Product Description

The adventure starts here. A unique combination of style and technology, the E-Instruments collection provides you with the watch you need to enhance your lifestyle. At the press of a button, the E-Tide-temp-Compass watch transforms from an elegant timepiece to a marvel of advanced technology. Engineered to meet the toughest challenges - no matter what direction they come from.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #179 in Watches
• Brand: Timex
• Model: T45601
• Dimensions: .60 pounds
• Band material: Leather
• Bezel material: stainless-steel
• Case material: stainless-steel
• Clasp type: Buckle
• Dial color: beige
• Dial window material: Mineral
• Movement type: Quartz
• Water-resistant to 330 feet

Features

• Analog-quartz movement
• Mineral crystal
• Case diameter: 45 mm
• Stainless-steel case; Cream dial; Date function
• Water-resistant to 330 feet (100 M)

Amazon.com Product Description
The Timex Men's Expedition E-Instruments Compass Tide Temperature Watch is a high-performance accessory for the style-conscious yachtsman or water enthusiast. The watch's dark brown leather strap is accented by contrast stitching and complements the stainless steel case and generously sized cream-colored dial. The bidirectional rotating bezel features compass directions. The dial has luminous hands for time (numbers are designated by black indexes) while a third hand alerts the user of tidal trends and current air or water temperature, and a fourth red-tipped hand always points to true north. This watch features Indiglo night light and is water resistant to 330 feet. It comes with a one-year manufacturer's warranty.

Customer Reviews

Is 5 stars all I can give it???
This thing is freakin awesome!!! Yes, it is huge. The 1st time I put it on I commented to my wife that it looks like one of our kitchen bowls sitting on my wrist. However, the more I wore it, the more used to it I got, and thus, the more I fell in love with this magnificent watch.

It's hard to tell if the temp gauge is accurate or not, because on my wrist, it appears accurate, but when I take it off and set it on the counter in the same room, it will decrease by about 5 degrees. I wonder if Timex configured the watch to adjust for body heat. Possibly.

The compass does work, and it is accurate, BUT, you must calibrate it correctly or it will not be accurate. Follow the instructions carefully and remember 2 important things. 1st, to get the an accurate reading, the watch (assuming it's on your wrist), MUST be level. And 2nd, if you're close to any electronic device (computer, TV, and yes, a car) it will throw it off a few degrees. I believe the radio waves interfere. I never use the E-tide.

Bottom line: get this friggin thing - you will not be disappointed!

Additional Feedback on the Expedition Watch
I like this watch. True, it is a tad large per the previous reviewer's comments, I agree.

So perhaps I may provide some measurements for others considering the purchase to put this comment into perspective:
Watch Face Diameter: approx 45.0mm
Watch Body Depth: approx 11.5mm
Leather Strap Width: approx 24.0mm

I found the instructions to be a tad terse but complete (they are provided in several languages though which is good). The calibration of the compass function is easy enough. Instructions indicate the warranty can be extended several years with an additional fee of $5.00 following purchase.

I think it's an attractive watch, and easy for me to see. I like the Indigo back-light feature.

Personally, I'm not sure I'll use the Tide prediction function that much as I don't sail and only find myself at the beach with family once a year. But I didn't buy it for that purpose. Mainly I wanted it for the combination of time, date, temp and compass functions, and wanted something analog, not digital. I also wanted something easy for me to read, and something that was a bit different.

The only thing requiring a bit of getting used to is the fact that the combination: Compass, Tide and Temp indicator hand is two-sided (spanning the inside diameter of the watch face) and it could be visually confused with the Hours, Minutes and Seconds hands, specially at night. So, if you think about it, there are what appears to be 5 pointers extending from the center of the watch dial.

I'm glad I purchased this watch for myself.

Considerations
I love this watch but am having problems with it. I've had it for a couple of months now and am experiencing problems. It's attractive, albeit somewhat heavy on the wrist. Because it is heavy it has a strong tendency to slide towards the underside of your wrist making it uncomfortable at times.

I look at it more as a tool than a watch and use all its features. The tide indicator is great, but requires frequent, weekly, adjustment. This would be the case with any tidewatch as they are set to advance on a consistent schedule. Actual tides are not consistent like that. They depend on moon position, wind changes and other weather related factors which a watch cannot monitor.

The temperature feature works well and is accurate, but you must remove the watch from your wrist otherwise the readings are off by some 15 or more degrees due to one's body heat being transferred through the bezel. The compass, after calibration which is easy enough to do, is quite accurate.

The problem that I am having is that the watch periodically stops for perhaps as long as 10 to 30 minutes. I will be sending it in for repair and hope that this issue can be resolved favorably. I did, for $5, purchase the extended 5 year warrantee and I'm glad that I did.