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Nike Men's WA0020-013 Lance Armstrong 4 Watch

• Quartz movement
• Case diameter: 48 mm
• Titanium case; Digital dial
• Water-resistant to 330 feet (100 M)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Ride like the wind with the Nike Lance Armstrong 4 digital watch, which offers a number of powerful sport timing features and an easily readable display to keep you up to date on your progress as you race down the road. Additionally, it offers an accurate altimeter and it can track ascent and descent rates for total elevation gained or lost. A real-time digital compass updates your direction as you move. Nike's patented Zero Drift technology provides extremely accurate altitude information, eliminating barometric drift. Timing features include a 1000-hour chronograph with data recall, data recall, four time alarms, two altitude alarms, a hydration alarm, date display, and two time zones.

The solid titanium case has cross-cut metal buttons that improve button actuation even with gloves. A pinless screw back construction screws the watch to the strap for durability and a strap-keeper post locks down the strap to prevent flapping. Other features include water resistance to 100 meters (330 feet) and a scratch-resistant mineral glass crystal. It's also individually numbered watch with Lance Armstrong autograph etched on it.

Product Description

Altimeter;Digital compass and barometer;Solid titanium case / Enhanced durability;2-color compass and timer display / Easy read;1000-hour chronograph with data recall;4 time alarms, 2 altitude and 1 hydration alarm;One-piece pinless strap / Durable;Battery hatch on backplate / Easy replacement;Mineral glass crystal / Scratch-resistant;Engraved and paint-filled Lance signature on backplate;100m water resistance

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000A8BUBU
• Item model number: WA0020-013
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #27,682 in Watches (See Top 100 in Watches)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A major disappointment from Nike, September 15, 2006

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Working Stiff (Seattle) - See all my reviews

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Before I bought this watch, I did a lot of research on the offerings from Suunto, Polar and Nike, and finally ended up choosing the Lance 4 watch for my cycling-specific activities. And I have to say, my disappointment began within 2 minutes of opening the shipping box. Here are the three major ways this watch (and Nike itself) have failed me:

1) This is a complicated, multi-function instrument. But if you're expecting a detailed instruction manual, forget it. What you get is an elaborate pictograph that illustrates which buttons to push. It skims over the setup procedure and many of the most important functions, and omits many features entirely.

2) Relative to the above complaint, I contacted Nike customer service about the setup. Since I'm a cyclist, I was particularly interested in the altimeter function, and dismayed by how thin the "manual" is. The instructions say you can select a 60-, 10- or 2-second sampling rate of the barometric pressure in order to determine altitude. What it fails to mention is what the ramifications are for choosing one over the other? Is one more accurate. Does one use more battery power? We'll apparently never know, because Nike's customer service failed to answer the question. While they admitted that they had received several complaints about the manual -- and were considering writing a new one -- they simply sidestepped my question about the altimeter function in their email reply.

3) And then there's the performance of the watch itself. In most cases it's impressive -- that is, in every case except the one for which I purchased it: the altimeter. On my group rides, there are always at least three other people with altimeters. A post-ride comparison of altimeter results always puts their readings within 3 percent of each other. The results from the Nike are at least 20 percent off. That means the altimeter results are not to be trusted.

While the watch is attractive (that's why it earned 2 stars instead of just one) and has an excellent band, it simply doesn't give me the accurate altimeter results I need. And since the altimeter results are so far off, I can only assume that its built-in weather sensor (also based on barometric pressure) is hugely flawed, too.

With the manual being as light on information as it is, with Nike's customer service either unwilling or unable to shed any light on the watch's usage and with the flawed performance of the altimeter function, I can only say that this watch represents a major disappointment. It may meet Nike's standards for fashion, but it fails my standards for performance.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A major disappointment from Nike, September 13, 2006

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Working Stiff (Seattle) - See all my reviews

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Before I bought this watch, I did a lot of research on the offerings from Suunto, Polar and Nike, and finally ended up choosing the Lance 4 watch for my cycling-specific activities. And I have to say, my disappointment began within 2 minutes of opening the shipping box. Here are the three major ways this watch (and Nike itself) have failed me:

1) This is a complicated, multi-function instrument. But if you're expecting a detailed instruction manual, forget it. What you get is an elaborate pictograph that illustrates which buttons to push. It skims over the setup procedure and many of the most important functions, and omits many features entirely.

2) Relative to the above complaint, I contacted Nike customer service about the setup. Since I'm a cyclist, I was particularly interested in the altimeter function, and dismayed by how thin the "manual" is. The instructions say you can select a 60-, 10- or 2-second sampling rate of the barometric pressure in order to determine altitude. What it fails to mention is what the ramifications are for choosing one over the other? Is one more accurate? Does one use more battery power? We'll apparently never know, because Nike's customer service failed to answer the question. While they admitted that they had received several complaints about the manual -- and were considering writing a new one -- they simply sidestepped my question about the altimeter function in their email reply.

3) And then there's the performance of the watch itself. In most cases it's impressive -- that is, in every case except the one for which I purchased it: the altimeter. On my group rides, there are always at least three other people with altimeters. A post-ride comparison of altimeter results always puts their readings within 3 percent of each other. The results from the Nike are at least 20 percent off. That means the altimeter results are not to be trusted.

While the watch is attractive (that's why it earned 2 stars instead of just one) and has an excellent band, it simply doesn't give me the accurate altimeter results I need. And since the altimeter results are so far off, I can only assume that its built-in weather sensor (also based on barometric pressure) is hugely flawed, too.

With the manual being as light on information as it is, with Nike's customer service either unwilling or unable to shed any light on the watch's usage and with the flawed performance of the altimeter function, I can only say that this watch represents a major disappointment. It may meet Nike's standards for fashion, but it fails my standards for performance.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Appealing to the eye, easy to use..., October 19, 2004

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halfkorean "Gadget? WHERE WHERE?!" (Steubenville, OH USA) - See all my reviews

A very interesting watch with useful features, plus it is Nike! However, if you will be easily offended by seeing scratches appear on your watch face, then look for another watch. I've not been able to determine if it is a defect or not, but my watch scratches very easily. Reaching for a pen, I bumped the watch against a plastic desk organizer... SCRATCH. The face of my watch is peppered with scratches. Perhaps these can be buffed out. Some other little hangups... the temperature is not very accurate. Of course you can calibrate the watch to take into account body temperature... but that will surely fluctuate with activity. Another downfall is the backlighting. You can activate extended backlighting by holding in on the button a few seconds, but the moment you press another function button, the light will go out. I think this is a great watch, but if little things like the things I described above will bother you, I suggest NOT getting this watch.