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Re:Mechanical Apple Watch from Real E-Waste Apple Watch by reaperducer on Friday June 09, 2023 @08:36AM (#36256928)
The battery of a 20$ Casio F-91W alone, will outlive several Apple watches.

While I'm with you in spirit, I'm not sure that's strictly accurate.

The F-91W battery is rated for 10 years: https://support.casio.com/storage/en/manual/pdf/EN/009/qw593...

The calculator version (which I use) is rated for three years, assuming you only let the alarm go off for 20 seconds per day, and use the calculator function for less than one hour per day: https://support.casio.com/storage/en/manual/pdf/EN/009/qw320...

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Re:Mechanical Apple Watch from Real E-Waste Apple Watch by ChuckNorris89 on Friday June 09, 2023 @08:51AM (#36257112)
You must be fun at parties
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Re:Mechanical Apple Watch from Real E-Waste Apple Watch by alt227 on Friday June 09, 2023 @09:51AM (#36257809)
Dude, we're all nerds. None of us are fun at parties. No need for the sarcasm!
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Re:Mechanical Apple Watch from Real E-Waste Apple Watch by moolcool on Friday June 09, 2023 @09:23AM (#36257463)
> The F-91W battery is rated for 10 years

What would you consider the average life of an Apple Watch? If it's 5 years, OP is right.

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Re:Mechanical Apple Watch from Real E-Waste Apple Watch by reaperducer on Friday June 09, 2023 @09:25AM (#36257487)
What would you consider the average life of an Apple Watch? If it's 5 years, OP is right.

I'd say the Apple Watch is too new for anyone to know. I still use my six-year-old Apple Watch.

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Re:Mechanical Apple Watch from Real E-Waste Apple Watch by _thisdot on Friday June 09, 2023 @09:34AM (#36257594)
Clearly the selling point of F-91W is the price. I think most owners are comfortable with roughhousing their F-91W and just buying a new one
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Re:Mechanical Apple Watch from Real E-Waste Apple Watch by JohnBooty on Friday June 09, 2023 @12:21PM (#36260155) 

     use the calculator function for less than one hour per day
I really want to meet a person who is hammering away at the calculator function on their watch for more than an hour per day. That would clearly be the coolest person in the world.
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Re:Mechanical Apple Watch from Real E-Waste Apple Watch by ChuckNorris89 on Saturday June 10, 2023 @04:13AM (#36268675)
I think people with calculator watches are way cooler in a sea of people with smartwatches.
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Re:Mechanical Apple Watch from Real E-Waste Apple Watch by klyrs on Saturday June 10, 2023 @10:09AM (#36270600)
Me in high school...
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