Timex Ironman Heart Rate Monitor Watch a good training aid
352135
I bought this as a gift for my son who is in an extreme training program.  He loves this watch/monitor.  It works well and provides very helpful feedback to him.
2393682
Hey Guys,

This is a review from NZ. I am going to try and keep it short and simple.

Before you do anything with the watch, make sure you stand outside and get a GPS lock because that sets the time automatically.

This being my first tri watch, I think it does everything I want for my training sessions and race day. It's light and comfortable which is always a bonus. You get a lot of stats and you can customize the screen to display the stats you want. Battery life is also good.

I could change the batteries on my old Timex HRM using a spoon. You will need one of those tiny screw drivers to change the batteries on the HRM-Run so that sucks.

As a software developer and a gamer I find 2 things quite annoying.

- Text isn't anti-aliased (google anti-aliasing and e-ink displays)
- Same for the icons and graphics. I am pretty sure they can do with some anti-aliasing or use vector graphics.

None of these things matter for racing or training but when you pay $500, you want a product whose software feels like it was designed in 2014/2015. I am hoping these can be fixed with a software update.

Personally, I wouldn't wear this watch as an everyday watch. The 920xt has a pedometer and a sleep monitor. I don't plan to use these features on a daily basis. After a hard day of work and training, I just hit the bed and I am gone in 30 seconds and the next thing I hear is the alarm. Don't think I need a sleep monitor to tell me how well I slept.

In summary, this is a good tri watch for your training sessions and race day. Buy it with confidence if you can afford it.

Train hard and stay fit.
2709101
I've been wearing Timex Ironman watches since 1987 when I did my first triathlon. This is probably my 5th watch over that time period and it's still a great watch and one I wear everyday.
3243210
I'd gotten out of the habit of wearing a wristwatch once I got used to looking at my cell phone for the time (and everything else), but it wasn't hard to put one on again, given a good reason. I try to keep to a regular exercise routine, nothing too strenuous, and I'm not a fanatic about it. Still, that this watch works with a wireless sensor on a chest strap to provide a measure of my pulse in real time plus other features (stopwatch, calorie burn, etc.) seemed like it could be useful.

The watch is not the most comfortable; the band is on the stiff side and I'm not sure how it would feel if I were working up a real sweat. I have no temptation to use it as a regular watch when not exercising.

The chest strap is bearable. The elastic band part of it can be adjusted, but people of a larger frame size might still find it too tight. I'm also not sure how easily women would be able to wear it comfortably in the right position to work accurately. That being said, I was able to put it in position and exercise without hindrance. There are two pads to either side of the central sensing unit; they have to have a certain amount of moisture to get enough conductivity to pick up the heartbeat. That's not a problem once you start working up a sweat, but you may have to dampen them when first putting it on.

I confess I really haven't tried to use all of the features of the watch. I've mainly just been interested in using it to monitor my pulse, and it seems to do that well enough. I use it while walking on a treadmill, and while on a home exercise machine. It's handy to be able to just tap the dial of the watch to have it display my heart rate - I can get a better idea of how hard I'm exercising than just guessing or trying to take my own pulse. I might use more of the features, but I'll have to study the instructions a bit more. They're not as user friendly as they might be.

All in all, I find it useful but not essential. If you are really into monitoring your heart rate and want to track your work outs, you might do better to look at other monitors to see if they can do a better job meeting your needs. For casual use, the features of this system at their current price aren't the worst deal.
3011455
I bought this watch to help me monitor my progress in my cardio workout program.

PROS
Better looking and better built than it appeared to me in the images
Large, easy to read displays (main display is in roughly 22pt bold font)
Provides a great deal of information

CONS
Chest strap required for HRM feedback (fine for during a workout, but not so hot for "impromptu" readings)
Crappy paper manual (It tries to provide TOO MUCH DATA in it's printed format.  Cmon guys, would a 5 minute YouTube tutorial kill you?!?!)

  Overall, I like the watch a lot.  It is well designed (better than the older Casio I had), and the display is just about perfect, with the main readout in great big, bold digits.  Where it is let down is the implementation of all this ability.  I am also somewhat surprised that Pyle didn't integrate any ability to measure pulse & heart rate without the chest strap...my cell phone can do that with a free app (even if these measurements are NOT as precise as ones derived from chest strap readings).

