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Amazon.com Product Description
Keep your sports training focused with the stylish Timex T5E231 Ironman Triathlon multi-function, performance sport digital watch, which features a dark gray resin top ring sitting upon a metallic silver case and top pusher for easy access to split and lap times. Sport timing features include a 100-hour chronograph with lap or split option, 100-lap memory recall, 199 lap counter, on-the-fly recall of lap or split, and interval timers settable up to 24 hours (9 timers with countdown/stop and countdown/repeat). The training log stores workouts by date, with best lap, average lap, and total segment time, and the total run format/synchro timer maintains total activity time (less time paused during workout and overall running time. Other features include two time zones, built-in setting reminders, water resistance to 100 meters, and a black resin strap.

It incorporates the Timex Flix system, which activates the Indiglo night-light with a simple flick of your wrist. To activate FLIX, put the watch into Night-Mode by pressing and holding the Indiglo night-light button 3 seconds until it beeps. With the watch in Night-Mode, a forward "flick" of the wrist with a sharp "stop" will activate the Indiglo night-light for three seconds.

The Indiglo night-light uniformly lights the surface of the watch dial using patented blue electroluminescent lighting technology. It uses less battery power than most other watch illumination systems, enabling your watch battery to last longer. The Night Mode feature allows you to illuminate the Indiglo night-light for 3 seconds with any button press, regardless of the mode or function.

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5 out of 5 stars

Perfect for Training (Swimming) Purposes.... 5 Star for what it does as a training watch! January 10, 2009
This is already my 2nd TIMEX which I use for my swimming practices..
This one beats the older model (Timex 51931 Ironman Triathlon) with some interesting changes:

1) The larger digits on this model makes it easier to read the numbers (as some mentioned to do so when running) even when I am swimming, with a quick flick of the wrist at the turn, it's possible to see the minutes and the seconds.... The older model had smaller number, thus not making it possible to do this.

2) The navigation on this model became quite easier. It was already easy on the older model but this one included instructions on screen, such as NEXT, DONE, + or - in order to advance with your practices and training... Plus a chance to change the way you want to see the information of the your laps (Laps in the big digits and splits at the smaller one, or the oposite)
A Real nice add on by TIMEX.

3) A simple but effective wrist band "clip" (the tiny piece of strap that attachs the "extra" wrist band that is left after you put the clock on)
It has a piece of rubber on the inside that locks on at the wrist band and does not make it loose or even letting it go as some other watches do sometimes. This is more effective underwater I think, as it remains the way you set your wrist, as the older model I had did not quite held in place all the time.

4) Plenty of memory (100 laps is really a nice number), maybe more then most will need but, as a swimmer I use to count splits over 100m (or yards) with many laps during one training... It is quite usefull. I go easily on 10 to 15 laps of the memory in one training.
And with the date feature, that reminds when you did these times, it is quite usefull to keep track on the training with a spreadsheet, for instance... (as I do !)

5) A really big START/SPLIT buttom that is great to press when I am swimming laps and have to press myself at each turn at the pool.
Just perfect. Never a miss !

And the feature which was already at most of the models, of the repeat countdown, and the start of a chrono, or a repeat (what I use the most) in order race agains your average rhitym inside a certain time frame that you can set it up ! And of course the flix technology, which is very good to have it... Just flick your wrist (when you set it to ON) and it will show you at night all info that you need.

It is another great watch from TIMEX and it deserves a look, specially for the price. It is worth to pay a bit more if you are like me and uses a lot of the memory for the laps on swimming pool. Maybe for runners it can be quite a lot of memory, but the price difference is worth the change, for some of the options mentioned at this review.

This is a really good watch to have..
Will you definatelly like as we all are at these reviews.
:-) It deserves the 5 stars rating !

3 out of 5 stars

Good, but not great. January 4, 2009
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

This is a good watch. Generally speaking it does everything I need it to but I am disappointed somewhat.

The first problem I had was that the watch had not been assembled correctly. The pin to hold the band apparently was never seated properly and the watch "broke" after I was wearing it for only about half an hour. Luckily, I was in my house and noticed immediately and was able to pick up the parts and reassemble it correctly. That was unacceptable to me. The watch could have easily been lost and I would have been out of $45.00.

As far as the FLIX technology goes, it is decent. Unfortunately, I haven't figured out a way to keep the function on all the time. When I turn the function on, it will stay on for several hours and then revert back to normal operation. To me, this doesn't make complete sense...If I want the function, then I want it all the time, I don't want to play games figuring out whether or not I need to flick my wrist or push a button.

Other than those two issues, I am confident that this will be a great watch just like all the other Ironmans I have owned.

3 Stars because of the problem with the band, and because the FLIX technology I think could be improved.

5 out of 5 stars

Great watch for running training December 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I purchased this watch about a couple of months ago for marathon training & usual usage too, to keep time & store it to keep track of improvement & etc, I love this watch for it is able to store up to 100 laps of records & besides, it's quite light, I hardly feel its weight when I wear for running. It also display two timezones, sometimes I'm required to fly for work to another timezone. This actually feels like a bonus to its already splendid features!! Love this watch!!

5 out of 5 stars

Simple and effective December 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

For athletes and non-athletes alike, this watch does everything you need. It's simple, durable, and effective. I've been running, biking, and swimming with it incessantly and haven't had any problems. The "Flex" technology is sort of useless, but other than that it's a great watch! Highly recommended.

5 out of 5 stars

Timex Ironman December 20, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Wow. Excellent watch; Does exactly what I need. As a referee I use this as a backup to the official time and it works great. Thanks

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