Customer Reviews

Timex Men's T78587 Classic Digital Silver-Tone Expansion Band Watch

5 star:		(13)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Good everyday watch. I hate all the big, goofy "sports" watches that I find at all the retail stores. This is a simple digital watch, easy to set, good stopwatch. Not intrusive, doesn't stick out like a sore thumb.

I've bought several of these watches. Like the others, I appreciate the functions and the simplicity. Unfortunately, this watch uses a very cheap method of plating chrome metal over a plastic base. After 1-2 years of wear, this plating fails, and seperates from the base material. This creates very sharp little "knife blades" on the edge of the case. With the stretch band, you have to pull it on/off over your hand. The back of my hand is always covered with scratches caused by the plating on the watch case. So, I have several of these, still running perfectly, in drawers un-usable. A poor manufacturing/design. I would assume the gold is similar.

I bought this because I had a similar watch when I was in school and loved the band. What I didn't count on was that it's such a light, useful watch that I would end up wearing it all the time over my more expensive watches. Now wearing my other watches is something I have to go out of my way. Maybe I'll just sell most of them and keep this one for daily use.

And the price is just right.

I've owned several of these over the years. They are comfortable and easy to get on and off. And they last. Perfect for everyday.

The watch is great and I like the indiglo feature. The only fault I can find with this item is that the day is printed too small. Us senior citizens need bigger print. Also the expansion band is a wee bit tight. It's livable though.

I purchased my original Timex watch around 1980. It has been a wonderful watch surviving a couple of few battery changes, two replacement twistoflex bands and a lot of use. Over the years there has been some corrotion on my 1980 model making the buttons dificult to use, so about eight years back I started looking for a replacement.

Styles change and digital watched all seemed to address the needs of runners and deep sea divers. I was stunned and delighted to find the Timex Men's Classic Digital watch with a twistoflex band. Now I have a dress watch!
My one demerit, thus only a four star rating, is for the band being one twistoflex link too tight.
Many folks make think me nuts for carrying on about a plain Timex watch but it is every thing I want in a watch. Also I know two other folks that still cherish their +25 year old classic Timex watches. I may buy another so I have it when I need one in 2036.

I really like this watch, it's accurate and stylish, the only thing I don't like is the band is somewhat uncomfortable. Wish it was an adjustable band.

This is my 3rd purchase of this watch and there will be many more to follow. Why is it my 3rd? My first one was destroyed by 24/7 wearing through Basic Training and 6 months into a deployment in Iraq. By the end, it was severely scratched and the band worn, but still legible and working. I replaced it when the band got torn off for a second time and it could no longer be reattached. My second overlapped with the first and was a gift to my 84-year-old grandfather, who wears it while playing tennis and likes the fact that it can be hit with a racket without breaking. My 3rd one is still going strong and should last several years now that it's out of such high-stress conditions. Over this period of time, the alarm feature was used as a daily alarm clock and never failed. The stopwatch allowed me to keep track of my run times and check them with ease. I'd recommend this watch to anyone looking for a daily-wear watch that won't disappoint.

This watch is the best looking digital watch I've been able to find in years. Its real metal case is so much nicer than the plastic cases found on most digitals. I've been using a Timex digital with much more functionality. I miss the countdown timer and the ability to use the Indiglo light in the stop-watch mode. I also miss the ability to turn off the hourly chime. Reading the functional description before ordereing, it was not clear to me how limited the functions of this watch were. So, I'm disaponted by the limited functionality, but delighted in the appearance.

I have used this model of Timex for years. I recently lost my last Timex in Iraq last year after owning that same watch for close to 4 years. I am very glad I was able to find this replacement. These are great, durable watches that last years.