Thursday, January 29, 2009

Timex Men's Ironman Triathlon 42-Lap Combo Analog Digital Dress Watch #T56381

The Timex T56381 blends its signature Ironman Triathlon multi-function, performance sport digital watch with an analog read-out. The dual-tech feature enables you to turn the digital screen off for just an analog watch display, with its luminous hands and orange seconds hand. The large, round stainless steel watch case has a metallic silver bezel with engraved 10-minute marks. It offers a 24-hour chronograph with lap or split option, 42-lap memory recall, 3 interval timers settable up to 100 minutes with countdown repeat function, 2 alarm settings, and 2 time zones. It's water resistant to 100 meters (330 feet).

The Indiglo night-light uniformly lights the surface of the watch dial using patented blue electroluminescent lighting technology. It uses less battery power than most other watch illumination systems, enabling your watch battery to last longer.
Customer Review: Great dual watch ruined by unreliable analog
After a long hard search I found this watch, which seemed to be my perfect watch as it had all the features I wanted: a full face analog watch, digital watch with chrono and alarm, water proof enough to go scuba diving with, and looks that work for a professional engineer. This would be my 5 star watch for under $60 if it were not for one major downfall: the analog hands are UNRELIABLE (I originally gave this 4 stars, but because of the analog problem, I give it 1 star). This is a *watch*, so unreliability completely destroys the usefulness of it. Luckily the digital portion is reliable, but that means I have to ignore the analog hands; which means... I could have gotten a superior digital only watch! WHEN it works, this watch is awesome. The white analog hands are easy to read with a yellow/orange second hand contrasting nicely with the others. The tick marks are just clear enough to read, but not blaring as to detract from the looks of the watch. The silver body brings elegance and the black plastic band makes it scratchproof/rugged/sporty. And best of all, the black face gives it a clean modern look... and the digital readout can be turned off completely making it look like an analog only watch! (If only the analog was reliable...) The digital watch is your typical set of digital watch features: dual time, date, chrono/lap, count down, 2 alarms. Strangely, it lacks an hourly chime, which I wish it had as I use it as "computer break reminder" while working at a desk. The beeping of the alarm/countdown is too soft too hear in all but the quietest environments, so using it as a wake up call doesn't always work for heavy sleepers. But the deal breaker is the unreliable analog hands. After less than a year of use, the analog started to randomly act up. Strangely, the problem is very sporatic. 97% of the time, it's accurate, but woe is the day it decides to get stuck and makes me late for something important. I've also had a dual function Armitron where the analog went completely out in a year. So, Armitron and Timex down, time to try Casio next.
Customer Review: Not what it appears...
First, this is a very nice watch, however, when I was shopping for it, the watch was listed in the Women's watches category. When I received the watch I discovered it was this gigantic watch that was totally inappropriate for a woman. When I complained to Amazon about the mischaracterization, they gave me a bunch of excuses and said they could not find it listed in the Women's watch category. That is because they quickly moved it. However, a similar watch, Timex Ironman Tri T56371 is still found in the Women's watches category. The only difference in the two is a different band and face color. Bottom line. Very nice watch, but don't let the category it is listed in mislead you as to the size of the watch.


Timex Womens Marathon Radio Control Atomic Watch T5g341

Timex Men's Ironman Endure Combo Shock 30-Lap Watch #T5K202

Brace yourself for the best of both worlds with The Timex Men's Ironman Endure Combo Shock 30-Lap Watch. This athletic, durable timepiece offers a sporty, black resin band that joins to a resin case. An analog black dial with white Arabic numeral hour indicators adds distinction, while a digital-quartz display at the six o'clock position displays features that fit your athletic lifestyle. Easy-to-navigate push pieces around the case are clearly labeled with white letters around a resin bezel. Luminescent skeleton hands and Indiglo light-up technology add to this timepiece's appeal. The Timex Men's Ironman Endure Combo Shock 30-Lap Watch is water resistant to 660 feet.


Timex Mens Expedition Adventure Tech Digital Compass Watch T42761

Timex Men's Ironman 50-Lap Combo Analog Digital Dress Watch #T5E371

The Timex T5E371 blends its signature Ironman Triathlon multi-function, performance sport digital watch with an analog read-out. The dual-tech feature enables you to turn the digital screen off for just an analog watch display, with its luminous hands and blue seconds hand. The large, rounded watch case has a dark gray resin body with a silver stainless steel top ring with 10-minute marks printed on the bezel. It offers a top pusher for easy access to lap and split times, 100-hour chronograph with lap or split option, 50-lap memory recall, 99-lap counter, 24-hour countdown timer with countdown/stop and countdown/repeat functions. It also features built-in reminder settings, forward/backward setting, and water resistance to 100 meters (330 feet).

The Indiglo night-light uniformly lights the surface of the watch dial using patented blue electroluminescent lighting technology. It uses less battery power than most other watch illumination systems, enabling your watch battery to last longer. The Night Mode feature allows you to illuminate the Indiglo night-light for 3 seconds with any button press, regardless of the mode or function.
Customer Review: Great Watch!
This is a great watch. I have abused this watch over the last several years and it has held up great. It has been under water, covered in mud, scraped on rocks, etc. and keeps on tickin'! I finally broke the band so I am buying another one. The analog and digital do not sync but I have had no problem with either keeping good time as indicated in the other review. If you experience that, I'd send it in to Timex as it s/b covered under warranty.
Customer Review: Nice, but sync problem
Nice watch, but Timex should have made it so that the analog and digital sections stay synchronized together. You have to reset one or the other every few days if you want them in sync. I have a Casio watch that was half the price that keeps analog and digital in sync automatically.


Timex Big Easy Indiglo Reader Watch Brown Leather Band Features Large Easy To See Numbers