30 Ways to SPOT a FAKE CASIO F-91W WATCH
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- Опубликовано: 31 май 2024
- Hi, in this video I list all the differences I have found between a real Casio F-91W digital watch and the cheaper copy version.
It is hard to believe that a £10 watch would be copied. The copy is very convincing until you look a little closer. 
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Being 42 i can remember these being very popular when i was at school, i especially remember morning assemblies where there seemed to an orchestra of hourly beeps going off within a minute due to them all being a slightly different time.
I remember getting made fun of when I was younger for wearing one like 3rd-8th grade I’m 23 I didn’t have a phone (thank god) but ya.
And I was one of those who couldn’t afforded it. My family was too stingy too buy me anything nice even a $30 watch.
Cool video, really surprised somebody out there would go to the trouble of counterfeiting a watch that is already super cheap to begin with, like what’s the point?
It’s probably the same people who sell on wish 😂😂 I’d say a good 97% of their shit is counterfeit that’s why it’s so cheap
The Chinese would counterfeit 1p coins
Thats probably the point, even with shipping it may cost 50p to make so if they can sell even for £5 they make a huge mark up, in some ways the mark up on cheap items may be more worth it as its small easy to shift items.
And what really boggles the mind is that the counterfeit is apparently made in Japan as apposed to China where the labor is apparently cheaper, wouldn’t you wanna make as much as possible counterfeiting an already cheap watch by using the cheapest labor? Your spending more money using Japanese labor🤷🏻♂️
@@danielposey0620 I don't think they're actually made in japan
Mine is 10+ years and still going strong on the original battery. Amazing. The original strap broke and I’ve replaced it with another original. The only thing is that the little night light LED is a little too dim now with the 10+ year old battery.
Fantastic quality product.
Have you been using it regularly for 10+ years?
@Let’s go Brandon Yes you either use the watch or don’t like to use watches. I don’t use mine so much
to upgrade the light, buy a skmei copy and use the lcd. its much better with viewing angles and a full screen light instead of the original side. might be worth looking at seem these are so cheap
Loved this video! Collecting and learning about CASIO and their watches/calculators is one of my favorite things. What a joy for this and the musical calculator to be back to back! Thanks a lot mate!
Even though the real one is cheap in price seeing the Quality of the material is very reassuring well done
Vince, your video restoring an old mechanical chronometer brought me into the world of mechanical and automatic watches. Now i'm buying my first automatic watch in a few weeks.
Thank you.
You know what's weird, I used to have Casio watches when I was like 10 or 13. I haven't wore watches since until literally a week ago. Now I'm in my 30s, and I was looking at the Casio watches at walmart a week ago. The f91w cought my eye, having no idea it was the most popular one.. I bought the green one. Then I start watching yt videos. I'm hooked again
Same, I got the green one too. I guess it is original. It has all the signs about that.
same. got the blue one at 34, almost 20 years later
I absolutely loved this video, I like to think that disgruntled factory workers fired for routinely not meeting quality standards then banded together and formed a spite company to pump out the fakes.
Haha
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Epic RUclips comment!!🤪
I know how this works.. Casio makes the original and the copy to corner both ends of the market.
Loads of companies do the same thing. They just set up other companies to sell the new copies.
That's how it works and why Item like Rolex Fake are so accurate.
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This video is really helpful to identify a original CASIO F-91W, man I appreciate your efforts.
Think my original 80’s f91w had a plastic back in one piece with the straps. Had a few over the years. The fake one the strap fell off within a week. Didn’t beep either but had the option to enable/disable it. Excellent videos thanks.
Great video as always. I didn't know I wanted to learn how to identify a counterfeit watch but now I know!
Brilliant review of these watches, your attention to detail is epic!
Love your videos Vince, keep up the great work! Cheers from the States!
This is actually mind blowing, I was inspecting my Casio while watching and had my jaw to the floor, such a well made piece
Thanks man got one coming tomorrow! There's actually more differences than I thought. Fantastic.
Great video. I think "Genuine" is their brand name. I can't believe that people actually fake such an inexpensive watch. Thanks for sharing.
you are right the original Casio was marked up as Japan, and I had an original back in the day, they were originally cross head screws, but the back plate was a lot easier to read than the fake in this video, even with wearing it for several years. the green tinge on the display is only a new thing with led lights and what became Indiglow which lite up the whole back of the screen rather than just the edges, the original had a white fillament light from what I remember, and a lot harder to see the display while wearing during the night.
