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(More customer reviews)I bought this watch purely for the vibration metronome feature--which was good since the watchband isn't all that impressive material-wise. It seems to be high density rubbery foam. The face is made of plastic and measures roughly 1 3/4" by 1 1/2" by 1/2" deep. The actual display screen is about 7/8" by 5/8" and the clock display numbers are roughly only 1/8" high.
The watch is NOT waterproof. It runs on a CR2032 battery, one was included.
The specs show that battery life in continuous use at tempo 140, beat one, "sound on" setting runs approx. 200 hours.
Battery life in continuous use at tempo 140, beat one, "vibration" setting is approx. 7 hours.
The tempo is adjusted by pushing either of two buttons to increase or decrease the displayed number. The tempo can be set from 30 to 250 taps/minute. The specs say that the sound comes from a piezoelectric buzzer, creating an electronic "pip" (their word). Its volume is NOT adjustable. There is also a slight hum or buzz when the metronome is in vibration mode--it is not completely silent. It has three modes: no sound/no vibration, vibration only, or electronic sound only. I don't think that there is a back light feature.
Yesterday when I received the watch, I apparently didn't seat the battery quite right and couldn't set the time even though the display was showing. I almost returned it as defective, but thought I'd check the battery one more time. It worked perfectly after I put the battery back in the second time.
I haven't tried any of the other features on this watch. Overall, I love it for the vibration feature. I don't have to watch or listen to anything to be on tempo (it does show the beat going back and forth on the display face if you need to see it). I hope that internalizing a beat will prove more effective for improving my sense of tempo. This was the least expensive vibration metronome I've found, and so far I am happy with it--but I haven't checked the replacement battery price yet!
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