I have the orange version of this watch:
http://www.timex.com/150Lap-Sleek-Ironman-Sleek-Sport-Ironman-Shop-Now/b/2229237011
It is about 2 years old and is only worn when I am racing or training - It is not my every day watch. I went to put it on yesterday and noticed it was showing 1 pm on 4/27/12. It isn’t flashing and none of the buttons do anything. It is simply frozen on the normal date/time display. Seconds are not moving.
After doing a google search I realized there is no magic combination of buttons (like a garmin) what will force a frozen screen to reset. So, I decided to pull the battery out in the hope that a hard reset would occur. Not so easy. I could not figure out how the battery comes out, and a google seach tells me that it is best left to a dealer. Inside the case on the protective battery cover there is a note that 2 contacts have to be shorted after a new battery is installed to reset the watch. I tried to short these contacts but could not get the watch to reset.
Has anyone had this happen? Is there an end user fix?