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Timex E-Instruments E-Tide & Temperature Watch Series 41881 41891 41911 Review
This review covers three Timex E-Instruments E-Tide & Temperature Watches. All are the same, except for different face and band styles. We will talk about the Timex E-Instruments E-Tide & Temperature Watch models 41881 (stainless steel band, blue face), 41891 (Black Silicone Band, white face) and the extremely popular 41911 (Black Elastic Band, Black face) models. You may also see these with a T in front of them. It is the same watch. Timex adds the T, some dealers (myself included) drop it as everything has a T.
This watch is great for surfers, sailors or anyone who loves to know the current tide, air or water temperature. This all-new design is super stylish while providing analog temperature and tide measurements. You'll simply be blown away by the styling of this watch and the awesome functionality. It's a great everyday watch for those who want to track the tides, yet still have a great looking watch.
The Timex E-Instruments E-Tide & Temperature Watch features:
Temperature Sensor
Tide tracking indicator (see note below)
INDIGLO(R) night-light
Water resistant to 100 meters
Stainless Steel Case
Stainless Steel bracelet or Black Silicone or Black Elastic Band
This is a big watch at 45 mm, 4.5 centimeters or almost 1 ¾ inches wide. Easily visible in low light conditions and easy to read display. Has Date Window at 6 o’clock postion. It is water resistant to 100 meters.
The Temperature sensor functioned flawlessly in both air and water when compared to a digital sensor. I tested the watch both inside and outside, various times of day, in the pool and on the track. It was very accurate for an analog display. It is neat to watch the fourth hand swing around and dial in the temperature.
Now to the Tide Tracking indicator. It does not predict the tides out of the box. That is impossible. So many places on earth with tides, and all have different tides. This is a big misunderstanding amongst buyers of this watch. You have to set it first. You’d be surprised at the people who ask this question and have bought and returned this item because of that.
Here are the directions from the manual: <For tide clock, indicator hand always rotates clockwise, so tide is rising when hand is pointing left and falling when pointing right. Number of hours to next high/low tide is shown on tide scale. The primary factor in determining tides is moon position. Tide clock uses moon position to predict high and low tides, which are 6 hours and 12.5 minutes apart. Tides are also influenced by sun position and shape of shoreline, so tide clock cannot precisely give times of high and low tides. Periodic adjustment may be necessary. To set tide clock, pull CROWN to MIDDLE position. Press either push button to move hand to current tide. TIDE and TEMP push buttons move hand clockwise and counterclockwise, respectively. Push CROWN in when done. For tide information, go to www. timex.com/expedition>
However that is a dead link-should be go to NOAA Tides and Currents Water Level and Tidal Predictions. A link to NOAA and the watch manual in PDF format can be found here: www.greatwestsports.com/einstruments.com . Timex changes their site every month or so, so the page is wrong and probably was wrong when the manual went to printing.
That said, I decided to test the Tide Tracking indicator. I picked my favorite dive spot –Destin Jetties, Destin Florida. I set it using the directions and the information found at NOAA. Next day, when the tide watch said High Tide, I logged into NOAA and checked the Tide there. It was right on. Same thing with Low tide later that day. A week later, same thing. Unfortunately, I live in Colorado and it was a painful reminder of my previous life looking at the Tide Tracker everyday..
Overall I’d say this is a good watch with a nice easy to read design and nice features. It was very accurate and would be of immense help to any surfer, kayaker, diver, boater to know the current tide position.
Lets recap: Temperature: Accurate, Inside, Outside. In Water, Dry. Good Feature.
Tide Feature: Accurate if you set it correctly. The directions were a bit difficult, and the website address wrong, but overall good feature once figured out.
Pros: Design. Fourth hand. Temperature Sensor. Tide Tracking Indicator. It looks good as a dress watch or a sports watch. Good choice of colors, band design, material.
Cons: Big. (Ok for some). Manual was poorly written. Bad link on manual. Timex website unhelpful. However, if you own a boat or dive gear you deal with harder stuff than this.
Total: 4.5 of 5 stars
Can see more about this watch at www.greatwestsports.com/einstruments.com We also have the link to NOAA and the watch manual in PDF format on each item page. We are very familiar with this watch. So contact us if you have any questions or concerns. Timex also has one where the hand also acts as a Compass and I will review that one next time.
Please visit www.greatwestsports.com for all your Timex, Nike watch needs. We also carry the full line of Nike and Timex Heart Rate Monitors and will be adding new product lines shortly. Our shipping starts at $4.95 and is currently free to APO/FPO military boxes.
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