Oh man I feel kind of bad because I told someone a good cheap brand of retro watch to pick up off Ebay was the Casio brand in your previous video I didn't know there were fakes("Who would make a knock off of a $12 watch?" -I had thought.). Thanks for doing this and fixing my mistake, Vince!
China will copy anything
I brought a cheap F91 once, and the light button activated disco lights, the lights flashed blue, red and green 🤣
I also noticed on the fake one, the "LA" in "ALARM ON*OFF" is connected at the bottom
Very well spotted :-)
Good video, I still have a F87W, over 40 years old and it still works
Got a plain black one of these and just had to replace the battery after about 6 years. Quite fiddly to do as you have to take it apart (not just pop a new one in) but easy enough when you know how. Also got the one with a silver coloured face (plastic) with black strap.
John Candy tried using his Casio to get a hotel room , but ended up sleeping in his car in the freezing cold. Maybe the hotel clerk spotted the Chinese fake.
Omg lmao😂😂 I absolutely love planes trains and automobiles it has to be the best film I've ever seen John candy and Steve Martin are so unique there will never be any other actors like them it's such a shame John candy passed away so soon he would have been in some big films a few years back he will definitely be the best actor in history nice to see someone quoting planes trains and automobiles it's so rare to see planes trains and automobiles is way too underrated
good day buffy
I was telling my wife I wanted this watch, because I love it, she bought me one for Christmas, made me very happy and it's original.
Thanks for the heads up. Now i know what to look for. Fantastic video.
Im in the building trade and bought one of these fakes from ebay presuming it was an authentic as advertised, I wanted a reliable watch for work but after two days the case had cracked around the buttons in several places! I bought another from Argos this time so completely genuine and has lasted 6 months so far with no issues. Fakes have inferior materials by far.
I’ve been a long time lurker, this one earned a subscribe.
That was very interesting. I would be curious to look at that and other products that have been available for that period of time, like the iconic Honeywell, round thermostat, to see how they have changed over the years.
mate your a legend i found out i bought a fake Casio F-91W by accident off a seller who stated it was real and managed to get a refund, i wouldn't have known if it wasn't for your video so thanks!
Love your videos regardless of what you do keep it going thanks 👍
I tought at first that my volume is not turned up because of the silent start :) Cool video, thanks.
I wonder what makes the LCD shadow and angled-view different on the two watches.
Can it be that the fake one does not have polarizer film on the bottom side of the screen?
Or is it just the different thickness off the glass that makes the difference?
I remember getting a "Casino" watch when I was young
Lol
The fuck? 😂😂😂
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@@maxmaximo3940 knockoff casio
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Was not aware of how nice and retro these watches look! Just ordered myself a F91WM-9A off Amazon. Thanks, Vince!
Now THIS is quality content. Thank you very much.
I have 3 of these in different color themes (as genuine Casios ofcourse). Haven't come across any fake ones so far over here in scandinavia but i'm sure they've found their way here too. In this one i spotted the bright blue border as a fake immediately. Great and informative video, and yet ridicoulus to fake a dirt cheap watch. But there is a market for them or they wouldn't exist, simple as that.
Of course
I'm tempted to get an A158W. It's such a neat little anachronism... a 40 year old digital watch design with a steel band. Like, "what?!"
you had me questioning whether my A158W was fake, turns out its real! not that i thought it was fake, but its good to know for sure. thanks vince! :)
It’d be interesting if you could get your hands on any of the old Casio game watches, a bit rare but they always looked so cool.
To be fair though, this is a very impressive fake that would get just about anyone
Especially at the price point. Someone is less likely to scrutinize a £10 watch.
Nice comparison :) I have a different version of the Casio digital watch (Casio Illuminator 3092 W-800HG-9 from 2009) and it's still running with original battery, but the wrist band broke. Bought a replacement wrist band but that darn thing may be fake, because the pins are incompatible with that one.
Since my last comment, I've gotten this same Casio as in this video, and mine is indeed a genuine real Casio F-91W wristwatch :)
Also the alarm and bell icon are different. Great video thank you
Used to compare just like this when I was young. A lover of casio since the age of 5 or so
Just as i was looking at getting a new F-91w this gets posted... spooky.
