I originally went and reviewed this after just a few days of use. My review was positively ‘glowing’ with praise. Bad mistake. A few days just isn’t long enough to get to know gear. Duh! After nearly two years, I’ll try and give a more accurate review.
Best bits
- Nice to have an altimeter on wrist rather than carry GPS (see later)
- Quite robust, worn when climbing and got rather knocked about but still going strong
- Compass is useful and accurate
- Looks good!
Worst bits
- Setting the altimeter is a hassle and it was never as accurate as my GPS unless weather is very stable
- Stop watch is fiddly to use and has to be reselected if you stop it for what seems like more than 30s! Big hassle when using it to time a run.
- Button combos difficult. I still need the manual. Too easy to activate alarms and logbook by accident.
Conclusion
Not worth the money (£150) for me. I usually carry a GPS anyway. In fact, I’ve got a wrist mounted Garmin Foretrex. The stopwatch issue is a big pain. I’m also forever getting the button combos wrong.
I’ve got until the end of May to complete them.
Keep tuned for route stuff when I map it.
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