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Yeah, I love my Casio "tiny square" digital watches starting with the F91W in 1989 it has almost everything going for it except that poor side-lit display. I mean sure it gets the job done in perfect darkness but in some low light conditions it can be hard to see! The F105 fixed that with the EL or ElectroLuminescence backlight in 1996 and likewise the chrome version of the F91, the A158 also has an EL backlight cousin in the A168! Like the F91 to the F105 the A168 is also a tad thicker than its non-EL version the A158. Here I show all four and comparing them to my Armatron Griffy LED watch you can see that the thicker EL Casio's are pretty close in size to the Griffy. They're all smaller watches as was the style in the 80's but as you can see even with my large 8" wrists I can wear them comfortably! They aren't my daily drivers but they are a fun throwback to the 80's that I enjoy wearing on my off days where they won't get smacked off shelves at work!