Timex Ironman T59751 Midsize 30 Lap Digital Fitness Heart Rate Monitor Watch

Customer Reviews

Very good heart rate monitor and stopwatch

2007-10-13
I have had several heart rate monitors all from Polar. They all worked well but I thought I would try a less expensive brand. This was less than half the price of the Polars. I wasn't looking for every possible feature. I have had top of the line models and I never used all of the features. This one has just enough for me.

This worked right out of the box. The heart rate worked and measured correctly. Set up was very simple. Timex does a good job with the instruction manual. The Polar manuals I find to be overly complicated. Maybe that's why I didn't use all of the features.

This a midsize, which being a guy, I have preferred over the big "man's" models.

My only complaint is that the chest strap is tight. I have it lengthened as much as possible and it is just enough to fit. Very large people would have a problem with this.

I have had this watch for a few months and it works great.

No problems

2007-10-08
I train for triathlons with the watch and heart rate monitor. I've replaced the battery in the chest strap with no problems (it's so easy to open the case I used a key). Both the watch band and the chest strap are perfect after hundreds of hours of use. I like the way the lap mode display my laps. There's a review mode that shows you your lap number and time as well as your heart rate on that lap. The watch is midsize to my eyes so it could be considered unisex. All other functions are standard Timex Ironman. It's functioned perfectly for me and held up to quite a beating by now.

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11/02/2007: I had to write a post script to my review. Ironically, shortly after I wrote my review the monitor konked out on me. I think there's a short in the chest strap. I would have expected it to last longer than that and I'm revising my review to two stars. Next time I'll try Polar.

easy to use

2007-09-17
I liked this watch alot. It was very easy to program. The strap that goes around the chest is a bit uncomfortable for a woman thats well endowed. I still just use the watch for everyday ware. If you want to see your pulse i suggest you just take it manually.

Love working out with this

2007-08-11
I own this watch, the heart rate strap, and the data recorder. I use it for bicycling, cardio, and general working out. I love downloading the information from the data recorder to my computer to see how effective my workout was. It motivates me and keeps me going when I am tired or sore. It is a great incentive to keep pushing. Closely monitoring the effectiveness of my workouts helps to show progress, even when visually my appearance stays the same.

Great Sports Watch

2007-03-22
This watch has many useful features offered for a reasonable price.
I have used the stopwatch, timer, alarm and heart rate monitor. The hardest part was remembering which of the four buttons to use for what function. I would recommend this watch.

doesn't work

2008-07-21
The watch works but the HRM function stopped working and it was not the battery. It only worked for 3-4 days, then nothing. Don't buy this product!

Reliable heart rate monitor

2008-06-04
I was interested in a simple watch with basic features to monitor heart rate and times. The Ironman is compact and works flawlessly with the heart monitor strap. I am extremely pleased with this product.

Product quality issues but nothing major.

2008-03-16
I've owned my monitor for one year. I don't know how I ever trained without one. That said, my monitor has also had some issues. The ring to hold the band in place became brittle and cracked/broke and came off several months ago. I now use a band of duct tape in its place. I have also had issues with its accuracy, but I find that I can fix it with a battery replacement in the chest strap (which if find to be so comfortable that I don't even feel it when I'm wearing it.) I can replace the battery myself, so that's a cheap fix. I use the monitor five days a week for 1 to 2 hours, so I'm not sure if having to replace the battery four times in a year is unreasonable or not. I can usually tell that the battery is dying when I start seeing Max HR 240 reads showing up. The chest strap MUST be wetted before you put it on if you hope to get it to read well. I have never had a problem with it picking up other signals from machines or other HR monitors. After reading other reviews, I do think that it's a good HR monitor provided that you don't mind the look of a little duct tape.

Good watch, terrible heart rate monitor

2007-12-11
As a runner I have to say that the Timex Ironman Watch was a real disappointment. This product is totally overrated (I really don't know how they got the authorization to put the Ironman logo on it, since it does not even work correctly under easy training conditions). If you are serious about running/exercising/competing and looking for a good heart rate monitor watch to control your performance, you better look for another product. It ramdomly goes crazy while training and/or competing, chest strap is too tight and watch size is perfect for small women or skinny guys, not real men.

Great watch, mediocre heart sensor..

2007-10-26
I love the watch and sensor, when it worked. I had to replace the battery after only one use. Put in a fresh battery and got to use it for one work out. Then it just stopped transmitting. Major disappointment because I loved the set up. This is the first time a Timex product failed me.