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? I don't particularly like watches -- the numbers are too small -- and I definitely don't like pushing buttons. I bought a Pace Pal personal pace clock, and use it every day. It's quite portable. I take it everywhere. I like it. You can set it on the deck, or underwater.
Swimosaur - I love the idea of a personal underwater pace clock. It's on the pricey side though ($169). If it works well for a long time it would be worth it. How long have you had yours?
Why does it have to be a watch? I don't particularly like watches -- the numbers are too small -- and I definitely don't like pushing buttons. I bought a Pace Pal personal pace clock, and use it every day. It's quite portable. I take it everywhere. I like it. You can set it on the deck, or underwater.
Swimosaur - I love the idea of a personal underwater pace clock. It's on the pricey side though ($169). If it works well for a long time it would be worth it. How long have you had yours?
