Timex Expedition Vibration Alarm Full-Size

I bought this watch for the vibrating alarms and the large face. I need to take tablets at certain times so having the three alarms is very useful for me without having to alert everyone else. If you don't switch off alarm then it goes off again 5 minutes later (very useful). Having such a large display I can read it without wearing my glasses. The "Indiglo" button enables me to see the display in the dark. It lights up the digits rather than the whole display which I find very easy to read during night. I like the fact I can hide any features I don't use such as chronograph function.I could not set the hourly chime to vibrate only to beeps so I set the Hydration alarm to vibrate every 30 minutes. Bear in mind the more that the vibrating alarm is used, will shorten the battery life. Hopefully the battery will not be too difficult to replace.The only issue I had was there are no instructions how to set the watch to vibrate, which is mention in other reviews. I found working it out a challenge thankfully the other reviews pointed me in the right direction. You can't do it from the set-alarm function. In the set time mode press mode till it displays "ALRT" then press + or - to change to VIBE (vibrate) or COMBO (vibrate and beeps) or Tone (beeps) which is the default, press Set (done) to exit.If you set the Beep to on then it will beep every time you press a button. I done this accidently.I recommend this watch highly, The different modes are awesome - : a stop watch, countdown timer, 3 alarms, anniversary reminder etc

This is a great watch for the money. It's packed with features, is comfortable to wear, isn't too big and looks good too.The bezel is much darker than it appears in the photo which is far nicer in my opinion.The strap should fit even the smallest wrist and doesn't overlap the front of the watch or stick out to the side when it's on the thinnest setting. It is signed with the Expedition logo at both ends and also on the clasp.Time-keeping is superb. It has gained 1 second in the last three weeks.Some nice features:-You can set the date to be either dd/mm or mm/dd i.e. British or American.When you change to another mode for a short period of time, pressing the Mode button again takes you straight back to the time mode. This saves having to scroll through all the other modes to get back to the time and is generally what you want to do when you've finished with the particular mode you were using.The Chronograph only shows the digits that it has to. When you start it, it will initially only show the hundreths of a second, then the seconds appear, then the minutes etc. When it reaches an hour the hundreths are replaced by seconds and you can no longer time to the nearest hundreth of a second but it does mean that the chrongraph will run for a long time period. I don't have the manual in front of me so I can't say for sure how long it runs but there's no reason that it shouldn't run until 99 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds.The Countdown Timer can be set for any time between 1 second and 23 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds. It can be set to stop at the end of each countdown or repeat indefinitely.It has several Alarm features. You can set a Hydration alarm that will sound after a set interval to remind you to take a drink (this is just the same as putting the countdown timer on repeat). It has an Occasions alarm that will remind you of a wide range of crucial things like birthdays, doctor's appointments etc. Obviously you are able to select which day of the year you want this to pop-up on. It also has three normal alarms which can be set to Daily, Weekday or Weekends.It has a second Time Zone feature that allows you to briefly view another time zone at the press of a button. It only shows for about a second and then reverts back to the original time zone.The indiglo is of course excellent, very bright and illuminates the digits only.The vibration alarm can be set to vibrate only, vibrate for a bit and then beep as well or beep only. Whatever you select also determines how the countdown alarm behaves. The vibration alone has woken me up the couple of times I've set it.I think that covers all the good bits and I have only one niggle:-The chronograph buttons don't operate like any other watches I've ever owned and they take a bit of getting used to. The Start button is not also the Stop button. This is pretty confusing and like I said is against the normal convention of having the same button for both Start and Stop. Timex must have realised this because the Stop button is also the Reset button but you have to hold it down for a couple of seconds before it will reset back to zero. The Start button is also the Lap button in case you're wondering, so you can't really reset the chronograph back to zero by mistake but you can very easily end up with some extra laps when you're trying to stop the chronograph whilst waiting to cross at the traffic-lights.Overall though, a great watch that is jam-packed with useful features, keeps fabulous time and is very good value for money.

The vibration is a little on the weak side but surprisingly effective waking me up! When I felt the vibration for the 1st time I was a little concerned that it would be too weak to wake me up. It's Perfect! Woke me up with ease and that was good enough for me! I have a shakey wake alarm clock that vibrates a little too strong and sometimes woke up with my heart in my mouth until I used it under my pillow. This watch though is the ideal wake up alarm and although I use the timer a lot cooking, it's Perfect for meditation when I use soundproof earplugs.

This is a great watch!It's cheap, the strap is synthetic and so is unlikely to start getting funky, the interface is fairly intuitive and the light is extremely good at night.The best thing, however, is the vibration alarm. I bought the watch for this feature as I work shifts and often have early starts, something that would wake my other half with an audible alarm. The vibration is strong enough to wake me without fail, but isn't noisy enough to wake her.Definitely recommended!

This is the third Timex I own, and I absolutely love it.I wanted a military-style watch with a large display and easily legible when I'm cycling or running, and it is works very well for that purpose.Other things of note: very sturdy and solidly built, Indiglo is very handy, the alarms are very useful. The only downside to it is that the compass points markings on the side are pure decoration, it has no compass. Nevertheless, very nice watch.

Muy bonito reloj me gusto mucho, calidad buena, números grandes muy legible, reloj no tan grande tamaño medio, peso ligero, en alarma es vibratoria, enciende luz indiglo y timbra, además se configura para que suene cada hora, muy cómodo. Correa color negro con caratula color gris oscuro. Estoy muy contento con esta compra. Comprado a buen precio, buena oferta.

