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 IRONMAN* Triathlon® (O.V.A.) Optimal Viewing Angle By: Timex Average Rating: 4.5 Total Reviews: 6 More Information Good running / swimming watch  On: 2008-04-15This is a good watch for runners or swimmers. Timer and stop watch works great. The alarm clock feature also works great. I use the alarm sometimes when traveling or just everyday use when my wife makes me sleep in the extra bedroom. HA HA. So if you are in the dog house and do not want the hassle of bringing an alarm clock with you then just take this puppy with you and it will get you up in the morning. I like to set the timer for 1hour and then go out running. If you are training for a marathon you know approx how many miles you can run in hour. So set the timer and take off. Head out in one direction for one hour then return once the alarm goes off. Also the battery just never seems to die on this sucker. I had one for five years and battery never failed or had to replace it. I just bought a new once since I lost the first one. The timer and stop watch also works in the pool. Not very pretty, but what a great watch!  On: 2007-09-11I bought this watch about 2 and a half months ago. I have to say that when I opened it up and looked at it, I was a little disapointed. The color scheme on this model is all over the place. The body of it is glossy black, the band is grey plastic, all of the buttons but the indiglo button are almost a bluish color, or darker grey, then the indiglo button is bright yellow. As I have gotten to know some other runners, they will almost all say that functionality is far more important than appearances. Timex is going to benefit from that mentality. Since then I started wearing it running in the mornings and switching to my other watches for my work day. I found that this watch was so functional that I found myself looking at the wrong part of my wrist for the time. Secondly the watches that sit on the top of my wrist are not quite as comfortable as the OVA. As it is now I wear it all the time, except when I am wearing a suit. I get alot of questions about it, it is eyecatching. I recommend this watch for anyone, but if you need a watch that will match your outfit go with something else. Hats off to timex for coming up with such a simple yet revolutionary idea. Watch out for the Band  On: 2007-07-26I bought this watch as a present for an avid sailor. After 6 months the band started to fall apart - the large problem is that you cant get an over the counter replacement band. You have to send the watch back to timex which will take upwards of two weeks. They also do not have any other options besides the original rubber band, which I will assume will break again. Excellent Job On: 2007-01-15Watch came in a timely fashion, in perfect condition. Nice job! Thank you! New side-wrist Ironman On: 2006-11-04Clear, legible face with BIG numerals. Unique, side wrist fit that works. Best Ironman yet and I have had a bunch. Great for sailing. Timex OVA - great running watch On: 2005-12-02I recently bought a Timex OVA (optimal viewing angle) watch. I bought it as a replacement for my old Nike Triax watch, which inexplicably stop functioning correctly. After comparing several different watches, including the new Nike Triax watch, I was impressed at the lightweight of the OVA; I cant even tell when its on my wrist. Also the OVA comes in large- and mid-size versions, which is very important for many runners like myself that have thin wrists. The viewing angle makes looking at your watch slightly easier while running versus the conventional angle. Furthermore, the placement of the buttons is the best on any watch I have ever owned or tried; the start/lap button is literally fool proof and very easy to find without having to look down! The indiglo night feature works the same as many new sport watches, by lighting the numbers rather than the screen, which works very well at night. The memory feature gives lap times, total time, best time, average lap time and also the date at which the time was recorded, which makes recording training information very easy. Finally this watch not only performs fantastic... but it looks awesome with a ton of different color options. |