Customer Reviews

Timex Unisex T5G701 Ironman Triathlon 75 Lap HI-TI Watch

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I bought this to replace a non-solar Timex Ironman Triathlon Timex Men's Ironman Triathlon 42-Lap Combo Dual Tech Dress Watch #T56381 that looks simiar, but there are actually a number of differences. First, of course, this is a Solar watch, which I wanted because battery changing is both a hassle, and a potential source of future problems. This watch is much lighter and less clunky than the older Ani-Digi Timex Ironman models, and the band is also lighter and more comfortable. (However, it is not obvious that this band can be changed if needed -- It seems to be integrated with the watch).

The digital numbers are clear, but not quite as distinct as in the pictures (and not as bold as on the older Timex models). The feature set is good: Stop watch with 50 laps, Count down timer, 3 alarms, 3 time zones, and you can have the watch skip modes that you don't use.

Time keeping has been extremely accurate thus far (I've only had it a few days.) This is one of the least expensive solar watches available.

I purchased from ProSports and it was received within 3 business days - fast shipping. Worth noting -- for $5 you can extend the 1-year warranty to 5-years directly with Timex; this is cheap enough that it may be worth it.

I have a drawer full of watches with dead batteries, and thus recently I've been buying more "eco-friendly" watches, if only to avoid the hassle of battery changes. I have a Seiko Kinetic Auto Relay and a Casio Men's Ani-Digi Solar Watch #AWS90D-2AV watch.

Now, I got this Timex watch to add to my collection. On the whole the watch works like a champ. It's cheaper than Casio's G-Shock line of rugged/sports watches, but it stands up to the rough-and-tumble of outdoor activities as good as, if not better than, a Casio G-Shock.

What I like:

1. Large digits, and indiglo isn't "glaring" when used at night.

2. Long-lasting illuminated hands on the dial

3. Able to turn LCD display off and "blend in" to an office environment

4. Date display format can be configured for DD/MM or MM/DD

5. "Silent Mode". Watch can be configured to be almost silent, removing button-press beeping sounds if desired.

6. Blinking battery icon to indicate charging mode.

What I don't like:

1. Watch band is fixed onto the body. I don't see a way to easily replace the band should it ever get worn or break from use.

2. The "SOLAR" word is printed on the watch glass at the 9 o'clock position. Hence the hands will be obscured by it whenever it moves to that position (9 o'clock, or any hour at 45 mins).

3. Only the hands are illuminated. No other illuminated markings on the watch dial.

I'm a LONG time Ironman wearer, and I was very pleased with the functionality, feel, and looks of this one, but 2 days outside the window for Amazon returns, and it can't keep any time. The hands will freeze periodically and seemingly randomly work at others. The digital clock(s) lose 10 minutes or so a day, and will periodically zero itself out. It sounds like a battery being low...but this is SOLAR, and the indicator reads that it's 100%.

Mine may just be "the" dud, but I was rather disappointed that

1) The watch is useless

2) Timex has gone to unreplaceable bands (pretty tough on $50-150 watches)

3) The failure happened just outside the return window, so I'm wondering if it isn't s design "feature"

Watch works great - although it is the second one I received. The first one was DOA. After attempting to charge it in both indoor lighting and sunlight, nothing happened. A single email to the customer support from the place of purchase generated an email saying a replacement was on the way with a prepaid return enveolpe. Had to add $0.17 to the shipping in order to get it there.

Without these two minor issues, this would have been a 5-star rated purchase.

I've had this watch for a while now and I love it.

Pro's - Reasonably priced solar watch, great feature set that's intuitive to use, comfortable to wear, and looks great.

Con's - It does have an integrated band and I wish the display was slightly brighter. Also, I'm not a fan of the 'Solar' label being adjacent to the 9 o'clock position on top of the display - it would've been nice for that to have been under the watch hands.

In all, it's a great watch and I really have no disappointments. I recommend it and would purchase again.

This is a great watch that I wear all of the time. Easy to read, both the analog and digital dials, although the "solar" label on the face makes it hard to check the battery level at times. It's very comfortable and isn't heavy enough to want to move around the wrist too much. One of my only complaints is that it is hard to keep charged, especially when one isn't wearing it 24/7. Other than that, a great purchase and definitely worth the money.