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Apr 27, 2007 at 8:45 am #1222997
Watchmaker, Watchmaker
Find me a find,
Catch me a catch…I am looking for a watch to use when traveling — with the following features:
1. alarm – the louder the better
2. countdown – with a beep at the end (zero)My current piece is an el cheapo Casio with alarm and stopwatch ($19.99). I don't really need a stopwatch, but want something with the countdown feature.
Can anyone find me a watch on the cheap?
Apr 27, 2007 at 8:57 am #1387465You might go to a running store and take a look. A lot of running watches have countdown features. Nike probably sells some cheap-ish ones. Not $20 cheap… but cheap enough.
Apr 27, 2007 at 10:15 am #1387472My girlfriend picked up a cheap-o Columbia watch with a count-down-to-a-beep timer. It cost about $20 from either Target of Wal-Mart. I use the timer every morning for French press coffee.
Apr 27, 2007 at 10:33 am #1387477Thanks for the quick feeback. I found a $14.99 Timex at Campor (Item No. 87153) that seems to fit the bill:
Anyone own one?
Apr 27, 2007 at 1:24 pm #1387488I had a timex almost exactly like that. Used the 5 minute countdown timer for sailboat races. I wore it for 7 years, gave up on it ever breaking, and finally bought another one because I was tired of looking at it.
Apr 27, 2007 at 4:00 pm #1387506Ben, I assume you're planning on using the countdown feature to time rehydrating meals?
Apr 27, 2007 at 8:10 pm #1387516Jason:
Actually, no.
When traveling — and waiting to get on or off trains, planes and buses, I like to set the countdown alarm — then snooze away knowing that I won't oversleep! I can do the same by setting the time alarm, but that's a bit more awkward to do.
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