all reviews say it will not work when you are sweating, ie fingers/watch gets wet. that was my experience with all these touch to measure watches, does anyone know why exactly it doesn't work when wet? seems like current should still flow, or is it not sensitive enough when sweat shorts out the leads?
@username ... It knows that there's a difference between sweat and blood but can't tell which is which so it simply does nothing when faced with such a dilemma.
This reminds me of my old wristwatch, Casio Lungman. It could measure my heartrate "continously" and also had thermometer in it(even though it wasn't that accurate). Super cool, came out in 2001. Still the best among the watches I've had: so Meh, but this one's real cheap I must say.
@belowi I know it too well, mate... but it looks much better when you fit this on the wrist :) BUT, I would have appreciated if Casio wrote this warning in the manual: not right for lefties... I wonder what other finalists for the podium?
I'll wait until the first couple generations of smart watches/pebbles are hopelessly outdated and then I'll get one of those. No need to wear a digital watch that would fit in in the 90's. I suppose if one was looking for some way to check their heart rate without breaking out a calculator, this would be OK though.
Hey, my husband has a question about these before we bite. Are they already on with the battery running or do they have a pull-tab on the back to save the battery?
@PurplePawprints Considering the case is water resistant with a rubber gasket and a back cover that's held on by 4 screws, I think it's pretty safe to say there's no pull tab. In other words, yes, your battery has very likely sacrificed some of it's life at this price point.
Thanks, @Cinoclav. After you posted that, I realized that I hadn't actually looked at any of the specs or pics, otherwise, I'd likely have noticed what you mentioned. When it came up last night I wasn't interested so I didn't look at it thoroughly. When my husband said he might want it but was wondering about the battery my first thought was "To the Forums!" and not "Let me check the specs and pics."
@Headly Some of us are willing to pay to avoid doing math. Of course, a lot of us who are willing to do that don't really need to check our pulses much.
@Headly Not to mention, there are numerous apps for smartphones that use the camera light to count your pulse. Btw, if you want to be more accurate when feeling for your own pulse, count for 15 or 20 seconds and multiply accordingly.
Wow. It's the middle of the day in the east/middle part of the country and fewer than 200 sold... even at the paltry $10 price?
Could that be due to a lot of folks not wearing watches anymore... or that the watch is really an 8 buck watch (crappy even by crappy standards) in disguise? Or both?
I will need a watch pretty soon to replace my inexpensive Casio. I never take off my watch, so it needs to be water resistant. I've been buying cheap Casio watches every couple of years for a couple decades.
The batteries are good for 5 years, but the wrist bands are only good for 2. By the time the wrist band fails, there are usually enough scratches on the display to make it worth spending another $15 on a new watch. (Price based on memory, may not be accurate, certainly not current. They used to be $3 around 1989.)
If these watches were water resistant, I would buy one.
Got to try mine out after Christmas. Watch itself is kinda nifty for the cost. But I have a bad time with the sensor, I have to take it off and press it to my neck for a good reading, it won't read off my hand at all. (Sweat wasn't an issue on reading, just tiny fingers.)
Specs
Condition: New
Warranty: 1 Year Oregon Scientific
Estimated Delivery: 12/27 - 12/30
Shipping: $5 or free with VMP
What’s in the Box?
1x Heart rate monitor watch
1x CR2032 battery
Pictures
Watch
Watch face
Retail box
Ride a roller coaster, or just crush a 16oz Monster
Inset photo from Marc Dalmulder used under Creative Commons License
Price Check
$19.99 at Barnes and Noble (Note that many negative reviews are in part because the watch was advertised as a pedometer)
Warranty
90 days
@mediocrebot
Tis the meh-iest time of the year
In for none whatsoever.
Not baby arm compatible. That's a deal breaker. @barney loves purple
@Twiggy115 I love purple.
@unixrab Ahem... lower decks???
@Kyser_Soze IIIIIIIIIII KNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW! @thumperchick
애플 워치 플리즈^^
apple watch please :)
@sherryblue2 inside scoop...it's coming to meh on 4/1/14...seriously
@axlahn So that would be 8 months ago?
@thanekew 3014.
@axlahn 2114 would be more practical
@thanekew 2144
@thanekew exactly...
@sherryblue2 MOTO 360, SON!
It's a time warp you idiots.
meh
and no- a pedometer does not tell you how many there are nearby or how much of a pedophile the wearer is...
@VeeDubTDI Is a pedophile one of those motorized things what does your dog's nails?
this item needs a baby arm wearing a watch
Umm, nope. My phone already does these things. Having a watch that does these things too might start some kind of techno war on my nightstand.
