I'd like to buy a basic, low priced sports watch, specifically from Argos because there's one near me. However, because you catch look at them before buying, I was wondering if anyone has ever bought a watch from them, and if so, can you recommend it?
Thanks,
Hild
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I cant remember any of the watches standing out as having anything other than the basic stopwatch and time, but to be fair I didn't usually work in that department.
Price £24.99
Cat.No. 251/7797
I think I paid over £30 for this watch at the Expo last year. Good enough for me - I use the Timer function to beep at set intervals so I know what my pace is like in races.
I guess it could give you mile splits if you wanted - it says its a 30 lap timer, but never really understood the usefulness of that.
Worth paying a few quid extra for the 30 lap one, in my mind.
Check some of the ads in RW before you buy, as there are usually some of the Timex ones (even the 30 lap) for £15.
Hildegard, one more thing. Don't get a watch that has the lap timer button next to the stop button. Easy to press the wrong one in a race. Very annoying.
Bought it for Mrs Cougie for Xmas (hang the expense - that's my motto) - Not played it yet though.
Getting spooky here - I thought it was H. that was meant to be stalking me !
I do like the Timex though, very user friendly, but never used lap functions yet.
I've got the latest RW, so now I'll start scouring the pages. Oh yes, do watches generally come in a women's size as well as a men's?
Thanks,
Hildy
p.s. if I get a 30 lapper than I'll have to do a marathon. But what about Euro-marathons, where they use kilometres?!!
The Timex is also a good choice, but chunky rather than svelte and sexy!
Natterjack hasn't answered my email, so I was wondering if you would know. which watch did you get exactly? As I was wondering if the I-Control 30 Lap TM07 was for women. (I'm worried that the Unisex 30 Lap TU01 might be too big for my wrist.) Both are 17.99.
Thanks,
Hild