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F91w and g-shock are top tier. Love them

I collect watches and the only digital watch I've owned for the past 20ish years is the ubiquitous F91W.

I've been strongly tempted by the g-shocks over the years, but never quite pulled the trigger. There are so many to choose from, with various features. But seeing this post I figured why not just pick one that looks fun, so I ordered the GMA-P2100-4AER (which is pink).

The F-105W is the F-91W perfected.

I have both and I thought so too at first, but compared to the F-91 the F-105 has significantly lower contrast display (darker background) and is harder to read in daylight. The F-91 has slightly larger numerals too.

I've come to the conclusion that the F-91 is better for urban conditions where there's always light and/or a cell phone available, but the F-105 is probably better for going off-grid.

(some context for bystanders: the F-105 is the "illuminator" version of the F-91, so the light feature works much better.)

I have an F-105 and love it. For me it fixes the one complaint I had about the F-91W which is the light. It's amazing on the 105

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