This is a pretty cool running watch to have. It's very lightweight so you hardly even know it's there and it does a lot in that light package. No fancy graphics or colors here, just a basic monochrome screen (with back light) which reminds me of my old casio watch I had when I was younger. The GPS in this watch will is very accurate. You do have to calibrate it before your first run, but after that it just works great. 13 hour battery life with constant GPS use is plenty, but you can wear this watch all day and have it last easily without using GPS. You can use the Epson "Run Connect" app to track your workouts or you can use their website as well. The app is easy to use and intuitive and I have no real complaints there. My biggest complaint is with the charger that comes with the watch. It is a clip (like for a bag of chips) that you clip onto the watch and the contacts on the watch make contact with the contacts on the clip to charge via USP. Kind of a cheap set up in my opinion. Would have been nicer if wireless charging or a magnetic charger was included. The Heart Rate sensor seems to work pretty well, but I did have some issues with it not reading my heart rate due to positioning. A few adjustments of the strap (mainly making sure it was tight) and I was back in business. The price does seem a bit steep for this watch though, so because of that, I cannot recommend this to a friend. Maybe a sale price I would be able to recommend it.

INTRODUCTION: The Epson - ProSense 57 GPS Heart Rate Monitor Watch is a Featherweight Intuitive Powerhouse! Weighing a minuscule 1.48 ounces with intuitive design, it allows focus on the run without fiddling with buttons. PROS: 1- Ultra lightweight: 1.48 ounce (0.09 lbs). 2- Intuitive design: No fiddling with buttons. 3- Bold 1.1" display is easy to read on the run. 4- Very comfortable band. 5- Continuous heartbeat monitor without pushing any buttons. 6- Seamless GPS & caloric data coordination with free Epson View App. 7- Generous battery life: up to 13 hrs GPS on; up to 10 hrs GPS & HR on. 8- Auto-On screen light with wrist turn. 9- Upgrades automatically via Bluetooth or computer connection. 10- Goof proof clip-on charger. CONS: 1- None. CONCLUSION: I am super impressed with the Epson - ProSense 57 GPS Heart Rate Monitor Watch! The ultra lightweight, intuitive, practical design & comfortable band make this a runner's dream! It earns my Highest 5 Star Recommendation!

This GPS watch is geared solely for runners (and runners only) who needs tracking but don’t want to carry their phone with them. It does most of the functions alright, but with the exception of having a built in GPS, it doesn’t do them as well as other fitness bands. The step counter is very inaccurate and the battery life is very short. It’s lightweight but has a design of a bulky 90’s watch. Unless you need the stand alone GPS, either get a cheaper Fitbit or pay a bit more and get a higher end smartwatch. Good: -Lightweight -Track without needing a phone near it Bad: -Outdated and bulky design -Battery life is 48 hours or less -Step tracking is not accurate -No auto workout detection -App UI isn’t great Form: This watch is thick and bulky reminiscing of older G-Shock watches, but surprisingly lightweight. I’d imagine this looking even bigger on a woman’s wrist. It often gets in the way when I reach into my pockets or wearing long sleeves. It’s a black and white display, showing up to three lines of tracking info that can be customized. There’s five face buttons used for navigation the display and start tracking. The fit is comfortable and the band has many notches so adjusting to a right size shouldn’t be a problem. The HR sensor sticks out in the back and can leave a dent in your skin. Function: The watch can track GPS location, HR, steps, and sleep. The GPS and HR tacking is as accurate as my other devices. The step tracking is very hit and miss. I can walk ten steps and not register a single step, while other times it over register steps. It has sleep tracking and can tell the difference between deep and light sleep. It also has notifications and wake alarm. This watch can only track three workouts, run, walk, and treadmill. There’s no auto detection and tracking has to be done manually. You can set the display for each workout but navigating through the different displays feels archaic since you have to cycle through the display using the face buttons. Once you start a workout, it takes about 10-30 seconds for the GPS to lock on. You can sync the data to your phone or computer and share it with other apps. I used MapMyRun and didn’t have any issues with syncing. The battery is not good. Even without using the tracking, the battery only last two days. An hour of tracking drained about 20% from a full charge. It takes less than 2 hours to fully charge. The app works fine, but the UI just isn’t as intuitive as other brands. It doesn’t go into as much details and some things are just buried under menus. Going into the settings for the watch got annoying after a few times. Each setting page takes about 10 seconds to load, but thankfully your daily data doesn’t. Given the price point and capabilities, this watch doesn’t seem worth it. I think the average runner will have their phone on them anyway, so the stand alone GPS tracking isn’t really a selling point. You can get something like a Fitbit cheaper and has better performance or pay a bit more and get a more full feature smart watch.

