Timex Unisex Ironman Traditional 30 Lap Flix Watch T5H561
Keep your sports training focused with this mid-sized, shock-resistant Timex Ironman Triathlon multi-function sport digital watch (model T5H561), which features a 30-lap memory and the unique hands-free Flix Indiglo activation system. It features a durable teal and silver resin case, large buttons for easy access to timing functions, and a comfortable black polyurethane strap. It also offers water resistance to 100 meters (330 feet), three alarms (with 5-minute backup), and three time zones. Other features include a top pusher for easy access to lap and split times, an occasion mode to set reminders for birthdays, anniversaries, holidays and appointments, and all-day white reflector display. Sport timing functions include:
- 100-hour chronograph with lap or split option in large digits
- 30-lap memory recall
- 2-mode countdown timer
- Forward or backward setting
- Built-in setting reminders
This watch 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.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Great little watch
I’ve used a Timex Ironman watch for the last 15+ years. When I couldn’t find the model that I had been using, I ordered this one because it had the features I wanted–big numbers, chronograph and timer, different time zones, multiple alarms and convenient buttons. BUT when it came, it was smaller than what I expected a “midsize” watch would be, and my first thought was ‘Well, let’s send it back”. Then I started playing with it and discovered now easy it is to set, to use and how comfortable it is to wear! It’s perfect for this little old gray-haired lady!!
5 Stars Very good for what it is.
I bought this watch a few weeks ago and so far it has been performing flawlessly. I was able to set up the time and my personalized settings in just a few quick minutes. It is small enough to be unobtrusive but substantial enough to feel like a watch. It also comes loaded with tons of handy features such as a stopwatch, timer, three alarms, three time settings, indiglo watch illumination with Night Mode, and a thirty lap memory with splits. A very nice feature of this watch is night mode, in which you hold down the indiglo button for a few seconds, and the watch beeps and enters night mode. Then the watch, whenever you press a button in the next eight hours, will automatically illuminate for a few seconds. Also, you can flick your wrist to illuminate the watch rather than pressing the button. You can also exit night mode by holding the button down again, or it will automatically turn off in eight hours. This feature comes in handy at various times. One odd thing about the watch is the “occasions” feature. This feature seems a little useless to me. I mean if you really are bad with these things, you can program your sister’s birthday into your watch, but honestly it comes off as a feature that Timex added to increase the watch value. However, I got it at a great price from Amazon (under $30) and seeing as competing watches with a few more features run anywhere from $75 to over $100, I am more than satisfied with my price/features ratio in this watch. In conclusion, this watch comes with plenty of features for any type of casual athlete and serves its timekeeping purpose very well. Timex-brand quality for a low price is a deal you can’t beat.
3 Stars Not as good as my old Casio
I’m not positive mine is the exact same model as this because mine is all black, but it is a Timex unisex 30-lap Flix Ironman and my comments should apply to all in this series. Although I’m a six-foot-tall man, I have thin wrists and can’t wear a man’s watch. Even this one is larger than I’d like. One of our wedding presents was his/hers gardening gloves. I wear the hers, my wife wears the his, but I digress. Sorry to say, Amazon, but you really shouldn’t buy a watch online; you need to try them on to see if they will fit your wrist.
I wanted it as my everyday watch to show time and date and as a stopwatch for running. It serves the first purpose well, with nice big numerals, which my middle aged eyes need. I’m happy with that part. I am disappointed in it as a stopwatch, though, and as an alarm clock/timer. The biggest difference between the Casios and the Timexes to me as a runner is that the Timex watches have the start/split button in front and stop on the side, while the Casio has the front button be stop/start. On both the front button is large and easy to push (or used to be on my old Casio, although I’ve heard that’s not so true for the newer ones). But I find it almost impossible to push the stop button on this Timex. At first when I began using this for timing my runs I would fail to stop the watch at the end more often than I succeeded, thus losing the timing data. You can’t use the split button for that because 10 seconds after you press it it reverts to the continuously running mode, so you have to memorize the split time or write it down. I want to stop the time and write down the time after I get home (driving from where I run at the park).
It is so hard to stop it that I found I was twisting the bejeebers out of the band when I pressed hard enough, so I started pressing equally hard from the opposite direction (the upper left) in a pinching motion to counteract the thumb at the stop button (lower right), but that didn’t work because the Set/Recall button (upper left) would always register the push first, changing it out of stopwatch mode to time set mode and thus the stop button didn’t work as a stop but instead changed the time. Eventually I learned to prepare to stop it about 10 seconds before the end of the run by finding the tiny sweet spot between the mode button and the 12:00 position with one finger and placing my thumb on the stop button, then squeezing really hard when I reach the end. Even doing this sometimes it doesn’t stop. This is not just my particular watch with this problem, either, because I tested several in the store when I bought an identical (except purple) one for my daughter (who specifically asked for an Ironman). They all had the really hard-to-press stop buttons. For what it’s worth, she loves hers, but she’s a triathlete and uses the lap features a lot, which I don’t.
For the alarm functions, I found them really hard to use mainly due to the Occasion mode always jumping in. If you don’t use it regularly, you can think you’re setting the alarm to wake you the next morning and instead it turns out you set it to ring when it’s somebody’s birthday or some other occasion. I find it much easier (and much louder) to use my cell phone as an alarm clock when traveling.
5 Stars Great watch for the price
This watch looks great and feels really comfortable on my wrist. I bought it for a simple watch to wear when I working around the house and exercising. For the price, it is great.
I love that the simplicity of its use as well as the stopwatch and 3 alarms.
The only downside, in my opinion, is that the strap is thinner than I thought. I took some getting used to but I think it actually makes it more comfortable.
5 Stars Great Ironman Watch
Watch came in the original packaging, it works perfectly, and got to me quickly. I use it for running outside and it’s not heavy, fits perfectly on a woman, and doesn’t feel bulky. Good buy
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