Amazon.com Product Review
Combining stylish looks with power sport timing and heart rate monitoring features, this mid-sized Timex Digital Fitness watch (model T5J983) can be worn by both men and women. It features a chest strap heart rate monitor, easily accessible function buttons, durable resin case, and comfortable resin strap with a stylish tapered profile. 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
- 27-lap memory with average heart rate per laps
- 100-hour countdown timer
- Alarm with 5-minute backup
- Month/day/date display with 12/24-hour time
- 3.5-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
Average Customer Review
(32 customer reviews) 44 of 45 people found the following review helpful
A definite buy over Polar,
January 10, 2010 Karen (atlanta GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Timex T5J983 Midsize Digital Fitness Heart Rate Monitor Watch (Sports)
For me the #1 point in buying this Timex watch was the fact that you can replace the batteries without sending it back to the manufactuer (unlike polar), you can replace the battery in the HRM strap at all without having to replace the whole thing (unlike polar) and you can replace the watch straps, period (unlike polar). When I got it I was very pleased at how it looked on my wrist, pretty much looks like a polar too. So I feel like I got a great deal. It looks almost white in the picture, in person its a definite lighter grey which I'm quite happy with.
It is easy to setup, the books are step by step, after about 30 minutes of playing with it and everything customized and to my liking. The watch & HRM straps are generously long for an average sized woman and I do not feel the HRM strap when I am working out.
24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Works as advertised,
December 20, 2008 B. McGregor "BigMG" (Podunk, UT USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Timex T5J983 Midsize Digital Fitness Heart Rate Monitor Watch (Sports)
Really small, definitely a feminine look. The daughter loves it and with the HRM, all's well in the world.
The actual receiver has much closer range than originally anticipated, but this isn't the Olympics either. Good product.
HOWEVER: changing the battery for a Timex is akin to brain surgery. I've done it three or four times and it is not for the average person.
Beware of the watch battery, it devalues an otherwise great product.
23 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Pleasantly Surprised,
February 29, 2008 Terri (Lexington, Ky) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Timex T5J983 Midsize Digital Fitness Heart Rate Monitor Watch (Sports)
I purchased this HRM over a month ago and have been using it a solid four days a week. I was willing to take a chance on the Timex instead of some of the other higher priced HRMs out there, and I'm so glad I did. It is a great product!
My only additional comment is; though its advertised as a unisex watch, my husband would never choose to ware it. Its small and too feminine looking, but works wonderfully as a ladies watch and perfect for me!
