Additional information
| Brand Seller or Collection Name | Timex |
|---|---|
| Model number | TW4B24900VQ |
| Part Number | TW4B24900VQ |
| Item Shape | Rectangular |
| Dial window material type | Acrylic |
| Display Type | Digital |
| Clasp | Buckle |
| Case material | Resin |
| Case diameter | 50 millimeters |
| Case Thickness | 15 millimeters |
| Band Material | Resin |
| Band width | 16 millimeters |
| Band Color | Black |
| Dial color | Black |
| Bezel material | Stainless Steel |
| Bezel function | Stationary |
| Calendar | Day-Date-Month |
| Special features | Chronograph, Alarm |
| Item weight | 2.72 ounces |
| Movement | Quartz |
| Water resistant depth | 100 Meters |
| Product Warranty | For warranty information about this product, please click here |
Rob –
Gostei do relógio para uso no dia a dia. Possui boas funções como alarme de dia de semana e timer que também é muito útil. Recomendo.
Luiz Filipe Moreira Nobre –
Materiales de calidad, muy ligero y cómodo, fácil de configurar, se ve la calidad desde la caja viene en una presentación premium, lo uso de diario para nadar, correr y otros deportes, más que satisfecho con mi compra, ya tenia en la mira este reloj y llegó una super oferta que no pude dejar pasar.
G. McQ –
Normal size watches look small on me so this one looks perfect. The face is plastic and will scratch up with anything that is metal but that’s only if you work with you hands doing rough stuff. If you are a careful person I am sure it will last a lot longer in a clean state than it did for me. Also it has a lot of cool features. I suggest you watch a video review to get a sense of what this watch can do. My 6 year old self would be completely obsessed with this watch, just like I am 😂
Joseph L. –
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I was waiting for it to come back to stock for past 3 years. Finally bought it. I’m happy with the watch.
Negative display gives it a premium look.
Cons:
Display could have been placed little inside so that probability of getting scratches would be low.
Display glass looks normal plastic.. easily takes scratches.
One thing I’m missing on this watch is Auto electronic lumination. Could have been a added advantage if they give.
Thanks Timex .
Robert Johnson –
It a classy casual watch. Has a large screen. It lights up really nice ! One of my favorite watches.
Robert Johnson –
A little larger than I thought it would be, but that really isn’t a problem for me. For someone with smaller hands/wrists it might be an issue. Watch the specs before you buy if that is an issue for you.
The face is very, very readable. Nice, crisp, large numbers and letters. Indiglo backlight is just the right amount of brightness, allowing enough light to read, but not so much as to blur the numbers.
The vibrate feature is the killer function here. Easily noticeable, even when your attention is elsewhere. This is actually the main reason I bought this particular watch.
One thing that I wish all digital watches had that this one does is that during setting the time, timer, alarms, etc is that you can either advance the numbers or reverse them. Most other brands I’ve used only allow advancing. On them, if you go past the setting you want, you have to go all the way thru the sequence to get back to your number. Doesn’t sound like much of a deal, but it is very annoying, and something that you would think is a no-brainer for programming the watch. I’m glad this watch works the correct way.
The only reason it doesn’t get 5 stars is the acrylic face. it is very soft and scratches easily. I wish Timex made a version with a mineral crystal face. Even if it added $10 or so. They have other watches that are priced even less than this one that do have the mineral crystal face, so it shouldn’t be too big a deal.
Bottom line, this is a really good watch that could be great if they would change to a crystal face or something that was harder than the acrylic being used now.
RockinRaul57 –
I’m a watch fanatic and have bought more than I care to mention over the past 50 years. But when it comes to finding an inexpensive, rugged, waterproof, shock-resistant watch I’ve struggled to find one I like. I’ve probably returned more watches than some people have bought total (it’s a problem, I know – I’m working on it!) because so few of them met all my requirements.
