Casino/Timex were never GPS players

Also can there be a fricking auto-lock on threads that are more that 6 months old or something?!?

I'm very happy with my non-GPS Timex Expedition. Comes with a velcro band which can custom fit better than the breakable plastic bands. Doesn't have all the bells and whistles that a more hi-tech watch would have but I don't need that. I just need a watch to do all the basics. I'm not on Strava so don't need that. Picked mine up on sale for $35 and it's been running strong ever since.

My Garmin Phone is ALL that I need.

It can do everything!

https://th.bing.com/th/id/R8734968cc2697f7ca57f20f583cfb162?rik=nl4FE21L4m1W1w&riu=http%3a%2f%2fwww.wired.com%2fimages_blogs%2fgadgetlab%2f2010%2f04%2fgarminfone.jpg&ehk=n6%2brtNbiaf1N%2flKOSNJ9Tkcq625j4vFqQabAuQ%2bPYiE%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw

This post is dead on. Timex, at this point, should just get out of the GPS watch game. They've had some nice products, like their "new" r300 watch was very well reviewed by people like DCRainmaker and a few others...but its really, really hard to make inroads in this market. I feel like Coros is doing it, but that's because they basically crammed all the features of a $500 running watch into their watch and said "Hey, look, all the features of their $500 watch for only $199!"

Remember Epson GPS watches? Fantastic. Highly accurate. Great battery life. Nice looking...Never came close to making an in road in the market. Horrible app. No marketing .

How about Soleus?

I'd bet for GPS specific running/hiking watches it's probably 85% Garmin, 5% Suunto (ultramarathoners and hikers), 5% Coros (Maybe more now since release of Coros Pace 2), 3% Polar and then Timex, Soleus with maybe the last 2% combined.

Its gotta be really rough to go into a place and try to sell them on your watch in this industry. Like imagine going into local running stores or even the big guys (Jack Rabbit, Dicks, etc) and saying "Hi! I'm from Timex and we've got a new GPS watch" or "Hi! I've got this new Epson GPS watch". You better be prepared for a question of "Well, why would someone by your watch over our Garmin watches"

shuffle shuffle wrote:

Also can there be a fricking auto-lock on threads that are more that 6 months old or something?!?

Most of the best threads are that old.

There used to be a knowledge test required to bump an inactive old thread.

MeHereYouWhere?! wrote:

I feel like Coros is doing it, but that's because they basically crammed all the features of a $500 running watch into their watch and said "Hey, look, all the features of their $500 watch for only $199!"

I'd bet for GPS specific running/hiking watches it's probably 85% Garmin, 5% Suunto (ultramarathoners and hikers), 5% Coros (Maybe more now since release of Coros Pace 2), 3% Polar and then Timex, Soleus with maybe the last 2% combined.

To be fair, Garmin artificially puts limits on their watches via software. There's no reason why the 245/645 couldn't have had an open water swim and triathlon mode. The 745XT is essentially a 245 Music with a software update and a barometer.

Coros and Suunto (and maybe Polar?) have similar software across their lineup.

That said, I'd be surprised if Suunto makes it to 2025, at least without being bought out by someone. Their lineup is pretty terrible. The Suunto 5 is a rebadged Spartan Trainer that's 3 years old with a small terrible screen and is overpriced compared to the Coros Pace 2. The 7 is android wear based , has terrible battery life and again, is overpriced (when compared to the Apple Watch or Galaxy Watch). The 9 is 3 years old, the base model isn't bad for $330, but it's insane they're charging another $170 for the barometer version. I've also heard their software is plagued with issues and is stupid basic in comparison to both Coros and Garmin.

I think it is an example of a good item being rolled into a combo-device such as a Apple Watch.

A lot of cameras, HRMs, flashlights, compasses, maps, and Walkman/MP3 players have been replaced by smartphones and smart watches.

For example, I don't see how Polar can still be in business if my watch/phone can tell me my heart-rate. Timex is great for taking splits during an interval workout, but other than that, I use my phone. Do you still carry around a digital camera? Have you seen iPhone photo contest winners?

Garmin is sort of like the last-man-standing in terms of GPS but most likely only for people without an Apple Watch.