Timex

Timex Temperature Sensor Watch T51723

Product Description

F°/C° Thermometer (digital and bar graph readout), Temperature range: -3° F (-20° C) to 130° F (55° C), 24-hour chronograph with lap or split option, 2 time zones with date, 24-hour countdown timer, Daily alarm, Hourly chime, 12/24 hour time, Month/day/date, INDIGLO night-light, All Day INDIGLO on digital display, NIGHT-MODE feature, Silver-tone tide ring, Silver-tone case, FAST WRAP strap featuring fastener from The Velcro Companies - blue polypropylene fabric / elastic strap black rubber endpiece with blue accents.

Product Details

• ASIN: B0000U0KW8
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #61,262 in Watches (See Top 100 in Watches)

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great price. Great features, January 5, 2005

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Taratab (San Marcos, Ca.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Timex Temperature Sensor Watch T51723 (Watch)

This is a sweet watch. It has all the normal stuff like alarms and timers and all that, and it looks nice on one's wrist. Solid.

The best part of this watch is the thermometer feature. I use it to test the water temperature when I surf, and it really accurate. A lot of my surfing buddies have much more expensive watches but this watch out perfoms them all.

So if you want a really cool water watch for a really low price that keeps on going, just like Timex says, get this watch.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Poor Temperature sensor and documentation, July 31, 2005

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Computer Dude (LI, NY) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Timex Temperature Sensor Watch T51723 (Watch)

If you are looking at this watch mainly for the temperature sensor I would think again. It is quite poor and rarely accurate. It says in the manual that to you need to take your watch off for 30 seconds to get an accurate reading. Right now the watch I am wearing says it is 90F in a living room that is 76F.

In the water it seems to be more "accurate" but takes some time to register so you will have to have your hand in the water for a while to get a temp. The manual also says that you should not push any buttons under water so make sure you set your watch to constantly display the temp (instead of the date) ahead of time.

The tide bevel on the top is not really helpful at all. Check the tide online or on your Palm with tidetool. The bevel is really just for looks; you turn it and it points to the oppisite side of the watch telling you that the next tide is 5-7 hours away. I trust you can figure that out without manually turning a rough piece of plastic. Mostly it just scratches my wife since it sticks out so much.

Overall, it is an attractive large watch with a mesh and velcro band that, as usual with that type of band, gets a little funky after some constant wearing. If you are looking for something to tell the temp, get a little thermometer keychain at a camping or ski shop and get a watch that isn't as thick.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Temp sensor does not work!, December 6, 2005

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Rohi (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Timex Temperature Sensor Watch T51723 (Watch)

Don't buy this watch, it's pretty much useless for telling the temperature. It's always off by 10 to 15 degrees. The only way to get an accurate reading is to take it off, and per my experiments, it will then take over an hour to settle to an accurute reading.

I wanted to use the watch while skiing. How can you take it off and put it down for an hour? I can't see it being used for any outdoor activity.

The worst part; the packaging and marketing don't say you have to remove the watch, but it does say it in the product manual. Sure, Timex knew if they mentioned this up front, the watch wouldn't sell.

By the way I bought Timex watches of this style for a few years until I finally gave up on them. They never last more than a year. The band always breaks. I've had both cloth bands with the velcro and the plastic/rubbery ones. They last about a year. They do keep on ticking though!