Features

• Sports timing watch with heart rate monitoring; sized for both men and women
• Chest strap heart rate monitor works with watch to provide target zones and time in zone
• Recovery heart rate timer; displays calories burned
• 100-hour chronograph; 30-lap memory; 100-hour, 3-mode countdown timer
• Watch is water resistant to 50 meters (165 feet); up to 3-year battery life

Accessories

• Timex T5G751 Data Recorder 2
• Jack Zatorski’s Push Up Pro
• Timex Ironman T5C411 Unisex 30-Lap Digital Fitness Heart Rate Monitor Watch
• Nike Oregon

Editorial Reviews

Product Description:
Indiglo / 30-Lap Memory / 3-Mode Countdown Timer / Water Resist 50 M / Target/Avg. Hr/Time In Zone/Calories / Black/Dark Grey

Amazon.com Product Description:
Combining stylish looks with power sport timing and heart rate monitoring features, this larger Timex Ironman Triathlon watch (model T5C401) can be worn by both men and women. It features a chest strap heart rate monitor, easily accessible function buttons, and Timex’s comfortable doubleshot polyurethane strap. For integrating heart rate monitoring into your training, this watch enables you to track your avareage heart rate and pre-set target heart rate zones with data for time spent within that zone and alarms. It can also display data for calories burned and offers a recovery timer that measures your heart rate after a timed recovery during or after your workout. Sport timing features include:

• 100-hour chronograph with lap and split, either in large digits
• 30-lap memory with average heart rate per laps
• 100-hour, 3-mode countdown timer
• Alarm with 5-minute backup
• Month/day/date display with 12/24-hour time
• 3-year battery life

The Indiglo night-light uniformly lights the surface of the watch dial using patented blue electroluminescent lighting technology. It uses less battery power than most other watch illumination systems, enabling your watch battery to last longer. The Night Mode feature allows you to illuminate the Indiglo night-light for 3 seconds with any button press, regardless of the mode or function. The watch is water resistant to 50 meters (165 feet)–suitable for swimming but not for diving. All Timex heart rate monitor sensors have batteries that can be replaced by consumers without requiring them to be returned to the manufacturer.

Customer Reviews

Started out as a good watch, but keep it out of the water by J. Dishner
One would think that a watch for an Ironman would function reasonably well in water. After just two months, the watch had condensation inside, which made it difficult to read, then finally stopped working altogther. I would recommend this watch for use on dry land only.

Feature set exceeds the price point. by A. Renaud
Just got the watch, so these are initial impressions, not a test of long-term durability. I had a Nike Triax C5 which was $90+ and it didn’t have 25% of the features that this watch has. Two time zones, night mode, chrono, timer, recover, and review modes are all useful. The review for a workout includes time in zone, avg hr, peak hr, min hr, calories burned, and lap times. And there are several different display modes for each mode. I’m extremely impressed with the ergonomics overall. The watch itself is not extremely comfortable right out of the box, but I think it will get better as it forms to my wrist, like most. The signal is strong and I haven’t lost a connection or had interference issues. The watch seems like it blocks out other signals once it is connected. Overall, I would definitely recommend this watch for the price, I don’t know of a better value.

So Far So Good by Junick
I have only had this heart rate monitor for 3 weeks but it has worked like a charm. This is my first heart rate monitor and I have been using it for running and spinning 4 times a week. When I first used the heart rate monitor, it was not receiving the heart rate signal. I said to myself, “Oh no, what kind of piece of junk did I get?”. The manual for the watch suggested adding moisture to the chest transmitter contact. However, the manual for the chest transmitter did not indicate where the contact was, so I assumed that it was directly behind the case that contains the electronics. Adding moisture to the back of the case did not do anything. I finally realized that the contacts are on both sides of case along the strap. They are rubberized with ridges going along the strap. Adding water to both contacts did the trick. The signal is picked up within a second or two.

Compared to the Polar monitors, the Timex ones, IMO, are more stylish, function packed and better value. Plus the battery is user replaceable.

We will see how it does on the long haul.

Love it so far by Scott
I love this product thus far. Now, take into account that this is my first HRM and I have only used it for three weeks, about 15 workouts (running and road bicycle).

Having said that, I can’t believe I have been training without one of these. On runs and rides, I no longer pay any attention to speed, I focus solely on heart rate.

One of the reasons I did not buy a monitor earlier is that I heard the straps were a pain. I have been very pleased with the comfort of this strap. Doesn’t bother me at all, even on long runs. I can see how the fabric / elastic strap might not hold up over the long haul but I also can’t really imagine what would hold up to 4 or 5 workouts per week over months and months.

The watch has found the signal from the strap immediately every time I’ve worn it. I just wet my chest and the strap a little and it works right away. As for watch functions, I rarely used the timing functions (lap, etc) on any Ironman I’ve worn before this. On this watch, either because I took the time to learn them to use the heart rate function or because this watch is simpler,I’ve used the lap, heart rate alarm, and especially review function extensively. One bonus that I really didn’t think about (and I know all the HRMs have this) is the calorie count. I have no idea whether it’s accurate but it’s nice to get off the bike and know that you’ve just burned off 1000 calories. The only drawback to the watch is that it is just a bit clunkier than other workout watches (I am assuming due to the HRM electronics) so I personally don’t plan to wear this watch casually.

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