-trotting, review writing cheerleader called Zoë Answer: they're never without their Casio F-81W. Yes, I know it's a boy's watch, and yes I tend to tick the 'female' box on forms (though I was quite ...  Read the complete review

------ Breakfast - Intro ------ I have been through so many watches in my middle aged life. I have had fancy swatches in the 1980's, chic metal affairs, and lovely leather strapped analogues. But none of them have lasted long, no matter how much or how little I have spent on them. After spending £70 on a particular favourite only to have a toddler drop it on a concrete floor I decided to go cheap. And I decided to go classic. And the Casio F-91W fitted the bill. At only £8.99 from Argos it fitted my bill exactly. ------ Elevenses - The look ------ The Casio F-91W is going to win no awards for beauty. It's classic in a retro 1980's ...  Read the complete review

I have always owned such a wide range of different watches. Whether they have a digital display, classic designs or just a shockingly bright colour - there is always a reasoning behind purchasing a watch for my expanding collection. When I bought the Casio F91 however I didn't buy it particularly for these reasons, more as a cheap and cheerful timepiece that i could rely on and that wouldn't attract attention. I am unsure as to how long this model of Casio watch has been around but it must be a good few years. The F91 has been around so long it has even earned itself 'iconic' status among many watch collectors and wearers, call it 'geek chic' if you will. The retro ...  Read the complete review

My husband has had this watch for years, and I used to frequently borrow it for swimming in. When I first asked to borrow it, he was dubious that it would still work after I had been swimming in it as it was only water resistant, not waterproof. I persuaded him that waterproof meant that you could go deep sea diving and press the buttons at the bottom of the sea it in, that kind of thing. Water resistant meant it was fine for shallow water use so long as you don't press the buttons under water. As I would only be going a maximum of an arms length deep with it and if I promised to take my arm out of the water to press the buttons (I wanted it for timing myself) ...  Read the complete review

This Casio watch is probably one of the most simple and basic watches that you can actually get hold of. I bought this watch from Argos for £7.99, so no extra delivery charges to endure from ordering online, and I've got everything I expected out of it. The watch has very limited functions (as you would expect for change form £10!) which are as follows: Time - with option between a 12hr and 24hr clock Alarm - a single daily alarm can be set, although for any deep sleepers out there I wouldn't rely on this to wake you up as its not very loud! Stopwatch - a basic stopwatch which will also allows you to check lap times (ie freeze the clock ...  Read the complete review