Kevin B. April 1, 2010 at 12:14 pm: Took me about 30-40 minutes to go through the manual and figure out all the settings and then was up and running. I have a hairy chest, so sometimes have to use gel to make the chest strap pick up a reading, but it fits well and is a great training tool.

I exercise a lot more often and am excited about seeing my results now in heart rate average, calories burned etc. The alarm works great too, to tell me when I am under or over a chosen heart rate zone.
Rated: 5 / 5 Stars
Brad Dinwiddie April 1, 2010 at 3:12 pm: I have been using this heart rate monitor for the last 4 months. I am very pleased by it. Bought the Timex to replace a lost Sigma PC15. The Timex is a huge improvement! My heart rate is picked up more quickly, more reliably, and without having to use gel. The menus are easy to navigate, especially if you have used other Timex sport watches. I haven’t yet read the manual, but should to understand the recovery mode.

The size is comfortable on my wrist – not huge and heavy, but large enough to see when running for this 50+ aged man. The chest strap is more comfortable than the Sigma, which would occassionally pinch me and leave marks. The Timex hasn’t pinched, and is smaller in width.

The watch chronograph will work with or without the heart rate monitor. The Sigma would not.
Rated: 5 / 5 Stars

Timex Zone Trainer Digital Heart Rate Monitor T5H911