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Casio Baby G BGD110-7B Ladies Orange Dial White Resin Strap Watch View Review

brentdriggers — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:27:43 +0000

This is a video review of the Casio Baby G BGD110-7B Ladies Orange Watch.

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Timex T5K036 Watch Video Review

brentdriggers — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:25:59 +0000

This is a video review of the Timex T5K036.

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Casio Baby G BGD110-7B Ladies Orange Dial White Resin Strap Watch

Running Watch Reviews — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:47:48 +0000

Casio Women's BGD110-7BDR Baby-G Orange Dial Shock Resistant Watch

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Retail Price: $100.00

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Introducing a new collection of Baby-G models that are designed to double as accessories to match street fashions that are so popular among young women of today. An eye-catching solid-color band combines with a brilliant 3D LCD on which figures seem to float on a mirror like jelly. The result is a fun and fashionable design. Color variations include basic black and white, as well as distinctive pink and purple. You can select the Timekeeping Mode display style you want to use. Angling the watch towards your face causes one of 12 different animation patterns to appear for plenty of fun throughout the day.

White resin case with stainless steel bezel and case back. White resin strap with stainless steel buckle. Orange digital dial with auto EL backlight and afterglow.
Shock resistant and water resistant to 100m.
World time. 29 times zones (48 cities + UTC), city code display, daylight saving on/off. 1/100 second stopwatch .
Measuring capacity: 23:59 59.99 . Measuring mode: elapsed time, split time, and 1st-2nd place times.
Countdown Timer. Measuring unit: 1 second. Input range: 1 minute to 24 hours (1-minute increments and 1-hour increments).
4 daily alarms and 1 snooze alarm. Hourly time signal.
Auto animation on/off. Auto calendar (pre-programmed until the year 2099).
12/24 hour formats.
Button operation tone on/off.
Precise Casio Quartz movement, accurate up to +/-30 seconds per month.
Battery CR1616. Approx. battery life: 3 years. Case measures 35mm wide by 12mm thick. Module 3175.

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Timex Womens 1440 Sports Digital Watch T5J151

Running Watch Reviews — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:50:03 +0000

The Timex Womens 1440 Sports Digital Watch gives women a fully functional digital sports watch that comes with elegant style.

Timex Women's T5J151 1440 Sports Digital Watch

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Retail Price: $19.95

Amazon Price: $12.00

This elegant timepiece utilizes digital-quarts movement to accurately tell time. It uses this technology to power features such as its 24 hour chronograph, daily alarm, and calendars. The Timex Womens 1440 then shows them to the user through its easy to read digital gray dial face that uses the Indiglo Night to illuminate your view during dark situations.

These wonderful features are attached to your wrist in an amazing package of a gray face plate, a pink and silver resin band, a polyurethane strap with a tapered profile, and a buckle clasp.

Aside from the beautiful design, the Timex Womens 1440 Sports digital resin strap watch is as durable as they come. It is made from an acrylic dial window, stationary resin bezel, and 35-millimeter resin case. The Timex 1140 is even water resistant up to 165 feet.

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1 Star Decent looking, but poor quality
I was initially pleased with my Timex 1440 watch when I received it two months ago. Even though the button operations are different from and more limited than other Timex watches I’ve owned, it had the features I wanted (namely and alarm and stopwatch) and it wasn’t too hard to use once I got used to it.

However, after two months of daily use the watch stopped working. It is stuck at 7:20 p.m. and does not respond to any button pushes. I never immersed the watch and I didn’t do anything more than your average day to day living while wearing the watch. I looked up the warranty information for the watch and found that it would cost $7.00 to get the watch repaired or replaced – almost half the cost of the watch! At this point I’m not sure if I’d be throwing good money after bad by trying to get it repaired/replaced or if I should just give up and buy something else.

I would not suggest buying this watch – while it is an attractive price, decent looking, and functional, it just doesn’t seem to last. And while there is a warranty, paying half again the price of the watch to get it repaired/replaced seems like a pretty raw deal.

5 Stars Good, dependable watch for everyday use
Great watch for a great price. I wear it to work everyday and love it.

5 Stars Great watch
I really like these watches. I also own the white and pink one. They are sporty but classy enough to wear in every day attire. I just got this one after my white one was becoming a little dingy from running, biking, and swimming in it for almost a year. I like them so much I wouldn’t mind having all of the colors. Extremely easy to program with a lot of cool settings. Great womens/girls watch!

