Timex Men's Ironman Essential 10 Full-Size Watch

I bought this for my husband who thinks this watch is great - not to complicated for a 68 year old to work out too!

I have had two of these watches. Both developed condensation inside within about three months. They refunded the first one (though it was not simple to navigate the system, I had to phone Amazon in the end) so I bought another hoping it was a one off fault, but unfortunately it was not. The instructions say : WARNING: TO MAINTAIN WATER-RESISTANCE, DO NOT PRESS ANY BUTTONS UNDER WATER. But what use is that? It's supposed to be a water proof watch!!! I always had Timex Marathon watches before (I bought a load of them when they were being manufactured in the 1990s and they kept me going for years and years ! ) only one of them developed condensation inside (despite buttons being used under water) and that was only after a year or two of use. And they were just as slim as this watch (not like bricks on your wrist like the Classic Ironman). In addition they had both the start / stop and the split buttons on the front where they are easily accessible : MUCH BETTER. This watch only has one button on the front and the other on the side which is difficult to use when doing swim reps. Basically, had the watch not leaked I'd have given it one or two stars, but since two of them have leaked one star is the most its worth, if that.

Excellent watch with a feature on the strap to make it less prone to split

I purchased this as my first watch for running and triathlon - it's super easy to use, has all the features, very durable and is great value for money. I often get asked 'Where is your watch from?/Which do you use?' and I instantly recommend this one! I've since purchased for my boyfriend and he's super pleased!

I think this watch has been very well designed by someone who has thought about the functions and used the watch. It has so many good features. The date is customisable you can have it as mmdd or ddmm for people outside the USA - Casio you miss this so badly. If you press the light it then stays on all the time you press other buttons - such a nice touch, well done. The digits are big so I can read without my glasses - Casio take note. The alarm is loud enough to wake me up and it repeats 5 mins later. I didn't give it 5 stars because I wish it was a 10 out of 10 in design looks instead of a 9 out of 10. Having said that the design is good and not the stupid fake plastic screws and design taken from Transformers that Casio go for. Well done Timex you might have won me over from Casio.

I always buy men's watches and so far this has been my favourite! It's lightweight and easy to set up plus you can turn off the bleeping noise. The strap has a part which means it doesn't come off easily - you just need to slide the strap off to undo.

After using this watch for 6 months for swimming, moisture entered the display and a few days later failed completely. Have contacted manufacturer via e-mail as the UK contact number does not work. Although only made contact yesterday, still waiting on response as the watch is still under two year warranty.

I bought this specifically because it stated "Triathlon" and "WR100m", as I wanted to swim with it. I didn't get the chance to swim until after the first month had elapsed - what a big mistake! I swam in a small pool and quickly realised that the watch had leaked, as shown. I went onto the Amazon site to resolve this but as it was after the 1st month I had to go through Timex directly. The link provided on the Resolution page simply took me to a webpage advertising new Timex watches, with no link to Customer Services. Were they trying to tell me something? I tried the telephone number on the Resolution page - "Sorry this number is not in operation". So I went online to find a contact number for Timex and telephoned. They directed me to an email address for UK resolutions. I emailed the given address and received the prompt response as follows: "Thank you for your inquiry Please note we are currently experiencing a high volume of emails at the moment. Your email will be responded to as soon as possible. Please allow 24 to 48 hours for a reply." Four days later, I am still waiting for a response. I phoned the help line again (which is in the USA) but they simply said they would escalate this but as it was a Friday this wouldn't happen until after the weekend and then it would be.....24 to 48hrs. I'm not holding my breath for this. My advice to you - don't touch this with a barge pole