Polar Pacer Pro

I wanted a fitness watch with an accurate and reliable HRM function that I could use for training, with a chest strap HRM. I wanted a watch with an intuitive interface and easy-to-use buttons that I could manage easily even when sweaty and gasping for breath, because, ya know, that's how it goes when you're training. I needed a watch face that I could glance at and read quickly without glasses, while running. And I needed a watch that would show the functions I wanted to know most while I was running... usually time elapsed, HRM, and distance covered. That's apparently a lot to ask from a "simple" training watch, because I've been looking for a long time for one that fits those particular requirements, and I've been SUPER cranky about it. I don't want a wrist-based HRM, because they're always inaccurate. I don't want a $3,000 Garmin supercomputer on my wrist that will show me a 3D rendered topo map of my route. I don't need to know the barometric pressure, or how far off true north the compass function is. I don't need a watch that will recite Hungarian poetry to me while I run, or anything like that. I just need some basic training metrics, delivered in a reliable form. The Polar Pacer Pro delivers. I am solidly wowed by it. The Pacer Pro watch face is easy to read even with my 55-yo eyes; the interface is dead easy to use, and the watch itself is pretty slim and not too bulky for my wee wrists. It measures the functions I want. Paired with the Polar H10 chest strap, it delivers a rock solid HRM readout, updated in real time. (The wrist-based HRM is pretty good, but when I tested it against a chest strap, it was off by as much as 7-8 bpm and lagged a few seconds in updating its reading. Better than a lot of wrist-based HRMs, but still not as good as a chest strap.) I want to be cranky about having to use an app to get full readouts on my workouts, but the app is really easy to use and I've been really happy with how it presents the info. One thing I didn't think I wanted or needed was the sleep tracking function, but having tried it, I'm finding it's really useful. It made me realize that I do not relax well before going to sleep most nights, and therefore get subpar sleep...so I've started doing some meditation and guided relaxation for a few minutes before bed, and wow, I've been sleeping a lot better, which is making me feel better overall every day. The battery life has been quite good; it goes about a week between charging, and the charging itself doesn't take much time. Rather than draining the battery fully between charges, I've been taking it off my wrist occasionally and putting it on the charger while I eat lunch or take a shower, and that's enough for several days' worth of charge. I would feel absolutely confident it would last through a full weekend of ultramarathoning, although I haven't tested it on that long a run yet.

I have used Garmin watches and they do a lot very well. Most recently the fenix 7 solar. That is a great watch but bulky and heavy. I thought I would try the Pacer Pro at 41 grams. It is very comfortable, you barely notice that you have it on even when sleeping. The GPS is accurate and connects quickly. It measures sleep extremely well. I run but also do many other cardio exercises and they have everything I do as a workout. Also has strength training. The Polar app is comparable to Garmin for what I look at. I gave up music (although I always had trouble with that with Garmin), maps, and the touchscreen. Also Polar does not give you the abundance of watch face options as Garmin and it seems like replacement watch bands are not as plentiful or really as seamless as with Garmin. All that said, for me, the Polar Pacer Pro brings what I need in a fitness watch at a very good price! And it is incredibly light and comfortable!

I love this watch! It is light enough to wear all day without noticing it and the Pacer Pro has all the features I could want as a runner and cyclist. The build quality is superb and the form factor is sleek though durable. I like knowing I can swap bands if I want to switch up the look! The HR sensor has been accurate and I like that it tracks my HR all day and while sleeping. Also, being able to control my music and podcasts is really handy! The Flow app (works with the Pacer Pro) is a great tool in keeping tabs on my training, measuring my sleep, and guiding my recovery as well as performance. The running programs are also really useful and I have found them to be great for my 5k training. If you’re looking to upgrade your watch game, the Pacer Pro is a great choice that will last for years to come! Highly recommended.

