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Top 10 Sports Watches

By Elizabeth Quinn, About.com

Created: June 21, 2007

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Every athlete needs a great sports watch to stand up to extreme conditions and still give you features you need. Here are some recommendations for watches athletes can use.

1. Timex Ironman Triathlon Watch

The Timex® Flix 100 Lap Ironman Triathlon watch is packed with functional features. Features the Indiglo night-light activation with a quick iflick of the wrist for handsfree lighting.
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2. Casio Baby G - Ladies

Great looks and features in this reasonably prices sports watch. Includes the following features: Electro-luminescent backlit display, 12/24 hour time formats, Hourly time signals, daily alarm function, Countdown timer, Automatic day-date calendar and 20-page telememo.
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3. Nike Sport Watch

Nike makes sport watches for runners and other athletes. The Triax S Series features full chronograph function, digital display, alarm, and lap time memory. The durable hard plastic case and polyurethane strap make this timepiece a long-lasting, convenient unit.
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4. Ladies Timex Sport Watch

Ladies Timex Sport Watch Timex offers a great list of women's sport watches with features for every athlete. With features such as stopwatch,10 preset timers, alerts, alarms, Indiglo night and water-resistance.
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5. Timex Ironman Heart Rate Monitor Watch

Achieve your fitness goals with the latest sport watch technology from Timex. It features a chronograph, heart rate monitor, countdown timer and other important features for sports enthusiasts.
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6. Suunto Altimeter Watch

An extreme gift for an extreme athlete. An altimeter for every conceivable outdoor activity. Altimeter / Barometer / Compass / Watch plus more.
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7. Swiss Army Watch

Watches for sports and field that don't neglect essential features and classy looks. A variety of styles and features - even titanium.
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8. Luminox Navy Seal Dive Watch

Developed for the Navy SEAL's, this watch meets military specifications of all branches of the US Armed Forces. Fiberglass reinforced polyester injection molded case, stainless steel plate case back secured with stainless steel screws. Double gasket crown/stem confers water resistance of 20 atm/200 meters/660.
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9. Citizen Dive Watch

Citizen Aqualand Professional Diving Men's Titanium Watch is a solid Titanium case and with strap, Underwater depth display down to 260 feet, Second display for maximum Depth, Dive, Time and Water temperature, 4-Dive memory of important dive data, One-Way rotating elapsed-time bezel, Auto-start dive mode, Water resistant to 200M
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10. Casio Sports Watch

Casio makes a sports watch with every possible style, feature and price point for any athlete.
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