Fantastic watches for the money though, pretty timeless
I see what you did there! "Timeless" 😄
ironically the way the fake ones keep time the owners are more likely to be timeless or at the very least untimely
Very very good bro for giving such a best comparison result videos
Very detailed video, good job mate :)
Thanks! Very helpful indeed. I just ordered mine, hope it's the original
Really interesting vince 🙂 aslo the fake has a really poor seal for water resistance where the one in the real one looks like it is designed to fit correctly
Vince one thing you didn't show, is the RGB light in the fake, the light has red/green/blue solid and flashing disco option.
Also If you can, I'd like to see you do a Casio F91W vs A168 They are very similar to each other. 🖖
I got this recommended out of nowhere, and i loved it 😂❤
I bought one of these recently and it simply didn't work properly, so I just through it away rather than complain because of the low cost. But a first class watch usually. Great public service stuff. Been watching a long time. Cheers
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Thank you.
I am very grateful to you. After watching the video, I realized that my watch was fake, even though it was well made. I replaced it with an original one from the same seller
Those a pretty intersesting difference...nice job dude!
Very informative video! Thanks!
A must have video for anyone who has an interest in f91w.
I just received one that said it was genuine on ebay hoping for a refund. thanks for the video Vince!
Mine is genuine as well (bought in 2019 on a Casio store) and came with a few differences: The backplate says made in thailand and the case it came was a display case, kind of like thos expensive watches come in. Other than that, it matches every other detail with your legit one
I've noticed that Casio has more and more items that are getting made in Thailand than in China recently. The FX-991EX Classwiz calculator I recently acquired from Tesco was made in Thailand (slightly off topic), so don't be surprised if more and more items are made in South-East Asian countries like Thailand and Vietnam, the latter in which Samsung items have come from said country.
My watch is also made from Thailand
Wow...very detailed comparision. I have heard of fake Chinese Rolex, but Casio? This is so crazy. Need to watch out from now on given almost everything is purchased online these days.
Cheers mate, very very informative
Do these affordable Casio digital watches like F-91w ,w-86 etc use the same quartz movement which offers the same accuracy??
Hi Vince I have a question where do you or did purchase IPA “rubbing alcohol” I know there is lots and lots of them in eBay or Amazon but they could be just water if know what I mean also if you know how to tell if it’s real or fake that would be a good video to help people.
Your video certainly helped me to make the difference. Mine was original. Thanks for the video mate:)
My dad gave me his old busted casio awhile ago, been meaning to try and fix it. Cant remember if it had a cracked lcd or just the polarizer is toasted.
Please film that attempted fix :-)
Found it and looks like it's a slightly older model. Unfortunately appears it has liquid crystal leaking so the lcd glass must've been damaged. Definitely worth doing at least a teardown video though.
Great video. I'm 6 years and 11 months into testing my F-91W to see how long the battery lasts (Purchased 15/01/2015). Good news is looks like it will go on forever (ish). Bad news is I'm on my 3rd strap which I told Casio about and they sent my 2 new ones. Keep the videos coming mate.
How on earth can you remember the exact date you bought a $15.00 watch?
Online receipt in pounds Dave....I did think it was 5 years ago but hey ho ho ho it's almost 7
Got mine in begin 2017 and still everything in perfect shape, even the strap.
Wait Casio has customer service for this? I've just replaced my band right now with a fake because an original replacement is more expensive than the watch was
Get a NATO strap
Have a Casio G-shock...really not why watching this but this guy is very thorough. Would not of noticed most of that..."DAmazon" has same crap with tool belts.
so jarring when you cant stop looking at the wonky time once Vince mentioned it
Good informative video Vince, I Never thought there would be a market for fake £10.00 watches.
Just shows the difference between the two.
Good use of Macro too 👍👍
I know I'm way late to the party, but holy cow, yeah, making knock-offs of a watch that's already super economical... who woulda thought. I'd imagine they're trying to sell for the same price as the real deal, because going even a pound cheaper ought to trigger people's tat alarms. 😂
Hi! Nice video ;-)
I've a question: chat dors meen the tiny "u" character prontes just under "Resist"?
Thanks for all.
Is there a way to remove all the texts I wonder, is it printed on the back or the front of the glass etc?
Some people say "you shouldn't buy counterfeits, there's no benefit at all to getting counterfeits!", other people say "hey, cheap spare parts for my genuine watch".
thank you so much, enjoyable and very useful.🕶🌟
I have Casio 3095. Been with me for years now. Bought it for nostalgia. 50$ here in eastern europe. Would have been even cheaper if it didn't come in metal can or how you call it. At least the can looks cool and also decent enough quality, so I use it for holding coins.
