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Are you tired of twisting your wrist to view the time when on the run? If you don't mind things a minuscule different, then the Timex O.V.A. Might be worth a look. Of all the Timex Triathlon Watches, the O.V.A. Or "Optimal Viewing Angle" takes the cake as one of the more strange time pieces Timex have ever produced. The view is to wear the watch sideways on your wrist so that the face points towards your body rather than on top of the wrist. Resting on the narrow "side" of your wrist, there's no need to twist your wrist to view the time. The O.V.A. Watch is constantly positioned in your eye-line.

Ok, so is this just a gimmick or does it as a matter of fact offer an benefit to a normal watch? As runners we have probably become so accustomed to tilting our wrists to view a watch that it's virtually second nature, yet once you are accustomed to the angled timepiece, you as a matter of fact get used to just glancing over to check the time.

The Timex Ova Watch features also features an easy to passage Start/Lap button located on top of the main watch display and all the usual Timex goodies including:

* Flexible and breathable plastic band
* 99-lap counter
* 75-lap memory including best lap and mean lap time
* Chrono Training Log that stores workouts by date
* Total run Format/Synchro timer
* Two 24hr interval timers with Countdown/stop and Coutdown/repeat
* 2x Time zones
* 3x Alarms
* Built-in setting reminders
* Water resistance to 100m

This watch is even best for cyclists who need to enounce an optimal balance at all times. The benefit of not having to take your arms away to view the time and risk losing operate of the bike can not be understated.

At colse to on Amazon, the Timex Ova Watch is an uncostly and innovative sports watch with all the Timex Ironman features you would expect. It is up to you to decree if the turned heads and raised eyebrows are compensated for by the advantages this watch has to offer.

The Timex Ironman Watch got its first major upgrade in 1992 with the facility of Indiglo - an electroluminescence dial that glows brightly like a full moon at the touch of a button. The technology had been used in clocks to that point by other companies, but Timex was the first to adapt it to watch size. Indiglo proved a resounding success and set a new appropriate in watch illumination. It offered midnight runners, Spelunkers, movie-goers, fishermen, campers and protection guards safe, fascinating illumination at fractional battery power.

Electroluminescence, the technology behind Indiglo works by converting electricity directly into light, other manufacturers use a less efficient incandescent bulb that converts electricity into heat which is then converted into light.

When first released, the high interrogate for the technology led Timex to manufacture new technologies such as "Night-Mode", which provides three seconds of illumination at the touch of a button, contribution a battery-efficient and practical explication for runners in countries with dark winters. In 1993, the Indiglo Night-Light received recognition as one of the best products from both Fortune and company Week and Timex soon integrated Indiglo into 65 percent of it's watch models.

Indiglo watches have now been nearby long enough for the circulation of stories and urban myths. In one such case, Indiglo 's abilities were demonstrated in a literal sense, in the mayhem following the bombing of the World Trade town in 1993. An venture examiner from Arizona used the Indiglo of his Timex Ironman Watch to sustain a group of citizen down 40 flights of stairs in darkness and smoke.

It is alleged that Indiglo has also become indispensable for moviegoers. Some have even formed their own rating systems. "Thumbs down" is indicated by three flashes of your Indiglo , four flashes means "it's your turn to go and get the popcorn", not only that, but it also comes in handy when locating your separated partner once the movie has started.

Every so often, a goods will come along that defies the notions of status that so commonly rule the world of fashion and attains success plainly because it works. Timex Indiglo is case in point.