I lost my ironman heart rate monitor watch. Can the watches be replaced or I have to buy the watch/strap together?
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PROBABLY the best solution would be to contact Timex. you will have the number on your warranty/manual literature. it may be more feasable/cost effective to simply get a new watch and keep the other strap as a backup.but definitely check with timex
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I have a 2 1/2 year old ironman. The strap wore out and broke. I Googled Timex, found their phone number, and got a new band for $10 in a few days. Hope that helps.
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From examining my watch ,I believe any standard watch band should fit. It has a normal spring pin hinge, so any watch repair shop should be able to replace the band. good luck.
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Garmin will tell you need the Garmin Premium Heart Rate Monitor (Soft Strap, ANT+ compatible). I am using the Garmin Heart-Rate Monitor (Regular Strap) I had from my deceased Forerunner 205 and it works fine. Some people complain the old monitor can hurt the side of the chest over the ribcage, so you might choose the new one. It seems to be a lot lighter too. The old one tends to slip when it is not tightly adjusted. Hope this helps.
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The heart rate monitor is optional. You can purchase the wrist unit without the heart rate monitor, or both. If you purchase the wrist unit without, you can buy the chest strap heart rate monitor later.
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It depends on which watch model you have. I have the 310xt and Amazon carries the replacement for this and most of the other Garmin models; search "Garmin Forerunner Replacement Band"
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Needs a strap, but I'm using older garmin heart rate strap- it's compatible.
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YES! Changed the battery in my waist strap. It was easy to do. Haven't had to change the watch battery yet. I believe they even have youtube tutorials on how to do it.
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Hello Beth,For the model I have (Model: 8RS00) there is an additional heart rate strap which needs to be purchased/worn to monitor heart rate. I think there is another model which has it built into the watch, but I'm not sure which one. I've really enjoyed this watch and for my purposes, running, swimming and biking, it's awesome. Good upload onto my iPhone App and good reports for distances, speed, etc. Hope that helps!
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The battery in the chest strap you can replace yourself. The battery in the watch it is suggested that you take it to a jeweler to get the battery replaced.
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The strap is rubber so won't stretch over time. My advice is to buy the Timex Velcro Ironman strap and fit it to the watch in place of the old one. It is far nor in keeping with he nature of the watch and is much better for putting on or taking off quickly.
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Hi Georgia, I am on my 3rd watch:( I love them but they are not durable my straps have broken also. You can mail it to Timex because they do have a warranty and I think they can fix it . I haven't done it because... I wanted to replace my watch right away. In the back of the Timex booklet for the watch it has all info for mailing.
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Interesting! I am looking at buying the 405 without the strap, as I still have the one from my now stolen 305.The Garmin support website says that some versions of the 405 are compatible with the HR monitor. How can you tell if the one you are buying is compatible? Or is it just a trick to make you buy the more expensive version?
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I wish I had the answer, but I had my son set it up and change the time for me when necessary. I never had to change the battery before I lost and still not sure how and when as it hardly ever fell off and suddenly one day I saw it gone and it was nowhere to be found in my house so assume it happened when I was outside for a short while. I have not replaced it as I use an app, and did buy a heart rate monitor which I have never used as it came with a chest strap and I did not want one, and it is too much trouble to put on and complicated to use. I am still on the lookout for something simple and this one did just what I needed.
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For the chest strap. On the inside is a round access that can be remover by inserting a coin and twisting. Replace battery and replace cover. For the watch I suspect the back can be removed with a jewelers screwdriver for access to the battery. When the battery in mine goes out I intend to let a jeweler replace it. Good Luck, Hal
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Have to buy separately, but I had older garmin heartrate monitor and it works
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The band can be replaced. I have gone to the Timex website and have found replacements.
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All Polar's are sold with the HRM strap and transmitter. Polar does not sell the watches separately.