My Suunto also does a good job when the weather is stable and, to be honest, if the barometric pressure is changing rapidly enough to throw the altimeter off, I'm more concerned with getting back to the trailhead quickly than I am with altitude accuracy.brewerpaul wrote:I've checked the altimeter of my Casio against a mountain of known elevation in the Adirondacks, and it was right on the money.
OT - Help me choose a new wristwatch? :)
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Thanks jsluder and glauber for the tips. I want a watch with all the bells and whistles. Now if I can find one that can make coffee I'll consider my life a success.
I found a Nike ACG Ascent compass watch with all the b&w. It's not as pretty as I had hoped. 200 bucks.
The Suunto Altimax has the same basic features and also keeps 4 days worth of barometer readings. It also shows you local time and home time.
Same price and looks better.
I found a Nike ACG Ascent compass watch with all the b&w. It's not as pretty as I had hoped. 200 bucks.
The Suunto Altimax has the same basic features and also keeps 4 days worth of barometer readings. It also shows you local time and home time.
Same price and looks better.
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bradhurley wrote:Nah, chains are for mafiososTomB wrote:
Do you have a chain on the watch / pocket, also?
I use a thin leather strap. L.L. Bean used to sell these for years, up until the 1980s or so. I don't think you can get them there anymore, so I had a cobbler make mine, it cost about $5.
Hmm, I guess I'm not as up on my Mafioso dress protocol as I should be!
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Soooooo... many watches.... sooooo confused..... head... going... to... burst! (*splat*)
Really, I had no idea that watches could even do half of all that. Wish I could actually be of practical help, but I've spent most of my life watchless so....
Happy watch hunting!
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Really, I had no idea that watches could even do half of all that. Wish I could actually be of practical help, but I've spent most of my life watchless so....
Happy watch hunting!
Sara
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How about a casio g-shock watch?
http://www.gshock.com/
its solar powered and automatically synchs up with an atomic clock several times a day to make sure its always got the correct time.
http://www.gshock.com/
its solar powered and automatically synchs up with an atomic clock several times a day to make sure its always got the correct time.
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time for a" my guinness my goodness" watch http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 6138115590
here's the ladies version
http://www.irishop.com/sgc-2531-sgc-2531.html
here's the ladies version
http://www.irishop.com/sgc-2531-sgc-2531.html
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I know of places in this country where it would not be in the owner's best interest to flash a watch like that. But a Mickey Mouse watch would be a different story.O'Brien wrote:I bought a watch on eBay with a waving Chairman Mao on the face. It's a great conversation starter.
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Is there a watch that tells the relative humidity? One with a thermometer would be cool too, but I guess it would be reading your own outer body temperature and not the room temperature. I work in a place where we're supposed to have good climate control, but it's not very reliable. We're always sitting at our desks saying, "It feels more humid to me now." "No, it's just because it's colder that it feels more humid." until someone finally goes across the room to look at the thermo-hygrometer.