Timex Men’s 1440 Sports Digital Watch #T5H091
Timex Men’s 1440 Sports Digital Watch #T5H091
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. Timex will not repair defects relating to servicing not performed by Timex Corporation. This limited warranty applies to US Customers.Large and in charge, this Timex 1440 Sports digital watch (model T5H091) features a full-sized, durable silver resin watch case with black top ring and easy-to-access side buttons. The dial features a large, easily readable digital time display, and it has an analog day-of-the-week display and large digital date readout at the top of the dial. Sport timing features include a 24-hour chronograph and 24-hour countdown timer. Other features include a daily alarm, dual time zone display, and water resistance to 50 meters (165 feet). It’s completed by a buckle clasp.
The Indiglo night-light uniformly lights the surface of the watch dial using patented blue electroluminescent lighting technology. It uses less battery power than most other watch illumination systems, enabling your watch battery to last longer.
User Ratings and Reviews
1 Stars Not water-resistant at 30 feet, much less 50 meters!
Picked up this watch at the last minute before a sailing/ snorkeling/ scuba trip since my usual Timex Ironman had just died, and the price for the 1440 was only 1/2 to 1/3 that of the Ironman I usually buy. While this watch was only rated water-resistant to 50 meters/ 165 feet (unlike the 100+ meters for the Ironman) I didn’t expect it to be an issue since as a recreational diver I never dive that deep.
However, I got what I paid for - the 1440 couldn’t even handle a half hour in shallow (< 30 foot) water on my first dive - and what's even worse, it was a dive that ended up being more snorkeling than diving; by the time I was back on the boat the face was so badly fogged that it was impossible to read the watch, and it hasn't cleared to any significant degree in the days since.
The watch is getting returned.
3 Stars Decent, but has some big drawbacks
The watch is fine, except for one major problem - the buttons stick out so much that they are always getting pressed accidentally when I put on/take off my bookbag or if my wrist comes into contact with a hard surface! Which means that for every 3 out of 4 times I look at the watch, it is displaying the wrong mode - i.e. the stopwatch, or - even worse - the alarm mode (which confuses me because it looks just like the normal mode). So I need to think for a few seconds whether the numbers I’m looking at make sense, often to realize that I need to press the “mode” button a few times to cycle through until I get back to the normal clock mode. Really annoying.
Also, the first one I bought must’ve been a lemon, because within a week, one button had fallen off and the second counter had become unreadable! I returned it and got a new one, which has no problems, except for what I mentioned above.
4 Stars Good basic watch for men
I don’t like to spend a lot on watches, since my husband goes through so many. This has all the basic functions he needs & is sturdy & neat-looking. As far as I could tell, comparable items in stores were more expensive, so I bought on Amazon, which provided a better value.
3 Stars Nice watch. Timer is it’s weakness.
As the title indicates. A watch timer, especially one labeled as a Sports watch, should not have to be set every time it’s used. No complaints on anything else and it is very presentable.
4 Stars Good Watch
Very good watch for the price. My only gripe is how thick it is, my long sleeve shirts don’t go over it and that is very annoying. Good thing I usually wear short sleeve.
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