1. Heart rate monitoring watch sized for both men and women
2. Chest strap heart rate monitor works with watch to provide target zones and time in zone
3. Workout review that recalls activity time and average/peak heart rates
4. Month/day/date display with 12/24-hour time
5. Watch is water resistant to 30 meters (165 feet); up to 2-year battery life

Customer Review :

Junk

Worked great for about 3 weeks then the chest strap stopped being reliable. It would work fine then just stop in the middle of a workout. Replaced the battery and it still did it. Would turn in for warrantee but would rather just try for something of quality.

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Just perfect

I got this watch since I started running/jogging outside again, and it is awesome. I have to monitor my heart rate for medical reasons, it couldn't be better. Thank you Timex!

Mihail B


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Great investment

This heart rate monitor was on consumer reports as a best buy and I definitely agree! I have had no problems and am very happy that I bought it. My sister in law bought 4 different heart rate monitors and finally ended with this same one and is very happy. It does need to be wet on the chest strap before starting a workout. It counts calories too! And you can check the status anytime during your workout, you don't have to wait until you're finished like some others do. Highly recommend it!!

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Timex v. Polar HRM

Very reasonable price & most of the functions of my defunct expensive Polar. It has worked well in cycling, and the session recall is useful. The current time/ HR in session, is not available without a button push. So this means riding no hands, not so good in criteriums. Apart from this, it is a good buy.

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Basic and difficult to use

This heart rate monitor is a pretty bare-bones model, but adequate for basic tasks. I echo what other reviewers have said about the difficulty of setting the watch and entering information. It's not even a little bit intuitive and the manual is, to be kind, worthless. It gets the job done, but only just.

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1. Recalls activity time and average, peak, and minimum heart rate
2. Elastic chest strap transmits heart EKG to wristwatch; user-replaceable battery
3. Automatic activity timer keeps track of exercise time
4. 12- and 24-hour time as well as with month and date display
5. INDIGLO backlighting, 30-meter water resistance rating

Customer Review :

Can't get any reading

Could not get this one to work. Tried to replace batteries, but it didn't do anything. I'll be returning it to amazon, because it seems cheaper than dealing with timex's warranty.

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simple and almost perfect

Perfect for monitoring your heart rate during workouts. BIG dial, one touch and you get continuous monitoring. Easy to read the large numbers when we leave the lights off during spinning. My indiglo functions does not seem to work, or I have not figured out how to use it. I don't work out in pitch blackness so I do not care. The chest band is comfortable but is a bit small if you have a football build. Great value for the money. I wanted simple to use, and got it.

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Excellent Monitor

I have been using the heart rate monitor at my local Planet Fitness and seems to be working great. Picks up my heart rate on all their equipment without any trouble at all. The chest band is comfortable once properly adjusted. This monitor should last a long time as you can just install a new battery when the old one dies. The watch band is plastic and comfortable on the wrist. If your looking for a plain old heart rate monitor to make sure your in the zone then Timex is your answer. I would buy another one if this one went bad.

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Great buy

I bought this for my wife and she loves it. She's used it a few times per week since Christmas and it has worked well every time.

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Simple and effective

I bought this HRM watch after reviewing the specs carefully and i am pretty happy with its performance. It does what it claims it would do. I have had no problems what so ever in the 1 month when i have been using this. The best thing about this product in my opinion are
1) It is easy to change batteries by the user
2) consistent hr readings
3) no need to wet the chest strap flaps. As i have been able to get this to work without wetting it.
4) the chest strap fits very snugly. So i don't feel it awkward during my workouts

Minus Points
1) The hr watch is designed in such a way that the strap cannot be changed. If the strap is damaged you cannot fix this easily
2) You can store only the last workout information. that too only the following 3 readings are stored for you
- Workout duration
- Avg Heart Rate
- Peak Heart Rate

But this is anyway mentioned in the specs. So you should be fine with this little information if you are going to use this device only to make sure that you are working out in your zone. And that you have no intention of reviewing and reconstructing your HR readings second by second post workout. If so then then this would be ideal.

