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I wrote a review of the Nike Imara Heart Rate Monitor on Starling Fitness. You can see it here:

• Starling Fitness » Review: The Nike Imara Heart Rate Monitor

Finding a watch that I am happy with is a difficult task for me. I got my Imara for Christmas last year.

“I haven’t done a review for it. Want to know why?”

“I don’t like to give bad reviews.”

Just last month, I realized that I actually DO like my watch:

“I love how it tracks my calories and how much time I exercise in the low, medium and high ranges. I love that it’s water resistant up to 50M, so if I’m lazy, I don’t even have to take it off when I shower. In fact, I’ve been wearing my Nike Imara almost constantly ever since I got it. That is unheard of for me, since I used to change watches like jewelry.”

“That’s when I realized that I love my Nike Imara.”

“It still doesn’t work whenever I run on my treadmill, but it has been a watch that’s a good friend for almost a year now. It’s so rare for me to find a watch that I enjoy that when I finally found one, it took me 10 months to realize that I actually loved it.”

I’ve talked in the past about why I hate the watch designers of this world. The Nike Imara doesn’t fulfill all of my desires in a watch, namely, it’s not pretty enough to wear with a dress. Also, it’s a little on the big side, even though it’s a women’s watch. Despite that, I have enjoyed this watch for the last 10 months without even realizing I was content. This little guy slipped in under my radar and I didn’t even notice.