POLAR Pacer Ultra-Light GPS Fitness Tracker Smartwatch for Runners; S-L, for Men or Women, White

Great watch, easy to use and looks good

A great watch, but the software doesn't always last more than a year. It's expensive and it should always work.

I absolutely love this watch. It provides so much information and data. Only thing I wish it did was to be able to make emergency calls. It sends phone notifications and you can answer a call but still need the phone to talk. Other than that minor detail, I love everything about it and have been learning so much about my health and trends. Would highly recommend. A great watch with a crazy amount of functionality for the price.

I will happily write another review about this watch (since the negative one I left in the past was removed). Either way, I would not recommend this watch. I've been a distance runner since high school and was looking for a watch to track some important data (heart rate, distance, VO2 max), and thought this would be a good watch to start with. The watch seemed nice at first, but I was bothered by the high lag when switching between watch faces. I still wanted to use it for running, so I did not return it. After using this watch for a few runs, I noticed the data given on the watch was significantly different from my phone's steps/miles. I thought, "Wow, maybe it is just my phone," so I tried a separate watch at the same time to compare the validity of the data. This watch, again, showed incorrect data, and my other watch/my phone had near-exact data. The biggest issue I've had with this watch was with my heart rate. This watch (in the correct position as specified by the guide) would show I had my heart rate in the 40s. I scheduled an appointment with my PCP the next week and confirmed this watch did not come within 30 bpm of the value seen by her pulse oximeter (>20 bpm difference sitting here while writing the review). There is, of course, a laundry list of other issues with poor quality data, bad battery life, and the app, but my point has been driven home enough.In terms of quality, this watch should not have been more than $50. I have been disappointed at each step and genuinely wish I had returned it. Even worse, I am disgusted with how my review was removed after stating the issues I had with the product. Overall, this is a low-quality product from a low-quality company; this is the kind of product you buy and ask yourself, "This does not adequately do anything I wanted in a product, why did I get it in the first place?" If I can stop even one person from buying this watch, I will consider it a win.

The actual watch hardware was nice and comfortable. But navigating the terrible UI of the accompanying app was just painful.

The Polar Pacer is my third Polar Heart Rate monitor. It's a solid entry point that covers all of the functionality that I need and a few extras (sleep tracking, several new fitness tests) that work well. In its brevity, the accompanying help text can require a little more research if you want background, but I think this is mostly in the app, wherein the watch itself provides direct and to the point feedback and recommendations. All of the exercises and sports you'd ever need, including multiparty, and custom interval timers. It gets my highest recommendation.