11 responses so far ↓

• 1 Dockter

  Great watch. Had it for about two years now. Worn it while trekking in Peru (Inca Trail), Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, etc….Trick is to calibrate it often – like most barometric watches…Quality is an issue with the watch though. After a few months of wearing it, the rubber surrounds of the watch started to separate from the casing!!! Customer service is excellent from Highgear though. They replaced it with a new watch after I sent the old one to them. No questions asked (except for proof of purchase)…

• 2 Siraganian

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

  I haven’t yet used it to the fullest, and probably never will. I purchased this for hunting and hiking as a double backup for my compass (I carry an analog compass as well as a Garmin Colorado GPS with electronic compass). For this purpose it work wonderfully and appears to be very accurate. Also, as a side note, I had read reviews where people have had warranty issues with Highgear if purchased from a non-authorized dealer. Before purchasing I contacted Highgear and was assured that Amazon is an authorized dealer.

• 3 Nickel

  Pros: This watch has everything. From the moment i took it out of the box I was impressed with it’s look and feel. Everything that is described to the buyer is there.
  Cons:the watch band is a little stiff, the band is hard to get into the holder. A little labor intensive on setup.

• 4 Hughes

  I have owned a Alterra since April 2007 ( It is now 2009). Yes, the watch requires you to read the manual and work with the watch for a bit, but the results are very useful outdoors. I particularly enjoy using the altimeter function, and use it when backpacking, supplementing elevation profiles on my maps. The altitude function allows me to very accurately pinpoint my location in a way that reading the topo map and terrain view doesn’t, especially when it is crappy outside and you can’t see.
  I bought the watch at the start of my AT thru hike in Virginia in May of 2007. I am really heard on gear, and have had to access customer service twice, once for a delamination of the rubber housing around the bevel, and recently for a tear in the housing where the pin holding the strap is inserted. Both times, I received an immediate email response, and a new watch followed. Each time it took only 6 days from when I sent in the watch to receive the new one. In the real world gear breaks. It is my experience that Highgear has given me superior customer service. I bought a second watch as a gift, and highly recommend this unit.

• 5 Roy

  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.

• 6 Benjamin

  I love this pedometer it works great and is easy to figure out. I love the panic alarm it truly is loud enough to alert others around you that you may need help. The memory is awesome I use it for the 5 days at work that a co-worker and I walk and I can keep track of last weeks walk so I can increase my distance each week. The numbers are large enough to read without my reading glasses on. I clip it thru my belt loop onto my pocket so if it falls off I will not lose, however it is very secure clipped to my pocket. A great buy you will not be sorry you purchased this.

• 7 Cardena

  I bought this pedometer hoping that it would motivate me to walk more. Needless to say, it’s been sitting on my desk since I bought it 3 weeks ago because it’s useless. It took me about 30 minutes to program it when I got it. Once I started using it, I found it was INCREDIBLY inaccurate. I would be sitting at my desk and look down and it would be counting steps. If I was walking it would count steps and add an additional 5 once I stopped. I found this pedometer to be useless.

• 8 Chao

  I tried printing my readings on regular paper and it did not work. However, when I went back to Omron Thermal Printing Paper for Blood Pressure Monitors it printed nicely.

• 9 Huff

  The replacement paper is approximately 1/2 the size of the “original” paper that came with the machine. Perhaps this is a mixed blessing in disguise; because the original thermal paper became more “yellow”, in time. However, and at the end of the day– the replacement paper installed easily and performed as expected.

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• 10 Cassidy

  I paid for 2,3 day delivery and did not receive the product for almost 2 weeks. I don’t know if it was the seller or the post office but I think it was shipped by mule train.

• 11 Judson

  I purchased an Omron Blood Pressure Meter w/ Printer. When I ordered
  extra paper, which I havent used as of yet, I expected to receive the same
  size paper Roll that was in my printer. Instead, I received 5 Tiny Little
  rolls, which contain about less than a quarter of the original roll on my
  printer. I was not satisfied with the tiny rolls, which will lead to many
  more changes of paper, and a needless inconvenience. The replacement
  Rolls should be the same size as in the original printer in my opinion.
  I still dont know at this time if the Replacement Rolls will fit on the
  spindle in my Printer?? In any case, I was disappointed!

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