PRE ORDER 1-2 WEEK
* PLEASE NOTE * This is an experimental art project. Each piece is handmade in-house. We make a batch every week, and they take a few days to finish. Expect your order to ship within 1-2 weeks from when it was placed. If you order a SSW, you assume responsibility for inputting your desired UTC time. Please make sure you read this whole page before placing your order and are game for the hooha. Solid State Watch is a Casio F-91W movement permanently cast into a transparent resin case. It's in there forever. No buttons, no functions, no light, fully waterproof and no changing that 10 year battery. It just tells time.
This project begins as a celebration of the Casio F-91W wristwatch. Initially released and unchanged since 1989, this affordable, reliable and accurate timepiece is a beautiful feat of engineering. You seriously can't find another piece of technology that's so ubiquitous and does what it is supposed to for as long as it does without any intervention. It's amazing. Individually cast into a transparent resin case, each Solid State Watch comes with its own unique imperfections. Your desired time When you place your order, input your desired time in UTC format. Once your watch is fabricated, the time cannot be adjusted. time.is/UTC is a helpful site to figure out your time in UTC format.
No buttons The electronics of the Solid State Watch are completely sealed, so you can't push any buttons to switch modes or adjust the time. Your watch ships set to whatever timezone you'd like. Eventually your watch will drift. Worst case scenario, it may drift up to ±1 second/day. But in practice, it will likely be far less than that. If you want to nerd out on its accuracy, check out this youtube video analyzing 100+ F-91Ws that have been running for 13 years. No battery changes The Casio F-91W is optimized to last on its 3V CR-2016 battery for 7 years assuming you use the light for 1 second and the 20 second alarm everyday. Since we won’t be using the alarm or light, it should last 10+ years. No light Yea, we'll miss that cutie LED. Since the buttons are sealed off, you won't be able to access the light. But really... you don't need it and let's save that battery power.
100% waterproof
