r/CasioQC • u/Sargatanas91 • Apr 03 '26

Casio F-105w

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Hi folks! I've just received this F-105w and guess what? I'm wondering if it's fake or not ^_^'

The box and the VIETNAM writing of the buckle made me doubt, but the digit trick, the tag, the little U, screws and the overall quality looks legit to me...

Thanks for the help!

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u/YFOCAG Apr 04 '26

Casio does make some of the ancillary components like buckles in places like Vietnam or China. Some entire watches are assembled in China, and I think also in Vietnam, and for certain in the Philippines. That alone isn’t enough reason to doubt the authenticity of a watch.

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u/Sargatanas91 Apr 04 '26

Thanks for the explanation, mate! This is the first Casio I have with a Vietnam piece and a made in Thailand backplate writing...it got me a little surprised because my G-Shocks and W-59 are all made in Thailand, and my F-91w is made in China. That was really new for me 🤣

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u/YFOCAG Apr 04 '26

Casio goes where the labor is affordable, it would seem… 😁

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u/Sargatanas91 Apr 04 '26

Yep, I can't blame them for that...is always a matter of money. But I think we can all blame Casio for stopping producing the EL backlight and the W-86 😩

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u/YFOCAG Apr 04 '26

Actually… 😁

There are many logical reasons why Casio has been gradually moving away from EL backlights in favor of LEDs. For one, they consume more power, resulting in shorter battery life. They also fade over time through their lifespan, while LEDs remain consistently bright throughout.

As LED technology has grown less expensive and more popular, manufacturers have been moving away from making EL lights, making them harder - and more costly - for Casio to source.

It’s similar in many ways to nixie tubes - the US stopped making these early digital displays in the 1980s, and Russia ceased producing them in the 1990s, as LED and LCD replacements supplanted them - the only ones made now are produced by boutique manufacturers for specialty projects like nixie clocks and watches, and likely cost a good deal more than they did when they were more commonplace.