Watch and photo by my friend Bryan.
Ah yes the (Notorious?) Casio F-91W digital watch. The case of the F-91W measures 37.5mm by 33.5mm by 8.5mm and weighs 21 grams. A small and light watch even by small and light watch standards, the venerable Casio F-91W is one of the most accurate time keeping watches in the world. It sports a stopwatch function, date and day calendar, and an alarm. With the CR2016 battery it would last at least 10 years before needing a battery change.
The watch gain notoriety in early 2000s for having been linked to Al Qaeda members to be used as bomb detonators, and are one of the profiles to watch for in a potential terrorist. A Casio watch had been used in the bombing of Philippine Airlines Flight 434. And Osama Bin Laden himself wears this watch.So unfortunately for a lot of people, having this watch on their wrist automatically ticks off the suspected terrorist check box.
But for us watch fanatics, this is a piece of history. It's the bad side of history, it's still history - a reminder of how the world was and also testament to Casio's watch making abilities.
Fear not, for while the terrorists liked Casios on their wrists, so did the counter-terrorists. That story would be for a later post.
Get your Casio F-91W here.
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