3 Stars Normal digital watch
I purchased this to have something for running and to do outdoor activities with, since my Gucci watch is not at all appropriate! I was expecting a standard digital watch which is what I got. A little on the flimsy side I guess, but it was very inexpensive. Setting the time was a little tricky for some reason, even when following the instructions. I haven’t used the stopwatch feature on it yet. I would say that if you have very small wrists you may need to punch another hole in the band. I have mine on the smallest hole and although I have small-ish wrists, I’m not petite by any means.

4 Stars good watch
Pretty much what I expected, having owned Timex sports watches before. Clear display, 24-hour clock option (though I couldn’t find it until it WAS afternoon). Light and time display size are large enough that I can see the time without my glasses. Instructions are clear and operation is fairly intuitive without them.

Grey band is a nice neutral. The only real downside: the plastic is hot, which doesn’t help during exercise. I find myself removing the watch from my wrist sometimes. And it’s a special band so I can’t even replace it.

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Timex Womens Chrono Alarm Timer Watch T46031

Running Watch Reviews — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:01:34 +0000

The Timex Women’s Chrono Alarm Timer watch is a suitable companion for any woman who is into running, cycling or any other intense physical activity.

Timex Women's T46031 Chrono Alarm Timer Watch

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Retail Price: $41.95

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The Timex Expedition Digital watch includes the usual functionality that you crave for in a typical sports watch. It has a chronograph with lap/split time display, a large all-day white reflector display, and water resistance to 100 meters (330 feet). It also has a small bubble compass on the Velcro Fast Wrap strap for helping you in navigating your course while training.

These features are backed up with the Indiglo night light system. The iconic blue light is there to ensure that you would be able to see the display even in the darkest of situations.

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User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Nice Watch
I am really enjoying this watch. After not having one for many years, it is nice to simply look down and see the time. It is easy to use, quick to navigate, and light. The velcro/cloth band makes it water-durable, and easy to remove or put on.

The small compass on the band has some trouble finding North if it is not totally level and will come in handy in the woods and fields while hiking or hunting.

5 Stars great “mommy” watch
This is the 2nd watch I’ve had like this. I wore my other for over 4 years before the battery ran out (I just replaced the band a couple times because it just kept right on working). I love the fact that it has 3 alarms (you can set to go off daily, weekdays, or weekends) because as a mommy sometimes I get so busy that I need a reminder. I didn’t like the little compass on this model, but I just cut the little band off (it’s not functional to keeping the watch band on).

5 Stars I love this watch!
I love this watch and am searching high and low for the male version for my husband. Unfortunately I have had no luck. This watch has a comfy velcro band that you can adjust to any size or course. It’s also cute with the subtle shade of pink on the face. I love it.

4 Stars worth it for an ‘outside’ watch
Works well for being used as an ‘everyday’ watch. Biggest downside is the velcro will catch on clothes. So don’t wear it with anything ‘nice.’ Handles being dirty and sweaty and wet well.

5 Stars Great watch!
I bought this watch because i exercise a lot and i tend to ding and dirty all my watches. Delivery was very swift (within 4 days)! I bought it because of the great reviews from other owners. When I got, it looked better quality than its price suggested. Cant believe I got a good watch for ~21$! Yay!

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Timex Unisex Ironman Traditional 30 Lap Watch T5H561

Running Watch Reviews — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:17:16 +0000

Timex Unisex T5H561 Ironman Traditional 30-Lap Watch

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Retail Price: $49.95

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Built with rugged durability in mind, the Timex Unisex Ironman Traditional 30 Lap Watch is a great watch to take with you on your running training.

Created from the most durable materials, the shock-resistant Timex Unisex Ironman Traditional 30 Lap Watch is made to withstand the intense activities that you do during training. You can take it with you through track meets, triathlons, excursions, or other conditions that will be tough on your body and your gear.

The durability of the Timex Unisex Ironman Traditional 30 Lap Watch does not affect its capabilities. It is still loaded with features that enable you to use them while training. It has a 30-lap memory, large buttons for easy access to timing functions, three alarms (with 5-minute backup), and three time zones. It also has an occasion mode to set reminders for birthdays, anniversaries, holidays and appointments, and all-day white reflector display.

All these features and durability come in a stylish teal and silver resin case with a comfortable black polyurethane strap.

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User Ratings and Reviews

3 Stars Not as good as my old Casio
I’m not positive mine is the exact same model as this because mine is all black, but it is a Timex unisex 30-lap Flix Ironman and my comments should apply to all in this series. Although I’m a six-foot-tall man, I have thin wrists and can’t wear a man’s watch. Even this one is larger than I’d like. One of our wedding presents was his/hers gardening gloves. I wear the hers, my wife wears the his, but I digress. Sorry to say, Amazon, but you really shouldn’t buy a watch online; you need to try them on to see if they will fit your wrist.

