WobL Vibrating 8-Alarm & Repeating Countdown Timer Watch for Kids & Adults, Medication/Sports/Meetings/Potty Reminders, Blue

OVERVIEW: If you are seeking an excellent potty-training watch, while willing to learn slightly complex watch settings, I highly recommend it.The watch seems to be well built, and a good (but not great) Velcro adjustable strap. It utilizes a *very* common battery (CR2032). Compared to other comparable potty-training watches that need to be charged every two days, this is fantastic. However, in the case of my grandson, the Velcro band was too big to be practical, so I called the company.Located in Knoxville Tennessee (hence the name “Knox Watches”…stupidly obvious but overlooked on my part), I can attest that their customer support is beyond good, IT’S FANTASTIC! The woman on the phone was patient, helpful, and resolved all of my problems. For example, I told her that the watch band was too big for my grandson, and they were very accommodating. For those interested, a silicone band (in several colors) that will fit smaller wrists is available at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CVL7D4S for $8 {as of this review}.The directions for turning on “Alarm and/or Vibration” are confusing, but it’s not as bad as it sounds. Simply:Press B – to advance to “Alarm Mode”Press D – 1 time to turn on the alarm, 2 times to turn on the vibration, or three times to turn on both alarm and vibration.The above excerpt is directly from their instruction book, but the alarm settings are the same for *BOTH* the timer and the 6 optional alarms. So, if like me your timer isn’t reminding your child to use the bathroom, use the steps above to turn on either (or both) the alarm and vibrate settings. This point can’t be underestimated: WHEN YOU SET THE ALARM, you set ***BOTH*** the timer and the alarm sounds (there is no way to set separate signals for alarm or timer), which IMO is very reasonable.I’ve seen many reviews ask how to stop the timer alarms. As a grandparent who has his grandchild only partial time, yes, you do need to stop the watch from beeping/vibrating while your grandchild is away. But, you don’t need to shut off the timer, just turn off the sound and vibration (using the steps above).Although I agree with the Knox representative that a loud audible alert tone can be disturbing in a classroom situation, I think they missed the point. A vibration alarm is intentionally meant to be discreet, meaning only the wearer knows of it. In a healthy classroom environment where the instructor is aware of a particular child’s need to maintain a schedule, one would hope that they would accommodate such. However, the audible alert is too quiet, and as such, will never gain the attention of the wearer. In my opinion Knox is wrong; the audible alert should be as loud as possible (based on capability of the electronics and the piezzo electronic element in the watch). Of course I understand Knox’s position that they want to sell these to school-age students and disrupting the classroom is problematic, but I think the vibration alert is sufficient. So why not make the audible alert loud?My grandson has trouble both urinating prior to having an accident, and soiling his pull-up. I think that is where this watch is great in that you can set (in my case) hourly reminders to urinate, and up to 6 alarms to remind him to sit on the pot and do his #2 business. Without historical data, I can’t confirm this will work, but I’m giving it the 'old college try' as they say. My tentative plan is to set the 6 watch timers; 1 and 2 hours after every meal. Fingers crossed.CONCLUSION: If the company relented on making the audible alarm so loud that it would wake up a sound sleeper, I'd be tickled pink. However, personal experience has shown that a Marching Band wouldn’t wake up my grandson, so what can I reasonably expect from a watch?It’s a fantastic product with lots of thought given to its design, programming, and special features (like “Lock”, that prevents my grandson from changing things).SUGGESTION TO KNOX: Change your manual to say “Please refer to our FAQ page at..." There is little need to reprint your manual if you reference a webpage.BOTTOM LINE: Highly recommend, wonderful capability, and fantastic customer support. No regrets purchasing this product.

The watch works great and after 2.5 weeks we are starting to see slow progress in our sons potty training, alarm instructions were detailed and I got it programmed without any issues. My one complaint is the way the watch is attached to the band- there are elastic hoops on both sides which connect it to the band that Velcros to my sons wrist. After 12-13 days of wearing it one of those elastic hoops has ripped off entirely - this happened because my son is 7 and has small wrists so the Velcro has to be tightened all the way which results in the Velcro sitting on one of those elastic bands. the watch is hanging now by the other band- once both bands break it’s just a bracelet and the Watch itself is gone.Being a rookie crafter I jimmied a solution together so it doesn’t fall off- but I was disappointed at unavoidable damage caused. I wish it was connected to the band itself which would resolve all of the issues we’ve seen with the Velcro damaging the elastic.

This seemed like a great kid's watch. The velco makes it easy for my son to put it on, adjust it or take it off himself. It has a very nice locking feature to keep him from "accidentally" messing with the time or alarms setting. It's a very nice size for his seven-year-old arm. Compared to the previous watch (which we returned) it is quite a bit easier to set as well.While you can set 8 alarms a day, I would have liked it a little better if there were an option to have it vibrate hourly. This was the only original negative for the watch. However, after a few months the watch started to malfunction. The display wasn't working and it would vibrate randomly. Researching the issue, I found numerous Q & A's with the same issue. The manufacturer claims the battery only lasts 3 months. This would be a bit of an annoyance in itself as there are five very small screws which need to be removed in order to remove the battery. Even more annoying the strap needs to be removed in order to get to two of these screws. I removed the back of the watch, took the movement out of the case and found that everything worked perfectly WITHOUT changing the battery. However, once back in the watch body, it returned to a non-working state. A new battery did not remedy this situation.At $35 if it lasted a year, it would be reasonable. However, the watch seems clearly to have design issues. I won't buy another or recommend this. It's a shame the execution seems so poor because the concept is great.