Was looking for recommendations on a good watch from swimming in. Mostly it will be for open water, but I may use it for pool workouts too. The biggest function would be just a stopwatch which most all have, but it would be nice for a countdown function (to signal every 10, 20 minutes, etc for OW training). A HR function would be nice too but I know then it gets to be a bit pricey. I would like to put a $150 cap on it and see what you all come up with.
I'm a bit of a watch collector (have bought and sold dozens) so I'm familiar with many of them. Try to stay away from large, bulky watches like "some" of the G-Shocks, etc.
Post pics and/or links as well if you have them handy!
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I love my cheap Timex 1440 Sports watch. Lasted through my 10K, 25K OW, and all the trainings associated with those swims. It's still ticking and I wear it daily during my pool practices. $20 @ Target. One reviewer claimed he/ she had a hard time setting the time and other items, but I had no issues at all. Instructions were clear to me.
If I wanted more functionality as you do, I'd have purchased one of these
www.timex.com/.../2223481011
I simply chose to spend my $$$'s on other things associated with travel OW swims as they can get pretty pricey.
I've gone through all different swimming watches since 2002 and I've found Timex to be the best bang for the buck.
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I love my cheap Timex 1440 Sports watch. Lasted through my 10K, 25K OW, and all the trainings associated with those swims. It's still ticking and I wear it daily during my pool practices. $20 @ Target. One reviewer claimed he/ she had a hard time setting the time and other items, but I had no issues at all. Instructions were clear to me.
If I wanted more functionality as you do, I'd have purchased one of these
www.timex.com/.../2223481011
I simply chose to spend my $$$'s on other things associated with travel OW swims as they can get pretty pricey.
I've gone through all different swimming watches since 2002 and I've found Timex to be the best bang for the buck.