I’ve been using the Epson ProSense 57 GPS Running Watch for the weekend. I’m not a runner, but I’ve tried several times before to find a useful, easy to operate, “watch” with which I can monitor and report out my activities. I’ve concluded that this Epson ProSense 57 might be THE ONE. I’m going to use the phrase “child’s play” a few times in this review. Please don’t misunderstand my intent. This watch / activity tracking / information tool is refreshingly simple to use while offering a lengthy list of features. It’s hard to imagine so much usefulness with so little drama. Setup: 1- Check out the Clip-on charger! Seriously. An easily placed, sensible connection accessory that can’t be confused with any other wire. 2- Find the App on your phone’s App library and install. (I’m using an iPhone6) 3- Firmware update? Connect to computer and let the App guide you through the process. Don’t walk away, it’s faster than EPSON indicates especially from your computer. Alternative: It’ll happen without your intervention while your watch recharges (if your phone is nearby). 4- Put the watch on. Fit is comfortable with numerous, closely spaced holes accommodating most wrists. I hope there are some larger replacements ‘cause my moderately chunky wrists are close to the limit. 5- Working in the App, it’s very simple to enter your profile information and learn more about the features. You can select from a lengthy set of activity types to monitor workouts. (It allows you to limit how cluttered your screen can get.) 6- I wondered if changing settings was as easy doing it all directly on the watch . . Child’s play. It’s rare to find a product up and ready to use with minimal effort, no dead-ends, and everything as described. Nice instructions and illustrations. Usefulness: This EPSON ProSense 57 running watch is a sophisticated accessory, adding convenience to my life. It’s simply a lightweight watch if that’s all I want today. It’s constantly reading out heart rate, simultaneously. The screen is very legible, and the wrist motion of orienting the watch for viewing turns ON the screen light. (Adjusted in App for your preference.) It can be placed into various activity modes (run, walk, treadmill) by pressing one of the 5 large buttons. The built-in GPS tracking manages distance and pace as well as route tracking which is accessible from the App. This model even calculates your stride length and cadence. I read in the advertising that the watch can control your music. Nah. That can’t be true. I followed the simple instructions . . . press and hold the back button . . . and the music screen opens. Now I can skip forward/backwards or pause without reaching for my phone. . . . Child’s play. How accurate is all of this measuring and counting using the various activity modes? I’m going to need more time to see. However, I’m also realistic enough to know this isn’t likely to substitute for medical equipment. It sure seems comparable to any other device I’ve used. The App: All the while I’m engaged in my activities, in the background, the EPSON is sending activity data to my phone, accumulating information and approximate calorie usage day after day, organized by list, or calendar or graph. All of this is accessible from the phone App. Data is easy to view. I can use this App to modify how my watch screen displays data, with up to 3 lines available. Updating uses Bluetooth or computer connection, and both are quick and reliable. The App is rich with data, displayed how I want it, and easily manipulated for my preferred viewing. Links: The App has built-in links and can transfer data to MapMyFITNESS, Runkeeper; STRAVA, and TrainingPeaks. There is a “Health” enable switch, allowing the Epson to share data with still other apps: mySports, FitnessSyncer, tapiriik, BEEMINDER, SportTracks, TATTA. You should have NO concerns that choosing this Epson will leave you unable to fully participate in emerging exercise programs. EPSON seems to understand the importance of synergy in this highly variable health category. All I can say at this point is that this EPSON ProSense 57 may change your opinion of this type of product. This watch provides a high level of ease, convenience, and usefulness. I’m very happy with my Running Watch, even if I don’t run.

I labeled as normal watch because that is how I feel about this. there are some nice futures it has. it tracks your steps, monitors heart rate, and even has Bluetooth so it will do some other futures connected with a phone or pc. I like that you can lock it. this way you don't press other buttons. its easy to use. and easy to see and read. comfortable and use as well. the few things that made me give this a 4 star. I feel its not the most accurate. I sometimes sit for hours for work. and I can look at this and it sometimes will count steps even though I am just sitting. same with sleeping at nights. I can wake up one morning and have 500 or so steps in already. another night I had over 800 steps in. and other nights barely any. the heart rate monitor I feel does not work as well either. at least the one I have. I walk up a hill to work and get a little winded but I push myself. this will keep me between 70 to 90 for my heart rate. but yet I can just be sitting and it will show my heart rate over 100. or I can simply walk into a store and out and same thing will show over 100. but other times when I am pushing myself and actually doing activities that normally make your heart rate go up, this shows me below 100. It does have a lap function on it, however I feel it should have had it along with the stop watch function. or at least in both spots. it has a clip charging style. I would have rather have had a regular charging port like phones have. at least then, you can easily buy a cord if something goes wrong. as far as I can tell, it does not have a way to turn off the heart rate monitor. at least not what I have found. without using gps and Bluetooth I get 3 days out of the battery and pushing it on the 3rd day. I think it would be nice to be able to turn the heart rate monitor off to help the battery life a little. at least then maybe I wont be pushing the battery life the 3rd day. so for me this is more so a watch that you can charge with a couple extras. if the step tracking was more accurate and heart rate was more accurate then I would give it a higher rating. the steps are not that far off for the most part and when I walk lets say 100 steps it will register those steps. just will also register a few extra at other times if not walking. overall though, for the price its worth it.