My recommendation is that you do not buy that brand, it causes a lot of problems, it loses the connection all the time or with little distance from the linked cell phone, the GPS system that it has built in is very bad, it does not give the actual kilometers traveled, to give you an example in one hike that I did, the polar pacer marked 4 kilometers and all the others with other brands, marked a route of 15 kilometers, so the difference is bad. Then the visibility is poor, but very poor quality. You have no possibility of downloading watch faces to change the appearance, you are tied to using the ones that the watch has, which seem to be from a watch for a 7-year-old child, that is, no sophistication, which leaves you disappointed in that regard. . The battery life is terrible, without using it it really lasts about 5 days or less, and if you use it it can last 24 hours with GPS mode, so for the price and what you receive this watch is not worth it. Skip this brand and buy a Garmin or any other brand. I'm serious about what I'm telling you, totally disappointed

Not only does this watch provide a timer to keep track of your workout, it also tells you how hard you worked out! Before leaving the gym, check your watch for the latest weather! This watch is EXTREMELY comfortable to wear! I can't even notice that I am wearing it! I wear it all day, even when I'm in the shower! It's one of the best products that Polar has made so far! It is worth the price! ... every penny of it!

I have had my Pacer Pro for 11 months and worn it almost constantly. The reliability and accuracy have been great. I have not had the issues reported by other reviewers of the watch restarting, losing its memory or losing connection with the phone. Sleep monitoring -- not as great my previous Fitbit (Charge 5). Occasionally a day's sleep is missed from the dairy but adding the sleep time just takes in a few seconds. More often, the start or end of sleep is off (almost always shorter than I think it should be), but again, it is simple to correct, and the added time is analyzed for sleep quality. Until 3 months ago, almost all of my running was done on a treadmill, and the only useful stat from the watch was my heart rate. (For comparison, I start running with an H10 strap also, but the watch and strap were close enough that I quickly dropped the strap.) For the past 3 months, I have been running outside and using a formal training plan (80/20 Endurance for half marathon on Training Peaks), and the watch has become very useful. Setting up my training plan for the next few days is pretty simple on the Polar Flow web site, and when I am running a planned workout, the Pacer will let me know when a phase or interval of the run should start and end and will signal when I am out of the target range of heart rate. Usually just ending the workout on the Pacer will automatically send my workout information to Training Peaks, but occasionally I need to manually trigger a synchronization with my watch to my phone, which will relay the information to TP. My running paths have good visibility to the sky, so my GPS tracks are very accurate. I have not noticed any information recorded by the Pacer that is not echoed to Training Peaks. Overall, I am very happy with my Polar Pacer Pro.

This version has several improvements that I appreciate: Magnetic charge/sync cord attachment - great improvement! More sensors for wrist based heart rate - improved accuracy. Works great with the H10 heart rate strap. Integrates well with the Polar sync app; seamless transition. I use the continuous heart rate monitoring; great feature. I only take it off to recharge every three days. Sleep monitoring/evaluation is the only feature that I'm not 100% happy with. It sometimes misses a night's sleep and I have to manually enter the times sleep began and ended. Overall, very happy with the watch!

I switched to this from an Apple Watch 6 because the Apple device was having problems reading through the tattoos on my forearms and constantly locked when it thought it lost contact. Happily, the Polar does a much better job. It still loses my heart rate from time to time, but nothing like the Apple Watch, and I'm greatly enjoying the Polar Flow app and a watch that's more fitness focused than a traditional smart watch. Would definitely recommend.

Ik heb een tweedehands horloge ontvangen, maar het kwam zonder belangrijke onderdelen zoals het bandje en de oplader. Bovendien was het doosje zwaar beschadigd en dichtgeplakt met plakband. Echt schandalig!

Après avoir essayé quelques autres modèles Polar à un prix plus abordable, celle là est vraiment mon coup de cœur ! Cette montre est vraiment parfaite, complète, précise et je n'ai même pas tout vu et essayé encore...

Heel fijne horloge en best gemakkelijk systeem om sportprofielen aan te passen en dergelijke (combinatie computer / gsm / horloge).

Severely underrated by online reviews. It’s a great watch that tracks accurately. The insights especially for sleep are incredibly useful.

Excelente reloj deportivo. Llegó en buen estado, es nuevo y funciona tal cual se espera. Aunque está enfocado a correr, es perfecto para cualquier otro deporte que requiera telemetría. Las estadísticas dentro del reloj y en la app/web muy completas. Es capaz de señalar rutas, vía komoot (aunque no carga mapas). Muy ligero y elegante en esta versión champagne. Excelente opción ante Garmin, Suunto o Coros.