A model like the solar-powered Shock previously mentioned will provide up to six hundred and sixty feet of water resistance as well as, naturally, shock resistance. Indeed, all these watches so far can be counted on to provide some measure of water resistance and a great backlight.

This Timex Ironman is perhaps the leanest and meanest of all the makes ever made, not unlike an Altimeter Compass Watch. The Timex Ironman line of wristwatches is one of the most popular of timepieces available. Timex Ironman watches are very macho-looking timepieces that are equally at home in the boardroom or the locker room, as the company likes to say. They are housed in tough durable stainless steel casing to protect against scrapes and scratches, often coupled to a resin wristband for rough wearing and action. One of the most useful models is the Shock, which happens to be solar-powered and thus very handy. Like the Altimeter Compass Watch, the stainless steel bezels add to the professional look of one of these while fulfilling its primary task of marking and setting information.

True, its lap-memory feature is only half that of something like the more expensive Triathlon, but it's a true Ironman all right, with the same sporty digital design as the rest of the family.