I wanted it as my everyday watch to show time and date and as a stopwatch for running. It serves the first purpose well, with nice big numerals, which my middle aged eyes need. I’m happy with that part. I am disappointed in it as a stopwatch, though, and as an alarm clock/timer. The biggest difference between the Casios and the Timexes to me as a runner is that the Timex watches have the start/split button in front and stop on the side, while the Casio has the front button be stop/start. On both the front button is large and easy to push (or used to be on my old Casio, although I’ve heard that’s not so true for the newer ones). But I find it almost impossible to push the stop button on this Timex. At first when I began using this for timing my runs I would fail to stop the watch at the end more often than I succeeded, thus losing the timing data. You can’t use the split button for that because 10 seconds after you press it it reverts to the continuously running mode, so you have to memorize the split time or write it down. I want to stop the time and write down the time after I get home (driving from where I run at the park).

It is so hard to stop it that I found I was twisting the bejeebers out of the band when I pressed hard enough, so I started pressing equally hard from the opposite direction (the upper left) in a pinching motion to counteract the thumb at the stop button (lower right), but that didn’t work because the Set/Recall button (upper left) would always register the push first, changing it out of stopwatch mode to time set mode and thus the stop button didn’t work as a stop but instead changed the time. Eventually I learned to prepare to stop it about 10 seconds before the end of the run by finding the tiny sweet spot between the mode button and the 12:00 position with one finger and placing my thumb on the stop button, then squeezing really hard when I reach the end. Even doing this sometimes it doesn’t stop. This is not just my particular watch with this problem, either, because I tested several in the store when I bought an identical (except purple) one for my daughter (who specifically asked for an Ironman). They all had the really hard-to-press stop buttons. For what it’s worth, she loves hers, but she’s a triathlete and uses the lap features a lot, which I don’t.

For the alarm functions, I found them really hard to use mainly due to the Occasion mode always jumping in. If you don’t use it regularly, you can think you’re setting the alarm to wake you the next morning and instead it turns out you set it to ring when it’s somebody’s birthday or some other occasion. I find it much easier (and much louder) to use my cell phone as an alarm clock when traveling.

5 Stars Great watch for the price
This watch looks great and feels really comfortable on my wrist. I bought it for a simple watch to wear when I working around the house and exercising. For the price, it is great.

I love that the simplicity of its use as well as the stopwatch and 3 alarms.

The only downside, in my opinion, is that the strap is thinner than I thought. I took some getting used to but I think it actually makes it more comfortable.

5 Stars Great value for a great product
The watch is everything I want and more. It’s simple and durable while not looking too bad either. I’d definitely buy it again in a second!

5 Stars Great little watch
I’ve used a Timex Ironman watch for the last 15+ years. When I couldn’t find the model that I had been using, I ordered this one because it had the features I wanted–big numbers, chronograph and timer, different time zones, multiple alarms and convenient buttons. BUT when it came, it was smaller than what I expected a “midsize” watch would be, and my first thought was ‘Well, let’s send it back”. Then I started playing with it and discovered now easy it is to set, to use and how comfortable it is to wear! It’s perfect for this little old gray-haired lady!!

5 Stars Great Ironman Watch
Watch came in the original packaging, it works perfectly, and got to me quickly. I use it for running outside and it’s not heavy, fits perfectly on a woman, and doesn’t feel bulky. Good buy

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Timex Womens Ironman Sleek Digital Watch T5K036

Running Watch Reviews — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:24:47 +0000

Timex Women's T5K036 Ironman Sleek Digital Watch

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Retail Price: $64.95

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The Timex Women’s Ironman Sleek Digital Watch is a great timepiece for women that are in the market for a sports watch that combines functionality with a feminine stylish design.

The Timex Women’s Ironman Sleek Digital Resin Strap Watch powers its time keeping features using digital-quartz movement. This makes it capable to provide users with functionality that they commonly search for in a watch such as 24 hour chronograph, and daily alarm. It even has multiple workout storage, 50-lap memory recall, on-the-fly recall of lap and splits, two interval timers, and three alarms. There’s also a two time-zone read-out, a day, date, and month calendar,

The Ironman Sleek Digital Watch’s features can be clearly viewed in the easy to read digital gray dial face. It even packs an indigo nightlight feature to ensure that you can view the display in any lighting condition.

Not content with just providing people with excellent time functions, the Timex Women’s Ironman Sleek Digital Watch also has great design, both in looks and in durability. The Ironman comes in a mineral dial window, a stationary resin bezel, an adjustable buckle clasp and 35-millimeter resin case to ensure style and protection for the elegant timepiece.

