POLAR WATCHES

Polar Watches / Heart Rate Monitors

Polar is a company that designs and manufactures watches, physical monitors and other equipment for the physically active. Since Polar started in 1977, its products have been highly-rated both as timepieces and as fitness monitors. Many of its products display multiple information such as time, running speed, heart rate and so forth.

With Polar, the prime motivation is accuracy and durability, not style. There are no spinning tourbillions, gold or precious stones. Polar products are designed to help people achieve better health by providing accurate information about physical activity. However, their watches also keep good time, and many people use them as their regular watches even when they are not exercising.

These watches have a unique look that is sleek and modern, but it should be stressed that the difference between them and other watches is more than just stylistic. While some watchmakers are content to simply show the time of day in a slightly different way, Polar makes devices that are tuned in to the bodies of their wearers and capable of delivering feedback on every activity they undertake. Heart patients and athletes now have a window into their own physiology, telling them what they need to know in real time. This is the kind of information that could once have been provided only by a doctor on the scene, a luxury that few could afford.

These are more than just watches. They are multi-purpose units that become, in effect, a part of the body. They are pioneers of a whole new world of devices that are in intimate contact with their wearers and display different types of data according to the individual's needs.

All Polar watches are digital, the information displayed in a rectangular window on a wide area on the top of the bracelet. This flows smoothly into the oversized wristband without the usual lugs or links. The whole watch is a single unit lacking the typical strap or a conventional case.

In addition to the health-related features, some of these watches have chronograph features, dual time zones and alarms.

It should be noted that Polar is creating a new style here, whether they like it or not. These watches look great, and when the workout is over, they can be expected to draw a few admiring glances. For watches that aren't supposed to be decorative, they sure look good.

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