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 Suunto X3HR Heart Rate Wrist-Top Computer Watch with Altimeter, Barometer, and Thermomoter (Black) By: Suunto Average Rating: 4.0 Total Reviews: 8 More Information Heart Rate Monitor Has No Heart  On: 2008-06-02It arrived in good condition. However, difficult to use and cannot seem to get the Heart Rate Monitor working properly in spite of doing all of the diagnostic tests. hr stopped working after 30 min.  On: 2007-06-18just got this watch about 24 hours ago. first it was working great.and i like it lots more then the polar rs200. i used the watch in my small water pool without the hr-sensor.after that the watch did not get any hr from the hr sensor.it the watched showed 00 for about 20 min.then it was working fine again.today i drove my car,the hr sensor in my trunk.the watch started beeping. so i checked it.watch showing me 230 bt/hr. i didt wear the hr sensor. remember, the sensor was in the trunk. tomorrow i will replace it for the same model. Very accurate and easy to use!!  by: tjh3155 On: 2007-01-28 I had been looking for an altimeter with heart rate function. This one works very nicely and is comfortable to wear without the bulk, that so many of the multi use watches, seem to have. Has accurate altimter, reliable heart rate readout, with nice multi memory storage, as well as temprature and barometric pressure. All in all, a great value!! You can have mine by: Anonymous On: 2007-01-24 Had this a couple of years now, sure wish I had bought this from a place I could have returned it to. If you need reading glasses like I do, you will need them to read the display as the the digits of data other than the heart rate are very tiny. And then the heart rate reading displays "0" half the time. Just changed both batteries yesterday and right in the middle of a vigerous workout it stopped displaying heart rate. Put on my wifes $19 Polar from Big 5 and got a steady reading for the rest of the ride. A plus is that it does provides average HR, althought for what good with only part of the workout active (dont think the 0 readings are included). On the down side: it does not provide maximum HR. First HR watch the works for me by: Anonymous On: 2006-12-02 Ive tried a few different types of HR watches by Timex and Polar...Polar was really expensive for the features that I wanted, along with a non-replacable battery unless you send it to the company...Timex just wouldnt work unless I had been sweating profusely because I have a very hairy chest and the chest strap couldnt make a proper connection unless it was drenched. Im pleased to report that this watch works just fine, no pre-wetting on the chest strap contacts is required. The chest strap is comfy and unencumbersome and it is able to accurately record my HR through my mat of chest hair. It also stores 6 workouts, splits included, in the memory which is convenient if you forget to record a workout in your logbook. Here are my criticisms for the watch: -The watch is a bit bigger than "normal" watches (about the same as a Polar, Id estimate) and it makes for a very readable face even when sprinting, so if you looking for a sleek, small, sexy watch this isnt for you. -Too much info: The watch is able to show the current temperature, pressure, and elevation...which I found useless, but if your into climbing or backpacking it may prove to be more useful. -There are three main menus, TIME, TRAINING, and MEMORY and if you do push-ups or bend you watch wrist back 90 degrees you will press a button to change the menu display (but Ive never been too interested in my HR while doing push-ups). -To make the indiglo/night display show up you have to press and hold down a button for 3 seconds, so it doesnt give the quickest feedback for night runs. Given all of those criticisms youd think that I hate this watch. But, I love this watch and I will probably keep it for the rest of my life. It is sturdy, solid, water-proof, easy to use, the display rocks, and it works for hairy people. *A quick tip if you buy through Amazon, get $30 off if you apply for the silly credit card, I did that and got the blue watch for $70, promptly chopped up the card, and got a great deal for a rock solid HR watch. First HR watch the works for me On: 2006-12-01Ive tried a few different types of HR watches by Timex and Polar...Polar was really expensive for the features that I wanted, along with a non-replacable battery unless you send it to the company...Timex just wouldnt work unless I had been sweating profusely because I have a very hairy chest and the chest strap couldnt make a proper connection unless it was drenched. Im pleased to report that this watch works just fine, no pre-wetting on the chest strap contacts is required. The chest strap is comfy and unencumbersome and it is able to accurately record my HR through my mat of chest hair. It also stores 6 workouts, splits included, in the memory which is convenient if you forget to record a workout in your logbook. Here are my criticisms for the watch: -The watch is a bit bigger than "normal" watches (about the same as a Polar, Id estimate) and it makes for a very readable face even when sprinting, so if you looking for a sleek, small, sexy watch this isnt for you. -Too much info: The watch is able to show the current temperature, pressure, and elevation...which I found useless, but if your into climbing or backpacking it may prove to be more useful. -There are three main menus, TIME, TRAINING, and MEMORY and if you do push-ups or bend you watch