I've wondered why this evidently superior model has never been as widely available.

 

I've not seen any other than online.

 

I think it looks better than the F91 when worn. I remember a tv character used to wear one. Can't think of the show.

 

I think I remember reading somewhere that it was mainly produced for the Japanese market. I could be wrong.
Very nice looking watch.

 

It tid bit thicker. Difference between 30m WR and 50m WR is rather slim after all.
Casio phased out all F91 derivative models which looked a like and introduced replacements with new designs.
F91 was kept as heritage and i glad they did it.
I have at least several with same 50m WR and same functionality and i even made thread about them.
Casio started to do so in late 90s or early 2000s so it's like 20 years old trend.
I mean we have things as recent as F108 and such which take exact palace of these and give more modern interpretation with bigger size of both case and digits. F91 has special standing but derivatives have not.

 

What if i told you it's not a follow up model?

 

meet the heir.
There is 50m WR version too.

 

Too chunky, wrong colour scheme. It looks nothing like the F91 heritage.

 

The W59 is too similar to the F91W and even inherits the same poor display light making it more of an homage watch.

The F105W is a truer successor.

 

F105 is a good watch and definitely has a better back light. Same strap, same water resistance, same ish colour scheme has the F91. IMO a cousin of the lineage.

 

Some people prefer the extended battery life with the normal light.

 

My still running since 2012. So 10 years of F105 use.

 

A few years ago they came out with nylon strap versions.

 

I like the F105 actually. I've worn it more than the F91. I can take either.

 

Yeah I got the W59 for a friend a while back. Solid watch with better water resistance than F91. I however prefer the F84 (below). Way better looking watch than either one. Really brings the 80s design more aesthetically. Also it is my most accurate watch (+3 seconds since daylight savings time change). Japanese market watch, so not as many people are aware of it.

 

Edited - wrong thread

 

Presumably the w86?

 

Presumably the w86?
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It would be, except that it was seemingly EU only, now discontinued, and prices are beginning to be ridiculous.

 

I think maybe the W217h is more a direct successor to the F-91. A little bigger but still a small watch. Better backlight and water resistance to boot. Sadly, still no countdown timer and only a 60-minute stopwatch.