When I initially noticed the upcoming “Increase” watches on the Timex headquarters awhile again, I used to be instantly drawn to their enjoyable, impressed design and distinct concentrate on utility and legibility. Since then, the watch initially often called the Increase has modified names twice. It had develop into the BST.47 and is now, lastly, referred to as the Timex Command 47. It has a sister assortment of barely much less visually distinctive Command City digital watches. The “Increase” design, for my part, is spot-on for right now, with an general look suited as a lot to avenue put on as on the wrist of an actor in a science-fiction film.
You wouldn’t suppose twice in case you noticed this watch on the wrist of somebody in an Avatar film. With a value below $100, the Timex Command 47 assortment is a simple winner if you’re in search of a sturdy digital sports activities watch and, for no matter motive, can’t appear to discover a Casio G-Shock that you just like. Timex desires a much bigger piece of the pie on the subject of the “hip” digital watch market. Although Timex has had years of success with the favored digital Ironman assortment (notably worn by some distinguished politicians, comparable to former U.S. presidents), the Ironman digital watch assortment by no means struck a long-lasting notice with the youthful market.
The Timex Command 47 assortment isn’t revolutionary however it’s a genuinely good design and one which has ergonomics down. On paper, the gathering tries to match normal Casio G-Shock fare with a resin case water-proof too 200 meters and the power to take a seat calmly and comfortably on the wrist. I very very like the classic TV screen-style dial form, which is echoed by the case.
The person working system is lifeless easy to grasp and on-screen prompts make Timex’s person interface less complicated to set than most of these produced by Casio. In protection of our buddies in Japan, most Casio G-Shock watches right now are far more complicated in performance (a minimum of the G-Shock watches that curiosity me right now), however Timex has it down on the subject of the time, calendar, chronograph, countdown timer, and several other each day alarms.
Timex additionally has its proprietary Indiglo backlight system, which continues to be nice to make use of lengthy after its authentic growth. Principally, if you push the backlight button, simply the numerals gentle up and never the whole LCD display. The debut assortment of 5 Command 47s has each regular and “unfavorable” LCD shows, relying in your type choice. The usual non-black LCD screens won’t look as cool, however they’ve the sting in legibility.
The Timex Command 47 case (because the title implies) is 47mm-wide however very wearable, given its quick lugs. Hooked up to the case is a silicone strap that the person can simply take away because it has quick-release pins (that’s one thing we’ve got but to see from Casio, really). The silicone straps are mushy and cozy to put on. They will also be fairly simply rinsed off in the event that they get soiled. Instances guarantees that, as a rugged wanting watch, the Command 47 may even be extremely shock-resitant and, after all, drop-resistant. The model additionally needed to name the gathering “Increase,” however for authorized causes they wanted to go with the Command 47 title — which is an attention-grabbing piece of background trivia.
What I like in regards to the Timex Command 47 assortment is that it combines the very dependable and wise strategy of the Ironman assortment with a brand new enjoyable design that makes carrying a digital watch all of the much less boring. Value for the Timex Command 47 watch reference TW5M26400ZA, TW5M26700ZA, TW5M26100ZA, and TW5M26500ZA is $85 USD and the TW5M26600ZA (camouflage strap) is $95 USD. Be taught extra or purchase on the Timex web site right here.