wrist back 90 degrees you will press a button to change the menu display (but Ive never been too interested in my HR while doing push-ups). -To make the indiglo/night display show up you have to press and hold down a button for 3 seconds, so it doesnt give the quickest feedback for night runs. Given all of those criticisms youd think that I hate this watch. But, I love this watch and I will probably keep it for the rest of my life. It is sturdy, solid, water-proof, easy to use, the display rocks, and it works for hairy people. *A quick tip if you buy through Amazon, get $30 off if you apply for the silly credit card, I did that and got the blue watch for $70, promptly chopped up the card, and got a great deal for a rock solid HR watch. A cool watch/HR monitor for a decent price by: qwerty1853 On: 2006-11-11 The watch does exactly what it is supposed to do according to the product description. Looks cool as well, although the picture doesnt give a perspective how big the watch actually is; it is a bit bigger than I expected; but they had to pack into it a barometer, HR monitor and thermometer. One has to be aware of the following facts: The altitude is computed from the barometric pressure, so the precision changes with weather and time of the day - so one has to set the reference point often to get good results. The temperature that the thermometer shows is something between the body temperature and the outside temperature, since when the watch is on a hand, its too close to the body. So to get a precise outside temp, one has to take the watch off and wait for about 10-15 minutes. But this behavior is expected and inevitable in this kind of a device. Overall, Im totally satisfied with this watch, and would recommend it to anyone needing a sports watch and a heart rate monitor for running/workout. A cool watch/HR monitor for a decent price On: 2006-11-10The watch does exactly what it is supposed to do according to the product description. Looks cool as well, although the picture doesnt give a perspective how big the watch actually is; it is a bit bigger than I expected; but they had to pack into it a barometer, HR monitor and thermometer. One has to be aware of the following facts: The altitude is computed from the barometric pressure, so the precision changes with weather and time of the day - so one has to set the reference point often to get good results. The temperature that the thermometer shows is something between the body temperature and the outside temperature, since when the watch is on a hand, its too close to the body. So to get a precise outside temp, one has to take the watch off and wait for about 10-15 minutes. But this behavior is expected and inevitable in this kind of a device. Overall, Im totally satisfied with this watch, and would recommend it to anyone needing a sports watch and a heart rate monitor for running/workout. Black X3HR  by: djfoust001 On: 2006-10-04 The watch is of good quality and does the things it says it will do. When I purchased this item, I was under the impression that it calculated altitude. It actually displays altitude based upon barometric pressure. The user must give the watch a baseline altitude for it to function correctly. Also, somewhat significant weather change can cause your altitude to display incorrectly. Perhaps this is a common way of measuring alititude, I dont know. I suppose for the utmost accuracy youll need to go with a GPS enabled model. Overall, this watch is still a great product for the price, just be aware of how the product works. A new dimension to outdoor living. On: 2004-02-13Ask any outdoor enthusiast what manufacturer theyd trust when it comes to precision instruments and the answer would probably be Suunto. Their slogan is "Replacing Luck" and thats very true when you see how accurate their instruments are. Case in point: I recently bought the Suunto X3HR and went hiking up a mountain with a few friends. We reached the summit and hiked to the trig beacon to get an "accurate" indication of how high we were. The X3Hr was spot on (to the metre) while the GPS unit we carried was out by quite a few (and there wasnt a big tree above us or cloudy conditions to affect the GPS signal). Apart from the accuracy of the altimeter, what makes this watch even more useful is the fact that it has a heart-rate monitor, barometer and thermometer. Thats in addition to the obvious functions like stop-watch, back-light, etc. If you enjoy spending time outdoors and want to get the most out of it, Id highly recommend this watch. It takes a little while to get the hang of the functions, but once you do it really opens up a wealth of knowledge as to your performance. For myself the watch has almost everything I need. When Im training for runs the heart-rate monitor is incredibly handy and I didnt realise how much it can be an asset to measuring performance. The watch will show you your max heart-rate over the run, the average heart-rate, and the highest altitude you reached. The only drawbacks are that if you want to measure your split times over a long run, the 10-split memory isnt really enough and if youre not yet used to the watch buttons you might press the wrong one and comprimise the data youve gathered. But for the price youd pay for the X3HR, youd be hard pressed to find another make of watch that can do the same things. If you are looking at something more advanced, the X6HR might be worth looking into. I was sorely tempted to go for that model when I tried it out in the shop. Self control sucks sometimes. |