Is there a wrist watch with a lap timer that works for swimming laps?
Is anybody using one successfully?
Which brand and model is it?
Do you hold the watch face down while pushing the lap button, or take any other steps to prevent water entry?
Casio and Timex both make wrist watch lap timers. Timex even sells theirs under the brand name IRONMAN Triathlon. What their advertising and marketing literature typically doesn't tell you, but a call to either companies customer service will reveal, is that they both strongly advise against pushing the lap timer button under water.
What is less clear is pushing the button immediately after a lap, with the watch held in air, but still wet. I could not get either company's customer service to say it was OK to push the lap button then; but they seemed less adamant that that wouldn't work.
Why does it have to be a watch? A dedicated lap timer would be nice; but it so happens I want to get a general purpose watch anyway, so I was hoping to get one device to do double duty.
The Garmin watches look impressive; but I was hoping something was available in the price range of the Casio and Timex lap timers (Under $50.)
I was wondering if the Casio or Timex Ironman watches would work if one lifts them out of the water before pressing the button? It seems Jayhawk has been successful using it that way.
Why does it have to be a watch? A dedicated lap timer would be nice; but it so happens I want to get a general purpose watch anyway, so I was hoping to get one device to do double duty.
The Garmin watches look impressive; but I was hoping something was available in the price range of the Casio and Timex lap timers (Under $50.)
I was wondering if the Casio or Timex Ironman watches would work if one lifts them out of the water before pressing the button? It seems Jayhawk has been successful using it that way.
