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Polar S625X Heart Rate Monitor Watch Video Review

brentdriggers — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:32:50 +0000

This is a video review of the Polar S625X Heart Rate Monitor Watch.

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SIGMA ONYX Classic Heart Rate Monitor Watch Video Review

brentdriggers — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:55:47 +0000

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SIGMA ONYX Pro Heart Rate Monitor Watch

Running Watch Reviews — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:35:22 +0000

SIGMA ONYX Pro Heart Rate Monitor Watch

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Retail Price: $129.99

Amazon Price: $77.19

The SIGMA ONYX Pro Heart Rate Monitor Watch helps people who are looking to improve their training by using advanced data gathering and analysis technology.

With an intuitive interface and with built in training monitoring and analysis capabilities, the Onyx PRO provides a competent match for all your training needs. Now you can easily find out your heart rate, calorie burn rate, and all other pertinent information for evaluating your training.

The watch is also capable of providing you with training zones to ensure that you are going at the right intensity. It also has 7 memory locations, a lap counter (50 laps with average and maximum heart rate indications) to ensure that you’re training progress is saved as you work out.

Built from rugged and durable material this watch would be able to withstand all the training that you would need. It even has an illuminated display with highly readable font and magnification, to ensure that you can easily note how you are doing.

With all these features combined, the SIGMA ONYX PRO heart rate monitor watch is your partner of choice for weeks, months, or years of exercise.

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User Ratings and Reviews

1 Star Very bad quality!!! Don’t buy.
Sigma watch has a very poor quality. I bought I PC7 one year ago and the first time I put it under the shower it stops working (it was supposed to be 3m water resistance). I sent to sigma and I have to pay for all transport expenses from (From China to Brazil).After 1 year the battery is down and the back is rusty (I have a 10 year old Casio watch that is used is swimming in pool and seawater and does not have any rusty).

Don’t recommend Sigma watches.

4 Stars Nice Product; REALLY POOR Documentation
From the original review, I would now rate it at 2 stars.

Really like the product; very comfortable for 4-5 hours of wear and a comfortable strap…not that hard plastic that makes so many others uncomfortable.

But, the multiple language documentation is really poor. I just want to be able to set the time and my workout parameters…tell me how…easily, please!

It has become more frustrating as I wear the product. The buttons are confusing and it continues to drop the HR function to a lesser screen that I cannot access while riding, pushing buttons, swearing, and staying on course.

It would still be 5 stars if the documentation was readable and understandable.

4 Stars Works great in warm weather
Overall, this is a great product. The functions are easy to use and I like the multiple memory function.

I would rate if 5 stars if not for one annoying thing. The strap must be really wet for the watch to pick up the signal. That’s no problem in warm weather, but riding (my bicycle) in cold weather, or riding an easy recovery day where I don’t really sweat, the strap loses the heart signal. I have used heart monitors from two other brands (yes, one was the big “P” brand) and didn’t experience this problem on easy days.

Losing the heart signal temporarily wouldn’t necessarily be a problem, but what usually happens is it registers an abnormally high heart rate (like 205 bpm) when I’m trying to hold my maximum to say, 145 bpm. It’s frustrating to read the data after the ride to discover you don’t know what your maximum really was.

If you’re the type who sweats a lot, or you use it in warm weather, it is worth 5 stars. Otherwise, it is a 3 star rating if you use it like I do.

5 Stars SIGMA ONIX PRO
I am starting using it in my trainning, first I changed the belt batery -there were some periods with missing HR- now is working 100%.

Up to now, I am using it on the “training endurance own”, where it give you the total time and the parcials on diferent HR zones, and save it on diferent memories, looks very flexible and complete.

The funtions -tree diagram- is frienly, and de display looks good to interpre it if you need reading glasses -and not carry them when you are running- this is someting i was concern when i chose my new a HR monitor. It is a not well exploted niche for older people 45+ who use reading glases

4 Stars Sigma Onyx Pro
Great product and training programs are excellent. Very easy to use and provides enough information to track training at the detail and summary level.

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SIGMA ONYX Classic Heart Rate Monitor Watch

Running Watch Reviews — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:26:31 +0000

SIGMA ONYX Classic Heart Rate Monitor Watch

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Retail Price: $89.99

Amazon Price: $78.95

The SIGMA ONYX Classic Heart Rate Monitor Watch helps people who are monitor and analyze their data through a simple and very easy to use device.

