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(More customer reviews)I've owned a number of incarnations of the Timex Ironman over the years, and I was a bit disappointed in this one.
Useful new features:
* Golf scorekeeper (I don't play golf, so I can't say how well this works, but I assume some will find it handy).
* Occasion timer (I can't figure a use for this myself, but, as with the golf above, it's probably useful for some).
* Three alarms - each with a different tone.
* The ability to turn off certain modes so that you only have to cycle through the ones you actually use. E.g., if you don't use the golf function, you can turn it off and never have to see it.
* Flix function. When you set the Indiglo to "night" mode (same as previous models - hold the Indiglo button until it beeps), you can turn it on by flicking your wrist. You have to snap your wrist pretty quickly, so you look like you're shaking down a thermometer, but it's handy when it's dark and you only have one hand free (such as when driving).
What I don't like about this model compared to many previous ones are the following:
* Too thick - this watch is 5/8" thick. That may not sound like a lot until you see it. It's sometimes hard to get shirt cuffs over it.
* Indiglo is a bit weak. The watch is hard to see in twilight - the black background with light numbers only shows up well in bright light, and the weak Indiglo only helps in darkness.
* The alarm tones are way too quiet. I've slept through them twice in the three weeks I've owned it, and this never happened with any of my previous models.
Other things that I wish Timex would have changed on all models long ago:
* The Indiglo doesn't stay on long enough in "night" mode. Five seconds would be much more useful than three.
* Why can't the "night" mode be turned on or off permanently? "Night" mode turns itself off after a few hours, which is frustrating.
* The alarm tones turn themselves off too quickly. They should beep for a least a minute if they are going to be an effective alarm clock. Best of all would be for the user to be able to set how long the tones beep for.
Overall, it's not a bad watch. It's got some neat new features, but has also taken some steps back in some other areas. That, combined with the ungainly thickness, make it less than ideal. It's not so bad that I wanted to bother returning it, but if I had it to do over, I probably wouldn't purchase it again.
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Rock your body during extreme workouts with the extra-large Timex T5F841 Ironman Triathlon multi-function, performance sport digital watch, which features a black resin body and stainless steel top ring and a top pusher for easy access to lap and split times. It's also shock resistant to ISO standards--enabling it to withstand breakage under adverse conditions. It has a number of customizable sport timing features that can be turned on and off, including 100-hour chronograph with lap or split option, 30-lap memory recall, and 24-hour countdown timer with countdown/stop and countdown/repeat functions, three alarms with 5-minute backup, and golf score keeper. Other features include a 5-year battery life, water resistance to 200 meters (660 feet), and a black polyurethane strap.
It incorporates the Timex Flix system, which activates the Indiglo night-light with a simple flick ofyour wrist. To activate FLIX, put the watch into Night-Mode by pressing and holding the Indiglo night-light button 3 seconds until it beeps. With the watch in Night-Mode, a forward "flick" of thewrist with a sharp "stop" will activate the Indiglo night-lightfor three seconds.
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. The Night Mode feature allows you to illuminate the Indiglo night-light for 3 seconds with any button press, regardless of the mode or function.
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