Highgear Summit Computer Watch with Altimeter, Barometer, Compass, and Thermometer (Shadow)

I enjoyed using this product -- until it came time to change the battery. Then I discovered how low quality the materials are in the construction of the watch. It is essentially impossible to change the battery: the soft plastic holding the battery deforms, so it is extremely difficult to open the compartment. The watch repair store wouldn't even try. In desperation, I carved out the plastic well enough to get two-screwdriver leverage to open the battery case, to replace the CR2032 battery. But even worse, then the poor construction prevented the closing of the battery case. So beware: you need to treat this watch as disposable, once the battery wears out!

I bought this watch on the recommendation of a friend. It has just about all the readings that one would need as a novice hiker, mountain biker, camper, etc. Very impressive, and even your grandparents can read the face from across the room. It takes some time to learn all the buttons, as they are different from the Iron Mans I've worn over the last decade. The problem that I've had with it so far, is that most of the readings began failing within four days of receipt, so I had to go to the highgear website to figure out how to get it to them for repair (on a brand new watch!!!) or replacement. Their emails were immediate with the information to send it in, but finding the status of the watch was difficult. I finally received the watch after about 3 weeks, and it appears to work correctly. UPDATE: after a year, the watch was easily damaged in the OFFICE environment, rarely held its altimeter readings (barometric based), the bezzol-ring moves freely (which won't help you if you really need to land navigate) and now the battery has died, almost nobody will change it since I did not buy it at a local store, and those who will change the battery, can't get the cover off to do it. I'd either dave your money and buy something much cheaper, or splurge for something that has a lot more quality associated with it.

I had a Timex watch with altimeter and that was easy to use. This one the button sequence are not intuitive. The print in the manual is small and sometime confusing. It is however, more accurate that the Timex.

When I received this watch and opened the package and saw the manual, I thought it would be complicated to use. Guess what? In less than 1 hour all the features were ready to use. It takes some time to set the compass, altitude and barometric pressure, but after checking some local weather websites I was ready to go.Just a great tool!

very good watch

I'm on my second Terra Summit; the first was replaced by the vendor (not Amazon) after its crystal got heavily scratched and fogged and the bearing markers for compass wore off on a single 4 day backpacking trip. This time I took it in the woods, got turned around, and soon was seriously lost because... the compass doesn't work! No matter where I pointed it, it was "SSW". This isn't a mistake I can afford to make and next trip this watch is staying home.

I like this watch a great deal but have had to return it 3 times in 9 months. Each time Highgear customer service was very helpful, but they have had to replace it each time as well. It just freezes up and no buttons worked. I have twice tried new batteries, but that didn't work either (for long).I like the watch very much and wish it was reliable.

For the first three months it was pretty nice. The watch band eneded up breaking away from the base unit. It was too late to return it for a refund. Amazon only has a poor 30 day policy for refunds. I tried to have the watch band fixed at a local watch specialist shop. No one in my area could do it. The actual connections to the watch housing broke. I tried several shops and 4 months later it still sat on my dresser. Actually it's been a year now the watch is still running well, but telling time/temp/alt/bara from a drawer now instead of my wrist. I am sending it soon back to Highgear to either fix the watch band or replace it. Their rep has informed me that there is a 2 year warantee on the Summit. I wish Amazon would have told me that when I purchase it.