ACCUSPLIT Pro Survivor - A601X Stopwatch, Clock, Extra Large Display

I forgot I ordered this stopwatch as a Christmas present seven years ago. I just happened to be going over my Amazon history and noticed this purchase. It just happens that yesterday I was admiring a blue stopwatch and thinking how I wanted to buy one, but wanted a reliable one that would last more than a few hours of use. So I was surprise to see that it was a stopwatch I myself had picked out. Well, I agree with my earlier decision. I don't even know how this thing is still functioning perfectly after seven years, but I'll buy this one again, not as a replacement, but I want one for my own use.

This no-nonsense, solidly built stopwatch is the best of all the options on Amazon. Don't waste your money on something cheaper. (1) Built to last - it's obvious this is ruggedly made. (2) No stupid alarms - this is designed to do one thing and one thing only and you don't have to decipher a bunch of dumb instructions to disable random sounds. (3) No beeps - the button press has quiet but distinct tactile feedback. I use this to time students reading in my classroom and I don't like having beeping distract them from the task.

This is a good product. I like the extra large display. It fits perfectly in the hand and is easy to use.

I would give 5 stars but for one issue. The cord is too long and there is no way to adjust the length. Further, there is no way to replace it for a shorter one or should it wear out.

Good watch for my job! Waterproof

This stopwatch is tough, accurate, and easy to use, I really like it. The only complaint would be that it lacks any illumination, so it is a little hard to see in low light situations

Their website claims they are one of the original digital stopwatches, and reportedly was the official stopwatch for the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. Some reviewers complained it was hard to figure out how to set the date, time and calendar, which was true for me, even WITH the instructions, which are NOT included. The description of this stopwatch on the ACCUSPLIT website states the instructions ARE included, BUT the listing here on Amazon has a disclaimer emphasizing the instructions are NOT included. Fortunately, the Amazon listing has link for a PDF file of the instructions, which is dated 2020. I discovered the ACCUSPLIT website also has a copy of instructions for this stopwatch, dated 2015, that were slightly different from the instructions available in this listing. It was not possible to include the PDF files of the two variant instructions in this review, so I uploaded screenshots of the two variant instruction; I hope the print is still legible. With some help from the confusing instructions, and lots of Trial and Error, I was finally able to get the correct TIME, and numbers corresponding to the Month and Day programed into this device, so when not being used as a stopwatch, it will display TIME like a watch. And for some reason, you are also able to store an unchanging TIME in memory. You can set it to display the watch time as AM / PM or 24 hr time. The instructions tell you to go to the ACCUSPLIT website for an explanation on how to change the battery, implying if you aren’t careful, it might compromise the claimed ‘waterproof’ feature. Searching their website provided NO DESCRIPTION on how to change the battery. The ’new’ stopwatch I received, was DEAD ON ARRIVAL! (Accusplit claims this stopwatch is supposed to have a 5 year battery!) As a last resort, before having to go through the hassle and wasted time of returning it back to Amazon, and waiting for a replacement, I got a replacement battery. Upon examining the back of the stopwatch, observed 6 very tiny screws. One reviewer complained that she had stripped out the screws trying to change the batteries, so I took the stopwatch to a hardware store, to insure I bought the correct special small ‘jewelers’ type screwdriver. The screws were quite tight (probably for the ‘watertight’ claim) but with care, overcoming the initial tightness, fortunately was able to get all 6 screws unfastened. NOTE: perform this procedure in a carefully controlled environment, like on a white towel, (my screws were black) to ensure the tiny screws don’t roll away or get lost! Fortunately, after putting in a new battery, the stopwatch started working again! BUT, after carefully replacing the screws (not forcing them, because sometimes the screws felt like they were initially cross threaded!) After replacing the screws, I intentionally did NOT ‘over tighten’ them, to avoid stripping them out. The claimed ‘watertightness’ is now probably compromised, but I don’t plan on dropping it in water! A sticker on the back of this watch, in very tiny print, stated the warranty was good until October 2021. After that, if you pay $12, they will fix it until October 2025. Since the Battery was Dead On Arrival, I wonder if this stopwatch spent several years sitting on a shelf in some warehouse? In spite of it all, I still like this stopwatch, since I’m not going to use it for athletic events. I’m going to use it while watching specific television shows on different streaming television channels, to time the length of commercials they pad into the TV shows, to determine if any particular streaming channel, is adding in more commercials, compared to a different streaming TV channel!

I bought this stopwatch for timing my son, who recently started running. The stopwatch is great for use on a track . . . for timing speed workouts, etc. The buttons are big and easy to use, and likewise the display is nice and big to see. But there is one big PROBLEM with the stopwatch, that Accusplit needs to FIX. My son also does distance training runs. And even though the stopwatch clearly advertises on the face of it 1/100 seconds, what happens is that this function ceases to work at 40 minutes. It's not that I need the hundreds of a second on long runs, but the actual display becomes quite annoying. One moment the stopwatch is counting quickly, counting minutes, seconds, and hundreds. Then suddenly, it is only timing minutes and seconds. The reason this is annoying? The first several times this happened, the 'perception' is that the stopwatch had STOPPED, and I thought I had bumped it or accidentally hit a button. It took watching it during several distance runs, when I just happened to be looking at it just past 39 minutes to realize what was happening. I could understand if the hundreds disappeared at 1 hour, due to the lack of digits. But the amount of digits at 39:59:99 are exactly the same as what it SHOULD be at 40:00.00. But instead it is now only showing 40:00. Accusplit should immediately fix this problem. I actually called Accusplit about this, thinking I had a malfunctioning stopwatch. But after several calls, they got back to me and simply said "This is the way it was designed." My question is: "WHY?". If they would simply fix this, I would have rated the stopwatch with 5 Stars. But this weird anomaly causes me to only give it 3 Stars. I simply want others purchasing this stopwatch to be aware of this oddity on it. If you ONLY plan to use it for short distances on a track, it would be a great watch. But for distance running workouts, not so great.

Works great...no issues.

Muy buena calidad, además de que llegó muy seguro y días antes de lo previsto.

I buyed from overseas_shop seller. Got excellent product.

Su pantalla es realmente amplia, permite visualizar fácilmente los números, en comparación con otros cronómetros del mercado. Su acabado es de calidad, se siente profesional. Los botones son suaves al tacto y no se sienten flojos. Viene bien empacado en su caja , con instructivo incluido. Un buen cronómetro a buen precio.

Habe mich sehr über die Stoppuhr gefreut. Die Stoppuhr sah optisch gut aus. Leider lief der Sekundenzeiger zu schnell, somit nicht brauchbar. Da mich Rücksendung 55 Eur Kosten würde, habe ich die Stoppuhr behalten. Dennoch habe ich ein paar Mal den Verkäufer kontaktiert und ihn gebeten mir eine neu Stoppuhr zu schicken. Leider nie eine Antwort erhalten.