I remember the gold plated version of these being in those 25 cent gumball machines with the crappy toys in plastic bubbles. I lusted after those watches as a kid, but no matter how many quarters I spent I never got one.
Wow I’m early, nice video!
super helpful thank you
Nice tips to recognise original one :many thanks
Well looks like I was taken in...lol I just bought one on e bay claiming to be genuine and it fails most of the points that you raised.... fortunately I just bought it as a throw away watch when doing messy things and it didn't cost much..... but you live and learn who would have thought such a relatively cheap genuine watch would have been faked..... great video
Cheers for this video. Seems i just bought a fake one. Would haven't have known it . If not for this video. Have now got a proper one.❤
Great vid thanks for sharing
I've had 2 orange colour versions from Amazon and they cost £25, my new one has made in Thailand on the back
The fake one has a slightly lower pitch frequency as well. Another evident detail is a slight diminuendo in the original Casio, whereas the fake one has a tenuto note without any change in dynamics.
Bravo! Congratulations!!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
hi vince good vid i got a 2 ps4 with major problems first is blue light death ok no fix..spares the second is white lite but needs hdmi replayment will send at my cost, scott
want to take it on? have all spares port etc i will pay and explain more??
I had a fake one that was only $4, then an original that was almost $30; I suggest you to compare "beep" sound, cause the fake sounds a little longer and pitched down, while the original beep is very short and high pitched. Also rhe screws are a good way to check it. When I went to a store to buy it and, seller showed me a fake and an original (he sells both ofthem, how curious), and I can confirm everything you say on your video its true. Even the Casio logo on screen didn't appear on the fake.
What is your watch on your wrist at the moment ?
I grew up with these watches and I've must owned these like 3 times atleast when I was a kid?! Now they're been K.O. or bootlegged but what's worse is that now I find out the variants I did own as a kid were fakes all along back in 1989! That's seriously disheartening here...One thing I will say is that the watchs that I did have, the light function was a whitish yellow and not green here and the version that I had did have all the legit clips on the insides as well so I don't know. I guess both the legit/fakes can change via cost cutting over 31 years?! Awesome video and I really enjoyed it!!
they did not have bright green led in the 80s. real ones wouldn't be green.
@@GigsVT , cheers!!!
I love these watches
Thanks for this useful video
Looking for some help/confirmation...my f-91w (I bought the army green version on amazon) passes all of these tests. However, my back plate looks more like the fake watch (noticeably vertically brushed - I have heard from others that real ones have horizontal brushing, but the real one in this video seems to not be noticeable either way), and it was made in Thailand, which I'm sure is legitimate. Also, the led allows me to see the time just fine in the dark...no it's not perfect, but other people are saying you literally can't read the time in the dark, which I have not found to be the case. Every other detail on this watch leads me to believe it is authentic. And it is beautiful for such a cheap watch. Just looking for that last .1% assurance. Thoughts?
It's real. A few others have reported theirs having a horizontally brushed back as well.
Awesome video 👍 thanks 🙂
I think it's hilarious that people would counterfeit a Casio. They're literally one of the most consistently affordable watch brands out there
A great little watch had one of these for years, the battery lasts longer than the strap does.
Brilliant, thanks! Your video shows that it's a completely different watch, but with a similar user interface. :) I bought a fake for 90p - partly out of interest. It lasted nearly 3 years and worked just fine, except the buckle broke. I just replaced that with a buckle from an old watch. I came to replace the battery - but it just wouldn't work again. :) Couldn't care less, but would get a genuine one next time. Why fake at this price anyway?
90p !?
谢谢作者 解说的非常非常详细
I don’t know it said Casio when you held the button!! That’s actually so cool
Thank you very much
Which one keeps the best time?
I have had a f91w for almost a decade at this point. I had it for as long as I can remember, and only after getting an a158wa did I realize how sticky the buttons were in comparison. Also the led was dimmer. So either it’s a really good fake, or it needs a new battery and the last time someone changed the battery they botched the buttons
Very good video. I have this watch. Nice watch.
Very informative 👍💯
Oh dear I bought a fake! But what can you expect from a watch delivered for $9.99 AU. Still the fake does the job of bringing back the boyhood memories of my first digital watch in the 80’s. The Casio was bullet proof and survived a fair bit of punishment in the primary school playground.