(1) Do you know where I can purchase just the little ring of plastic/rubber that holds the loose end of the watchband in place after a watch is on my wrist? Or what it is called?
(2) Is there a combination of buttons that will turn off/ power down a watch to reduce battery consumption?
Thanks in advance
(1) No. Get a new watch band.
(2) No
I go through approx. 1 of these styles of watch every year or so. The cheapest that I have found them new is $28 total here: http://amzn.to/1hqGE1t. I don't believe in spending more than $30 on these watches, however I am liberal with the look and just generally want the lap function. Shit some years I find a pink one for $10!
Thanks for both the responses.
I'm on the 1/year routine as well with split/lap function being the only real use I have for them. Time to saddle up and get a new one.
I prefer them to the garmin gps watches.
I have both the Timex Ironman, and Garmin 405. I use the Timex 95% of the time because of ease of use and familiarity with the routes I most often run. Same with races with accurate split markers. I've tried after market watch bands, but they tend to be stiff and uncomfortable. I once made one of those little band loops out of a medium sized safety pin bent just right.
go to hardware store and look for a black flexible washer used for plumbing/faucets. They fit and match pretty good.
cgray wrote:
go to hardware store and look for a black flexible washer used for plumbing/faucets. They fit and match pretty good.
Cool hack, bro!