Timex Ironman T5C411 Unisex 30-Lap Digital Fitness Heart Rate Monitor Watch
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Description of Timex Ironman T5C411 Unisex 30-Lap Digital Fitness Heart Rate Monitor Watch
Timex Ironman Triathlon Heart Rate Monitor with an extra large Black and Purple Resin Strap and digital display, INDIGLO night-light, Water Resistant to 50 meters, Timer, Dual Time Zones, Alarm Features, 30 lap recall, Preset your desired heart rate zone, Displays average heart rate over a period of time, Amount of time spent within selected heart rate target zone, Computes calories burned, Measure heart rate after a timed recovery, Automatically sets five training zones, Digital FM transmission for clear signals.Combining stylish looks with power sport timing and heart rate monitoring features, this larger Timex Ironman Triathlon watch (model T5C411) can be worn by both men and women. It features a chest strap heart rate monitor, easily accessible function buttons, and Timex's comfortable doubleshot polyurethane strap. For integrating heart rate monitoring into your training, this watch enables you to track your avareage heart rate and pre-set target heart rate zones with data for time spent within that zone and alarms. It can also display data for calories burned and offers a recovery timer that measures your heart rate after a timed recovery during or after your workout. Sport timing features include:
- 100-hour chronograph with lap and split, either in large digits
- 30-lap memory with average heart rate per laps
- 100-hour, 3-mode countdown timer
- Alarm with 5-minute backup
- Month/day/date display with 12/24-hour time
- 3-year battery life
The Indiglo night-light uniformly lights the surface of the watch dial using patented blue electroluminescent lighting technology. It uses less battery power than most other watch illumination systems, enabling your watch battery to last longer. The Night Mode feature allows you to illuminate the Indiglo night-light for 3 seconds with any button press, regardless of the mode or function. The watch is water resistant to 50 meters (165 feet)--suitable for swimming but not for diving. All Timex heart rate monitor sensors have batteries that can be replaced by consumers without requiring them to be returned to the manufacturer.
Sports reviews of Timex Ironman T5C411 Unisex 30-Lap Digital Fitness Heart Rate Monitor Watch
Customer Review: The Price is Right
Sport shop rating: 4 Stars
Not only a great alternative to POLAR but in many respects is better. User interface is much less complicated while maintaining equivilent functionality. With TIMEX I expect that the reliability issues experienced with POLAR will be a thing of the past. Transmitter battery can be replaced by user.Customer Review: good job
Sport shop rating: 4 Stars
this product worked as advertised. I use for heartrate monitoring during cardio exercise. does nice job. haven't tried any of the other features yet (avg heart rate, etc.) since i don't need. Overall, I'm satisfied.Customer Review: Good Basic Functions
Sport shop rating: 4 Stars
I started running a few weeks ago and was looking for a decent priced heartrate monitor without a lot of frills...and this is it. It is very easy to setup and use.Customer Review: Decent HR monitor/Watch
Sport shop rating: 3 Stars
I bought this as a beginners HR monitor and I think it worked fine in that role. Not too many features, yet enough for me to get started.
Overall I liked it. However, after a few months I feel I am outgrowing it.
Customer Review: Pros & Cons
Sport shop rating: 2 Stars
I've had two of these watches now and I like the product overall, but with some tragic flaws.
Pros:
- The buttons are well laid out and easy to use while exercising.
- Has all of the basic features needed for exercising (set heart rate ranges, alerts, calorie counting, lap, alarm, timer, etc.)
- Good screen size and readability while exercising
Cons: (the tragic flaws)
- Nothing about this watch is waterproof. If you get your sweat into it, the buttons stop working temporarily (I strap it to my bike or put it in my pocket while running to avoid getting it wet).
- I went swimming with it twice to monitor my heart rate, both times it fogged the screen and once it stopped working for a week until it had ample time to dry out.
- After a few months, the heart rate is not picked up by the watch (don't know if it is the watch or transmitter). I first thought it might be the battery and had them both changed (watch & transmitter) but the problem persisted.
When I had problems with the first one, I returned it within a week and the store gave me a new one. When the second one experienced the same problems, the 90 day warrenty period expired and I was left with a flaky watch with no recourse. I (stupidly) bought another since I liked design and thought I just experienced some bad luck with the first two. I made my second purchase of the watch (it was on sale) and it worked fine for 6 months before it too stopped receiving the heart rate.
The price was cheap, so you get what you pay for.