⏰ Long Ring Mechanical Timer by Taylor - Optimize Your Search! Review

When I bought this little timer, I saw a label underneath it that said "Always turn the knob after 30 minutes and then go back to the desired time." Me thought - All right. It's a bit strange. Well, it turns out this timer can't even do what it was designed to do. About 5 minutes out of 35 it just stops for no reason, like a car that has run out of gas on the freeway. Absolutely useless. Stay away.

Although I didn't pay much for it, I would get the same effect if I took out a five dollar bill and lit it. I bought it to keep track of my time between sets during my workout. As others have said here, this worked once or twice and then stopped. If you tap it lightly on the table, it may start again. After doing this for about a week it just stopped completely. I've learned my lesson and will buy a digital one.

This timer is the standard timer that I use most of my life. still works great. But please read on, because those days are long gone. I've bought - and I'm not kidding - at least six of these in the last year. Each of them died. Desperate today since my faithful friend is in another house and I needed a timer I figured I'd just lube it up so I took it apart. Previously, this timer was an all-metal construction with the same plastic shell. Now almost everything inside is plastic, gears are…