Reebock Fitwatch
This was a gift for my wife. She is very happy with the watch. It took her a while to learn how to illuminate the face in low light conditions, but that is no longer an issue. She uses the watch on aerobic machines and tells me it would be easier to use if the finger pads were at the 3 and 9 o'clock positions rather than the 12 and 6 positions. Overall she is quite pleased with the product.

I like it
I like this because I don't have to wear the chest strap. It doesn't take continuous heart rate, but I've found it sufficient for my needs. I can still take my pulse without really stopping what I'm doing. I also like that I can set a custom range to set my goal heart rate in during a work out so that I can make sure I stay in that range without having to remember all the numbers or count by hand. I also like the blue, very pretty for an exercise watch.

Good Purchase for the money
works good for the money spent. It worked perfect everytime that I pushed the buttons, now that I have had it a few weeks sometines it will not read and I have to retry 2-3 times to get it to read.
Nice item for the money

Ok as a watch, bad as a HRM
This watch works fine and all the other features seem to be great, but as a HRM it simply doesn't do the job I need! In one 45 minute session on an elliptical it thought I burned 700+ calories, while the machine and another heart rate monitor both read as me burning about 250. I got this for Christmas otherwise I would have been shopping for a HRM with a chest strap like the Polar F6, which I will probably buy soon.

Inadequate stopwatch
The stopwatch feature on this watch does not allow one to record times for splits. For my wife, this is an essential feature in a running watch. Other potential purchasers might not have a problem with this.

The heart rate measuring function works sometimes, not always.

Great watch for the money
I purchased this watch after reviewing several watches online. I spoke with several people who own the Polar brand. I found out you have to send the watch to the company if you need a new battery so I had no desire to purchase it. So far, this watch has performed well. I haven't had any problems setting it up. The heart rate monitor is on track with the cardio machines at the gymn. At the end of my workout, I hit Recall and it scrolls through the workout time, avg heartrate, max heartrate and calories burned. My primary interest is in calories burned but it's nice tracking my heartrate as well. I would highly recommend this watch to anyone who is interested in tracking their cardio health/calories.

Great bang for the buck --REVISED
I'm not a runner, so I don't need all the fancy features included in the more expensive monitors. This unit is basic, but works very well.
The pros:
a) it works - belt sensors need only a small amt of moisture to pick up signal - which matches manual pulse rate exactly
b) very easy to program - can learn to do this in about 10 minutes - and you get to decide what your alarm zone will be, not the watch or some values from a generic list
c) replaceable batteries
d) low cost
The Cons:
None really. The only minor "complaints" I have are the recovery HR, and time in zone features. I actually pay close attention to recovery HRs. THe monitor alone, saves only the change in heart rate at one minute, not the end-exercise HR and the change. Both are really needed for proper interpretation. Also, it will only save one recovery heart rate (at a minute). You can manually trigger successive recovery heart rates at minute intervals by hitting the button each minute, but it will only save the last one (unless you have the data recorder). For zones, you can only program one zone. You have full control over the zone, but you only get one. So at the end of you workout, you can see how much time your HR was in this zone, but no additional infor about where your HR was at other times (other zones). These really aren't complaints since these are the stated (advertised) features of the monitor. But, these would be "wish lists" if I were designing the next version of this device.
BE AWARE THAT THIS MODEL USES ANALOG TRANSMISSION, NOT DIGITAL. AS A RESULT IT IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE TIMEX DATA RECORDER. I FOUND THIS OUT THE HARD WAY.

Summary: For general fitness / aerobics / wt training, this unit does all you need, does it very well, and for a very reasonable price. When you read some of the "horror" stories of the more expensive or "more popular" brands not working properly, you appreciated the "bang for the buck" of this Timex all the more.

Simply Great
This watch works great and is fairly easy to learn how to use it. As a sport watch, it looks good (too big for my wife though). You can set your weight and your maximum HR (it comes with a little book showing you how to measure this). This watch has helped me a lot to stay "in the zone" (aerobic), because it has a "in zone" alarm.

I hope to update on the status of this watch at [....]