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User Ratings and Reviews

1 Star Why would anyone buy based on those pictures?
If you click to look at the pictures, they’re all complaining about it, and the cracked band, etc… ? why would anyone buy this with all of those horrible pictures there that show how awful it is?

3 Stars stylish with great functionality but not durable.
I’ve gone through two of these watches in 3 years (the fact that I bought the same one shows how much I do like them). But I think it is time to move on. I wore this watch 24/7. With the first watch, the silver paint wore off almost as soon as I took it swimming in saltwater. But I didn’t give up on it until the strap broke about a year later. I went back to Target and this was still the watch I liked most. I use it as an alarm clock when I travel, and even as a timer on occasion. So I bought another one, thinking that maybe Timex had fixed the issue with the peeling paint. But a year and a half later I’m in the same situation: the paint has partly worn off in saltwater and the strap broke.

5 Stars Good women’s running watch
This watch is small enough to be comfortable on my wrist. It has the functions I need and more.

5 Stars Ironman win’s the race!
I am very pleased with this watch. It is easy to use and the digits are easy to read, even whe running. Great features like the chrono and timer. I haven’t used the alarm yet, and may never use it but it is nice to have. I love the color too!

4 Stars Timex Watch
This is a great running watch. It takes a little while to set everything but once you get the hang of it, it is fantastic. It is really light weight. I actually forget I am wearing it.

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Timex Womens 1440 Sports Digital Watch T5J131

Running Watch Reviews — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:41:45 +0000

Timex Women's T5J131 1440 Sports Digital Watch

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Retail Price: $19.95

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The Timex Womens 1440 Sports Digital Watch proves that active and feminine need not be separate from each other.

All of these wonderful features are comes in an amazing package of a gray face plate, a blue resin band and a buckle clasp.

Despite the beautiful design, the Timex Womens 1440 Sports digital watch is as durable as they come. It is made from an acrylic dial window, stationary resin bezel, and 35-millimeter resin case. The Timex 1440 is even water resistant up to 165 feet.

Women with the Timex Womens 1440 Sports Digital Watch, will get the best timepiece to match their active lifestyles.

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User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Great kids/teen watch
Good quality & functions for all the things my 7, 12, & 13 year olds wanted it for. Fun colors too!

1 Star Nice look, bad watch
I bought this watch cause i really liked the look of it and the color and the reviews for it were mostly good. I also needed a watch that was waterproof so that I didn’t need to take it off every time i went near water. One small thing that i found annoying was that when setting the time or alarm or anything, you couldn’t go down so if you go one minute too high you have to go ALL the way back around. One more thing is that on the timer, you have to reset it every time that you use it. For example, if I set 5 minutes on it, and then pressed start, once it gets down to 0, and I want to use it again I have to reset the whole thing. There was one giant problem with the watch for me. On here it said that it was waterproof. The very first time that it got wet for me it fogged up inside, and I couldn’t read the numbers as easily. About a week later, water droplets started getting in my watch. Then all of the numbers disappeared and now its blank. If you ask me, you can find a watch a LOT better than this. It may not look as cool, but this one didn’t work at all for me. I had it for less than a month.

3 Stars Functional but…
Nice looks, but very unintuitive menus to change date and alarm etc. buttons very hard to press..leaves painful dents in your skin that feel sore for 10 minutes after..you get only what you pay for.

3 Stars Good basic sports watch; difficult-to-push buttons
Pro’s for this watch: good basic sports watch, price is right

Con for this watch: the control buttons are very difficult to push (and I don’t have arthritis!) when you want to set time and date, use the timer, set the alarm, etc.

5 Stars Exactly what I wanted
Easy to use, ideal features, and exactly what I had come looking for (and then some). I needed a new sports watch, mainly for use with exercising, but also for everyday wear. So far, so great!

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Timex Midsize Expedition Classic Digital Multi Function Watch T46041

Running Watch Reviews — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:43:08 +0000

Timex Midsize T46041 Expedition Classic Digital Multi-Function Watch

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Retail Price: $41.95

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Running Training can take you to many places. It could even lead you to mountains, forests and all kinds of terrains. Timex, with its Timex Midsize Expedition Classic Digital Multi Function Watch has created a timepiece that can keep up with you wherever you go.

The Timex Midsize Expedition Classic Digital Multi Function Watch has all the features that you would expect from a good time piece. It has the necessary day date, and month displays, 99 lap counter, and even Indiglo feature.

