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Timex Unisex Gray Ironman Sleek iControl Resin Strap Watch #T5K050
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| List Price: | $99.95 |
| Price: | $38.96 |
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #4252 in Watches
- Brand: Timex
- Model: T5K050
- Dimensions: .30 pounds
- Band material: Resin
- Bezel material: Resin
- Case material: Resin
- Clasp type: Buckle
- Dial color: grey
- Dial window material: Acrylic
- Movement type: Quartz
- Water-resistant to 330 feet
Features
- Quartz movement
- Volume control
- Silver resin strap
- INDIGLO® night-light
- Water-resistant to 330 feet (100 M)
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com Product Description
The unisex Timex Midsize Gray Ironman Sleek iControl Watch transmits signals seamlessly to your ipod. Simply connect the included receiver into your iPod and you can control your music in a heartbeat. Designed to work with your body and coordinate with your iPod or with your iPhone (in airplane mode), the iControl watch is sleek and comfortable to wear. This watch is compatible with iPod 5th generation (video); iPod Nano 2nd generation (aluminum) 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB; iPod 5th generation (video) 60GB and 80GB; iPod Nano 1st generation 1GB, 2GB, 4GB; and the iphone. By using the buttons surrounding the dial face, you can easily adjust your iPod's volume, use track forward or reverse to select your song, and play or pause your music.
The digital-gray dial face with its Indiglo night-light offsets the gray and black bezel, and the case, which is made of durable resin, measures 41.5 millimeters. A resin band and buckle clasp ensure a steadfast fit. For further practicality, a day-date-and-month calendar is also included, and the watch can be adjusted for three time zones. Other features include a 50-lap memory, three alarms, a countdown timer, two interval timers, and a chronograph function. This sophisticated timepiece is powered by digital-quartz movement, is water resistant to 330 feet, and is backed by a 1-year manufacturer's warranty.
Timex Brand
The Timex Watch Company
Timex Group B.V. is one of the best-known American watch companies. Timex's U.S. headquarters are located in Middlebury Connecticut and it has substantial operations in China, the Philippines and India and full scale sales companies in Canada, the UK, France and Mexico.
The company began in 1854 as Waterbury Clock in Connecticut's Naugatuck Valley, known during the nineteenth century as the "Switzerland of America." Sister company Waterbury Watch manufactured the first inexpensive mechanical pocket watch in 1880. During World War I, Waterbury began making wristwatches, which had only just become popular, and in 1933 it made history by creating the first Mickey Mouse clock under license from Walt Disney, with Mickey's hands pointing the time.
During World War II, Waterbury renamed itself U.S. Time Company. In 1950 the company introduced a wristwatch called the Timex. Over the next three decades, Timex was sold through a series of advertisements which emphasized its durability by putting the watch through "torture tests," such as falling over the Grand Coulee Dam or being strapped to the propeller of an outboard motor, with the slogan "It takes a licking and keeps on ticking." With the help of former Olympic broadcaster, spokesman John Cameron Swayze, sales took off. The company later became Timex Corporation, then Timex Group and, to date, has sold over one billion watches.
The company has remained very competitive and the Timex brand continues its dominance through present day. Its primary market remains the United States and Canada, although the Timex brand is sold worldwide due to its ability to capitalize on its strong brand image and reputation for quality.
One of the most successful and important features available on many Timex watches is the Indiglo backlight system. Indiglo is a brand name of Indiglo Corporation, solely owned by Timex for licensing purposes. Timex electroluminescent lamps, branded Indiglo, were introduced in 1992 in the Ironman watch line. They were an immediate success. The Indiglo® lamp uniformly lights the surface of the Timex’s watch dials in a manner that makes the dial read very easily in many different light settings. In some newer watches the Indiglo backlight only lights up the numbers, rather than the entire LCD display, which is achieved by means of a specialized film that inverts the LCD transmissivity.
Today, Timex Group products are manufactured in the Far East and in Switzerland often based on technology that continues to be developed in the United States and in Germany. With a large and varied line of watches, Timex has the style for everyone. From the locker room to the board room, there is a great Timex style time-piece for you.
