{"id":11704,"date":"2024-04-27T12:14:35","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T10:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/?p=11704"},"modified":"2024-04-27T12:14:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T10:14:35","slug":"wearing-a-casio-168-for-the-first-time-in-decades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wearing-a-casio-168-for-the-first-time-in-decades\/","title":{"rendered":"Wearing a Casio 168 For the First Time in Decades"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

For years I have worn increasingly complex watches. I went from a Suunto Vector to a Suunto D9 via a Suunto Ambit 2-3 Spartan and more. Eventually I have been wearing a Garmin Instinct Solar and an Apple Watch SE.<\/p>\n

For most of this time I was happy to wear increasingly advanced watches. I would change them every three to four years, or wait even longer. I was doing interesting sports so I settled on a single watch at a time.<\/p>\n

## Changing Focus<\/p>\n

During the pandemic, with solitude, I got into the habit of wearing two watches at once. I was asked why and my answer was that they fed different databases. I was asked “Why do you need to feed several databases. I have asked the same question several times on this blog.<\/p>\n

## Data Silos<\/p>\n

It has annoyed me for three years that I need to wear a Garmin for Garmin features, a Suunto or Apple Watch for Suunto and Apple features, and an Apple watch for Apple features. I find this especially absurd since all of this data is sent to our Android or iOS phones anyway, so it would be easy to setup two way synching.<\/p>\n

That is where the [Casio 168](https:\/\/www.galaxus.ch\/en\/s8\/product\/casio-vintage-a168wa-1yes-digital-watch-35-mm-wristwatches-245816?ip=casio+168) comes in. It gives the data and time, has a timer, an alarm clock and the hourly signal, and that’s it. It’s a very simple watch like I wore as a child in the 80s or 90s, impatiently waiting for 15:05 so that I could leave school and go home.<\/p>\n

## Not Flitting Between Watches<\/p>\n

The reason I mention this watch specifically is that I have worn it for several days without swapping it for another. I have worn it for several days and I’m happy with it. I considered wearing another casio with a step counter but decided not to. I’m tired. I am tired that when we wear watches we are encouraged to wear them all the time, rather than because we like their shape and form factor. I am tired of having watches that oblige you to wear them, to have a full set of data.<\/p>\n

Having walks, hikes, bike rides and climbs is interesting, but to be tracked twenty four hours a day by mainly American companies gets tiring. For years I was happy to be tracked. I find it absurd that fitness trackers do not speak with each other so that you need to wear four trackers to have full data.<\/p>\n

## Not Missed<\/p>\n

I am also interested to see that I don’t mind tracking my walks with Garmin or Suunto. I don’t mind not using the Suunto watch because it has less features than the Apple Watch SE when running. I don’t mind not wearing the Garmin because if I wear the Apple Watch and the SE I need to delete the data from one watch or the other in Strava.<\/p>\n

I still send my data to Strava but I no longer use the site. It was interesting, until it was sold to investors. When we, the clients, become the product, Strava becomes a failure. Imagine a company that decides that its paying customers b ecome the product and you see why I no longer attach any value to Strava.<\/p>\n

## And Finally<\/p>\n

Now when I am asked “Why do you wear two watches” I will be able to answer, “Because I like the look of this one, and this one is used as a fitness tracker.” It makes more sense than wearing two fitness trackers, unless I’m a blogger reviewing two or more units at once.<\/p>\n

With Garmin I have the added advantage that I can track workouts with the Etreck Se which can hang from a belt clip, a bag strap or in a pocket. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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