people call these watches cheap but they have the same grade miyota movement as a lot of casio chronographs and we all know miyota is a citizen brand so the timex and casio and some seiko quartz movements are the same, so when people say the timex is a cheap watch they are calling the rest cheap
Great informative video. I have the same watch and enjoy it. I lost the screw which holds the battery clamp in place and couldn't seem to find one that works as a replacement. I put the (over) battery clamp in place after changing the battery and popped on the back. So far, it's functional. Time will tell if it lasts long term, or until next battery change. well done! New subscriber here! -Tom
And it only stays activated for 8hrs, I believe. I leave mine off because I work with my hands and often my bent wrist will turn on Indiglo, killing the battery sooner than I expect. No biggie, but night-mode will leave the light on longer for me. Killing the battery even sooner.
How's the water resistance? Some sites cite 10 bar, some just 5. As it doesn't seem to have a screw-down back, 5 is IMHO more likely, but it would be great if the former was true.
Haven't really put it through its paces in that regard. I've given it some abuse outside in the rain, rain forest walks, paddle boarding etc.. and its done fine. Haven't put it much deeper than that though. Thanks for watching
It’s 10 bar. You can see the WR 100m mark to the right of the 6 o’ clock marker. The crown doesn’t screw down, couldn’t have Indiglo if it did, so I wouldn’t take it for snorkeling or laps, but I wouldn’t worry about it if you took a quick dip.
I tried this watch twice ,first one the hands fell off,second one the second hand stopped lining up ,not rugged and unfortunately junk ,I was hoping for a good durable watch but in real world use it’s only maybe good to view on a shelf
Lol, fixing the hands not resetting to zero is easy, just follow the instructions in the manual for that. As for the hands falling off, that’s unfortunate.
well? You said in the video you're going to tell us if it's any good… Well? You did no such thing you did nothing you just simply looked at it told what it can do and ended it… Could be the worst watch in the world you didn't research anything
Just hope you don't buy the watch on 15th, and the watch says 30th! That's a lot of dial turning. Apart from that, it looks like a really good watch-for Timex! The screen usually scratches within days, or the indiglo starts to fade, and if you want get the battery changed, then there goes the water resistance, unless of course you send it back to Timex and get charged a fortune to change it. Best and quicker to buy a new one, which is of course what they want you to do!!!!
Yeah it certainly is a long old trek! But not too bad, only a few seconds in reality. I'm interested to see how it holds up over the longer term, I see it as a 'usable' everyday watch, so from that perspective its going to see some wear, but we will see how it holds up. It's doing great so far!
@@GruncleWorx Hi. Yes, as an everyday watch they are fine, but in my experience , they don't last that long. I have bought some scratch remover just in case. If only Timex fitted a glass front to their watches, they would be, so much better, and more competitive as well. They would sell far more than what they do as their watches are really quite attractive, and I'm sure that the public wouldn't mind spending an extra few pounds or dollars if they knew the front would last longer. They may well fo this for their higher end watches, but for the ones like you have reviewed they tend to be cheap plastic or mineral glass which scratches really easily. Puts me off buying any more to be honest. I like them, but I tend to stick with G shock these days. About the same price, but with glass plus they last longer. Still, each to their own. Thanks for the review though. Look forward to more of them. Well done!!
@@peterclarke3990 mineral glass is regular glass. Did you mean sapphire? I personally prefer acrylic over glass, since although it gets scratched, it can be restored more easily than glass or sapphire.
The chronograph seconds hand doesn't align to 2/3rds of the indexes. The spacing from one second to the other appears random, the hand can jump from anywhere between only half a second to one and a half second. Too much slack in the gears. Poorest manufacturing quality.
Yeah it isn't necessarily the most accurate, however, for my purposes and giving some general idea as to timing in the field its more than serviceable. Good to note the shortcomings though, I appreciate your input.
This is the case for majority of quartz watches at this price point. Even more expensive quartz watches don’t hit the indices on their seconds hands. Good luck finding one if you do. You really can’t complain what timex offers for well under $100.
You find that even in Miyota movements in watches that are $500-$1000. Hands jump due to indirect drive rather than poor quality. But in the case of Timex, I can’t say the same. I still love mine as my daily.