Produit conforme à la description. l'alarme vibrante est très pratique pour se réveiller sans réveiller son conjoint (3 alarmes possibles). Il est vrais que lorsque l'on est très fatigué et endormi profondément on peut ne pas sentir l'alarme mais dans mon cas c'est très rare et je mets toujours l'alarme sonore de mon téléphone 5 minutes après en "backup" au cas où (alarme du téléphone que je désactive avant quelle ne se déclenche). Cela fait maintenant 4ans 1/2 que je l'utilise et je suis toujours très satisfait (j'ai dû changer le bracelet qui a fini par casser). Donc montre très pratique. Dommage qu'il n'existe pas plus de choix dans les montres avec alarme vibrante...Pour info nous somme en 2021 et mon achat date de sept 2016.

Exactly as sold and expected. Robust with all the features you need. Vibration alarm was key to the purchase and is perfect to wake up only me.

3 alarms which works independently and well - discreet so cannot be heard on vibrate, but you can feel them. otherwise feels like a pretty sturdy and comfortable watch, good quality buttons and big display. great for the price, way better value for money than a g-shock.

Auf der Suche nach einer jerderzeit gut ablesbaren Uhr mit min. 3 Alarmen inkl. Vibration, 'Langzeit'-Countdown & -Stoppuhr kam ich schlußendlich auf diese Uhr, nachdem die Modelle Timex T49950 & Vibralite 8 ausschieden.Kurz und knapp, ausschlaggebend für die Timex T49851 wahren in erster Linie:+ die Indiglo-Beleuchtung in Kombination den großen und damit sehr gut ablesbaren Ziffern+ rel. große, gut spürbare Tasten+ gut spürbarer Vibrationsalarm (Danke an die anderen Rezensenten für die entsprechenden Hinweise !)+ sehr gut durchdachte Funktionen (habe ich so bei keiner anderen Firma gesehen, ebenso wie die Indiglo-Beleuchtung)+ Batterie ist eine Standard 2032 (jederzeit leicht und preiswert zu bekommen)+ leicht / angenehm zu tragenEtwas ausführlicher:Für mich quasi die perfekte Uhr, um sowohl Tag & Nacht verläßlich abgelesen werden zu können als auch mit Vibration geweckt / erinnert zuwerden.Hinzu kommt der optionale Nachtmodus: Mit der Standard Einstellung aktiviert sich die Indiglo-Beleuchtung ausschließlich über den extra Beleuchtungsknopf, Beleuchtung wird für 2-3 Sekunden aktiviert. Absolut ausreichend um kurz nach der Uhrzeit zu schauen. Aktiviert man dagegen den Nachtmodus, wird die Beleuchtung durch jede Taste / Tastenbetätigung aktiviert. Äußerst praktisch, wenn man Nachts oder an schlecht beleuchteten Plätzen die Uhr aktiv(er) nutzt. Zusätzlicher kleiner Vorteil: Der Nachtmodus schaltet sich automatisch nach 8 Stunden ab, sofern er vorher nicht man. deaktiviert; schont also die Batterie.Die 3 Alarme sind simpel und funktionell: Alarmierung jeweils entweder für jeden Tag, nur an Wochentagen oder nur an Wochenenden.Einzige Erweiterung die ich mir schon seit Jahren wünsche (aber ohne Smartwatch wohl nicht bekommen werde), wäre die Möglichkeit, wöchentlich wiederkehrender Alarme (z.B. alle 7 Wochen).Zusätzlich gibt es noch den Terminmodus: Hier kann man sich an mehrere, jährlich wiederkehrende Termine erinnern lassen.Countdown Timer ist bis 23h59m einstellbar, wahlweise einmalig oder automatisch wiederholend, sehr praktisch.Hydra-Funktion ist letzlich ein zusätzlicher, 'kleiner' Countdown Timer, gedacht als Trink-Erinnerung: Einstellbar bis 59m59s, automatisch neu startend. Nutze ich mittlerweile sehr gerne im Büro, um regelmäßig aufzustehen / mich zu bewegen; an arbeitreichen Tagen sehr hilfreich um Verspannungen, Kopfschmerzen etc. vorzubeugen.Stopuhr mit allen normalen Funktionen (Split / Lap), Besonderheit auch hier die lange 'Laufzeit' mit bis zu 100h.Zusätzlich besonderes gut gefallen haben mir auch diese wirklich gut durchdachten Funktionen:- Unerwünschte Menüfunktionen lassen sich ausblenden; wer z.Bsp. die Stopuhr-Funktion nicht nutzt, kann sie verschwinden lassen- Die Anzeige des Datums läßt sich an deutsche Darstellung anpassen: Also wahlweise -wie bei wohl allen Uhren- erst den Monat, gefolgt vom Tag oder eben erst den Tag, gefolgt vom Monat.Zuletzt noch Gründe, warum nicht Timex T49950 oder Vibralite 8:Timex T49950:- zwar gleiches 'Innenleben', ergo gleiche Funktionen aber Vibration (aufgrund größeren / massigeren Gehäuses ?) schwächer- Preis (16,45€ teurer; ich weiß, 'jammern auf höchstem Niveau ;-))Vibralite 8:- keine Indiglo-Beleuchtung- offenbar hartes, unangenehmes Armband- Optik..- Preis (26,45€ teurer..)+ 8 Alarme