Timex

Timex Men's T44642 Metal Analog and Digital Combo Watch

• Quartz movement
• Timer; 3 time zones
• Indiglo night-light; brushed case

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Designed for active, outdoor lifestyles--as well as the rigors of harsh urban landscapes--the full-sized Timex T44642 Expedition analog/digital watch adds a stylish yet rugged complement to your everyday wear. It features a 24-hour chronograph with lap and split timing options, 24-hour countdown timer, alarm, and three time zones. The silver stainless steel case is toped with a silver bezel with black engraved accents that frames a white dial background with silver Arabic numerals and large luminous hands (with seconds hand). It also offers water resistance to 50 meters (165 feet) and a genuine leather strap in brown.

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.

Product Description

This Timex Watch (but not any battery, crystal, band, or strap) is warranted to the owner for a period of ONE YEAR from the date of purchase against defects in manufacture by Timex Corporation. Timex will not repair defects relating to servicing not performed by Timex Corporation. This limited warranty applies to US Customers.

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000B545DW
• Item model number: T44642
• Batteries: 1 Lithium Metal batteries required.
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (72 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,966 in Watches (See Top 100 in Watches)

Customer Reviews

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice watch but hard to set the alarm, March 1, 2005

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Sean S. Safron (Hurley, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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I generally like the Timex Expedition series because they have both an alarm and a light on an analog watch.

I had an older Timex Expedition that had a rotating ring around the face. This ring was used to set the time and the alarm, and was very simple and quick to use. Just spin the ring to the alarm time, and pull out the crown to set the alarm. There was also a nice feature that would let you set an alarm for up to 1 hour from now, which was nice for setting timers for cooking, etc., without having to set the 12 hour alarm.

On this new watch, there is both an analog face and a digital display as well. I had hoped that they would be synchronized with each other. However, there is no connection between the two parts. The time must be set twice, once for analog using the crown, and once for digital using the buttons, and they do not necessarily stay in sync. I had hoped that you would use the crown to set both the analog and digital times at the same time. Also, the alarm is only settable on the digital part, using the buttons. The procedure for setting the digital alarm is hard to remember how to do, since I don't do it every day. I also miss the "under 1 hour" alarm feature from my old Timex.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One member of an excellent line of watches, December 26, 2007

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Scot Harkins (Greenbank, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Timex Men's T44642 Metal Analog and Digital Combo Watch (Watch)

This is my second Timex Expedition. My last was model T472319J (green dial, hash-mark hours, leather strap), and gave out only a couple of months ago. In the four years that I wore that watch it was with me ALL OF THE TIME, serving as one of my three bedside alarm sources and as my daily watch in all conditions. I expect equal service from this watch.


Technical Details:

This is really two timepieces in one body. The analog watch keeps its own time, completely independent of the digital watch. The main stem is for the analog watch. The digital watch is in the window at the bottom and uses the four smaller buttons around the perimeter.

The digital watch features timezones T1 and T2, with shared minutes and seconds, but independent hours and dates. The single alarm can be set to use either T1 or T2. You can set the display to either T1 or T2, displaying either the time or the date for either timezone.

The battery is a single 2016. My experience has been that with the daily alarm included the battery will last from 8-12 months. Like anything, more noise and more use of the backlight will shorten the life of the battery. Include other factors (operating temp, battery quality) and your mileage may vary. Replacing the battery requires removal of the back cover with a Very This edge (like the cutting edge of a sharp pocket knife) and a Very Small cross-head ("Phillips") or flat-blade screwdriver to loosen/tighten a retaining tab. My advice is find someone to replace the battery if you are at all nervous about small things.

The leather wrist strap is sewn leather, generally pretty nice and rugged. With daily use, and depending on how the watch is fit (tight or loose) and the daily environmental conditions the band may last 6-12 months. Light-duty will be longer. The band is not hard to replace, if you are used to replacing bands. If you are not then do the same as with the battery: take it somewhere to have it done, or get someone you know who can do the job.

If you are sending this watch to anyone without regular access to watch bands and batteries you might pack along a few extra 2016 batteries (in packs please) and one or two watch bands, or a suitable and matching metallic band.


Now Cons & Pros:

Con: Timex switched to describing this watch with "three timezones", which I feel borders on disingenuous. One of the "timezones" is the independent analog watch, and is in no way tied to the digital watch and its dual timezone feature. So from the perspective of the average daily user it is a two-timezone watch.

Pro: The watch keeps reasonably good time in both analog and digital. I typically experience 2-4 seconds drift in a 6-month period. Remember, it's just a wristwatch, not a "precision timepiece".

Con: Depending on your body chemistry and the your daily environmental conditions the buttons will erode. I do now know why the buttons tend to erode while the body does not, but this has been my general experience. The nature of the erosion is the loss of the outer plating, followed by pocking of the inner material. The watch body and backplate did not erode at all.

Pro: Okay, really mitigating the last Con...even though the buttons erode over time, which I have experienced on many watches, the buttons continue to function without problem, which I have NOT experienced with other watches, including Casio, Pulsar, and no less than Seiko.

Con: The two timezones, T1 and T2, are linked by minutes and seconds, meaning you set the minutes and seconds on T1, and T2 inherits the same minutes and seconds. If your second timezone is any of the +30-minute zones you are out of luck on the digital watch. You can set the analog to its own time, so it can fill in if needed.

Con: The two timezones are NOT linked by hours and dates, meaning the second timezone can be more than 23-24 hours away...it can be a whole different date. If you are a stickler for "timezones" being related and less than a day apart and including possible 1/2-hour timezones then the Timex Expedition line misses the mark.

Pro: It takes a lickin' alright. I have worn this watch while working on cars and computers, in the rain, snow, cold and heat, in fresh water and salt water, and it has stood up to being banged about, even on the crystal/face, over the years. It came through like a champ.


Summary:

It's a good watch...actually, for the price it's an excellent watch that should last you a long time. Like any manufactured goodie a certain number will fail anywhere from days into use to a few months. The vast majority, however, will likely outlast most similarly-priced watches.

Overall, for the average watch-wearer, it's a great watch.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Solid Long Term Watch, April 30, 2007

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R. Southworth (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Timex Men's T44642 Metal Analog and Digital Combo Watch (Watch)

I've owned this watch for almost 8 years now. I was looking at this page because I wanted the exact same watch again. The one I have now is getting a little tattered. I'll probably just replace the battery though.

I like this watch because it looks good for work (office) but stands up to weekend car repairs and house renovations without damage. I was always annoyed by other watches because the side buttons would stick.

This is one great watch that can handle a beating and still look good.