Sportcount Stopwatch

I’ve had this on my Jetski for over a year now. Battery is still working fine. I use this to time how long I have left on a fuel tank and does the job perfect.

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I really wanted to like this because it was exactly what I needed for swimming. In fact after the first one failed I even bought another one just in case! I looked after them exactly as stated in the instructions but both of them failed after only a couple of uses with water getting in through the back. The other thing I didn't like was the size of the tenths and hundredths digits. They may be okay for running etc but in a pool with goggles on (and not enough time to remove your goggles) they are very difficult to see.

This was a great addition to my kit bag when it worked. Much more accurate than trying to judge times from the pace clock in the pool, which is important when assessing success or failure vs. target times on race pace sprint sets. It worked very well for about 8 months, then over the next 3 months it developed an issue with the LCD screen, so some parts of digits aren't displayed correctly. I kept using it during this time because I could still see enough to make sense of the time. However, over the last couple of weeks it has become very difficult to read. I wondered if it might just be a low battery, so I tried replacing it. What's odd is that the screen did recover slightly, but was still not right. I think that after close to a year of use, it might be time to get a replacement. Update: I bought a replacement, which I have owned for more than a year. The battery compartment has been upgraded slightly to have a better seal when replacing the battery (the rubber seal is larger, less fiddly, and held inplace by the screws that hold the back of the unit in place). This was a welcome update because old models were useless after the battery ran out. Unfortunately, the watch itself is still unreliable. I replaced the battery the first time, and it continued working for a few months, but then developed a fault where it wouldn't switch on when the button was pressed. I tried replacing the battery, and the power came on and the button worked, but after leaving the device in my bag for a day, it then wouldn't switch on again. I took the back off the unit, took the battery out and put the same battery back in again, and the power came back on, so the issue wasn't with the battery. After leaving the device to switch itself off again, it developed the same issue as before. There was no sign of any leaking, so I suspect it is a hardware fault.

Lasted less than a month before the water got in!