Great Watches - Timex Expedition Adventure Tech

The Timex Expedition Adventure Tech watch fits the bill when it comes to watches that carry some useful features.

The Adventure Tech is a sleek looking watch, resembling the stylings of many active lifestyle watches you would normally see on a runners wrist only. But this watch does much more than keep lap times. It has many of those tried and true features we’ve been looking for in this GREAT WATCHES test, namely an altimeter, barometer, and thermometer.

All instruments seemed to be fairly accurate. The buttons were easy to sue, and the orange/gray color combination got a thumbs up from the Outdoorzy logo designers.

Sewn into the resin strap is a cloth liner. I liked the way this feels on the wrist. Much more organic to wear than a raw resin strap. Just keep in mind that when you finish a hard workout you’ll need to rub it down with soap and water to avoid any funk smell. This has been a common theme with many outdoor watches over the years. If you want a comfortable band, you typically have to clean it.

It’s a great looking watch at a great price. We’d recommend it for a stocking stuffer. Its feature list and look are impressive, but you won’t cringe at the receipt when the damage is done.

Weighing in at $100, this is the least expensive in our watch review series. This version of this watch is actually being discontinued after this year so you may be able to pick it up for less than that if you shop around (we’ve seen it as low as $68). Which just leaves you that much more to spend on the next edition of this guy.

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2 comments November 6th, 2008