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Why the hell did that stop (lemmy.world)
submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

My casio watch is waterproof. [100M Water Resistant] And it has a user replacable battery. With a gasket inside and cool looking screws. (yes, I consider screws to be cool) Also, it costs less than $20

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Your Casio watch also has a manual with a warning inside saying it won't be waterproof anymore after a battery replacement unless you send it in to Casio to replace the battery.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

  • Casio watch warranty period: 24 months

  • Casio watch advertised battery lifetime: 10 years

  • My Casio watch actual battery lifetime: 5 years

  • I didn't have to open it until 2x the time of official warranty.

  • The gasket had gunk in it on the outer side, so I cleaned it, but I could have gotten a replacement from one of the local Casio stores.

  • The strap has broken 2 times until now (yeah, I'm kinda rough on it) and replacing that doesn't void any warranty.

    • The standardised nature means, I can get either Casio branded straps (even from other models if my model is discontinued) or other generic straps.

  • I am nearing the point at which it might require another battery change, but either way it's worked pretty well.

  • I take hot water baths with it and even though I never used it up-to 100m (I'm not really into diving), I haven't seen rust or moisture in the inside.

  • Of course, if you open the stuff and change something yourself, it's up to you to warranty it. You can't expect them to trust every tom, dick and harry who might:

    1. Not tighten the screws well enough
    2. Not place the gasket back in place
    3. Do any other random stuff

and officially say that they will cover that. I know I wouldn't.

The point is, they let you do what you want and help you at a reasonable price (the replacement straps were priced appropriately).

I can't say the same for the fancier models though.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

For legal reasons. Because they can't check if you didn't fuck up the gasket.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Screws are an incredible wonder. Itty bits of metal with fine threading to attach two things? And we just produce like billions of the things? Truly amazing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

I'd love to have a phone with 8 screws and a gasket in the back cover instead of the fixed plastic latches that the Fairphone and others have. Easily more water tolerant and love the industrial feel.