Gear Specifications:

Altimeter

· Digital Altimeter

· Working Range from -2,305ft to 30,045ft (-702m to 9,158m)

· Current, Accumulated and Maximum Altitude in Feet or Meters

· Altitude Resolution 3ft (1m)

· Graphic Altitude Trend Display

· Stores 20 Altimeter Data Readings with Altitude, Time, and Date

Barometer

· Digital Barometer

· Sea Level Pressure and Absolute Pressure Displayed in mbar

· Resolution 1mbar with Working Range from 300mbar to 1100mbar

· Bar Chart for Barometric Trend for the Past 24 Hours

· Barometer/Temp Display

· Weather Forecast

Compass

· Digital Compass

· Displays Bearing in Degrees and Cardinal Points

· Resolution 1° with 16 Cardinal Points

· Adjustable Declination

· Leveling Bubble for Increased Accuracy

· User Option for Single or Continuous Reading

Thermometer

· Digital Thermometer

· Resolution 0.1° in °F and °C

· Working Range 14°F to +122°F (-10°C to +50°C )

Chronograph

· Resolution 1/100 second with Maximum Time Range 24hr 00min 00sec

· Maximum 50 laps/20 runs

· Times for Each Lap and Split, with Best and Average Laps Time

Watch

· Time/Day/Date/Month with Dual Time Zone

· 12 or 24 Hour Format

· Time/Temp Display

· Dual Daily Alarm

· Hourly Chime

· Anodized Aluminum Carabineer

· EL Backlight System

· Water Resistant 10m

· 4' x 2-1/4' x 3/4' (10.2 x 5.7 x 1.9cm)

· 2.0 oz (56.7 g)

· Consumer Serviceable Battery (CR2032)

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Review:

I tested the Highgear Altitech2 watch for a few months in the mountains from the western US to Europe. During testing I paid specific attention to callibration of the compass, altimeter, and barometer to test for accuracy, going out with a few alitmeter/barometer watches to compare with, as well as a gps for the compass. In all tests, the Altitech2 was no more than a  few feet off or a few degrees from the control units, but these were not 100% accurate either so I based it off the fact that all were reading pretty much the same data,

I have a great but old altimeter/barometer watch I used on expeditions and chose the Altitech2 because I wanted all the features possible without the bulk of wearing yet another men's watch. I also chose it because It lacks a wrist band, and I can simply clip it to my chest harness of whatever pack I am wearing or pfd (if you are paddling at altitude or need just the barometer, vs climbing/skiing).

I love this watch and all the features were, I found, accurate on the whole, performance and ease of use were impeccable, and it works for me as a woman by not having to wear a massive watch on my wrist but mostly, I find watches in the way when in the mountains or if you need to wear it under a jacket and can't get easy access to it because of gloves, etc. The clip on nature of the Altitech2 is really easy to use no matter what sport and easy to check quickly without having to pull back clothing to view the data.

Highly recommended for any sport or racing, unless I was doing a speed ascent where every ounce counted.