Suunto Quest Heart Rate Monitor Yellow

I am extremely disappointed with this purchase. I bought this at the end of October, and though it worked fine for the first few weeks, it is now giving me trouble on almost every workout. There seems to be a problem with the connection between the sensors on the chest and the watch, so that during any workout, it is not uncommon for me to lose my heart rate 5-8 times. The watch goes blank, with no heart rate shown. The heart rate reappears again, at some point, before cutting out again. With a brand like Suunto, I was expecting more.

Great look monitor with good web page to track your moves. I will give it 5 but some times when the hr is low the watch can not find the signal

Wonderful purchase. After months of online research and forum reading, I decided to go on with buying this Suunto Quest. This is my first watch with HR monitor. I am an amateur runner, having 10-20k/week, with daily exercise routine. I have always wanted to go further with my training and check my pulse and this watch works like a charm.The package included the watch, HR monitor sensor, chest strap and usb dongle for PC connectivity.My first test was 5K on the treadmill. The watch connected in 15 seconds with the chest strap and the HR is in real time. What I noticed is that the treadmill also pared with the sensor, showing on the display the pulse without touching the treadmill (Technogym).My second test was outside, having a 12K run in the park. No issue whatsoever. Everything worked perfectly.The PC connectivity with the USB dongle went great, downloading my workouts on my mac. The online application has lots of information with easy to follow HR diagram.Based on my experience I summarise below the pros/cons:Pros: low price, no risk of blisters (watches with integrated HRM burn the wrist)Cons: after running 10K the chest strap did not bother, but with longer distance it may get unconfortableOverall, I am more then pleased with my purchase. 5*

I've used this watch about 30 times now since purchasing it 4 months ago. As others have noted in reviews already, the watch tends to lose transmitter contact with the chest strap, leaving flat lines in your workout tracking. I've tried replacing the batteries, rotating the watch to the inside of my wrist when I run, and using electrode gel on the strap. None of these techniques solve the problem. The watch loses signal a bit more often than the 10-year-old Polar it replaced and the Polar at least reliably re-connected when held against the chest strap for a few seconds.What I do now when I am working out is relocate the watch someplace closer to the strap. When I run I tie the watch to the drawstring of my running shorts. When I bike I strap the watch to my handlebars. When I lift weights I strap the watch to the chest strap and pull my shirt over the top of it. Which looks goofy and obviously makes using the "lap" function impractical if that is important to you. All of which takes some of the James Bond-ian fun out of having a heart rate monitor watch. It is too bad the thing doesn't just do the one thing it should reliably do. In all fairness I read other reviews before I purchased the watch and knew that loss of contact was a known issue with this model. I was prepared to tinker with the thing and get creative. But it is still a bit disappointing to have it not work as well as you want it to. As Don Cheadle says, "you had one job to do!"The watch looks great on the wrist. It is well designed and easy to read. The initial quality of the construction is good -- the clasp is chunky and handsome, the strap looks and feels great, the watch case feels sturdy. The bezel is quite tall at the outer edge, so if you wear your shirt cuffs tight the Suunto Quest will likely not fit inside the cuff. I tend to wear the Quest all the time now unless I have to wear a suit. It takes up a bit more space than I find comfortable with a suit on. Otherwise it is cool to look down and see the watch you used to track your workout that morning. Makes you feel like a champ. There is a definite psychological component to wearing a heart rate monitor as your daily watch. I never thought the Polar was attractive enough to use for regular wear. The Quest certainly is.I rate this watch four out of five stars because in addition to being a handsome and reasonably well functioning watch/monitor, the Quest also links to Suunto's great web site for uploading fitness data. Movescount.com is a great site and makes having the heart rate data more satisfying and fun. There is no cost to participate and the Quest comes with a wireless USB receiver to connect your watch to your computer for data uploading. It is a surprisingly elegant and simple process.If pure heart-rate monitor functionality is your priority, look elsewhere. If you want a handsome watch that does several things reasonably well, I recommend the Suunto Quest.

