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Timex Men's Ironman Sleek 50-Lap Resin Strap Watch #T5H391
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| List Price: | $69.95 |
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #2871 in Watches
- Color: Dark Grey
- Brand: Timex
- Model: T5H391
- Dimensions: 3.00" h x 3.00" w x 4.00" l, 1.40 pounds
- Band material: Resin
- Bezel material: Resin
- Case material: stainless-steel
- Clasp type: Buckle
- Dial color: grey
- Dial window material: Mineral
- Movement type: Quartz
- Water-resistant to 330 feet
Features
- Quartz movement
- Strong mineral crystal protects dial from scratches and scrapes
- Case diameter measures 41 mm
- Stainless-steel case; Digital-gray dial; Day-date-and-month functions
- Water-resistant to 330 feet (100 M)
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com Product Description
There is only one Timex Ironman 50-Lap watch. Don't swim, bike, run, jump, climb, throw, or kick without one. The watch is attractively offset by a contrasting black-and-silver-tone bezel. It comes equipped with a stainless steel case, and the durable resin band fastens with a tenacious buckle clasp. Framed by a band of dramatic bronze-tone detailing, the matte gray dial face is prominently embellished with easy-to-read digital numerals. For additional time-keeping efficiency, the watch also includes a handy day-date-and-month calendar and a three-alarm setting. Other features include the time-zone tracker (which recognizes up to two separate time zones). Exercise enthusiasts will swoon over the workout accessories: the 50-lap recall, the dual-interval timers, and the chronograph training log. Powered by digital-quartz movement, this timepiece is stylish enough for a weekend warrior, yet technical enough for an extreme athlete. This watch, which is water resistant up to 330 feet, is backed by a 1-year limited 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
a decent watch that serves its purpose
i bought this watch when i starting running about 6 months ago. the watch was perfect. the buttons and functions are designed just right. the display is just the right size for seeing when on the run and the functions work easily even when i'm breathing heavy. i particularly like the ability to store lap times. 4 weeks ago the battery died in it and i took it in to have the battery changed. the watch didn't work properly after the battery change so i sent it into timex service. they sent me a new one. the service was great.
Simple, easy, almost perfect
I generally train with my Polar heart rate monitor, but needed a smaller, lighter watch to wear while swimming (I find the Polar bulky for swimming and the transmitter won't stay on anyway!).
This watch suits my needs nearly perfectly. It has a nice big display, the ability to store plenty of laps, two alarms, a countdown timer. It's light and comfortable. It's also very easy to use - I don't think you should have to read the instruction manual for a simple watch, and you shouldn't have to with this one.
My main complaint is that the start/lap button (the one in the middle below the display) isn't that responsive. Probably half the time I have to push it more than once or really concentrate on making sure it's pushed. This is never a huge deal, but is a bit of a hassle. I guess the trade off might be a larger button, which I wouldn't want. My only other complaint is that in stopwatch mode, the current lap shows up in the small, upper display and the total elapsed time in the larger window. That's the right way most of the time, but I would like the ability to switch that when I wanted (my Polar watches have this function). (Maybe it can do this and I haven't figured it out because I didn't read the manual!).
My only other complaint is that the battery life is pretty weak. I've had a few Ironman watches in the past and they always die after two years. Changing the battery yourself and keeping the seal is a challenge, and paying to have it replaced isn't worth it. It's hard to complain when the watch only costs $40 though.
Lap button is terrible
This is my third or fourth Ironman and I use it primarily for running and the features on this are right on the money, but the lap button is awful. I don't know whether I have a defective watch or it affects all of them, but I hate it.
The interval timer is great for split workouts (3 minutes on, 2 minutes off is a breeze to set up). And I wish it had way more laps (it's capped at 50), but I really like the lap memory. You can do a 12 lap workout, store all ten laps, and do another 12 lap workout the next day and it will store each workout in its queue (laps 38-50 will be workout 1, 26-37 will be workout 2, etc.).
However - the lap button (the button in the middle at the bottom of the face) is awful. It's way, way, way too hard to press. I have very frequently missed getting an accurate lap count because I tried to press the button but missed it. Or (because I know this is a problem) I have also frequently double-pressed it, which makes the display read my net time and the fraction of a second between my split on the lap and when the second press happened. Want to change between timezone 1 and timezone 2? Give it your best shot, Hercules! It ain't easy...
It's super frustrating and since I suspect this is really the most important button that anyone who buys an Ironman should actually care about, I give it 1 star.
