Product Description

Timex Ironman Triathlon Heart Rate Monitor with a medium size blue and black strap, INDIGLO night-light, Water Resistant to 50 meters, 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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3129 in Watches
• Brand: Timex
• Model: T59761
• Released on: 2007-07-23
• Dimensions: .50" h x 1.75" w x 9.50" l, .30 pounds

Features

• Sports timing watch with heart rate monitoring; sized for both men and women
• Chest strap heart rate monitor works with watch to provide target zones and time in zone
• Recovery heart rate timer; displays calories burned
• 100-hour chronograph; 30-lap memory; 100-hour, 3-mode countdown timer
• Watch is water resistant to 50 meters (165 feet); up to 2-year battery life

Amazon.com Product Description
Combining stylish looks with power sport timing and heart rate monitoring features, this mid-sized Timex Ironman Triathlon watch (model T59761) 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
• 2-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.

Customer Reviews

Excellent HRM! Easy to use and great value! Highly recommend!
I am a walker, not a runner, but I wanted a heart rate monitor to help make sure I'm walking fast enough to get an aerobic workout. It's hard to tell if you're walking fast enough without one. I also wanted it as a motivation tool. I'm very happy with it and it meets all my needs. I use it every day and am very happy I bought it!

It keeps track of multiple items in your workout session: length of time, your average heart rate, your lowest and highest heart rates, calorie counter.

I read through some of the other reviews people have posted and I don't know why they are having trouble getting readings. Maybe they have a faulty unit and should send it back. The chest strap is snug but not uncomfortable at all. I slightly dampen the two sensors as the manual suggests before I put it against my skin. Everything works like a charm. I find the fastening system very easy to use. It's not much different than a bra strap although it's even easier since the clasps are just left or right of center -- you can choose which one you want to use. The hard sensor piece is in the very front and only about 6 inches long or so. The strap is stretchy elastic and can be washed, which is a nice feature since you put it against your skin each time.

I did quite a bit of research before I decided to buy this HRM unit. There were a lot of choices out there. Some very expensive. I think most people would be happy with this unit. It's nice and sturdy -- from a brand you can trust (Timex). The watch is a little chunky for a woman to wear when not working out, but I think it's just fine for a workout setting. Most of the HRM watches are a little chunky because of all the electronics contained in that little watch. If you go to [...], you can see "women's" versions of this same watch that appear to be a little thinner and in more feminine colors. Amazon has sellers that carry these versions on occasion. You might want to do a search if you're wanting a watch you can wear all day.

Please note that this HRM unit is just the watch and the strap. I was confused when researching watches because some of them come with a speed and distance GPS unit that you wear on your arm. And those units cost a LOT more. At least $100 and often up to $300. You only need the GPS piece if you are interested in finding out things like: your pace, your average pace, your best pace. It measures your real-time speed and tracks your total distance. I'm not at the workout level that I need this information. I'm fine with knowing my time and making sure I'm keeping my heartrate in the target zone that will help me lose weight. You don't need the GPS version unless you are interested in the additional data features I just mentioned.

One other thing, the watch automatically comes set to beep if you are not within your heart rate zone. But you can turn off the beep and just monitor your heart rate visually on the watch. I found the beeping very annoying. During warm up and cool down you are not going to be in your target zone so of course it will beep. I couldn't find that there was a way you could temporarily silence the sound. I think you only have options of on or off. I just leave the beeping turned off and I'm very happy. I don't see that it's very useful, but maybe some people like it.

So, overall, I think it's a great product and I'm very happy with my purchase. Good luck with your decision making!

Great for workouts!
I love this watch. It's easy to use and has everything you need including stop watch, countdown timer, calorie counter, and a review of your highest, lowest, and average heartrates through your workout. I don't go running or work out without it.

Accurate calorie count?
I just got this watch the week before Christmas and I've used it for 3-4 workouts. I used to own a polar so it took me a lil' while to learn the features, but it does seen to work very well. The lap options are cool. I also like the fact that it measures your heart rate even when you are not excercising, whereas the polar HRMs only measured if the HR was above a certain number of beats per minute. My only issue is that the calories seem too high. E.g. I'm a 148 pound woman and ran 3.5 miles and the watch says I burned 478 calories, which seems pretty high... It might be that it keeps measuring when I'm cooling down; the fact is that the calories burned don't seem to add up right...