Cool new watch: Nike+ SportWatch GPS: Too Small?!

I saw this some time ago before it went on sale. My wife (who generally opposes my watch interest/obsessions) ran across this watch in one of those crappy airline magazines. She actually suggested that I could get the watch.... A $200 watch, mind you. In any event, I like the watch, and was doing my due dilligence. I discovered through an eBay question, that the watch is small, really small. Only 25 mm across the front according to an eBay seller. My cutoff is generally 40 mm for the front. So I guess I'm not going to buy this one. But it still looks cool.

Nike+ SportWatch GPS watch below:

What's the Deal with this A-Hole?

I've noticed a few prices on a few watches on eBay. A Columbia watch I have had my eye on. Until I see $50 shipping for no apparent reason. Is this some kind of scam on eBay? Is this a way to avoid paying eBay their commission? Is this a way of trying to dupe people into buying who don't check the shipping price? Anyway, I don't like it. Heads up.
eBay link

New Arrival: Body Glove Warpt

Got this one in at the end of last week and took it out for a spin. An okay watch. The best thing it has going for it is the surprisingly cool font. It has stacked vertically hours, minutes, and second. On the right side is date and day of week. It took a bit to get used to reading the time this way, but my small brain figured it out. The rest of the watch is a bit pedestian. Not quite big enough. Nothing really interesting about the shape. A lot of silver color, which is nice. The strap is not quite substantial enough. Nothing failing this watch, just not especially significant. This is a bubble watch, and I might resell it on eBay. I got it for $26 including shipping. I have kept my eyes on a couple other Body Glove watches, and this one may dissuade me from future purchases. I'll mull it over for a while. Overall, a 6.5 out of 10 for this watch.
Body Glove Warpt below:

New Arrival: Nixon Housing

I was a little disappointed with this watch. I've worn it for a couple days, on a couple runs, and it's not a bad watch. It's nively appointed and I like the buttons that are flush with the sides. But I had high hopes for this one. It's heavy, but a little smaller than I had hoped. It feels a little awkward on the wrist, like the connection between the watch and the band is imperfect. The red graph thing on the screen is a little strange, and the time is a little hard to read. The clear button for the stopwatch didn't work very well. Also, my first impression was that the big "NIXON" writing on the top and bottom are very obvious and the one above the top looks like "NOXIN," which is more than a little off-putting. Weird name in general, of course bringing to mind Tricky Dick. I have high hopes for the expensive but seemingly cool and edgy Nixon stuff. Cool box, though, with a weird Nerf feeling thing inside a cardboard cover.
On a slightly related note, I stumbled across a Nixon store in Berkeley on the 4th Street shopping strip. It had only a few digital watches, the Newton and the Outsider Tide. I liked the Outsider Tide as it's really big. Only a weird navy blue color, though. And retail price, which I'm not having. The rest of the stuff was mostly women-oriented, including scarves and gloves, which was weird for a warm summer day.
The Housing gets a 7.5 from me out of 10.
Nixon Housing below:

New Arrival: Freestyle Stride

This is a brand new addition from the fine folks at Freestyle. I got this on the Freestyle website and used my $30 credit that I had "earned" by acting as a Freestyle "reviewer" by giving my opinions about possible new watches months ago. I blogged about this back then.
Anyway, this is a solid if not spectacular watch. It's a horizontal rectangle, and as I can tell from their marketing designed for walking/running. There's a big lap button on the bottom right side of the face. The readout is nice and large. I would have liked more substantial buttons on the side and a big heavier band (that felt just a bit flimsy and thin). Still a solid watch from Freestyle, and a good deal at $60 retail. I give it a 8.5 out of 10.

Freestyle Stride below:

A little less anticipation

I got an email last night saying that the seller of the Freestyle Navigator 2.0 watch that I bought on eBay had the watch stolen. He shortly after refunded me through PayPal. Is this some kind of scam? Did he not get as much money as he wanted for it? His record on eBay was clean, so I guess I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. Still, one fewer watch I'll get my grubby mitts on. Maybe it's a blessing, because the auction was for the all black one and I really want the one with some silver in the face.
Freestyle Navigator 2.0 in black and silver below:

Oh, the anticipation

I now have three watches ordered and on their way right now. I got the Nixon Housing on eBay, the Freestyle Stride (new with a credit from the Freestyle website), and the Freestyle Navigator 2.0 on eBay just now. I can't wait for these guys to show up in the mail.