Timex Warranty Information
The Basic Coverage:
This TIMEX Watch (but not any battery, crystal, band, or strap) is warranted to the owner for a period of ONE YEAR from the date of purchase against defects in manufacture by Timex Corporation - not by the dealer from whom the watch was purchased.
What Timex Will Do:
If this watch develops such a defect within the one year period, it will be repaired (i.e. a new or thoroughly reconditioned and inspected module will be installed or replaced and a watch of equal value and similar appearance will be supplied) at our option, provided it is returned with a $7.00 check or money order to cover costs of postage, handling, and service, and you provide proof of purchase and date of purchase.
This Limited Warranty Does Not Cover:
Your Rights Under Implied Warranties and State Law:
THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER EXPRESSED WARRANTIES, OBLIGATIONS OR LIABILITIES. TIMEX LIMITS THE DURATION OF ANY WARRANTY IMPLIED BY STATE LAW, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TO ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF ORIGINAL PURCHASE. Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitation may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.
Care of Your Watch:
Service of Your Watch:
If your TIMEX watch should ever need servicing, either send it to Timex addressed as follows:
HOTLINE WATCH SERVICE
P.O. Box 2740
Little Rock, AR 72203
Because of possible loss, we recommend insuring your watch, return receipt requested, when using the mails. If you do not obtain the proper receipt within a reasonable time, start a tracer through the originating post office.
NEVER INCLUDE A SPECIAL WATCHBAND OR ANY OTHER ARTICLE OF PERSONAL VALUE IN YOUR SHIPMENT. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE MAY SUBSTITUTE A WATCH OF EQUAL VALUE AND SIMILAR APPEARANCE FOR YOURS ON BOTH IN-WARRANTY AND OUT-OF-WARRANTY REPAIRS.
For your convenience in obtaining factory service, participating Timex retailers will be pleased to provide you with a postage-paid, pre-addressed Watch Repair Mailer.
TIMEX is a trademark and a service mark of Timex Corporation. REG. U.S. PAT. & TM. OFF.
Customer Reviews
Works great for this little lady
I love this watch! I bought it mainly for the ipod control...haven't fooled around too much with many of the other features besides "chrono." I have the new 3G iPod nano and though it is not listed as compatible with the icontrol, it still works. I have an armband holder and all I have to do is insert my ipod upside down, and the timex connector sticks out of the bottom...no problems! It's great because the armband and the protective cover for my ipod makes it really hard to control the ipod once I've inserted it into the armband. Now, I don't even have to unlock the ipod, I just hit the play button on the watch and it automatically plays whatever playlist I've set!
It's great because I can control the volume of my ipod to adjust for louder songs, and can also turn it down when I am running through neighborhoods and want to be able to hear if someone is running up behind me.
I have really small wrists and, even though I'm latched into the last hole, it is plenty tight to keep it from rolling around my wrist. The the band lock is great...I got so tired of the bands sticking straight out when the holder slid off it (mostly when I'm swimming).
The only con I can see so far with this watch is that the buttons are really small and may be difficult for someone to operate with big fingers. However, I am able to easily control the buttons, even with the jostle of my running. I sometimes have to repress the buttons because I did not press hard enough, but that's the only problem I've had.
It's very simple to use...just plug the connector into the iPod and you are set to go. It's really that easy!
Mine works with latest iPod Nano (fat) and, yes, iPhone!!
Until I read a review that said they had used the watch with iPods not listed and it worked, I was worried, but then I went ahead and purchased it and want to pass on the good news... it works with both of the latest iPod products I own! The iPhone does have to go into airplane mode, so you would not be able to get or make calls. I can suffer that for the remote aspect. The fat Nano (video) works perfectly. Went running with this and it was so great to jump to the next NPR podcast if the one I was on was not of interest to me!
I am so thrilled I almost want to buy another. Plus it is comfortable. Yes, you cannot change bands, but this one is much more comfy than the Casio I had been wearing.
If you want to control an iPod, Nano, or even iPhone playing music, this item is a gem.
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I purchased this item for my girlfriend, who is always running. She loves it, she doesn't have to look away from what is in front of her to control the ipod. Everytime she completes a run she thanks me.
