TimexMen's Expedition Shock XL Vibrating Alarm 50mm Watch

so my baseline everyday watch is the Garmin instinct original. But I need you to watch without Bluetooth and heart rate sensors. So I bought two watches a Casio and a Timex expedition. I'll leave both reviews here.I am not a fan of large faced watches the Timex has a substantially larger face and bezel on it but after wearing it a couple days it's not that bad it's not heavy can get caught on sleeves.Although it didn't come with a manual the buttons are very intuitive they're easy to figure out it has a few features that are nice and some are that are not needed what's really cool about it is If you don't need an special alarms you can remove that from the display or add it back that was pretty nice.ProsLightweight, nice big display, subtle night light display, you can select between vibration or audible alerts. So far the band retainer is holding in place.You can set three alarms and a timer.ConsFor your alarm clock it vibrates initially then vibration will stop in an audible alarm will pick up I wish it would vibrate and have an alarm at the same time. This is for the timer also.Any button will stop the alarm that you set, so you could accidentally bump it while sleeping and miss it.For me personally timex is the better watchThe Casio. 3446The watch feels really good it looks good it's smaller face didn't catch on clothing or feel bulky.I thought it was nice that it came with a manual. Until I realized why the watch ⌚ operation is not intuitive like a genuinely took me a minute to figure it out how to get through all the layers and then I had to open up the book and figure it out whereas my Garmin instinct and the Timex was very easy to figure out. It only has one alarm on it you can do two time zones the light button is placed very nicely in the front and it's a very subtle LED lighted background.I'm sure if you're a fan of Casio this watch would meet your needs for a basic wrist watch for me it did not meet that standard and this will be returned.

I bought this watch for army basic training. It did great! The vibrating alarm allowed me to wake up without disturbing others. And it has three alarms, not just one, so I could set an alarm for wake up, fire watch, and another for any hit time out out. It was also easy to read with the indigo backlight Timex uses. The watch is huge though, so if you have small wrists, this isn't for you.The scratches in the picture were from NIC at night. I was actually impressed how it survived it considering I was crawling over gravel. Would absolutely recommend to anyone looking for a watch for basic training.

Nice large display and really like the negative (white on black). Very durable. I wear it everywhere and watch has taken impact with no visible damage. Vibration plus regular alarm is great - I use both. 3 alarms possible and can be weekend, weekday or daily. I work weekdays so this is quite useful for my daily routine. Big size which I like. I switch the band out for a fabric tactical one with Velcro and like it.

Good product cheap band

I am only about a week into using this watch but so far I do love it. I looked at all the very helpful reviews and the biggest negative was the dark display. The display is not lit up unless you light it up with the illumination button, the remainder of the time it appears to be a reflective background behind the numbers that provide the "illumination". If you have daylight or room light you have bright numbers. That said, I have found the numbers readable under indoor artificial light any "daytime" conditions, even under stormy skies, at night the Indaglow system works very well.This is a large watch, I am a big person and it works well for me but I would caution anyone of smaller stature to consider the sizing chart in the product description. I like the features of the watch they all seem to be usable and time related. Time zones, stopwatch, elapsed time, multiple alarms, and even an event alert are user friendly.Durability, so far, is good but the watch face is large and I expect it to get dinged as time goes on. So far it has taken a couple of bangs on door frames and been bitten by a playful dog with no problem. I purchased this watch for its at a glance time, day, and date large display and stop watch feature. It has exceeded my expectations so far.

Other reviewers had similar comments. The watch is just so dim! I have to look at the watch for several seconds to tell the time when indoors but I have to use the indigo light 99% of the time just to tell what time it is when I am in a normal to low-lit place. Outdoors is better. However, what good is a watch if you can't read the time when inside??? (The one I ordered was - Color: Black/Negative - Numerals are yellowish green). I had opted to return this one and purchase a different model - (the Color: Black/Positive). Hoping there is enough contrast to read the time without using a backlight. I believe Timex had an opportunity to make a great watch for the $. However, TIMEX couldn't seem to get the contrast correct with the lighter numbers and dark background. A few good things are: The watch has some heft (weight) to it and programming seems rather intuitive. Hope my review helps save you some time. (Pic to the left - is inside the house at my desk with a lamp and the pic to the right is the time just after pushing the indigo light). To me - this is a "No-Brainer." Returning tomorrow.

I have purchase several of these watches over the years. This one has a larger face and is a bit bigger overall. Easy to read and I love the vibration alarm. Overall a durable long lasting watch. Unfortunately, the watch band will eventually break and it is impossible to get a replacement band from Timex. Their website consistently says "out of stock". I have written them 3 or 4 times in the past few months for suggestions or specific help in purchasing a comparable band from the customer support website, but have never received an answer. Nice watch, but crappy support.