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 enlarge | Brand: Timex
Category: Watch
Department: Mens
List Price: $54.95
Buy New: $29.97
You Save: $24.98 (45%)
Rating:  103 reviews
Sales Rank: 9
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Band Material: Resin
Bezel Material: Resin
Case Diameter: 39
Case Material: Resin
Case Thickness: 11
Clasp: buckle
Dial Color: digital-gray
Dial Window Material Type: mineral
Watch Movement Type: Digital
Water Resistance Depth: 328
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 3.5 x 3 x 2.6
Warranty: One-Year Warranty
MPN: 026 - 08 - 0163
Model: T54281
UPC: 048148542815
EAN: 0048148542815
ASIN: B000B545BO
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Nearly Perfect... Bad Band July 21, 2006
43 out of 43 found this review helpful
I've been very familiar with the Timex band as 80% of the watches I've bought in the last decade have been Ironman Timex watches. So the familiar feel of the buttons was a great plus to buying this watch.
The only downgrade from previous versions of the Ironman is the 50 lap "memory". I've had other Ironmans that allow you to save previous runs, swims, bikerides, or whatever else you've been timing. Now you can only save one... with up to 50 laps. When a new time starts, you must delete your old one first.
But my biggest complaint is the band. When I first put the watch on my wrist I fell in love with how it feels. The unique look of the band also fit my wrist like a glove and I thought I had the perfect watch. Unfortunately, it has just suddenly came off twice in the last half year I've owned it. And not from anything too rough. The last time I was just driving. And putting it back on was worst than solving a Rubik's cube. And if you want to replace the band, forget it, findng a replacement has been fruitless thus far. A price to pay for such a unique look.
Recommended? In the end, no, I regret buying this watch. If they can figure out how to keep it held together better this would be a wonderful watch to own. Though 2-3 times more expensive, my favorite watches of late were made by Nike.
 Not waterproof July 17, 2006
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
I bought this watch with the understanding it is water proof. After my first pool dive it fogged over. I believe the seals in the watch were defective. This is my first bad experience with TIMEX.
 Decent watch, terrible watch band! Very disappointing. June 24, 2006
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
This watch has a lot of nice features, and works well. Unfortunately, its band doesn't fare so well. I had this watch for less than a year before giving up on it. In the last 3 months or so of its existence, I had to epoxy parts of the band back together no less than 10 times (in at least 6 different places). With most watches, if the band isn't very good, you can simply replace it. Timex chose a customized band that isn't user-serviceable. If you need any repair work done to the band, you need to send it back to Timex, pay for shipping, pay a $7 handling fee, and wait up to a month to get it back. That's if you kept the receipt and can prove it's under warranty. If not, you'll have to pay $10 for the replacement band.
In addition to the problems with the band, within about six months, two of the buttons lost a good deal of sensitivity (naturally the two most commonly pressed buttons). They still worked, but they had to be pressed very hard, and sometimes needed to be pressed twice for the watch to realize they had been pressed. I never considered this a major issue, as it happened to a lesser degree on previous Ironman Triathlon watches as well, and it didn't seem to be getting any worse.
I've owned many Timex Ironman Triathlon watches over the years, and have always been happy with them, until now. This watch has been a thorough disappointment. It was the most expensive of their watches that I've bought (their less expensive, but more reliable models are no longer available in stores), and it suffered multiple failures within a year. And when I looked into the prospect of getting it repaired/replaced by Timex, I was disappointed to see that Timex won't stand behind their products enough to even pay return shipping on warranty repairs. Many other companies stand behind their products so firmly that they'll even pay shipping BOTH ways. Not Timex, though!
I ended out replacing my watch with another brand watch. It cost less than half as much, and appears to be much more durable, along with being made from nicer, more expensive materials (professional looking fully-metal band with smooth hinges all around). It unfortunately lacks some of the features that this watch offers, but until Timex goes back to standard watchband connections, I do not plan on buying another one of their watches.
 Great watch...bad band June 5, 2006
I got this watch from my daughter about 2 1/2 years ago. From what I can tell from reading the other reviews, I have had much better luck with the band than other folk, but it seems my luck has run. I do not remember meeting Yoko Ono but I must have as something definitely "broke up the band". Last week I got a crack and after that it was all over. I am now trying to find a replacement band on line (no luck) and have a plea into Timex Customer Support (no word yet).
Beyond the sentimental reasons, I love this watch. It looks sharp and is incredibly functional. I had an Expedition before, but this just blows it away in terms of the number of useful functions such as 3 independent alarms and the ease of use. I still recommend the Ironman, though I do wish the band issue were not a problem.
 GREAT watch May 17, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is the watch to get if you are a runner. All the features I need, very usable, has all the bells and whistles w/o being too much or overloaded. It even looks pretty good for a timex watch, I mean, its real basic, clean and functional, the oversize numbers are very handy, makes it easy to see your splits when running, the buttons are big and easy to find w/o being gaudy, and the wristband breathes well. Both the splits and the overall time run at the same time, which is also very nice, keeps me from having to look down multiple times to get the info I need during a run. Oh, and when you get the watch, look in the users guide paper and you can call in for a four year warranty on the watch for $5 - seems to be a good deal to protect against premature breakage. For $33, with the warranty thats less than $10 a year, less than $1 a month, this watch is well worth it.
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