Jul 022013
Armitron Men’s 408177SIL Silver-Tone and Black Chronograph Digital Sport Watch
- Rectangular resin case with black accents
- Reverse LCD with fade feature and silver-tone digits
- Alarm, chronograph, lap, countdown, dual time and military time functions
- Black resin strap with square holed pattern
- Water-resistant to 330 feet (100 M)
Sporty features with progressive styling, the Armitron Men’s Silver-Tone Chronograph Digital Sport Watch features a rectangular resin case with black accents. This attractive watch’s band is also made of resin and closes with a traditional buckle for a custom, comfortable fit. The watch’s reverse LCD, which comes with a fade feature and silver-toned digits, can display alarm, chronograph, lap, countdown, dual time, and military time information at a glance. Convenient buttons found on both sides
List Price: $ 29.99
Price: $ 22.49
Striking appearance,
This new offering from Armitron is priced on the high side in its line of resin banded watches but is worth the extra few dollars. Embodying the esthetic quality of **shigiri**, it is classed as a sport watch but could be worn for business. It is reminiscent of a $1500 Rado with its minimalist, square design and black face. The accuracy also is the equal of a $1500 timepiece. It literally never needs resetting once set accurately.
The digital hour/minute display is large, with somewhat smaller digits displaying seconds and date. This leaves little room for the day of the week display, which requires better than 20/20 eyes to make out. However, the location of this display advances with each day so it is not necessary to read the letters.
The real drawback is that the Reverse LCD is not high visibility and has a limited visibility angle, fading markedly with each degree of deflection. The slightly curved window is prone to reflections, also. At a cost in battery life, this is remedied by the very effective “electro-lite” illumination feature, having its own button, which actually makes the digits glow and shuts itself off in three seconds.
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|Refreshing change of digital monotomy,
When I received my watch 10 days earlier than projected I was pleasantly suprised.
I ran through the quick instruction script and found out that this watch was more
than expected. To my delight, it has features like a second time zone, stop watch,
count down timer, and dual alarm made this device perfect for my line of work as
well as the recreational running that I enjoy every other day. For the money it
is the best watch I have owned yet!
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|Nice looking, hard reading,
I haven’t owned a digital watch in over 20 years, but I bought this one as an inexpensive ‘weekend’ watch. I like the simple lines — it’s bold and understated at the same time, if that makes sense. I think it looks better in person than in the photos, far nicer than a typical Casio or Timex.
Unfortunately what doesn’t look better in person is the display. The ‘reverse’ LCD is readable, but there just isn’t as much contrast as the photos seem to show. At certain angles it becomes easier to read but it never looks like in the photos. In dim conditions when most of my other watches are still readable, this one is almost impossible to read. Luckily the backlight works great and the numbers take on a cool blue glow against the black background. Of course you have to press the button though, so telling the time becomes a two-handed operation.
The case is thicker than I’d expected for a digital. It even seems thicker than my automatic Omegas, but it’s very lightweight and the strap is comfortable so it’s easy to wear. In fact, I’ve ended up wearing it more than any of my ‘nicer’ watches so for under $20 I’d say it’s worth the three stars
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