Well, they've actually done it. Skmei have made the Casio F-91W killer which we've all been hoping for.
Unlike the Casio W-217H, all the dimensions have been upgraded precisely to make a more "manly" version for larger wrists and poorer eyesight. It's like they traced round the original with a Sketch-a-graph and made what turned out.
Because I hate to compare apples to oranges, I specially ordered yet another Skmei 1412 in the same colours to show the size comparison. Unfortunately, the seller sent a green one instead. I had no need of yet another F-91W clone, but I'll keep it to use for spare parts should anything happen to my gold one. Both watches use the same CR 2016 battery too.
The other big upgrade is the stainless steel clasp which neither the Skmei 1412 nor the Casio F-91W has. Casio should have jumped on that plastic point of weakness many years ago, but they didn't. Shame on them. This is another chicken coming home to roost.
The dimensions are a little bit different to the ones officially listed. I think Gedmis may have got them wrong in his video too, or he got an earlier version of the 2042. Gedmis has had prototypes before including the Skmei 1982 "MoonSwatch" (which is apparently "vapourware"), but I only found his video review of the 2042 after I'd already ordered mine.
This Skmei 2042 averages at 40mm across, but really it's 38mm excluding the sticky out bits for the buttons, and across the buttons it's 42mm.
It's a bigger watch which wears even bigger, so if you have under 7 inch wrists, I don't think it's for you. If you're a big fat fatty or a muscle Mary, the strap is longer than on a standard F-91W and will fit you easily. If you have an 8 inch wrist, it'll be perfect.
The all important lug-to-lug is 44mm (like a Seiko Willard, I think), and the depth is 8.5mm (more or less). The biggest change from the published dimensions are that the lug width is a proper 20mm not some 19mm shenanigans, so a normal 20mm nato strap will fit. Yay! The plastic strap it comes with is more than okay though, very soft and comfortable, but it will break or perish eventually.
Supposedly, this model has a claimed water resistance of 50m. I haven't tested it, but I have no reason to doubt it. I'd still err on the side of caution with these things though and suggest that it's probably closer to 30m in reality, and you shouldn't go swimming with any Skmei unless you really have to.
So how does it wear on a 7.25 inch wrist? I'll show you.
It's a proper full size F-91W at last! And it's not even made by Casio.
The 2042 also has the usual improved Skmei EL backlight, and furthermore, it doesn't turn into a dial full of 8s when you tilt it. My iPhone camera is once again overzealous, and I haven't removed the protective film from the acrylic crystal yet either, but you can see for yourself.
Skmei have been working on these improved viewing angles over the last year, and the displays are now as good as any Casio. In fact, there are some Casios with poorer viewing angles than this for many times the price.
Oh yeah, the price. The Skmei 2042 was a devilish £6.66, I kid you not. The 1412 is just over £5 in comparison. Other colours are available, but I've forgotten what they all are. I'd avoid the negative displays and the yellowish "vintage" one though.
You can get these Skmei 2042s from all the major sites if you want one. I think they are great. In fact, as long as the timekeeping is accurate, it's pretty much perfect.