Built with a highly intuitive interface and with built in training monitoring and analysis capabilities, the Onyx Classic Heart Rate Monitor Watch provides a device for all your running training needs. This heart rate monitor watch enables runners to easily find out heart rate, calorie burn rate, and all other pertinent information for evaluating their training.

All the data that the watch can show are displayed in an illuminated screen with highly readable font and magnification, to ensure that you can easily note how you are doing.

With all these features combined with a stylish design, the SIGMA ONYX Classic heart rate monitor watch is your partner for all kinds of exercise

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Timex Midsize Expedition Classic Digital Multi Function Watch T46041

Running Watch Reviews — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:43:08 +0000

Timex Midsize T46041 Expedition Classic Digital Multi-Function Watch

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Retail Price: $41.95

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Running Training can take you to many places. It could even lead you to mountains, forests and all kinds of terrains. Timex, with its Timex Midsize Expedition Classic Digital Multi Function Watch has created a timepiece that can keep up with you wherever you go.

The Timex Midsize Expedition Classic Digital Multi Function Watch has all the features that you would expect from a good time piece. It has the necessary day date, and month displays, 99 lap counter, and even Indiglo feature.

What sets the Timex Expedition apart is that it has additional functions made for the adventurer types. It has a small bubble compass on the wrist strap to ensure that you know where you are going. Even the wrist strap is made for adventure as it’s Velcro and polyurethane fast wrap strap is built to ensure that the watch stays attached, no matter the environment.

For simple running training or elaborate full scale expeditions, the Timex Midsize Expedition Classic Digital Multi Function Watch is a great partner to take with you for all your trips!

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User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Tough little number
Purchased as a gift for my 11-year old son, it has been a really tough watch that my son has been unable to destroy. The only prolem is the band velcro gets worn out on the end.

3 Stars Great watch, bad band
Pros:

-option for 2 time zones (I work in aviation – about half of my work requires local time, the other half GMT, so it’s handy to display one or the other with a quick push of a button)

-compass

-timer

-multiple alarms

-velcro band allows quick/easy on/off

-I’ve given this watch a pretty good beating (especially all the times it’s fallen on the ground…), and it’s held up great

Cons:

-the band! The velcro wore out after just a few months & the watch CONSTANTLY comes undone & falls off (I’ve almost lost it several times). The slightest catch/pull on the band opens it up – usually my shirt sleeve is enough to undo it

-the compass fell out after about 3 months & I did lose that (it probably would have popped right back in had I been able to find it, but I didn’t realize it was gone until it was too late)

I’m actually browsing the site to try & find a replacement band so I can keep the same watch. Had I known about the problem with the velcro band, I probably wouldn’t have gotten it in the first place, but it’s a nice enough watch that I’d prefer to just replace the band rather than find a whole new watch.

3 Stars Good functionality, but a little too feminine for a men’s watch.
The color of the outside is not black and silver, its black and pastel green contrary to what the picture looks like. Also the watch face is a lot smaller than it looks in the picture making it look, as mentioned in the title, like a female watch more so than a mens. Not a big enough of a deal to return it, just something to think about. Also the compass part on the band looks as though you could fit something under it, it doesnt fit snuggly against the bang so it sticks up a little, also there is just a plastic link holding the band together I feel as though this could get broken easily.

OVERALL, worth the money but I dont think Ill be wearing this to work anytime soon (blue collar), better for excercising.

5 Stars good purchase
This watch is everything it is supposed to be. It is a bit clumsy for a small wrist like mine, but since it has a velcro attachment, I can adjust it easily. I like the ease in using the alarm and other functions and I am really happy to have the multiple time zone setting since I travel a great deal.

5 Stars My new Timex EXPEDITION watch..
Wasn’t sure I was going to like the strap, but I do. Velcro is a wonderful thing. Not to big and not small, just right size for me. Numbers are clear. I love that it has time,date,day and seconds counting on the face. A small compass on the strap above the clock face, that’s cool. Leaving the best for last, the little light. I wear glasses and in the middle of the night just touch the button and the face is fully lit up. I have always liked the INDIGLO. I just wish it was BLUE and Black instead of Green and Black.

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