The Highgear AltiTech Computer Compass, Altimeter and Barometer Watch is a little different from your average sports watch. This is because this watch does not use a watchband per se but rather attaches to a belt loop or other loop by way of a clip. This is handy for those who would rather keep a basic watch on their wrist but still need the functionality of an all in one outdoor watch.
Like many computer watches made for the serious outdoors sports person, the Highgear AltiTech Computer Altimeter, Compass and Barometer Watch keeps track of many useful strings of data for later examination. It will hold up to 20 altimeter readings with a range of -2296 feet to 29,500 feet in increments of just one foot as well as accumulated altitude and max altitude. The digital barometer graphs pressure and the weather forecast. It has a digital compass that is accurate to one degree. The onboard level helps to improve the compass’s accuracy. A digital thermometer helps round out the features.
Of course, what’s an outdoor watch if it can’t tell time? The Highgear AltiTech Computer Altimeter, Barometer and Compass Watch offers two time zones, a calendar, alarms and backlight. It also will tell you the current date and the time down to the second.
One thing that this watch has a problem with is the face because it scratches a little too easily. And as is the case with many sports watches, the function buttons can be pressed by accident. Unfortunately, with this watch, depending on where you clip it, those buttons may get pressed more than you want. Speaking of placement, it is not has handy as having all of the information sitting right on your wrist, though for people with small wrists it does beat having a large computer swallow your arm.
PROS:
* Allows user to get all of the use of an all in one watch without having to have a large piece strapped to their wrist
* Extremely accurate altimeter, barometer, and compass
* 2 year warranty
CONS:
* The face tends to scratch easily
* The buttons tend to have a mind of their own, though this does depend on where you clip the watch
* May not be as handy as a watch, though this, too, depends on where you clip it
