TechTrail by Highgear Altis Watch - Stainless Steel

Nice to have a functional watch that also looks stylish. Thanks

General backpacking and skiing watch. I have an earlier Highgear Summit model which has better readibility since I am over fifty and my arms aren't long enough. The Altis is smaller face and much more handsome. I hate rubber watchbands but this one not too bad but very esoteric in design so probably hard to get a different one to replace it. No countdown timer and the alarm is not loud enough to awake the lightest of sleepers-do not depend on it alone to awake you if critical. But it is a keeper for the money. I am going to take a night course so I can learn the ski mode before I go to Copper Mt this winter.

I am currently serving overseas in a very non hospitable environment. This watch has exceeded all expectations. Does the same if not better than the over the top tactical watches. Max

I'm a watch and gadget nut so this is right in-line. The key difference with this High Gear model is that it has a solid stainless case when many use plastic. I especially like the user replaceable battery feature.

Nice looking watch. Temperature is not accurate due to the fact that it reads the temperature right next to your arm. Altitude is based on Barometric pressure so the accuracy varies with the weather.

This altimeter watch is much better looking than many I've seen with the combination of a metal body and a moderate size (it does not stand out on my normal-sized wrists as the huge models from other manufacturers often do). However, the all-stainless-steel body is quite heavy. I have used the watch in the mountains in New Hampshire and Wyoming and found it to be very accurate, often erring less than 10 feet over the day, from elevations between 400 feet and 10,000 feet. One feature that I really like is the watch's ability to give a true barometer reading (adjusted to sea level) the way the airports / weather stations do. This is a boon for weather buffs like me. It also allows you to calibrate your altimeter even if you don't know your present altitude, if you have access to a nearby weather station's statistics. The only gripe I have about the watch is that the barometer/altimeter becomes inaccurate, by several hundred feet, when wet. I don't know if this is a feature common to these devices, but it happened both after wearing it in the shower and after a fall into deep slushy snow. In both cases the readings returned to normal after the watch dried out fully in a few hours. It was not affected by moderate rain showers.

Top quality product: the finish and feel is fantastic. Definitely in a class of its own for modern style.

I use the watch daily and it works fine for most things. The weather, barometer and altimiter need frequent calibration to be accurate, but otherwise its great.

Excellent for Skiing, Mtn Biking and just telling time/weather. Compares to Suunto S-Lander...probably better construction.