PUMA Unisex PU910501001 Cardiac II Black and Silver Heart Rate Monitor Watch

When you think of style, this is definitely a watch to look at. It has a plastic case and polyurethane band with a buckle. Featuring a black digital display with a quartz movement, this watch is built to last. Water resistant to 50m. You won’t want go anywhere without wearing this watch.

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4904 in Watches
• Brand: Puma
• Model: PU910501001
• Dimensions: .11 pounds
• Band material: Polyurethane
• Bezel material: Plastic
• Case material: Plastic
• Clasp type: Buckle
• Dial color: black
• Dial window material: Acrylic
• Movement type: Quartz
• Water-resistant to 165 feet

Features

• Chronograph, count-down timer; Heart rate monitor with wireless ECG sensor belt included and preset HR zone or manual set hi/lo HR zone
• Equipped to display heart rate as BPM, heart rate as percentage of maximum heart rate, HR max (age based) calories burned during workout, minimum HR of total exercise, maximum HR of total exercise and average HR of total exercise
• Dual alarm
• LED HR zone indicator, EL backlight
• Water-resistant to 165 feet (50 M)

Amazon.com Product Description
Puma's active watches are well-designed accessories that also tell you time! The idea is to be able to wear our digital watches to the gym and out with your friends at night. A true accessory company for the active lifestyle.

The PUMA Story
The History of PUMAPuma, also known as Puma Aktiengesellscaft Rudolf Dassler Sport, is a German footwear, apparel, and accessories manufacturer. Puma was founded in 1948, the same year the company released its first shoe. In the years since, the company has fought to establish itself as the most desirable sport-lifestyle brand in the world. Puma separated from the pack with its iconic cat logo, which symbolizes individualism, passion and evolution – all core values of the company and the athletes that sport its footwear, apparel and accessories. The brand focuses on bringing distinctive designs and a global outlook to each product range. Puma’s DNA consists of inclusiveness, innovation, credibility, convenience, style, surprise, playfulness and sophistication.

The PUMA Philosophy Technology for a purpose is not only a Puma philosophy; it’s a way of life for Puma consumers. The Puma Time watch collection is an exclusive line of sport-lifestyle timepieces. Puma watches deliver breakaway fashion for men and women that demand style and are inspired by sport. They embody everything that is Puma by combining bright colors, cutting-edge design and innovative functions.

PUMA Time International Guarantee PUMA Time watches are warranted to the original owner for two years, to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use. The warranty excludes the battery, wear to the case and strap or bracelet, and water damage.

Obligation and options under warranty are limited solely to replacing the watch with the exact same style or a style of comparable value to the extent that Puma Time, at sole discretion, considers that it is not practicable to repair the watch.

All implied warranties, including that of merchantability, are limited to two years.

Puma Time is not liable for incidental or consequential damages for failure or malfunction of the product and any recovery may not be greater than the purchase price paid for the product.

Nothing in this warranty is intended to diminish in any way specific legal rights which may vary from state to state (in USA) or the purchaser's right under the sale of goods act.

Most helpful customer reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Puma Heart Rate Monitor
By Don
The watch works very well as a heart rate monitor, timer, and stopwatch. It's easy enough to set up and operate, and I like how all the buttons are on the top and easy to press when you're working out. One thing I don't like about it is the size of it, and even though it's that big, the red display is small and kind of hard to see, especially indoors. Someone has mentioned that the display also scratches easily, and mine already has a few, although it's new. I hope that this doesn't become a problem later.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Pretty sweet with a few drawbacks
By C. Bonilla
I had been looking for a sleek looking HRM watch, and decided to take a crack at this one despite a couple negative reviews. My first day out with it I got many compliments as well as a few "what does that do?" type questions. Having experience with similar watches (and being Lefty) I like having the buttons on the face of the watch. Based on another review, I will be as careful as possible with the watch's face to avoid scratching.

Overall, I would say this watch is geared toward the mid-range user who wants a good looking watch. This watch doesn't have any distance or GPS features, so this is not ideal for outdoor running (if you need that type of data). It does not store workout history or transfer data to a PC. For those reasons, I wouldn't necessarily recommend this HRM Watch for a hardcore fitness enthusiast.

With that out of the way... I was aware of this watch's feature set before I bought it, and was not in need of those advanced features. I bought this to wear during my P90X workouts to "stay in the zone", and it suits that need perfectly thanks to the Zone Indicator feature. The watch also tracks workout time, calorie burn, and some stats on your min/max/avg heart rate. I am happy with the data that it tracks and plan to use this during all my workouts.

For the Pros:
- Chest Belt is very comfortable
- Watch strap is also very comfortable
- HRM readings seem accurate
- Lots of features/data readings
- Min/Max for Target Heart rate has simple setup, but also has manual over-ride
- Unique and modern design
- Backlight illuminates entire watch face
- Mine came with a $100 price tag on the watch, and I paid $60!
- There is a button with a Puma on it!

...and the Cons:
- Screen is a bit dim, hard to read when not in direct lighting
(The above issue is likely due to the negative red display of this particular model)
- Some of the detailed HRM icons are tiny and hard to see while moving
- In HRM mode, the backlight button also toggles HRM functions
- Only records one workout worth of data
(You can use the pause feature to record multiple workouts within one day, but you will only have one set of totals)
- Instructions leave a bit to be desired
- I can't find a way to enable to Heart Rate Zone LEDs without also enabling the Heart Rate Min/Max alarms* (This would make me give it a 5!)
- Does not have a Knight Rider scanner mode (This would make me give it a 6!)

*This feature makes the watch alarm beep when you are below or above you target zone. While this is a great feature for when you cannot stop to look at the watch, the beeps are going to be annoying during interval training when you are not constantly trying to stay "in the zone", or if you are working out with others. You have to dig pretty deep through the setup menu to turn the alarm feature on and off. Hopefully in a future version of this watch, they will allow you to turn on the LED independent of the audible alarm. If anyone found a way to do this, please post a reply so I can update this review to a 5!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Would have been a great watch except for one major flaw
By Alex
This watch really does have it all. Its sleek, calorie counter, water resistant, back light, heart rate monitor, and most importantly tells time very well.

The major flaw? Well Amazon recently changed it but it used to say the display was made of mineral, which it isn't and they have subsequently changed it. How did I konw? Well that's easy cause I went to get a soft cloth to clean what I thought was a smudge (was a bad scratch) and scratched the lens more. This watches display was made of acrylic! Acrylic are you kidding me? I spend this much on a watch to have an acrylic display?!! Who even uses Acrylic anymore for displays or what not? DVD's don't even use Acrylic they use polycarbonate, so that means this watch will scratch easier than your DVD discs. Mine came scratched heavily on delivery.

Here's the even worse deal about acrylic and that's the fact that you CAN NOT USE ANYTHING TO CLEAN YOUR WATCH except for specialty cleaning kits for acrylic surfaces, which will cost you time and money. Yep, that's right, so if you see that smudge on it. Don't touch it! because you'll probably scratch it. In comparison you can use a 100% cotton t-shirt to clean your DVD discs by gently rubbing them with lukewarm water, but you can't do the same with Acrylic lenses or surfaces.


Returned mine for a refund. Stick with mineral or above for watches.