- Altimeter watch . Great for many outdoor activities
- Altimeter
- Barometer
- Compass
- 2 year limited warranty
Product Description
Highgear Alterra Altimeter watch. Extremely easy to use. Features an altimeter with altitude alarm and 15 data log book memory, barometer and weather forecast feature, tracks rate of acscent and descent, Compass feature, Ski Chrono tracks vertical speed, thermometer, time, date, daily alarm, chronograph with 50 lap/20 run memory, smart backlight, mineral glass lens, water resistant to 50 meters. Perfect for many outdoor activities: snow sports, hiking, trail run… More >>
Highgear Alterra Computer Watch with Altimeter, Barometer, Compass, and Thermometer
May 3rd, 2010 at 19:38
I dropped this watch from about 2 – 3 feet in my room, and it broke into several pieces. I figure I would put more abuse on it outdoors than that.
I assume a “sports” watch would be made to last longer than that.
If you buy it make sure to get some bubble wrap for it too.
Rating: 1 / 5
May 3rd, 2010 at 20:06
I received an Alterra 2 years ago as a Christmas gift. All went well at first, then in about the 4th month of ownership, one of the metal plates at the top of the watch that says “High Gear” simply fell off during an adventure race as I was reading a map standing still. I contacted customer service and was immediately helped. I was impressed with the fact that I had a new watch in less than 5 days.
A year later the rubber face surround started peeling back and the metal plate was loose again. This time it took over a week to simply get a response from Highgear, but they warranteed it and sent me a new one.
2 weeks ago, I was working a structure fire and forgot to remove the watch. It was protected from flames but not from the sauna like conditions within the fire protection gear and the face of the watch quit working. I immediately emailed High Gear about what had happened along with a picture of the apartment fire and asked what I could do to get the watch fixed. I knew this damage was beyond the scope of use for the watch and I told them this. I asked what could be done to fix the watch and roughly what it would cost to fix.
Its been over 2 weeks now and no response at all from anyone at High Gear.
Rating: 1 / 5
May 3rd, 2010 at 20:15
Pros: affordable; soild build; accurate compass; relatively acurate barometer; Good stop watch with splits and data log;
Cons: bulky; unreliable altimeter; funny weather prediction function; temperature only works off-wrist(otherwise it’s always above 30 dC).
Interesting points:
1) The altimeter gives estimation based on sea level pressure and on-site pressure, therefore, its absolute altitude estimation is always inaccurate. According to this watch,my sitting room is sometimes ~15 meters under sea water while I live in mountains.
2) Although the absolute altitude reading is always way-off the truth, the relative height can be estimated fairly acurate. I’ve tried to measure some small hills and even some big buildings. The estimates in meters are accurate enough to my needs. I would be happy to use it in outdoor acticities later.
3) Except when a strong weather system pass by, most of the time the weather prediction function is associated not only with barometer measurements but also thermometer readings. Unfortunately, the thermoeter can give the right readings only when it’s off-wrist for more than 15 minutes.
Rating: 3 / 5
May 3rd, 2010 at 21:46
My first multifunction watch. Bit complicated to set up and adjust but enjoyed using it. but this was all negated when the band broke away from the watch body. Now, a broken band or connector pin is easily to fix but in this case the pin recess on the watch cracked and the corner of the watch body fell away. I was horrified to see it was made of plastic, and not even reinforced with metal. Tried to glue it, and took it to two different watchmakers – couldn’t be fixed. Cheap crap materials.
Rating: 1 / 5
May 3rd, 2010 at 22:50
My wife bought me an Alterra for Christmas last year. For the most part I was happy with it. I had a few problems with the stop watch not working correctly, no big deal. This morning I found moisture inside the display. I never opened the case, yet it allowed water inside. Not very impressive. I expected better from a 130 dollar watch.
Rating: 1 / 5