Customer Reviews
Great watch 
2008-08-26
I got this watch mostly because it was cheap and for the looks (I believe it looks very stylish)
It turned out it has excelent functionality as well. I prefer it to the other Polar heart monitor I have.
Serban
Great simple watch 
2008-08-24
Great product easy to use interface. Good looking, though personally i purchased a black wristband out of personal taste. Only downfall is the easily scratched face.
An Excellent HRM !!! 2008-07-27
I have had the Suunto T1 Heart Rate Monitor for nearly a year now and its the best HRM I have ever had. Yes there are more expensive HRMs that retain more workout history, but most people are looking for peak HR, average HR, time in each zone, zone alarms, # laps and time. the T1 does that and more.
I have used 5 times a week for one year without a scratch -- puzzled by other reviews here.
I bought this for my Mom too -- she's not a techie and she loves it too.
The Suunto T1 uses 2032 replacement batteries and a two-pack (one for watch and one for chest strap) is approx $4.40 at national discount retailers (like WM).
Amazon has the BEST price on many Suunto products including the T1.
If you are looking for a HRM with many features and excellent performance, then the Suunto T1 is it !!
Good HR monitor, basic and elegant 2008-02-22
I replaced my very complex Polar RS200sd with the Suunto T1. So far, I am very happy. It is easy to set up (the Polar one about required a NASA engineer), easy to operate, gives good, consistent readings, and looks nice on my girly wrist. This particular model does not have the labels for the buttons on the front of the face - I think the next model year improves this. But there are only 4 buttons, and once you get aquainted with the unit, I don't think it is much of a problem. I like the calorie visual feature on the watch face, it is motivating. Have not had any trouble with the wrist unit picking up Heart Rate (had issues with that on the Polar.) So far, I am very pleased and would highly recommend this as a great HR monitor for a casual exerciser, or an athlete who does not need to store multiple workouts. (This model only stores one workout. The Sunnto T3 model stores more, but I did not need that feature.)
doesn't measure up 
2008-02-02
I was very disappointed with the Suunto.
- The design of the watch is such that the display scratches very easily. After just a few weeks of using it (running and cycling) the watch values/numerals were very difficult to read (I had ordered the watch with the black display which I guess did not help). Suunto suggests buying a display shield to prevent this from happening. I believe a sports watch should be designed such that it does not scratch easily.
- The heart rate monitor functionality was not very reliable. After about 3 months, it 'acted up' and at times would fail (I did replace the batteries to make sure that was not the culprit). Eventually, the heart rate monitor functionality stopped working entirely.
- The only thing I like about the Suunto is the interface for setting and reading heart rate zones.
- Overall, I was so disappointed by the overall design of the product that I did not want to replace it with a new Suunto (the watch broke during the warranty time). I bought a Polar heart rate monitor instead and I just love it.
Nice HR Monitor -- but falls short of other Suunto models 
2008-01-11
Features: Specifications:
Simple, attractive, reliable 2007-12-01
I've had my T1 for about 4 months and I love it. It took a bit of setup with the manual but now I can reset even the personal settings with ease. (My husband and I both use it and reset it between our various sessions.)
The display is easy to read, it's attractive, the usability is good after the learning curve, and the chest strap is comfortable enough. (I have forgotten to take it off a few times actually.)
I use it as a watch when I'm not running. I've found it to be very reliable. No interference, no spontaneous resets, no problems!
If you need a straight forward heart rate monitor without a lot of bells and whistles I can't recommend this enough.
Really awesome workout watch 2007-09-24
This watch is expensive, so I think it is important for people to know, it is fully worth it. I love this watch, it helps me keep track of how intense my workouts are or if they are too intense(thus poss causing injury), or if they are not good enough. I do so much in a day, this helps me figure out how many calories I have burned etc. You need to read up on all the features, but it works well. I have been using for about a month almost every day and have had no problems with it or the battery. The light on the watch is kinda weird, but it does its job as well. This watch is so complex that you may need to make a few calls to their help line for setting up or understanding some things but it is worth all that.
AMAZING WATCH, LOTS OF FUNCTIOS 2007-08-11
This watch has lots of functions, you can set, limits, zones, two times, and your personal info (age,weight,height).
The display is great it has three lines for display, the one that's on the center is the biggest and most important but the other two ar also helpful, you can change the info displayed on the lower line, so you can see what's useful for you.
The training mode is great also, and it records the totals (time, laps, calories, hr average, hr highest, hr lowest) of sessions, for last session, week sessions, month sessions, it's great.
It is a good value, the only things why i'm not giving it 5 stars is becasuse the case is not silver like it appears to be in the photo, it is white plastic, be aware of this, and the screen scratches easily, but a small piece of PDA screen protector can save the screen of the watch but you'll have to cut it round.
The photo is much better than the real... 
2007-06-13
I bought this unit to my wife due the beautiful picture. Unfortunately reality is not so good. The "brick color" is not red but a orange one. The "metal" environment is a white plastic. The watch is very ugly to be honest but, does what have to do (nice heart monitor).
