| Timex Mens Expedition E-Instruments Compass Blue #T49531 |
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| List Price | $139.95 |
| Model | 49531 |
| Brand | Timex |
| Publisher: | Timex |
| Used & new from $81.20 |
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| Additional reviews |
| Stainless Steel Case. Stainless Steel Strap. Blue Dial. Bi-directional Bezel. Mineral Crystal. Deployment Clasp. 42mm Case Diameter. Quartz Movement. Water Resistant At 100 Meters (330 Feet). Additional Features: Electronic Compass, Declination Angle Adjustment, Night Light, Date Display At 4 O'Clock . |
| Customer reviews |
Funny story, I tried to find this watch at local retailers. At one point I walked into a very upscale Nasr Brothers Jewelers. The kind of place where you find Rolex, Breitling, Omega, TAG Heuer, Cartier, Moldova. The owner quickly comes up to me, and exuberantly says, "Hello boss! What can I do for you?". I said I was looking for a Timex, and he quite sympathetically replies,"I'm sorry, we don't carry Timex." True story.
After shopping around online, I found that Amazon had, by far, the best price.
Anyhow, about the watch. Overall I'm satisfied with this watch. First of all, it has kept perfect time. Six weeks ago, when it arrived in the mail, I set it to Universal Coordinated Time, and it has not lost one second. Also, when you press the crown to activate the INDIGLO, the backlight remains illuminated for 4 seconds after release. Another pro that I've noticed is that the phosphorescent hands are very bright and remain so for quite a long time.
The compass is a little odd. It does not appear to be super accurate, but I suppose if you were lost in the woods it's close enough to steer you in the right direction. The rotating bezel is cool, but rather useless. And the two function buttons both activate the compass. I mean, you've got two buttons, two features would've been nice. Perhaps a stop watch or something. The instructions on how to calibrate the compass were clear enough, I thought. It asks you to set the watch of a flat surface, press the button to start the calibration, and then slowly rotate the watch too full revolutions in one direction, taking at least 15 seconds per revolution. That's all fine and dandy, but I find it's easier to simply hold to watch level on your wrist and spin yourself around a couple of times. I mean, as long as there's no one watching.
These little things aside, I like this watch. It's big, and it looks cool. I like the deep blue color of the face, and the shiny chrome around the numbers. Size was the main thing. I'm a student pilot, and pilots need big watches. You can't have a tiny little watch that just tells time. It needs to be like a wall clock that you wear on your wrist.
Not bad for the $78.70 I paid for it. But as soon as I'm looking to pay at the very least $300 for a watch, I'm going back to Nasr Brothers. |
| Watch has performed very well so far. I feel that the instruction manual should be more informative and clear in regard to the setup of the compass. |
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