A handy training companion that makes a bold statement, the
Timex Watches Ironman Road Trainer digital heart rate monitor series offers performance and comfort in a next-generation style. The watch is designed for both fitness enthusiasts and weekend warriors to help them meet their exercise goals. It allows you to preset your desired heart rate exercise zone and have it sound an alarm when you are not in the zone. The device also records your average heart rate during your workout and for each lap, your time in the zone, and calories burned. In addition, it offers a 100-hour chronograph and a 50-lap memory. The watch is water-resistance to 100 meters.
Features: - Indiglo night-light with night-mode feature
- 100-hour chronograph with lap and split, either in large digits
- 50-lap memory with average heart rate per lap
- 100-hour, 20-mode Countdown Timer Watches
- Alarm with five-minute backup
- Average heart rate for your workout and each lap
- Time in zone
- Calories burned
- Owner-replaceable battery
- 3.5-year battery life
Manufacturer's Warranty This
Timex Watches watch (but not any battery, crystal, band, or strap) is warranted to the owner for a period of one year from the date of purchase against defects in manufacture by
Timex Watches Corporation--not by the dealer from whom the watch was purchased. If this watch develops such a defect within the one year period, it will be repaired or replaced at the company's option.
Timex Watches will not provide any warranty service if your watch shows evidence that it has been tampered with, misused, abused, or altered.
About Timex Timex Watches Group designs, manufactures, and markets innovative timepieces and jewelry globally. Timex, founded in 1854, has expanded to become
Timex Watches Group, a privately held company, with several operating units and over 5,000 employees worldwide. One of the largest watch makers in the world,
Timex Watches Group companies include the
Timex Watches Business Unit (Timex,
Timex Watches Ironman, Opex, TX, Nautica, Marc Ecko);
Timex Watches Group Luxury Watches (Valentino, Salvatore Ferragamo); Sequel (Guess, Gc); Vertime (Versace, Versus); and Vincent Bérard.
Owner Reviews, Ratings, Comments and Criticism
Watch is the same as you would expect from a Timex Watches Ironman. The watch is very comfortable. It looks like a regular sports watch. It appears to be well made. I am sure that it will only last about 2 years but that is alright for the money. Usually the Timex Watches ironmans tend to get beat up looking before they actually die. The interface is very intuitive. It works like a standard Ironman. You can display the heart rate in many different ways. I like that the time is visible while the heart rate monitor is functioning. I also like that you can display the heart rate in a bunch of different ways. I don't really use all of the fancy features. I did use it once just to see how it worked- it worked fine. (Avg hr, peak hr, blah blah). All that I do is keep my heart rate between 140-160. I would not count on the calorie counter to work. The recovery heart rate is a handy feature that is really easy to use. I think that measuring recovery heart rate is one of the best measures of heart health.
I bought this watch to replace an Omron that I bought off of Amazon for $32. The Omron was alright, but it was telling my that my heart rate was 220 plus beats a minute once in a while. And I wanted to see if I was going to have a cardiac arrest. The Timex Watches is coded, so I don't get any interference from the equipment or other heart monitors. The Timex Watches road trainer is superior in every way to the omron.
The only real downside is that the chest strap is a little short for big guys. I am 6'2" 240 lbs with a wide chest (48") and it is a little snug on me. I am hoping that it stretches out after a little while. This is a small annoyance that I don't mind dealing with for how well this watch works. Most people won't need to worry about that. I would say that only if you are bigger than me that it would be a real problem. It is nice to leave the watch on all day and then just throw the strap on when I go to the gym. During the day, the watch reminds me to hit the gym after work!
The heart rate is very accurate and reliable on this watch. It works consistently with no problems what so ever. This is definately worth the extra money. Using a heart rate montitor is a must to get the most out of cardio workouts. I will always use one from now on.
I had a polar a few years ago, and that thing was no where near as user friendly as this watch. This thing beats my old polar in every way. Also- I wouldn't be caught dead wearing the polar outside of the gym!