Good product & great guy!
This product was as good as it was advertised. I am sure it works as advertised however it would not function properly for me. The reason is I have an implanted pacemaker and the two are not compatible because of the transmitters operating frequency. The HR Monitor's transmitter seemed to be interfered with by the pacemaker. The HR Monitor DID NOT interfere with the pacemaker. I tried three different ones and two other makes with the same results. I recommend this product to anyone without a pacemaker.

good watch
Good watch/monitor. the chest strap hooks seem weak so I leave them hooked and place the strap on over my head. some treadmills pick up the signal and will display the heart rate. The weak link in this product is the chest strap hooks. If they break the chest strap is useless.

Useless piece of junk
I bought this watch reading all the reviews and thinking, it couldnt be so bad as some of the reviews have described it. And I was right, it was not nearly as bad as people described, it was much worse. The heart rate monitor is so unreliable. It works one in ten times. Other nine times it will show absurd values like 12, 23 etc.
I thought, ok I will use it as a watch but then the watch died within 4 months of my buying it. I dont knnow if it is the battery or the watch itself is dead. I cant find out how to open the watch to replace the battery. Absolute waste of 50$.

Comfortable and effective
I bought the watch to monitor my calories burned during excercise. The watch is comfortable, it works seemlessly with my Polar chest strap, and is easy to use. I don't find it to be as useful when using only the touch heart monitor, but with the strap it's been a great purchase.

Polar A4 heart rate monitor watch
This watch works great as long as you wear the heart rate transmitter band. I do not think any of them work very well by the method of pressing with the finger. The watch has different options. You can be exercising and see your heart rate or the percentage of your target heart rate. I use it with the percentage and try to keep it between 70 and 75 percent. It beeps each ten minutes you are in the target zone. I already owned the chest strap for use on a rowing machine. The watch allows me to walk and keep up with my heart rate. It has several other features that I have not put to use yet - but might be useful to others.

Polar heart rate monitor
I wanted an inexpensive monitor to measure my heart rate while exercising and this unit works well. Combined with the Polar transmitter on the chest belt I easily maintain my heart rate at the desired level.

For its category, it works well and is a good value.
I already had a chest strap so how I use it is different than those that want the instant HR check. It takes a little time to get used to the buttons and I only learned enough to be able to record my time and ave HR, but it has been working well. The beeps for out of the HR zone are helpful and are loud enough to be heard without being annoying. It is inexpensive for a HR monitor and has worked well, so I consider it a good value.

You get what you pay for!
Paying less, I got less, but that doesn't mean it has no worth. This heart monitor watch work great for what I got it to do.

product OK, amazon qc is a problem
After reading many reviews of heart rate monitors, I selected the HR-100C as a gift for my uncle. However, I was totally embarrassed because the monitor arrived with dead batteries in it. My uncle called Omron and was told he needed to take it to a watch shop to have the battery replaced. So, if you think you're getting a good deal on a quality product, you may want to reconsider. They capitalize on the hassle of doing a return.
Omron HR-100C Heart Rate Monitor

Omron HR-100C heart Monitor
This watch is OK, It not the best thing you can have. easy to work with but it looks like a cheap kid's watch. I hope this is helpful.

does exactly what it is supposed to do
I've researched just about every sub-0 heart monitor, and after committing to this one, I haven't regretted it once. It does exactly what it is supposed to do: give you an accurate heart rate reading. It's extremely simple to use: make sure you wet the chest band first, put it on, turn on the monitor function - pow! you're monitoring your heart rate. Can't beat it with a stick. I don't have any issues with it losing signal or sporadic heart rate readings like some of the other reviewers.

The band is pretty comfortable and durable; it also has a user-replaceable battery, so no sending it back to the factory for something as simple as a watch battery. Also included is a soft case, which I promptly threw away - the watch is rugged enough that it doesn't need babied. I use mine every day on my runs, so it get sweated on and then run under a tap to wash it off. No issues at all.

This is a no-frills HRM, but along that line, it's exceptional at the one thing you'd buy it for.

Satisfied User
I am well satisfied with the Omron HR-100 heart rate monitor. It does what I wanted, it is economical compared to other heart rate monitors costing considerably more, and is easy to use.