Timex

Timex Expedition E-Instruments Compass Watch T45581

Product Description

Stainless steel case. Indiglo night light. Black rubber strap. Tide and temperature. Accurate electronic compass. Water resistant at 100 meters (330 feet). Timex Expedition E-Instruments Compass Watch T45581

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5 x 4 x 3 inches ; 6.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• ASIN: B000NIR4Z8
• Item model number: T45581
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (65 customer reviews)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good looking watch but limited night viewing, December 30, 2007

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Gordon A. Mcarthur (Snohomish, wa) - See all my reviews
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This watch looks really nice and the functions work well. The compass is very accurate and easy to read. Much nicer than the HighGear digital that I also have. The temp readings are 'accurate' except that it is the temp on your arm. You need to subtract 10 to 15 deg. to get the real temp or take the watch off for at least 5 minutes.

The tide clock was a bit of a disappointment to me. It is accurate but tides are affected by the sun, coastline, rivers and other geographic conditions so you get an 'estimation' of the high and low at best. Still, it is not the watches fault - I did not understand tides that well until I tried to figure out why the watch was 'wrong'. In the Everett, WA area, the tides are not the standard 6 hours and 25 min. so you have to check a local tide chart and not just rely on the watch.

The biggest downside of this watch is the night visibility. Unlike other Indiglo watches, where the entire face lights up like a flashlight, this watch only has a small band of Indiglo. It is actually harder to see the hands with the Indiglo on. The temp/tide/compass hand is totally invisible at night. The hour and minute hands are almost exactly the same length so it is also hard to tell which is which. You really have to shine a light on it to see anything.

Other than that, it is a great watch for the $. Much cheaper than some others and the analog face is much nicer than a digital watch. I'd still buy it but maybe would go for the white face model instead.

36 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent product, July 21, 2007

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witrich (Madrid , Spain) - See all my reviews

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I'm very glad with this watch.

Pros: all, This watch is accurate, user friendly, and appealing to the eye. I need to add that the Indiglo lights up the black face very well, making it easy to tell the time. In fact, you can see all of the dials, which is incredible.

Advice:Read carefully the instructions before you begin playing with the watch functions, you will think the watch is defective. The watch requires some simple to perform calibrations for the compass dials to function properly.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great watch!, January 4, 2008

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M. Roth (Palo Alto, CA) - See all my reviews
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I love this watch. The Indiglo is dark, but if you notice it generates a glow from the hands and dial indicators, which you can then use to read most functions. Compass is fun and works well. Tide clock is good once you calibrate it, but you will have to reset it periodically, depending on your location, which is expected and doesn't hurt its purpose, which is to give you an indication of the tide state and direction. Thermometer gives you an average of wrist temp and room/outside temp, but as it says in the instructions if you want the real temp remove the watch for a few minutes. A bonus is that the watch can be used to get water temperature. I never write reviews, but this is just an excellent value and a fun toy for us guys.