Armitron Sport Men's 40/8252BLK Black Digital Chronograph Watch

This is my first Armitron watch after having had a couple Freestyle Shark digital watches. The Freestyle watches were fine, but the bands kept breaking. Since I could find no replacement bands I would have had to buy entirely new watches, so decided to try Armitron instead. Am I glad I did! This model 408252BLK is really great - the display numbers/letters are large and easy to read due to the great contrast with the background, the styling suits an older adult male (I bought a different Armitron for my 12-year-old grandson), the control buttons are fairly easy to master for the time/day/date/stopwatch features that I use. All in all, I find this to be a very functional, useful and stylish watch and an outstanding value at $23. I looked at some Casio and Timex watches, but didn't like the styling and face readability as much as the Armitron products and those brands cost more. Regardless of what brand you choose, I would suggest you pay attention to the face size - some of today's watches are so big it's like strapping a hubcap to your wrist! I'm a big guy, but don't think I would want one any bigger than this model at 47mm. Since this Armitron is still new, reliability remains unknown, but so far I would highly recommend.

Well for starters, it's easy to read in bright daylight, which should be something you want in a watch. It has a metal buckle opposed to plastic. Fits comfortble on my wrist. It's a nice looking watch, if that matters. I had a difficult time setting it. The instruction book it came with might be good for a mouse, otherwise it is way, way to small to read. I went online for instuctions. All the instructions I could find were for all the Armitron digital watches, not this model. I played with it for about half an hour. Managed to set everything set accept the day of week. Messed with it somemore and managed to get the day of week, but I don't know how. I really did not need this watch. I have a two year old Casio illuminator, which really did not need to be replaced. I guess in my boring life I enjoy ordering stuff from Amazon and waiting for it to be delivered. But if you need an inexpensive digital watch, this might be your huckeberry.

Good work watch. Big, light, easy to read. Nice clean and simple

I have had this watch for over 4 years without fail. I have used it when surfing, snorkeling, cycling and in the snow. I wore it until the rubber strap cracked and failed. I obtained another inferior band and began to wonder if the watch would eventually fail too. As it is, I have purchased a second watch from this buyer on Amazon. I cannot recommend this watch enough. I have several nicer watches for special occasions but this is my do 'everything' watch. It has taken the sand, sweat and salt water without leaking or failing. I am even more surprised that I still have the original battery in it and it is still running! This watch is not indestructible because I have scratches on the body and a few nicks on the face. The backlight is low but works well in the dark. No problem seeing it if all is dark. It also has 5 separate alarms you can set. If you use it daily expect that the band will eventually fail after a couple of years. But really, what can you expect for $25.00?? I hope this new one will last as long (or longer) than the old one I am still wearing.

This is the 7th Armitron in my collection of cheap watches and I really like it. Love the big, easy-to-read numbers and the relative ease in setting it up. Took me a minute to figure how to turn on the hourly chime(cycle through the alarms in alarm mode with the bottom right pusher until it shows ":00" then use the top right pusher to turn on the "bell" chime icon). While I like Casio(own 4) & Timex, I feel like Armitrons are overlooked or don't get the same respect. This 40/8252BLK is actually is more comfortable to wear than my Casio Royale. Armitron makes a great watch!

My son loves this watch. We originally purchased one from Walmart, but he lost it and they no longer sold it. I searched everywhere to replace it, and it was actually cheaper buying it new from here than the (first) watch was at Walmart. He was so happy to get this to replace the old one.

This watch is fine if you are just looking for a cheap watch to bang around in. Plastic crystal so not very sturdy. Fits well on the wrist and comfortable. Strap is actually pretty nice and has a keeper which is rare at such a low price. I thought the circle on the dial was moon phase but it is just to show your seconds (really for decoration).

Nothing fancy to review... its a watch. Its thin enough to where it doesnt look like you are wearing a sundial, but also hefty enough that if you are a big guy like me, it looks like it belongs. For layman's scale, the band is about as wide as a standard construction tape measure, and the face is about the size of a table-spoon. So again, its on the big side, but not too big. Small frame people may not dig on this though. The light up function is a little dull, but it is readable. The timer and alarms work just fine. Nothing fancy, but nothing is wrong. Its an alarm. This thing does come with two different alarms. The timer is a timer. As for the water proofing goes, I have no idea. I havent tested that because I dont want to run the risk of it failing and me having to return this and get another watch. Honestly I am avoiding the potential hassle. So its anybodys guess. But for the money, the function and aesthetic of this watch are awesome.