Republic_Commando
March 11th, 2009, 02:18
First review to this site!
Anyways I ordered this watch from Amazon for about 129.00 not 99 but 00 took the dollar I had left over and put it to my next watch :-!.
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Great watch me being a Timex man and all.
Band-The strap is average length but the metal grommets used for adjustment are too widely spaced apart. Fortunately for me I use the middle hole with 3 on each side and it fits me snuggly and comfortably. For some people the optimal fit might be too loose or too tight.
Chronograph- I used to wear digital alot so I missed all the features I had with a digital when I received my Timex Expedition T47012. I use a chronograph (stopwatch) occasionally so I got this watch over the BM8180-03E. The minute dial for the stopwatch is poorly laid out surprisingly. I have 20/20 vision with contacts and I have a little trouble telling which minute is it. The red second hand is used for the seconds. Overall a great feature but not for precise timing.
Date- At the 4 o clock position little small could be bigger, but not a real issue.
24 hour dial- Top right dial. Pretty much useless, I use 24 hour time on all my digitals and its easy to do the math in my head. About as natrual to me as breathing.
Luminosity- POWERFUL!o| Glows real bright after being in sunlight and all night. It's nice to know what time it is at 3 in the morning :roll: Definetly suprised me since my Timex has Indiglo.
Accuracy- Mine gains less than a second per week. According to time.gov
Eco Drive- I wear my Timex as my work watch and this one as my everyday watch. When Im not wearing this I prop it up by a window sometimes not even the one that gets the most sunlight. In the month I've owned it I never got the low charge warning and I don't think I ever will. Fully charged it can survive in the dark for 5 months!
Pros- Great military looking chronograph. Seems durable after being banged around into alot of stuff. Even made a big scratch on the door frame after accidentaly smashing into it :-s Took a little wood out tough watch. :-d
100 meter water resistant more than enough for my swimming needs.
Cons- Dials could be a bit bigger. I mean the big numbers are nice,but I dont need them that big
Summary- Great casual, rugged, everyday, military styled chronograph.
If you want a durable military styled chronograph this is it for you AND it runs on ECO DRIVE! Big bonus for a well-priced 130.00 USD
Hope this helped will post edits and updates over time.
Anyways I ordered this watch from Amazon for about 129.00 not 99 but 00 took the dollar I had left over and put it to my next watch :-!.
http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x224/hendrickchan/AT0200-05E1.gif?t=1236876365 (javascript:void(0);)
Great watch me being a Timex man and all.
Band-The strap is average length but the metal grommets used for adjustment are too widely spaced apart. Fortunately for me I use the middle hole with 3 on each side and it fits me snuggly and comfortably. For some people the optimal fit might be too loose or too tight.
Chronograph- I used to wear digital alot so I missed all the features I had with a digital when I received my Timex Expedition T47012. I use a chronograph (stopwatch) occasionally so I got this watch over the BM8180-03E. The minute dial for the stopwatch is poorly laid out surprisingly. I have 20/20 vision with contacts and I have a little trouble telling which minute is it. The red second hand is used for the seconds. Overall a great feature but not for precise timing.
Date- At the 4 o clock position little small could be bigger, but not a real issue.
24 hour dial- Top right dial. Pretty much useless, I use 24 hour time on all my digitals and its easy to do the math in my head. About as natrual to me as breathing.
Luminosity- POWERFUL!o| Glows real bright after being in sunlight and all night. It's nice to know what time it is at 3 in the morning :roll: Definetly suprised me since my Timex has Indiglo.
Accuracy- Mine gains less than a second per week. According to time.gov
Eco Drive- I wear my Timex as my work watch and this one as my everyday watch. When Im not wearing this I prop it up by a window sometimes not even the one that gets the most sunlight. In the month I've owned it I never got the low charge warning and I don't think I ever will. Fully charged it can survive in the dark for 5 months!
Pros- Great military looking chronograph. Seems durable after being banged around into alot of stuff. Even made a big scratch on the door frame after accidentaly smashing into it :-s Took a little wood out tough watch. :-d
100 meter water resistant more than enough for my swimming needs.
Cons- Dials could be a bit bigger. I mean the big numbers are nice,but I dont need them that big
Summary- Great casual, rugged, everyday, military styled chronograph.
If you want a durable military styled chronograph this is it for you AND it runs on ECO DRIVE! Big bonus for a well-priced 130.00 USD
Hope this helped will post edits and updates over time.