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1. Sports timing watch with heart rate monitoring; sized for both men and women
2. Chest strap heart rate monitor works with watch to provide target zones and time in zone
3. Recovery heart rate timer; displays calories burned
4. 100-hour chronograph; 27-lap memory; 100-hour countdown timer
5. Watch is water resistant to 50 meters (165 feet); up to 2-year battery life

Customer Review :

Mistake, Mistake

As a watch this Timex T5J031 is great - but trying to use for heart rate monitor - horriable. The chest belt stopped collecting data in less than a month - not sure if it's battery or what - but hate this watch. Had to order another without chest belt. I read the reviews but did not listen to the low rated reviewers (should have).

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Look elsewhere

This is not a product I would recommend. First off the watch is advertised as Water Resistant to 50 meters.....The packaging states only 30.

The Heart rate strap is erratic and the readings are all over the place. I've tried water and gel but no change.

The Heart rate strap ONLY works with the watch. I've tried it with Precor and Life Fitness machines at the gym. Nothing.

The Calorie burn is not even worth putting on this watch. 521 Calories on a 30 minute walk? Yeah right. 1015 Calories burned on a 45 eliptical session? Not a chance.

In fact this product does not do anything right other than tell the time and stop watch. And you don't need this watch for that. This one goes right back to Amazon.



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Great budget HRM watch.

I have loved this watch and have run in it for 2 years now. Only thing I've had to do is replace the battery in the heart rate band/transmiter. It does a lot of what the more expensice HRM's do and you can customize settings pretty well. Has functioned great. Recently upgraded to a GPS HRM watch but will still use this I'm sure. Countdown timer is useful to have. Wish it would have lap storage like other running watches.

Bottom line - have liked using it and have used it a alot (just yesterday!). Has several display modes and really does work as a training tool.

Highly recommended for those looking for a HRM to use during training who don't want to spend >>100$ on an HRM running watch with all of the super fancy features.

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drtracy

Excellent once you get it set up. It was a little difficult to understand all the instructions to set it up, but once I got it, it works great. I like that you can change the battery, also. You can't do that with Polar products.

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Good basic HRM

This is a good HRM for the money. The manual is not very good and the Timex website is even worse. No matter what I do, it seems to want to start new laps. So at the end of an even, I have 5 or so laps even if I have not touched any buttons. The description says it is data recorder compatible but there is no mention of this in the manual so I don't know what that means. The best thing about this watch is that once it gets a heart rate, it stays locked on and is up to the second accurate.

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1. Quartz movement
2. Protective Mineral crystal protects watch from scratches
3. Case diameter: 46 mm
4. Resin case; Digital dial; Day-date-and-month functions
5. Water-resistant to 660 feet (200 M)

Editorial Review :

The simply designed Casio G-Shock Classic digital watch for men offers shock resistance that's great for your most vigorous sporting activities. The durable rectangular black watch case measures 45mm wide (1.77 inches), and it's matched to a comfortable black resin sports strap. The face has two windows that show time (bottom) and date (top) as well as a circular display for the stopwatch function, which can measure events down to 1/100 of a second for the first 60 minutes (and down to 1 second from 60 minutes to 24 hours). It also offers elapsed and split time modes, and 1st-2nd place times, and it includes a countdown timer with a 24-hour range. Other timekeeping features include a multi-function alarm, hourly time signal (which can be turned off), and 12/24-hour formats. This timepiece also features an Auto Calendar (pre-programmed until the year 2039), ±15-second accuracy per month, Afterglow backlighting, and water resistance to 200 meters (660 feet)--which will stand up to the rigors of recreational scuba diving.

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terrific buy



This came exactly as advertised. It is a wondeful product that does everything I need to referee sports.

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ok

I was excited to get this item but when I eventually did and I tested it the back light on the watch would not come on no matter what. I just decided to leave it as is. Disappointed.

