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: Works fine occasionally
Sport shop rating: 2 Stars
I've had this heart rate monitor for about 8 months now and if it's not for the fact that I'm cheap, I would've tossed it long time ago. The watch itself looks okay, the band is plastic and cheap looking. The main complaint that I have about this watch is the heart rate monitor reliability. More time than not, my heart rate can't be picked up. I've tried every trick in the book, but still have trouble with it. Everytime I put it on, I have to keep my fingers crossed and hope that it will pick up my heart rate, but most of the time it doesn't. When it does work, very occasionally, the heart rate is pretty accurate.
Just save up some more money and buy a Polar to avoid all this hassel.
Customer Review: Only works randomly
Sport shop rating: 2 Stars
I read all the positive reviews and gave this product a try. Unfortunately, I experienced the same problem that only one reviewer had: the heart monitor only worked at random times.
I would put the strap on, tried adding gel to allow better contact, but the watch would monitor my heart rate for a few seconds and immediately loose its signal.
I returned it. Too bad since it looked like a nice product from a well known company.
Customer Review: Don't use in the water!
Sport shop rating: 2 Stars
Great watch... great heartrate monitor.
Just don't expect to use it in the water. I clouded up after only 1 swim. I sent it back to Timex... they replaced it, but my new one did the same thing only a few week later when I wore underneeth my leather motorcycle jacket on a warm summer day ride when my sweat did the same thing. Chances are... the button was pushed by my jacket sleeve allowing persperation to leak in.
Customer Review: watch vs heart rate monitor
Sport shop rating: 2 Stars
The watch is fine however the heart monitor works only some of the time. If I had to do this over again, I would not have purchased the item.Customer Review: My heart stops beating
Sport shop rating: 1 Stars
As a serious runner, I bought this watch so that I could see how hard my heart was working during workouts. Apparently my heart just stops because the heart rate monitor frequently just stops working. No heart rate signal. Nothing. I thought a new battery in the chest strap would fix the problem, but it didn't. The monitor will work fine for a while during a workout, then just stops. I am quite disappointed with this watch because this function is one of it's distinguishing features that sets it apart from other sports watches.