By : Helson Su

Watch Straps

Looking for watch strap, it is easy to find where it is sold, but it is not easy to consider which one is suit for us. Here some questions for you in choosing the right one.

What strap will suit you?

Activities: Ask yourself, are you an active/sporty person, sweat a lot, need a flexible and tough watch band or do you need a watch which will complement your outfit?

How you use your swatch watch will determine what type of watch strap you should buy. Do not just buy straps based on the design and color but consider what, when and how you use your watch will be a crucial point in making that choice.

What strap suit your watch?

This sounds like a silly question but it’s really very important that your sporty watch don’t get match with an elegant strap while your loud, color Swatch gets paired with a plain old leather strap.

Shall I buy the same strap I had been wearing before?

Yes, should you? You may go for this option almost immediately because it just seems right and logical to buy back the original strap (if you can find them) as it suits your watch well. But you may prefer variety. Time for a change! Another good reason for buying back the same strap is value. Consider someday you may want to sell off the Swatch watch. Do you know that having the original/same type of straps makes the value of your watch go up higher especially for potential collectors?

How many types of Swatch Watch Straps/Bands are there?

Basically, most of us think that there are three types of Swatch straps:plactics, leather, metal.

Let’s take an example of one tiny section labeled under Standard Gents.

Under this category you find ’standard’ plastic straps

• ’standard’ leather straps
• flex straps (elastic, metal straps. Comes in many colors and 2 sizes)
• flip lock strap (usually made of metal. Used mainly with Swatch Irony watches)
• elastic pop straps (only used for pop swatches)
• other straps

Hope these questions can find out what watch strap is suit for you. Here I review one product for you.

Timex Women’s Ironman Sleek 50-Lap Resin Strap Watch #T5K007

Product Features

• Quartz movement
• Strong mineral crystal protects dial from scratches and scrapes
• Case diameter measures 33 mm
• Resin case; Digital-gray dial; Day-date-and-month functions
• Water-resistant to 330 feet (100 M)

Product Description

The Timex Women’s Ironman Sleek 50-Lap Watch is a lightweight timepiece designed to withstand a tough triathlon and all the training that goes with it. Constructed with a lightweight resin case, the watch includes a stationary silver-and-purple resin bezel and a purple resin wristband with an adjustable buckle clasp. A durable mineral window shields the digital-gray dial face, which displays time as well as the day, date, and month. Four silver buttons decorate the bezel and include mode, set/recall, Indiglo, and stop/reset functions. A prominent silver start/split button rests below the six o’clock position and tracks up to 50 laps. This athletic timepiece is powered by digital-quartz movement and is water resistant to 330 feet.

Hope this short information can be useful for you, Read also my other guides on Casio Men Watch, TAG Heuer – Man Watch Review, Digital Men Sport Watch.

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Womens Watch

Several GPS watches for women are designed to provide comfort and meet the demands of the user. Aside from giving the benefits of Global Positioning Systems, it has emerged to be particularly useful for women who are always on the go. Most of the GPS women’s watches are designed for sports activities like hiking, trailing, running and fitness. However, some women want GPS women’s watches intended for non-sporty women, while others continue to search for GPS watches perfect for non-sporty men and women alike.

Here are a few guidelines to choose the best GPS women’s watch:

Generally,it has to be:

• Lightweight
• Waterproof or water-resistant up to 100m
• Highly readable via a large display
• With an altimeter or can record height elevation
• Bundled with a barometer or can provide info on the temperature and forecast weather
• With a digital compass
• Bundled with route planning thru personal computers
• Capable of measuring speed
• Capable of measuring distance
• Scratch resistant
• Comfortable or ergonomically wrist-hugging
• Integrated with easy to push buttons
• Equipped with alarms, timers, calendar, stopwatch
• Incorporated with long battery life
• Bundled with USB rechargeable features and full factory warranty

Timex Women’s Ironman Triathlon Sleek 50-Lap Watch #T5B721

Product Features

• Quartz movement
• Training log store workouts
• 2 interval timers; 3 alarms
• INDIGLO® night-light
• Water-resistant to 330 feet (100 M)

Product Description

Timex gives its signature Ironman Triathlon multi-function, performance sport watch a sleek new look that’s a great fit for both men and women. Featuring a full complement of athletic timing features and a striking profile, the Timex Triathlon Sleek T5B721 has a metallic silver resin case that’s complemented by a uniquely styled, slim profile periwinkle resin strap. It features three alarms that can be set for daily/weekday/weekend/weekly alarms, two time zones, an all-day white reflector display for easy reading even in direct sunlight, and water resistance to 100 meters. Sport timing functions include:

• 100-hour chronograph with lap/split
• On-the-fly recall of lap or split
• Training log stores workouts by date, with best lap, average lap, and total segment time
• Total run format/synchro timer maintains total activity time (less time paused during workout) and overall running time
• Automatic interval repetition counter
• Forward or backward setting
• Built-in setting reminders
• Top pusher for easy access to lap and split

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. The Night Mode feature allows you to illuminate the Indiglo night-light for 3 seconds with any button press, regardless of the mode or function.

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