2010年7月27日星期二
Review of the Helix Typhoon HX380
The second mode shows time only -- nice and minimal. You can also show time, date, and month, or time plus scrolling day/date/month.The stopwatch, alarm and world time all work like you'd expect *** this functional enough to be your daily watch. The numeric font is a bit peculiar, and to me, the style reduces the legibility a bit.The case is nicely brushed stainless steel in a contemporary square shape with integrated strap. You can see the o.d.m. logo, on the right side. At 120g, its substantial, but not overly heavy, and it sits well on the wrist. The main time screen has four display modes: one just shows the graph at the bottom which animates every ten seconds. Fashionable, obscure, not really functional, but cool. The manual recommends that you not get it wet, and leave it face-up when not worn because su***ce water and contact can trigger the touch screen and reduce the battery life.The 3-touch build construction is very good for it's list price of $220. Very solid, nicely finished steel, and well detailed throughout. It feels quite a bit more expensive than I expected.Overall, the 3-touch is an interestingly designed watch if you want something different, functional, and fashionable. The clasp is metal, but covered with the polyurethane of the strap. It's bit bulkier than usual, but matches the style of the watch.The touch screen has some interesting tradeoffs.