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Post by zekemccoy on Mar 13, 2005 12:34:25 GMT -7
In shopping for a stopwatch, the question is what experience have you had with cheap plastic stopwatches. Should a person avoid the really cheap ones? Spend the extra $10 and get buttons that work. The last thing you need is a failure during a match or race.
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Post by faif2d on Mar 13, 2005 17:08:40 GMT -7
There is very little difference in the electronics but the mechanical things get better in a hurry as you go up the cost curve.
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Post by peabody on Mar 13, 2005 19:49:05 GMT -7
I would argue that the watches in the $25-$40 (US) range are significantly better than the cheap-o's. Better mechanics as far as the buttons, lcd and shock resistance.
Radio Shack is the source locally, and they have a couple in that range.
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Post by johnt4051 on Mar 14, 2005 1:16:43 GMT -7
No question about it, the cheap watches have a very short lifespan. It seems that the mechanical parts, mainly the buttons, fail quite rapidly. The watch may appear to work, but the button will be unreliable -- it might stop as soon as it starts, or not shut off when you hit the button -- and the result is inaccurate timing. A bit more expensive watch, if chosen carefully, will outlast many of the cheap ones. Try to find a watch with big buttons that have a positive click on and off. Sporting good stores such as GI Joe's seem to have a selection.
--jt
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Post by iflyf2c on Mar 14, 2005 1:32:57 GMT -7
Hi all,If you are serious about racing get a watch with a memory & at least 10 split times so you can analyse your performance by breaking the race up into intervals.It will help you find out where you can improve
Ian
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