What sets the Timex Expedition apart is that it has additional functions made for the adventurer types. It has a small bubble compass on the wrist strap to ensure that you know where you are going. Even the wrist strap is made for adventure as it’s Velcro and polyurethane fast wrap strap is built to ensure that the watch stays attached, no matter the environment.

For simple running training or elaborate full scale expeditions, the Timex Midsize Expedition Classic Digital Multi Function Watch is a great partner to take with you for all your trips!

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User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Tough little number
Purchased as a gift for my 11-year old son, it has been a really tough watch that my son has been unable to destroy. The only prolem is the band velcro gets worn out on the end.

3 Stars Great watch, bad band
Pros:

-option for 2 time zones (I work in aviation – about half of my work requires local time, the other half GMT, so it’s handy to display one or the other with a quick push of a button)

-compass

-timer

-multiple alarms

-velcro band allows quick/easy on/off

-I’ve given this watch a pretty good beating (especially all the times it’s fallen on the ground…), and it’s held up great

Cons:

-the band! The velcro wore out after just a few months & the watch CONSTANTLY comes undone & falls off (I’ve almost lost it several times). The slightest catch/pull on the band opens it up – usually my shirt sleeve is enough to undo it

-the compass fell out after about 3 months & I did lose that (it probably would have popped right back in had I been able to find it, but I didn’t realize it was gone until it was too late)

I’m actually browsing the site to try & find a replacement band so I can keep the same watch. Had I known about the problem with the velcro band, I probably wouldn’t have gotten it in the first place, but it’s a nice enough watch that I’d prefer to just replace the band rather than find a whole new watch.

3 Stars Good functionality, but a little too feminine for a men’s watch.
The color of the outside is not black and silver, its black and pastel green contrary to what the picture looks like. Also the watch face is a lot smaller than it looks in the picture making it look, as mentioned in the title, like a female watch more so than a mens. Not a big enough of a deal to return it, just something to think about. Also the compass part on the band looks as though you could fit something under it, it doesnt fit snuggly against the bang so it sticks up a little, also there is just a plastic link holding the band together I feel as though this could get broken easily.

OVERALL, worth the money but I dont think Ill be wearing this to work anytime soon (blue collar), better for excercising.

5 Stars good purchase
This watch is everything it is supposed to be. It is a bit clumsy for a small wrist like mine, but since it has a velcro attachment, I can adjust it easily. I like the ease in using the alarm and other functions and I am really happy to have the multiple time zone setting since I travel a great deal.

5 Stars My new Timex EXPEDITION watch..
Wasn’t sure I was going to like the strap, but I do. Velcro is a wonderful thing. Not to big and not small, just right size for me. Numbers are clear. I love that it has time,date,day and seconds counting on the face. A small compass on the strap above the clock face, that’s cool. Leaving the best for last, the little light. I wear glasses and in the middle of the night just touch the button and the face is fully lit up. I have always liked the INDIGLO. I just wish it was BLUE and Black instead of Green and Black.

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Timex Womens Ironman Sleek Digital Watch T5K025

Running Watch Reviews — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:50:50 +0000

Timex Women's T5K025 Ironman Sleek Digital Watch

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Retail Price: $64.95

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The Timex Womens Ironman Sleek Digital Watch is a great timepiece for women that are in the market for a sports watch that combines functionality with a feminine stylish design.

Timex Womens Ironman Sleek Digital Watch powers its time keeping features using digital-quartz movement. This makes it capable to provide users with functionality that they commonly search for in a watch such as 24 hour chronograph, daily alarm, and calendar functions.

These features are easy to access to! Simply press the four silver buttons or the prominent silver start/split button and you can navigate the menu easily!

Not content with just providing people with excellent time functions, the Timex Womens Ironman Sleek Digital Watch also has great design, both in looks and in durability. The Ironman comes in a mineral dial window, a pink stationary resin bezel, an adjustable buckle clasp and 35-millimeter resin case to ensure style and protection for the elegant timepiece.

User Ratings and Reviews

2 Stars From new to green in less than 3 weeks!
While the watch functions fine, and has all the features plus more that I’ve always had (I’ve worn a Timex Ironman woman’s watch for about 10 years now)…this band turned GREEN (it was light & navy blue) within a few weeks and has only gotten worse. It’s definitely not worth $40.

5 Stars Great Sports Watch
I really like this watch as I have smaller wrists it’s a good size, not big and bulky but not tiny either. Colors are true to picture and quality is what I expect from a Timex.

4 Stars Great watch!
I know own 3 of these watches. Great watch, I didnt like the pink, very faded/ power pink color. the black and blue are great colors. Watch works great. A great gift!

5 Stars Great watch!
Great watch and very stylish. I get so many comments on it all of the time.

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