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Was issued this watch before leaving for Iraq...

Everybody in the battalion was issued this watch before we shipped out for Iraq back in 2005, five years ago today actually, and the battery finally just died last night, WOW!...This thing lasted through an entire tour in Iraq, it made it through all the blood, sweat and tears and it just kept going. GREAT WATCH!

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My husband LOOOOVES this!!!

When my husband was leaving for bootcamp we bought him this watch. He needed something rugged, that could take a beating, and still keep ticking. Well, that is exactly what we got. He went through Basic and is now in OCS and this watch is still going. As a matter of fact, it still looks new and everything still works. We will be buying another, without a doubt, if this one ever fails.

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Watch my unboxing.....!!!!!!

It's a really awesome watch. I have a lot of G-Shock watches but this one really looks nice and feels good 'coz its cheap you don't feel terrible when you mess around with it. Its a great watch for $38. One thing which I wanna mention is that it looks much better than in the photos uploaded here on amazon. It just feels good on my wrist. And the other thing is that I have a small wrist of 6.5 inches and it still looks great not like my Mudman watch which is more bulkier...!!!!!!!!!!! Thumbs up.....!!!!
And do watch my unboxing video on youtube just so you know what to expect.............

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I ain't no great with videos but i tried my best....!!!!! I hope this helps....!!!!!

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1. Quartz movement
2. Chronograph controls; 9 Interval timers
3. 5 alarm feature
4. Training log stores workouts
5. Water-resistant to 330 feet (100 M)

Customer Review :

VERY LARGE

A nice looking watch. However, it is very large. In order to pull of the look of this watch, you really need to be a big person.

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Simply the BEST!!

The Timex Ironman 100 lap FLIX is simply the best. I've tried others and they just don't match up. This watch has so many features that I use on a daily basis. First, the digital display is large enough for my old eyes to read it w/o glasses. The 100 lap chronograph feature is great for me as a track coach because, in addition to logging my own runs, I can store splits from my kids workouts. The timer is great for a variety of activities. The 5 alarms are great!! This is the best watch of it's type out there!!

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Issues with Timex Ironman 100 Lap Flix (T5E231

I've owned a number of the Timex Ironman watches over the last 20 years & found them all to be a very good quality product for the money. However the last two that I've purchased (both the model identified in the header) have had serious quality issues. With both watches the buttons stick & do not allow you to change the mode or access any of the features. I have found that by holding down all 5 buttons you can reset the watch & allow it to function again but this becomes problematic having to reset the time, date, etc. a couple of times a week. I believe this generally happens when either wearing long sleeves or having something depress one of the buttons continually. I bought the latest watch from Amazon in mid December thinking the last watch (lasted approximately 1 year with 2 returns to Timex) was a fluke & that a new one would resolve the issue. After having to reset the watch on average twice a week I sent it back to Timex in mid January & received a watch (I don't know if it was a new watch or the same watch) back about 10 days later. Within 4 days the same problem happened & I have returned it again hoping to get some a recommendation, advice, or acknowledgment from Timex. I like the functionality but the quality is not acceptable.

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Lasted 2 months

I love the look of this watch, however, mine lasted two months and then I couldn't change the mode - it is currently stuck in CHRONO mode and I can't switch it back to TIME (or any other mode). CHRONO mode isn't even working - the watch is "frozen".
Amazon is taking it back and I am ordering a new one - hope it lasts longer than two months!? If not, it will be my last TIMEX.

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my running watch

This is the best running/workout watch I've used. (I used a Nike Triax one previously.) I have used it to train for a half marathon and use it on all of my runs. It's quite easy to figure out how to use it. I don't really use the FLIX capabilities. The buttons are easy to press. The face is very readable while running because of the large face. The indiglo works great when you are running at night. The synthetic rubber band material is sturdy without feeling too stiff. The memory holds your previous workouts including the date which is a nice bonus if you need to transfer the info to on an online log and you don't have a chance to do it right away.

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