Advanced accelerometer technology provides highly accurate readings of users speed, distance and caloric expenditure via a simple wrist watch sensor. Accelerometer technology is 95% accurate, and much more dependable than traditional pendulum type (ball bearing) pedometers With this simple wrist watch unit, there's no need for funny looking foot pods or belt clip sensors. Whether you are a hardcore backcountry adventure hiker, an avid runner, or simply looking to count your doctor's recommended 10k steps a day, an Accelerator Series watch fits the bill.
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Product Details
Package Length:
4.7 inches
Package Width:
3.8 inches
Package Height:
3.0 inches
Package Weight:
0.35 pounds
Average Customer Rating:
based on 11 reviews
Features
Stylish women's running wristwatch with built-in accelerometer for gauging distance
Produces highly accurate readings of user's speed, distance, and caloric expenditure
Adjustable step counter accounts for walking style, stride, terrain, and pack weight
Built-in stopwatch and countdown timer; powerful 7-day, 10-week memory
Clock with 12/24-hour time, date, and daily alarm; 1-year warranty
Customer Reviews
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16 of 16 found the following review helpful:
Highly technical, yet surprisingly accurate. Jan 21, 2008
By D. Couse
"darkman1969"
The reviews on this watch are very accurate:
#1: The watch is not for average users. It is VERY technical. Don't just think you can push a few buttons here and think this watch will calculate everything out of the box. That's not going to happen. There are 10 separate settings to be adjusted, and within each of those settings, there are on average 4 more settings in those. Again, you can't just do button mashing here and expect to get ANYTHING out of this watch.
Overall, the watch while being very difficult to set up, once you have it fine tuned, this thing is pretty darn accurate. Accurate enough, that after a 6 mile run, this beauty reported 6.05 miles. I can live with that extra .05 after 6 miles. Not bad at all. To setup the pedometer, you must calculate your walking and running stride. DO NOT do this on a treadmill. You need to do this at your own pace, not what some machine is telling you to run. Go to a quarter mile track, or anywhere else you have measured. Make 2 laps and average them. Then take the total feet traveled x 12 to get to inches. Take the inches and divide by your steps to get your "stride". Then input that into the watch. Once you do that, you are set. The pedometer can be set for sensitivity and while running, you can scroll through distance, pace, calories, time and exercise time. Very nice.
The watch also has a chrono, timer and 2nd time for your away city of choice (no city choices, just adjust the time).
For $40, I'm pretty amazed at how good this little watch is.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Fairly accurate and functional . . . if you can figure out how to program it Mar 02, 2008
By VA Reader
"berapp"
I can echo the sentiments of the other reviewers that this watch is complicated to program and has intricate instructions. Luckily for me, my husband is a gadgets genius and was able to basically program it for me. While not everyone may have access to a geek that can figure this stuff out, I can say that measuring the stride didn't prove to be very accurate in my case.
What worked well when we were programming it was running on a set course and adjusting as necessary. Specifically, we got out on a trail that has 1/2 mile markers and would just adjust my stride down if it was overshooting much past .5 miles or adjust it up if it was showing shorter mileage than the distance we knew we had gone. We did this over the course of a 5-mile course, checking it first at the .5 mile mark, then after a full mile and then after 2.5 miles. It was fairly accurate after we had tweaked it over the first 2.5 miles. However, I have noticed it can be upwards of +/- .3 mile off at times. While this is annoying, it's important to note that it isn't an exact science while it is computing the distance based on your stride's length etc.
The other thing I would say is that the Speed part seems to vary widely from moment to moment when you check it. When I'm doing a fairly consistent pace, it will go from 6.6mph to 7.2 mph etc. This could account for why the distance can be off a bit I suppose.
Overall, the watch is functional and gives me a rough estimate of how far I've gone, how long I've run, how many calories I've burned etc. While I wish it was more accurate and that I could have programmed it on my own, it's good enough for me.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
great inexpensive alternative Jan 06, 2009
By C. Clark
"bookworm"
I've had this watch for a year now and love it. I initially wanted one of those fancy forerunner watches, but cost was prohibitive. So, I settled for this. Turns out, this is fine for what I needed. If all you want is some idea of how far you've run, this watch does the trick. Initially it was hard to set up, but once I had it set, it has been fairly accurate. I occasionally run on a trail that has the mile markers posted--just to see if the watch is still on target. It is usually within a 10th of a mile or less. That is good enough for what I am using it for---a rough idea of my miles for recreational running.
If you need something to track heart rate and/or be more accurate then this is not the watch for you. I'd fork over the dough and get one of the forerunner models.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Super Watch for a Super Price Jun 09, 2009
By Kelley Starnes I don't usually review products but felt the need to do so with this watch b/c it's so fantastic. It's a real pain to program (getting your stride) initially, but the watch really makes up for that initial inconvenience with it's ease of use and performance afterwards. Highly recommend!
durable/light weight but not very accurate May 08, 2009
By R. Winfield If you're a serious athlete this is not the watch you want. Has a lot of functions and programming options but the pedometer/mileage/calorie count is not accurate. Spend the money and get a better watch.
based on 11 reviews
Highly technical, yet surprisingly accurate. Jan 21, 2008
By D. Couse
"darkman1969"
Fairly accurate and functional . . . if you can figure out how to program it Mar 02, 2008
By VA Reader
"berapp"
great inexpensive alternative Jan 06, 2009
By C. Clark
"bookworm"