  I would recommend the watch, and would buy it again.  I tried several others before settling on this one, I belive the end product is very good, and will prove to be very durable, and it is sold at an attractive price.
4626212
I only used it a couple of items, but I am really satisfied as I can accurately keep track of the distance, current speed / pace and heart rate if desired. I recommend it.
3217482
Bought this for my spouse who loves it!  A couple of tips - train with this for several months before using it in a marathon and take the time to read the manual.  There are several setup options that you're really going to want to try out and figure which way you like them.  For example, do you want the device to stop timing you when you've stopped (say, at a crosswalk or for a quick stretch)?  There are also several display modes.

The watch also interfaces with the computer and uploads your runs to the Garmin website which is a great tool for planning and monitoring your training.
492075
Great heart monitor for cardio, little shaky for weight training. App is user friendly and the constant on feature during workout mode is great.
4558197
I had a very old Polar HR watch that was excellent for many, many, years but finally went. Decided to try Timex Ironman (for a change) it worked very well for about 3.5 months (5 workouts p/wk)  then became very erratic. So for me I just wasted money. Well pack to Polar.
3907286
This is the second polar watch that I have purchased and been pleased with. This watch was for my wife's birthday and to my surprise she loves it. It is easy to setup and use and gifts like this inspire one to exercise. The color went over well with the misses so that is a nice bonus. This watch tracks calories burned, workout time, avg heart rate, peak heart rate and logs training sessions. It is a simple easy to use tool to get you to workout more and increase the effectiveness of your training sessions. I highly recommend this product for running and biking.
4516466
I have owned this Timex IRONMAN Move X20 Activity Trackerwatch, for the past 3 months works well love the vibration feature when receiving texts!
1491442
Your can pick up any Ironman and know how it operates. This model is thin and subtle enough for office wear. Two time zones, chrono, one alarm and timer. What else do you need?
152389
I recently purchased the Timex Ironman 100-lap resin strap watch #T5F591 that came with a velcro strap.  I got so confused trying to get what I wanted among the dozens of slight variations I got bleary eyed by the time it came to check out. I must say I got most of what i wanted and the problem wasn't getting too little; but getting more than I need. This one cost less. It has more timers and can do more laps than I will do before the battery runs out.  But I must say it was no problem setting it all up. I just tossed out another Timex that only lasted a year before the battery quit- blank screen. I believe it was due to the push buttons getting stuck in and ran the battery out in a day or so; the indiglo is tough to see in some conditions.  The watch I had was easy to read and this T5F591 is easier to read with slightly bigger numbers and much easier to set and the last one the T5C291 or 591 had a much smaller screen and cost 20% more. I can not figure out what goes into the valuation of these products.  I have gotten Timex watches for decades (4) and they usually just keep on going I get tired of it and get a new one while the last one still works. The last one is the first time it stopped before i was ready to get rid of it. I got the atlantis model prior to Ironman and was happy with then and still have one from the 80s.  I mostly enjoy the larger numbers on this one and the velcro strap is actually welcome and noted in one of the production notes on this T5F591 even though the header said resin in another spot. This was my first online watch purchase because I had concerns about the band being long enough. I have very large wrists and some bands will not fit the T5C only on the last hole and metal bracelets do not fit. I find that the velcro strap is nearly as long as the one which actually comes with the timex 'long' band resin standard. So, all ended well. If Timex made the descriptions more accurate or pointed out what  made watches that seem to spec out as equal in features be double the cost. The charts seemed to be generic and not match the watch they were associated with. In person it would have been a 10minute purchase; on line it took forever trying to make sure I got what I was looking for-as a long time timex customer and knew what features I wanted
4009671
This is my everyday watch, marathon training, road and mountain bike trainer. I had one temporary problem and it was fixed with an update that was rolled out. Read the online instructions and keep it updated. So far it does everything I need and more. Maybe an update for the Tempe sensor would make it 6 star. I did order it with the HRM Run strap. I bought this because eventually I will be incorporating other sports that this will track.
240934
The watch is great, it has all you need for your monitored training.  The 12 workout memory is enough for two or three sessions so you don't have to worry about losing your workout data before sending it to your coach. The only thing I would have liked to be able to do that I can't is to set all the workout zones manually, but that's minor.
2630729
The setting up of the watch is so much easier than other GPS products I have used in the past. I had quit using the GPS watches due to the fact that I had to retrain myself for watch operation each Saturday morning for my long run! I eventually went back to my standard timex triathlon watch.
With the new Timex Ironman One GPS Watch, it was a simple process. Really enjoying the watch and not having the dread of "how to work the darn thing"!
3053282
it look good as daily watch and i just done 2 run with it and i'm already impress :) , the foot pod is as good as a gps the watch it self it lightweight and the heart rate monitor is very comfortable despite i'm on the huge size (42")
the training program sync

the only downside i can think of is the history of your run, where the watch can only view 1 previous movement.