i would think Timex Ironman would be a pretty big player, but i don;t know for sure.
For a runner to have a $60 dollar watch with that kind of sponsorship paper flowing in seems funny but maybe you are right. You would think they would be wearing a customed Philippe Patek sports limited piece.
Hi YAYO all dayo!
Well Ive had the below pictured watch for years so
I dont think the design is completely new.
Im a runner myself and Casio made a model called ACL-200 Accelator which pretty much each and every runner used a couple a years ago
Its probably the best watch Ive ever owned when it comes to running
It had so many great features and I remember that it was automatically lit when you turned your wrist up to read the watch perfect for late evening runs.
[quote=“aquastealth”]Hi YAYO all dayo!
Well Ive had the below pictured watch for years so
I dont think the design is completely new.
Im a runner myself and Casio made a model called ACL-200 Accelator which pretty much each and every runner used a couple a years ago
Its probably the best watch Ive ever owned when it comes to running
It had so many great features and I remember that it was automatically lit when you turned your wrist up to read the watch perfect for late evening runs.[/quote]
That’s not the same watch.
The new one has a grey border around the LCD.
Do you see the need to wear two watches on both arms or just one?
And, Is this the Casio ACL-200 Accelator? :
http://www.sportuhren.de/shop/laufuhren/casio/casioacl.php
I know its not the same watch, I just wanted to show that the overall bent/twisted design isnt really new.
No, I dont see any point in using two watches if the watch you use has all the features youre looking for.
Yes thats the Accelator maybe not the beauty of the Nike
but for sure the best watch I ever owned when it comes to running.
I was into sprint and this watch was amazing for interval
training and running the slope hills to keep the right pace and for setting
up run/rest schemes for .
So it seems that the best watches for runners are made from Casio, Nike and Timex.
So it seems that the best watches for runners are made from Casio, Nike and Timex.
I havent checked out the newest Nike wathces but the one I show in the picture
is actually not suited at all for running, hard to find buttons, only usable function is a regular stop watch, its marketed as a sports watch but I bought it for one sole reason: looks 
that’s actually something i’ve started to notice with many sports watches. I’m not sure about all of them but the buttons are certainly not easy to press. I was given the new Timex iPod Watch and it definitely does not have the easiest buttons to press. The volume buttons work well but the track forward and back is really difficult. I mention this because they used the same case just added the ipod functionality. I am not a runner by any means, do it just to keep my figure but i would assume that if a normal person has problems hitting the buttons then a professional runner would as well.
I see so many companies focused on fashion for watches but IMO i’m not seeing anyone really do a great job with a sports watch - even from the supposed major players.
Having designed a few watches, when the buttons are too easy to push, you accidentally push them when you flex your wrist… and then runners complain because their lap times are screwed up. It’s a fine balance.
yo: thats why I love the Casio accelator so much the big and most used buttons (start/stop/laptime) are placed on the top, not on the sides so you cant push em by accident
It is by no means the most beautiful watch but its very well designed for its purpose.
Considering this was a watch thread I was waiting to see when Mr. Ditullo would share his wisdom. I have seen a lot of your work, especially the Timex products, I work for Callanen - doing all the licensed brands. Unfortunately we don’t do any of the sport stuff mainly fashion. But i’ve definitely been noticing some issues with the Timex stuff that i delicately pass on to the Timex design guys that i know.
Sport watches are definitely a fine balance, as you said, they need to be easy enough to push yet hard enough so they arent pushed accidentally. As aqua said, positioning the mainly used buttons on the top to prevent this seems to work pretty well. However, will all this touch sensitive technology and even the “fabric buttons” - like the jackets with the built in ipod controls. http://www.techliving.com/archives/2006/05/koyonos_full_metallike_jacket.shtml why couldn’t we start integrating buttons into the strap??
That is why there is the good ole’ HOLD button!
Ya, because adding more buttons to something is always the best solution.
That is why there is the good ole’ HOLD button![/quote]
Ya, because adding more buttons to something is always the best solution.[/quote]
why would you have to add a button for that?
add a unique function (hold) add a unique way to access it. But a hold button would only complicate the problem. Runners need to access the info during the run, so they would not want to have hold activated. Most stock modules (guts in digital watches, most are stock, or the programing is modified) have side pushers (buttons), as top pushers take away from screen size.
One of the new Stark/Fossil watches has the pushers embedded in the attachment (strap) which is cool, but they don’t work that great and the watch lasted me about 2 months before looking like total garbage, very disappointed. You can see the pushers in this photo of it.
Fossil has done some interesting and pretty cool things with starck, but as a company i don’t see the build quality in their products. However, the strap integration is a step in the right direction.