That said, I’m thrilled with the Timex Expedition Grid Shock (TW4B02500) watch. While I’ve only had it two months, I can say it nails all my wants and needs in a watch: Easy to read face, easy to use functions, toughness, weight, fit, comfort. I’m surprised at how quickly I forget it’s on my wrist, because it’s a big watch and I expected it to bother me. But somehow the fit is perfectly comfortable. This is coming from a guy who wears some of the thinnest watches made (Skagen) for business, so saying that this giant watch is comfortable is saying a lot. I hate to feel my watches pushing against my sleeves or getting hung up in my shirt cuffs.
I’ve gotten several compliments on it as well.
So, great watch, great style.
AdaMan –
This is the best watch for guys that need reading glasses. I loved my Casio watches but they were dimly lit and hard to read without readers. Beware of the strap. If broken it is not easily replaced.
Joseph L. –
A good large watch. Very pleased.
K. Conover –
Update, 2 years later:
Still in love with this watch. Until this weekend, no scratches of the face. I was teaching an National Cave Rescue Commission Orientation to Cave Rescue class this past weekend, and when in the cave, one of the students who was supposed to be doing vital signs didn’t have a watch so I loaned him mine. Unfortunately, I got separated from him and he wore it during the carryout, and unlike me didn’t have cuffs that closed over the watch, so it got a few scratches. Nothing all that severe, and I guess this is about as bad a test as you can have of a watch face’s durability, but I’ve decided to keep the existing one for rougher use and get a new one for everyday wear.
I just got this to replace a 15-20 year old Timex Expedition watch that was supposed to be 100m water resistant but died after diving to just 5 meters. At first I chalked this up to seals getting old, but then I also realized that when I had the battery replaced, the watch place said that this would damage the waterproofing. There is no reason for a digital watch to be round, I thought (my old one was) so why not get a rectangular one? I wear a Time Expedition as my everyday watch unless I have to dress up. And “everyday” for me includes clearing trails, disaster response, and mountain and cave rescue.
The important good things about this watch, to me, are as follows.
(1) Easy to read in bad conditions (or if you have poor eyesight). From top to bottom this is the same size as a normal round watch, but it’s half again as wide. The numbers are half again as big as on a round digital watch. The Indiglo makes it easy to see at night (press the center right small button to make it light up for a second or so).
(2) Easy to set. Timex “Easy-Set” means no need for any manual. All four buttons are clearly labeled; just press and hold Set (top left) to get into Set Mode and just follow the instructions.
(3) Comfortable on the wrist. I have small bones, and even on my wrist, this big watch is comfortable. For my old round Timex Expedition, I traded in the OEM wrist band for a nylon one. This has a great band on it. It’s soft, wide (which means comfortable) and quite secure. It seems pretty tough. It has a free loop (free ring) that has a little tooth in it that will stick into one of the same holes that the buckle tongue goes into. This means you can slide it to the end of the strap and it will stay right there. Brilliant design!
(4) The top left has a sort of digital second hand… enough to count in 15- or 30-second intervals for checking a pulse or respirations. (I’m a physician so that’s important to me.)
If there is anything to not like about this watch, there are two things that concern me. First, the crystal is acrylic (thanks to those who replied to my question about this) and easier to scratch than a “mineral glass” crystal. (I’ve yet to see a “vegetable glass” crystal, but an “animal glass” crystal of Gorilla Glass would be ideal.) Second, when I’ve taken similar watches to a local watch place to get a new battery put in, they say that it’s not waterproof any more. I wonder if it would be worth it to send it back for a new crystal and new battery when the battery dies, or if it would be cheaper to just get a new watch.
Addendum: I asked about keeping water resistance after changing the battery, and two people answered “take it to a jeweler” but after browsing online comments about this option, I disagree. When my battery dies, I emal custserv@timex.com or call 1-800-448-4639 to send it back to Timex. I would like the seals to be replaced if damaged so it stays waterproof, and local jewelers don’t have access to the seals for unusual watches like this.
Gilberto L. –
EXCELENTE
D. Trust –
Excellent watch from Timex replaces my old one that lasted me for almost 10 years and I’m very happy with the replacement comfortable watch.,I can see everything at a glance quick delivery.