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Nixon Lodown Watch

Men's Clothing > WatchesRated: 4 by 10 reviews.

Dogfunk

You will know if it's time for dawn patrol or extra sleep with the Men's Lodown Watch from Nixon. With the help of this full-bore tide watch, you won't miss another sick set. Nixon stored tide information from 200 international beaches for the next 15 years inside this watch to keep you charging no matter where in the world you wake up. Keep all this information safe and strapped to your wrist in a tough polycarbonate case. Crash the break first with the Lodown's dual time zones, countdown timer, and a night-light. *Available for US shipment only.

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Nixon The Lodown watch. Custom digital movement with pre-programmed tide charts for 200 beaches for the next 15 years. Dual time. Alarm. Countdown timer. Wave counter. Chrono and light. Custom 100 meter fiber reinforced polycarbonate case with hardened mineral crystal. Custom injected polyurethane band with patented locking looper. Imported.

Alarms:Yes and timer
Backlight:Yes
Chronograph:Yes
Country of Origin:China
Manufacturer Warranty:1 Year
Recommended Use:Surfing, water sports
Size:Large
Waterproof:100M
Weight:3oz (85g)
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Yellow
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Nixon Lodown Watch Reviews Summary:

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Positive Reviews:

Update to Lowdown!!!

Rating:*****

As you can tell from a few reviews, we were having some issues with the Lodown.

When we launched this watch we wanted to use better quality materials than the current tide watches on the market. We went ahead and used a mineral crystal instead of an acrylic because the mineral is much more durable and scratch resistant. Down the road we found out that the bonding agent used to seal the face to the case was failing, this caused water to leak into the casing. We have since addressed this issue and all Lodowns now have an updated acrylic crystal guaranteed not to leak.

So get off your ass, put on your Lodown, and head out to one of the 200 pre-programmed beaches to catch some lefts....brah.

Jake Hobbs - Nixon Rep at Backcountry.com on 07/21/2009

Water tested?

Rating:*****

I am a river guide and was looking for a good watch that could handle the river, and when I saw this I thought, if it can handle surfing, it can handle the river. However, after about 2 months the light stopped working then a couple weeks later it just stopped working all together. I sent it in for a warranty and they sent me a new one of this year's model so it was good to get an upgrade, but I wasn't stoked that for the amount of money I spent it didn't last a little longer.

G-RACER at Backcountry.com on 12/22/2006

Tight Time Piece

Rating:*****

Extremely durable watch. I have taken it 16 meters deep on a dive and everyone who sees it comments on how cool it is. The Automatic Tide System is great for monitoring tides with no more than a glimpse.

Schwartz at Backcountry.com on 05/23/2007

awesome watch

Rating:*****

i like the tide feature. i dont have to go on my computer for the tide. i love all the different colors.

aaron at Dogfunk on 07/19/2009

cool watch

Rating:*****

stiky at the rope [watch]

ebick at Dogfunk on 10/11/2009

Negative Reviews:

Nixon — The "NO"-down

Rating:**

Looks dope, but not really sure about the quality. The 1st one crapped out the 1ST TIME I PADDLED OUT, within in 5 minutes. It filled with water and then made some crazy Space Invaders beeping noises ... pretty weak.
So I chalked it up to bad luck. So I returned it right away, and replaced it with another one. Took about 5 weeks to finally get it credited to my card. These guys seemed to take their sweet time, crediting my account, after I HAD TO BUY ANOTHER ONE, as I was told returns take 3-5 days, right, try 5 weeks.
The watch seems ok now, I've been in the water a lot lately and it's good, the tide function is cool, but it's faster when I pull the tide chart on my phone.
My sister called it "my scooby-doo" watch, which I thought was funny.
Step it up fellas.

DJB at Dogfunk on 12/14/2006

Less than water resistant

Rating:*

I've gone through 1 regular lodown and 2 lodown Ti's. Though warranty department knows me on a first name basis and keep their word, it's ridiculous how delicate these "surf" watches are. Bottom line: save the money and buy another watch.

rgovendo2379362 at Backcountry.com on 04/01/2009

Looks good....absolute junk!

Rating:*

removed it from the box, looked good and decided to surf with it immediately. All systems go until I returned from the H2O. All the buttons malfunctioned so watch is worthless to me. Sending it back for a refund!

dan3051663 at Dogfunk on 04/23/2009

Neutral Reviews:

Casper

Rating:***

I bought this watch before going on a surf trip to Fiji. My first paddle out I guess water seeped in and when I looked at it, the face looked cloudy and the digital numbers were going haywire. It finally stopped working after I pushed a few buttons. When I returned home, I called Nixon to let them know what had happened and they replaced it no problem. They had told me that there was a recall on the watch because there was something wrong with the seal. Anyhow, my replacement watch died today when I went surfing. It did the same thing when I was in Fiji. At least it lasted a year and a half. I'm going to call Nixon again to see if they can help me with it. If not, then I am looking into getting a more durable watch like the Casio G-Shock GXL5600. Hopefully that will last more than a year and a half.

c2416337 at Backcountry.com on 09/16/2008