@Cinoclav Pew Pew!
I'm allergic to working out. Definitely gonna pass.
I don't believe this is baby arm compatible. And it's certainly not purple. Meh.
I love purple.
all reviews say it will not work when you are sweating, ie fingers/watch gets wet.
that was my experience with all these touch to measure watches, does anyone know why exactly it doesn't work when wet? seems like current should still flow, or is it not sensitive enough when sweat shorts out the leads?
@username ... It knows that there's a difference between sweat and blood but can't tell which is which so it simply does nothing when faced with such a dilemma.
Any idea what the minimum wrist size is for this?
@Keyeno About six inches around
@Moose
@JonT how dare you
@JonT that is disturbing on multiple levels
This reminds me of my old wristwatch, Casio Lungman. It could measure my heartrate "continously" and also had thermometer in it(even though it wasn't that accurate). Super cool, came out in 2001. Still the best among the watches I've had: so Meh, but this one's real cheap I must say.
@cainegoon Also gets a place on the "Ugliest Watches Ever Made" podium:
@belowi I know it too well, mate... but it looks much better when you fit this on the wrist :) BUT, I would have appreciated if Casio wrote this warning in the manual: not right for lefties... I wonder what other finalists for the podium?
@cainegoon If by ugly you mean AWESOME then:
or maybe 
(atomic watch)
@Chops I am speechless.
I do not need nor want, therefore I Meh.
I'll wait until the first couple generations of smart watches/pebbles are hopelessly outdated and then I'll get one of those. No need to wear a digital watch that would fit in in the 90's. I suppose if one was looking for some way to check their heart rate without breaking out a calculator, this would be OK though.
flitting-malleable-boar
@azide0x37 but…that's a fish, not a boar. Get outta here Google, you crazy.
As my granddaughter would say: This is so, like, totally meh.
No Georgia Red. . . for that alone, meh.
I love purple.
where are my helecopters?
@h35100 I'd like to be a smart ass here, but instead, I'll be nice and tell you to check here: https://meh.com/orders
@PurplePawprints Missed opportunity.
@h35100 Also, estimated delivery was 12/18 - 12/20.
Hey, my husband has a question about these before we bite. Are they already on with the battery running or do they have a pull-tab on the back to save the battery?
@PurplePawprints Considering the case is water resistant with a rubber gasket and a back cover that's held on by 4 screws, I think it's pretty safe to say there's no pull tab. In other words, yes, your battery has very likely sacrificed some of it's life at this price point.
Thanks, @Cinoclav. After you posted that, I realized that I hadn't actually looked at any of the specs or pics, otherwise, I'd likely have noticed what you mentioned. When it came up last night I wasn't interested so I didn't look at it thoroughly. When my husband said he might want it but was wondering about the battery my first thought was "To the Forums!" and not "Let me check the specs and pics."
I had one of those touch to get pulse watches. Meh. It's faster to feel your pulse on your neck or wrist and count for 10 seconds and multiply by 6.
The Polar watches with the chest strap are much, much better. And much much more expensive.
@Headly Some of us are willing to pay to avoid doing math. Of course, a lot of us who are willing to do that don't really need to check our pulses much.
@Headly Not to mention, there are numerous apps for smartphones that use the camera light to count your pulse. Btw, if you want to be more accurate when feeling for your own pulse, count for 15 or 20 seconds and multiply accordingly.
Wow. It's the middle of the day in the east/middle part of the country and fewer than 200 sold... even at the paltry $10 price?
Could that be due to a lot of folks not wearing watches anymore... or that the watch is really an 8 buck watch (crappy even by crappy standards) in disguise? Or both?
Perhaps a ridiculously silly demo video of it in creative (compromising) use would help.
I will need a watch pretty soon to replace my inexpensive Casio. I never take off my watch, so it needs to be water resistant. I've been buying cheap Casio watches every couple of years for a couple decades.
The batteries are good for 5 years, but the wrist bands are only good for 2. By the time the wrist band fails, there are usually enough scratches on the display to make it worth spending another $15 on a new watch. (Price based on memory, may not be accurate, certainly not current. They used to be $3 around 1989.)
If these watches were water resistant, I would buy one.
Got to try mine out after Christmas. Watch itself is kinda nifty for the cost. But I have a bad time with the sensor, I have to take it off and press it to my neck for a good reading, it won't read off my hand at all. (Sweat wasn't an issue on reading, just tiny fingers.)