Polar Unisex-Adult GPS Running Watch, Black, S-L

I thought unlike others I would leave a long term review. This was my first dedicated tracker having always used Apple watch. I didn't want to spend much money on a secondary device, so this fit the bill. Honestly I hated it at first. Rubbish screen, can't really do anything with notifications, having to get my head around Polar flow. But I perceveired and after 2 months everything started to come together. Polar flow and fit spark are really powerful tools. Polar flows web app with its guides and planner are really useful tools. But for the watch itself it became a simple fact less is more. It tracks everything I need for training, recovery and sleep. It's screen is really good in sunlight and unlike smart watches with fancy displays, actually gets better the brighter it is. It's GPS is connected rather then on the watch. Truth is it really helps with battery life. There's no touch screen which when running is actually better. No mis-touches or actions. The watch is light and battery lasts in my case between 7/8 days with notifications switched off. I will say the inbox strap isn't great. It irritated my skin but that's probably just a me thing. I've swapped in for a official branded band now. It's fast and responsive and easy to navigate. Continuous HR tracking works great. It charges fast too in around 45 mins. It's been pretty accurate for me on all fronts. In summary it's a very refined simple dedicated tracker that's been reliable for me at least. And 2 years later it's an absolute steel. On release it had a few flaws. They've all been ironed out. At its lower price it's a no brainer if you want a basic solid option for running or general activities. It's not suited for navigation really and I use Suunto for that. But on dedicated routes and general training it's brilliant. Just be realistic about the type of watch it is and you will be rewarded.

This is my fourth polar watch and as always I am very happy!!! My previous one it was Polar Ignite so this one is really step back and I was unsure if this was a good idea… but I am not regretting this choice whatsoever!!!! Amazing!!!And what I really love about it, is that you can see the time all the time, of course if you move the wrist it’s waking up and shows the time bright, but then it switches off the lights, but the time is discretely displayed constantly. Love it!!!Also the fact that it doesn’t need to be charged that often is fantastic! It is about once a week, maybe once every 5 or 6 days. And I am working out every day and still, it is being charged once a week! Superb!Love everything about it!!! Great purchase!

I bought this as a gift, and no complaints so far!

If its simply a timekeeper that you seek then it's a good watch. If you need to reply on the wrist-based hrm then you may not be happy with the performance. I do heartrate based training most days therefore I am very familiar with what my hr should be for each perceived effort level and this watch is pretty hopeless shows high heart rates when you are walking down hill and low heart rates when you are running up them. Pretty accurate during sleep which isn't a lot of use. I have used such things many years ago and I had hoped that technology had improved! works well with the Polar H9 chest strap. Returned it to Amazon

I bought the Polar Pacer to record HIIT indoor cycling & swimming. Easy to install the Polar app & pair the sports watch to the app. Many sports to choose from & select on the watch, easy to save & download your sessions. Progress can then be followed on the Polar Pacer app. The watch can also be used as a regular watch. Light to wear on your wrist does not interfere with taking part in sports. Available in a few colours & in different lengths of the strap. In the box is part of the strap, a cable to charge your Polar Pacer along with warranty & instructions to get you started. The watch is fully waterproof I have worn my Polar Pacer swimming lengths. Easy to record your swimming session & then compare sessions to improve your timing. The Polar Pacer is a popular sports watch. Easy to charge your Polar Pacer with the cable supplied, a usb plug is required or a compatible charger. The Polar Pacer holds it's charge well I have charged mine twice a week

Seems far more accurate than the 5 year old well known Chinese brand one I had.Still occasionally picks up stupidly high readings like it's occasionally doubling the count but mostly it's accurate.I've got bradycardia and it does detect my pulse at lower than 40.Links nicely to the free polar flow app, which in turn directly loads into Strava.It's much better than the other one as a sports/exercise utility watch, it's not something that looks handsome on the wrist though, imho.Battery life is ok, but not amazing, probably needs a top up every 5 or so days if you wear it continually.Definitely great value for the price with decent accuracy and good integration with Polar apps (I'm using android and pc, not Apple) and Strava, etc.

A replacement for my Polar Vantage M that's cheaper and more feature-full.