Casio F-91W ... The Terrorist's Choice

[Ikemi]

It turns out that the humble, reliable and ultimately cheap Casio F-91W is the choice of watch for terrorists, claims WikiLeaks.

http://www.watches2u.com/watches-news/brand-watche...

[al1991]

Haha, I'm buying one of those for work soon.

Will have to keep looking over my shoulder

[pokethepope]

Nothing new, it's been known for years, identified as early as 1996 that budget Casio's were being used to detonate bombs.

wikipedia said:

United States intelligence officials have identified the F91W as a watch that terrorists use when constructing time bombs. This association was highlighted in the Denbeaux study, and may have been used in some cases at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. An article published in the Washington Post in 1996 reported that Abdul Hakim Murad, Wali Khan Amin Shah, and Ramzi Ahmed Yousef had developed techniques to use commonly available Casio digital watches to detonate time bombs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Guantanamo_Bay_detainees_accused_of_possessing_Casio_watches

[KP328]

My father has a F-91W watch he wears for when he is working on his cars... at least that's what he says it's for ..hhmmmmm?

[1878]

al & KP, on the plus side you might be able to help with a PH group buy of cheap Cuban cigars after an impending 'holiday'

[Importr]

FFS, its just a cheap, common & reliable digital watch!

My mate who has been serving in HM Forces since the age of 17 has worn Casio's throughout his time. I think the Yanks are being paranoid to say that anyone 'caught' wearing a Casio F-91 is a likely suspect. Jeeezus, no wonder GITMO is so controversial.

Edited by Importr on Wednesday 27th April 11:21

[Ikemi]

Importr said:

FFS, its just a cheap, common & reliable digital watch!

My mate who has been serving in HM Forces since the age of 17 has worn Casio's throughout his time. I think the Yanks are being paranoid to say that anyone 'caught' wearing a Casio F-91 is a likely suspect. Jeeezus, no wonder GITMO is so controversial.

Wow! A bit of an over reaction? You're not one of them*, are you?

• By 'them', I am referring you being a participant of the 'F-91W Enthusiasts Club'

[Importr]

Not an over-reaction on my part - I'm not the one accusing anyone

[al1991]

No plans to bomb the White House today.

[KP328]

Yeah,same one as my father has, although the condition of my Dad's looks like it has already taken part in a midnight bombing.

[Countdown]

Happy memories of O'level /A'level exams, big draughty school halls, and 50-odd watches bleeping every hour, on the hour.

[Slinky]

al1991 said:

No plans to bomb the White House today.

Carnivore's alarm bells are ringing!

[pokethepope]

someone mention the name of a certain place of worship that will be used on Friday, this thread could get very interesting!

[Slinky]

I'm just going to mention Operation Blackbriar and run and hide in the garage..

If anyone needs me, knock 3 times and say Seiko 5..

[Gizmo!]

Countdown said:

Happy memories of O'level /A'level exams, big draughty school halls, and 50-odd watches bleeping every hour, on the hour.

Or, if it was similar to my school: somewhere "near" the hour, every hour.