I've had a couple Timex Ironman watches before this and loved them - in fact my 'prior' one is still working, but I only put it on at the gym.  This one is almost as good as my prior model (and why are there seemingly dozens of variations?) but with this one the clairty and brightness of the display is more dependent on what angle the face is to, well, yours, than my previous.  Held off-angle it can be too dim - when spot on, however, it's quite clear and sharp.  Not sure what they changed but I prefer my older model watch - don't let that stop you from buying this, however.