Is there a stopwatch function on this watch? Disappointed that so many Polar watches don't have this simple but important feature for intervals.
1552786
Nope, It can only display the hour and the Total time of the exercise routine.
1583716
On my stop watch you have to unscrew a little screw to get access to the battery. Hope that helps.
441961
I love the stopwatch so much I have purchased two so I can keep them in different gym bags. I have not found that the buttons are accidentally pressed. The stopwatch fits well in the hand during high intensity workouts. Batteries seems to last a long while.
1149827
No. It is a simple lap counter only. Works only by you pushing button at end of every lap. There is another model that has a stop watch and is programmable... however this one is basic.
1718958
My watch does pause if I remain in one spot after about 15 seconds but it isn't always reliable. I am not sure why other people are reporting theirs do not pause. You can pause it manually fairly easily.
1771603
Yes. You can use the watch with or without GPS active. Keeps elapsed time and laps. Top, right button starts and stops timer. Bottom, right button starts a new lap. There are much cheaper options if that is the primary function you want though.
1710157
I don't believe it's function is to tell you exactly what passage to be on rather it allows you to track your time and pace yourself on each passage. The purpose of this watch is to time exactly how much time given for each section so hat you can keep track of if you need to speed up or if you can take your time. I hope this answers your question!
460691
GPS function is built into the watch; nothing else to wear. If you want it to monitor your heart rate, then you have to wear the separate heart-rate strap.
100822
I haven't had that problem at all. If anything, it is a bit inaccurate in the beginning of a run while my heart rate is just kicking in. After a few minutes at most, mine works well - as accurate as my Polar without the irritating strap.
1488694
Hello Beth,For the model I have (Model: 8RS00) there is an additional heart rate strap which needs to be purchased/worn to monitor heart rate. I think there is another model which has it built into the watch, but I'm not sure which one. I've really enjoyed this watch and for my purposes, running, swimming and biking, it's awesome. Good upload onto my iPhone App and good reports for distances, speed, etc. Hope that helps!
1136960
It has a normal watch function as well. However if you do not to intend to use this as your daily wrist watch (like I do -- I only use it for trainings), you will have to re-set the time again every time your turn it on after a while of being turned off. Not really a big deal but I can do without the frequent setting of time for sure. Usually I'll just ignore setting the time since I'll turn it off immediately after training anyway.
957230
No there isn't. I had actually ordered 2 of these watches and had problems with both. One volume was lo and couldn't be adjusted and the other watch wouldn't hold a charge. Sent them back and I had to pay to ship them back and to this day have not received a refund. Very disappointed with watches
727640
I do not use the watch feature. I find it hard enough just to use the odometer. I'm not very happy with the product.
145428
If you are in Treadmill mode, you have to push the rocker to the left and hold, then repeat till you are back to the right place. I think they added this feature after the last update to prevent you from accidentally stopping the watch. I have run on a treadmill since the last update, so it may do that in normal mode too. Try it and let me know.
927488
I don't believe it has a Chrono mode, if it does I'm sure they are large, the date is large. I'll look for the chrono tonight and email you back if it has one.
1429991
Yes. There is a stop watch function to count up. There is NO timer for a count down.
394898
This does not do that this is strictly an interval timer that you set for a specific length of time. You might want to consider the Garmin watches that track using GPS. There is a great comparison on a website by DCRainmaker. You can Google him.