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Review: Timex 1440 Sports Calculator Watch

Contributed by: Brendan Leonard/YourHub.com   on 1/18/2007

A person can only hear the words "time for you to buy a watch" so many times before they quit asking and break down and buy a watch.

At my age, I could go for a bit of a classier design, a watch that would show people I care about what I look like. Something professional. Nice, stainless steel band and face, Swiss timing, etc. Well, I didn't. I bought this one.

That's right, it's a calculator watch. I actually had one about 20 years ago, when I constantly had my face buried in C.S. Lewis books and couldn't hit a tee ball out of the infield.

But this one is a "sport" calculator watch. I have no idea what that means. It is water resistant to 50 meters, so you could hypothetically wear it while you're swimming laps. But it doesn't have a stopwatch function, so you can't time yourself. That, in my opinion, makes it decidedly less "sporty." But hey, for $9.97 plus shipping, am I complaining?

I was so excited about finding this piece of geekdom at a discount (regularly $25.00) that I e-mailed a photo of it to Eric J. Lubbers, my co-worker. He immediately bought one too, but first asked if it would be okay with me.

Consumer notes

"There has never been a better timepiece for the money in the history of timepiecery. Thankfully, now I can completely shut down the mathematical part of my brain for good. Thanks Timex!"
-Eric J. Lubbers, calculator watch aficionado


It just occurred to me that I might be too old now to gracefully toe the line between sarcastic cool guy and complete dork. Does this watch make me look like a jackass? Not that there aren't a host of other things that make me a jackass.

So, yes.
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Submitted By: Crawford Clark
posted on 1/25/2007 @ 3:42:26 PM
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What does my finger smell like?
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Submitted By: Eric Lubbers
posted on 1/22/2007 @ 2:03:52 PM
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To answer your question: Yes, you are too old to toe that line, but that shouldn't stop you. Luckily, I've still got a few years to pull it off.
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Submitted By: Charmaine Robledo
posted on 1/19/2007 @ 5:27:24 PM
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I once had a calculator watch back in high school. It was black with a huge yellow button at the bottom. Sadly, the straps wore out and it is now in the forgotten vault of my childhood toys.
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Submitted By: Travis Henry
posted on 1/19/2007 @ 4:22:54 PM
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Sarcastic cool guy went out the window a long time ago.
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Submitted By: Nikki Britain
posted on 1/19/2007 @ 3:49:42 PM
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