Orbit makes a variety of timers and they have a 6 year warranty.

Here is a link that might be useful: Orbit Timers

I'm getting responses on the plumbing forum I mistakenly logged on to first & the responses are like mine: 'these brands are pieces of junk!' I bought a Gilmore timer today at Lowe's & hope this brand may hold up better ($40). I have used Gilmore lawn sprinklers before & they have held up well & the one breakage I did have the company sent me a replacement free so no complaints about that! Embarrassed to figure up how much $$ I have spent on these worthless timers & hate to think if I hadn't noticed they weren't working what would have happened to my garden!

twolips: I shall look into the Orbit timers, thanks!

Try Nelson.

Here is a link that might be useful: help_site

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Rain Bird came out with one year before last. Hose bib attaching. I have used a couple of them the past two years with good success and no problems.

Rain Bird came out with one year before last. Hose bib attaching. I have used a couple of them the past two years with good success and no problems.

You can try Soil Moisture Meter. Soil Moisture Meter helps you to calculate water content in the soil or irrigated land. By using moisture meter you can able to Improve fertilisering, watering and planting decisions.
I know one company KISS Monitoring they are new in the market but their results are very good. One of my friend introduced me with them. From last three months I am using their Soil Moisture Meter and getting great outputs.

Here is a link that might be useful: Soil Moisture Meter by KISS Monitoring

The OP is looking for a simple hose end timer, not a complicated moisture meter, you must work for them. I have several Gilmores and they are pretty old and beat up and still work fine. I use them every year.