Title: Well designed but doesn't stand up to use
Product review: I have had this Ironman watch for about a year. I have been really happy with the interval timer function and the watch in general, but it has not held up to a year of regular use. I wear it probably about 75% of my waking hours. I take it off, of course, to sleep, shower, and swim, but I do wear it when I run, bike, hit the weight room, and at work. In a year's time, the band has broken because it is very thin where it wraps around the watch face, and over time it has become slightly brittle and worn out. The strap is also highly susceptible to discoloration (soaks up dyes from clothing like a sponge) but I imagine that this is a problem with many similar watches. Another problem I've had is the indiglo function ceasing to work within a few months of purchasing the watch. Now pressing the indiglo button just makes the screen go blank. I wear the watch a lot but am pretty careful with it, so I have been surprised by how quickly it has worn out.
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