Great Thanks.

I love the watch however I am having problems with the Heart Rate Belt. After a couple of uses the belt has stretched and doesn't give a good fit or hold its position. The signal between the watch and HR monitor is patchy so doesn't always give a true measure of the training completed. I do High Impact Cardio classes, e.g. Les Mills Body Combat, and Toning Classes, e.g. Kettlercise, Les Mills Body Pump so this is becoming an issue.Otherwise the dial is clear and simple to read. The light function is poor as attempting to read it in a darkened Spin studio is a challenge.Overall a great watch let down with a poor Heart Rate Belt thus only three stars.

Decisamente inferiore alle (limitate) aspettative, questo prodotto. Non mi attendevo certamente la qualità di un Ambit che costa molto di più ma nemmeno di avere a che fare con uno schermo illeggibile all'aperto. L'interfaccia utente poi fa cadere le braccia (troppi click sui pulsanti per fare operazioni semplici). Il sistema di trasferimento dati che richiede l'uso di un ricevitore USB non è il top dell'esperienza ma ne avevo conoscenza da prima e quindi non posso lamentarmi più di tanto (questo non vuol dire che sia un buon sistema, tutt'altro!).

Por el momento, aunque tan solo llevo 1 mes con el, le doy casi un 10, a excepción de que no consigo visualizar porcentaje de pulsaciones junto con cronometro (a la vez) salvo que sea por mi torpeza y se pueda. O veo pulsaciones y crono, o pulsaciones y calorias etc... pero no lo primero que os comentaba, que me vendría bien para los intervalos de sprints ya que me gusta más ver el porcentaje o zona en la que me encuentro que las pulsaciones en sí, mientras veo el tiempo de sprint que llevo. No obstante seguiré investigando. Por lo demás, me encuentra la FC a la primera y nada más ponerme la cinta de pecho, no pierde la frecuencia ni al pasar por antenas, ni cerca de móviles con gps ni al cruzarte con otros corredores, a diferencia de otros (para principiantes, no codificados claro). Muy útil poder conectarlo al PC para sincronizar tus entrenamientos, partidos de fútbol, spinning etc..(donde también los uso). No lo he usado ni lo haré en piscina, aunque se puede a poca profundidad pero ya sabemos que la estanqueidad es mejor no probarla salvo que sea un reloj diseñado especialmente para ello. Diseño sencillo, pantalla resistente, menú sencillo, ventaja de poder cambiar pilas por tu cuenta si enviar a fabrica, correa duradera salvo que la machaques (yo le doy un uso en exterior al aire libre de 2 o 3 veces máximo semana). Compré este porque no quería uno con gps que tuviera que estar pendiente de cargar baterías, cuando quiero gps me pongo el móvil en su funda de brazo y punto (runstatic o sporttraker). O si lo prefieres te compras el pod aparte de este modelo, que es más fiable que un gps. Es decir, para un principiante que quiere un pequeño capricho y sobre todo jugar o planear entrenamientos en el programa movescount del Pc este pulsometro es perfecto. Bien es cierto que podrían bajar el precio del mismo pero en internet puedes encontrar ofertas para intentar rascar algún euro. Además se supone que lo amortizarás con el tiempo, sobre todo si eres principiante o solo quieres mantenimiento. Buen regalo para hacerse a uno mismo. Y el vendedor, ninguna pega, todo correcto. Ya os iré informando si me da algún fallo con el paso del tiempo.

lo uso per allenamenti di crossfit e TRX, in due mesi di attività è ancora attaccato al polso (ne avevo già divelti durante i WO), ottima la visibilità del display, e ottimo il software movescout per verificare l'intensità degli allenamenti. Comoda anche la cintura, rimane abbastanza stabile nonostante l'intensità dei movimenti.

Sarebbe anche un discreto prodotto se non fosse per il caso che di sovente perde il segnale della cintura per cui per alcuni minuti si interrompe il programma di allenamento. Ho provato a far riconoscere di nuovo la cintura ma accade di nuovo.