Casio was late 70's and 80's. Then Timex came out with the Ironman and dominated in the 90's.
Casio was late 70's and 80's. Then Timex came out with the Ironman and dominated in the 90's.
Which models do have replacable straps?
Are the 90s cool again yet? wrote:
Swatch me now wrote:Timex Ironman is the only answer.
And it still is! I have four of them. Every few years I pay a little to get new batteries put in. Eventually the batteries won't be available, but until then I can't be bothered to get something current.
Middle-aged man problem: In the winter I used to do workouts using the watch's timer--set it to beep for something like 6 x (3:00/2:00). Now I can't hear that frequency.
This is exactly correct. Ironman was the only way to go...kept up to 30 lap split times. I kind of laugh nowadays when I think back to having to go measure a run on my car's odometer. GPS obviates that need anymore.
Eddie Vedder wrote:
Agree that Ironman was and still is the only running watch you need. Have had the same one for going on 8 years and have not even had to replace the battery. It's freakish.
My last one died a few months back, lasted for ~5 years (didn't replace the battery because the buttons already went loose). I'm thinking about the various reported battery life. Probably a new watch could get ~10 yr of battery life fresh out from the factory. But when a costumer gets the watch, it's after the watch has been sitting on the shelf for some time (not turned off), may be years. So we only get the remaining battery life of the watch.
'90s, NOT 90's.
I used a Casio J50 in the mid '80s.
Knacker wrote:
I used a Casio J50 in the mid '80s.
http://watches.gafortiby.com/image/YZTDYD9N.jpg
That was the one with the pace beeps and the little stick man animation, right?
How many lap slits?
And don't forget to get one with Indiglo. I had one with the tiny lightbulb inside.
I got an ironman my freshman year of HS, 1996, because I knew I could break 5 with even splits. Ran 5:02.
Still works, my parents dog tried to eat it and it spent two years lost in their yard.
I'm on my 6th Timex Ironman since 1994. I love these watches. Does anyone remember the flix version? In night mode you'd flick your wrist and the indiglow would come on. This was pretty useful on some night time track workouts.
38yr old runner wrote:
I'm on my 6th Timex Ironman since 1994. I love these watches. Does anyone remember the flix version? In night mode you'd flick your wrist and the indiglow would come on. This was pretty useful on some night time track workouts.
Yes, definitely an art to flixing at the right time--too soon and it was dark again by the time you looked, too late and you'd be past the start/finish line by the time you could see it. Also a balance between flixing hard enough to activate it and so hard that your stride got thrown off.
38yr old runner wrote:
I'm on my 6th Timex Ironman since 1994. I love these watches. Does anyone remember the flix version? In night mode you'd flick your wrist and the indiglow would come on. This was pretty useful on some night time track workouts.
They don't make that anymore? It was neat, but I think I used it about 3 times when I had one.
I recently dug my triax out of a drawer and put a new battery in.Comfortable, intuitive, good display, great stopwatch and multiple timer. The GPS watch is no longer being used - just too complicated. I think I'll sell it...
track chick wrote:
nike triax
Another vote for the ironman I had the indiglo.few years ago I got a bit nostalgic and bought a new solar powered version. It was crap and lasted about 2 months. The old version was far better
Does Timex offer any run data storage?
Out of curiosity, I checked a drawer where I keep old watches and found 11 Timex Ironman watches... all with a broken band.
I also ran in a Polar something in the 90s to measure heart rate.
I almost exclusively run in the Timex Tapscreen HRM today. When they first came out, people didn't know how to use the tapscreen, so I picked up three for less than the price of a standard Timex Ironman. They're more expensive now.
curious_2_2 wrote:
Does Timex offer any run data storage?
"I think 8 laps of memory ought to be enough for anybody"
-Bill Gates circa 1990
D H wrote:
I recently dug my triax out of a drawer and put a new battery in.
Comfortable, intuitive, good display, great stopwatch and multiple timer. The GPS watch is no longer being used - just too complicated. I think I'll sell it...
track chick wrote:nike triax
I bought the Timex Marathon GPS to replace my Garmin 205 when it wouldn't stay turned on. Man, I hate the Timex GPS (definitely was not designed by a runner or by the IronMan designer) but now I have lost my old Timex Ironman so I'm out of luck.
I used a timex ironman 30 lap for 15 years before i finally got a garmin. I still break it out every now and then to forget the pace and just run in feel. It fits way better than the garmin and I don't feel like I'm running too fast or slow.
What's the thing with Timex and their bad quality bands?
