Customer Reviews

Timex Men's T48042 Expedition Classic Digital Outdoor Performance Chrono Alarm Timer Watch

5 star:		(17)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

I am a destroyer of watches. I use them in outdoor work and they get smashed, exposed to the elements, and are forced to wake me at ungodly hours and alert me of events every few minutes every day. I can kill a Casio of similar price range in a day or two. These watches seem to last longer and are less finicky than their more expensive Ironman counterparts. The watch is soft, wide and leather so it is comfortable when sweating and moving the wrist a great deal to climb or support oneself. The screen is large but attractive, good for fast glances at whatever info is needed from the screen, but it isn't such an ugly monster that I mind wearing it out of the forest. The functions are intuitive and the buttons are easy to manipulate, but I have had not trouble with accidentally bumping the buttons. Chrono lets me know everytime a set interval passes, a counter tells me how time has passed overall, there are 3 alarms that can be set for varies types of days (e.g. weekend, daily), and of course 12 and 24 hour time.

I've had this watch for about a year now and it's falling apart. Strings are hanging off of it, the strap keeps falling off and the face of the watch has several deep scratches on it. And I don't put it through much more than just wearing it every day. The strap notches are spaced about 1 cm apart, which for my wrist either means I wear it skin tight or loose and floppy.

That being said, it has been a great cheap "interim" watch. It's not at all dressy-looking, but it has a big, clear display, lots of features, and it doesn't beep when you press anything (that drives me crazy!). Also, the watch face is a bit slimmer than other comparable designs (1 cm), and it's lightweight. If you can find this for $25 or less, you probably won't be disappointed. If you're looking for a permanent or rugged watch, this probably isn't it.

I have been a fan of Timex digital watches for years because unlike other brands there is a great selection of smaller, light weight designs. When I obliterated my "Iron Man" recently I was once again in the market for a digital, but this time I wanted something that looked less like a runner's watch and more like a conventional watch with the functionality I needed.

I am happy to say, the Timex Men's Outdoor Performance Chrono Alarm Timer Expedition Watch #T48042 fit the bill perfectly. It is small, for those of us with small bone structure it will not overwhelm your wrist, and stylish, it has the functionality but also fits better than my previous digital watches in a business environment.

There is one great change from my earlier watches. For backpacking or any time you need to check the time at night the Indiglo button has been moved to the front and it is much easier to light up the watch face.

Band broke in less than three months. Very disappointing. I bought five of these watches as gifts. Two still have bands intact. Neither of those were ever worn (too small). The other ones were used as daily watches. All those bands have failed. Very disappointing.

Supposed to be good down to 100M..... Just don't take a shower with it on!!! I did and fogged up and stooped working!!!

I have had this watch for about 9 months and have been very happy with it. It is extremely accurate, requiring maybe three or four under 5 second adjustments in the time I have owned it. The large display is easy to read, although the viewing angle window may be a bit smaller than with other watches, esp. in night mode. The band is still in great shape, unlike the plastic/resin bands that crack quickly. There are some small scratches on the face from the times I have occasionally set the watch face down on a hard surface. So that is partly my fault, though a slightly raised rim around the face would prevent it from happening. Having three separate alarms is wonderful. I only wish there was a ONE TIME option in addition to the DAILY, WKDAYS and WKENDS alarm options. Another wish is for the TIMER to be 99 Hours instead of just 24, but no watch has ever had every feature I wanted. And I would likely purchase this watch again.

Bought this watch three months ago prior to a military deployment, used it for two months, primarily to keep time while runnning and doing timed exercises. The band broke right after finishing a run at the loop where it connects to the watch. I've had similar watches in the past that have been treated much less delicately and have had no issues. A real disappointment.

I first got this watch a few months ago and it worked great! It has three alarms, a stopwatch, the date, two time zones, and a timer! It has a great value BUT it will cease to work if any buttons are pressed underwater. If you want a good watch with nothing too fancy on it then you'll like this. So far I have failed to keep this watch working for more than one month. Remember, "When all else fails, read the directions

I like the two time zones, and keep one set to GMT/Zulu. It comes in very handy when going through 4 timezones in a week. A third zone would be better so I could track local time, zulu, and back in the states. As far as durability goes, some of the color is worn off the buttons, and there are a few lite scratches on the face. Neither of these is a problem.

The major problem is that the Indiglo died after a few months. My Ironman with the side button still glows like champ, but the Expedition's front mounted Indiglo button got harder and harder to push to make it light up. It might have been the Afghan dust? At least with the side mounted button I can push as hard as I like without crushing my wrist bones. I did like the feature where it continued to glow for a few seconds after lighting it up.

I'll probably buy another one, because I really love the two time zones (and multiple alarms).

This watch suits me just fine! I just recently purchased this watch for the third straight time! The two previous watches lasted me about two or three years each. As long as Timex keeps selling this watch I'll continue to buy it.