I have an apple watch model number MNL83LL/A version 10.5 and the heart rate monitor stopped working.
Toggled Power Saving Mode on and off
Heart Rate and Fitness Tracking are enabled on iPhone under Privacy settings.
Wrist Detection is turned on in the Watch app under Passcode
watch is snug
Cleaned the back of the watch
Restarted iPhone and Apple Watch.
unpaired and re-paired Apple Watch with iPhone.