l had a decent watch last year that was lost at some point when I moved.
What I'm looking for is something lightweight as it can be that has most or all of the following features:
--altimeter
--heart rate monitor
--compass
--barometer
--alarm clock
--thermometer
OR, any other watch you'd recommend for the obvious purpose of telling time with the basic features you'd want while mountaineering or climbing

tobe945 wrote:l had a decent watch last year that was lost at some point when I moved.
What I'm looking for is something lightweight as it can be that has most or all of the following features:
--altimeter
--heart rate monitor
--compass
--barometer
--alarm clock
--thermometer
OR, any other watch you'd recommend for the obvious purpose of telling time with the basic features you'd want while mountaineering or climbing

How about buying an inexpensive digital watch with a good alarm, a decent compass to carry and a GPS? Probably cost less. I have a fancy watch that has many of those features but I never seem to use them out in the mountains.

I have an avocet watch and a suunto vector. The avocet is great, but needs to be recalibrated when the batteries are replaced. It is now for sale. The suunto doesn't need to be recalibrated when changing batteries.

As the previous poster said, buy yourself a compass. Though a watch compass is a nice toy, you can't put it on a map to take a bearing. Nor does it have a sighting mirror. Though a sighting mirror isn't really necessary, it makes it much easier to get an accurate bearing. Nor does a watch compass have a declinimiter. Often handy in the mountains.

I often carry two watches when hiking, my altimeter watch, and another. Used to use a casio that recorded the temperature every hour, but that one isn't waterproof anymore. You can surely find a watch with a decent alarm for a second watch...

I have the Suunto Advizor which has all these features. It's almost 4 years old and is now starting to break down. According to the watch I'm at 8220m below sea level, but I guess one can't expect more than 3-4 years from these watches.

My next one might well also be a Suunto Advizor. It's more suitable for expedition use than for speed/interval training, although it's good enough for ordinary endurance training.

I have a Suunto, which has worked well for me. Also maybe look at Casio. Their Pathfinder series looks decent. Good Luck.

tobe945 wrote:l had a decent watch last year that was lost at some point when I moved.
What I'm looking for is something lightweight as it can be that has most or all of the following features:
--altimeter
--heart rate monitor
--compass
--barometer
--alarm clock
--thermometer
OR, any other watch you'd recommend for the obvious purpose of telling time with the basic features you'd want while mountaineering or climbing

All that crap on one device assures you that when it breaks....you'll be completely screwed. I wear a casio slim analog dial w/ digital alarm ($20). All the other stuff you can get on one of those Brunton weather station devices....which, by the way, are pretty cool. Putting all that stuff on a watch isn't very useful. Just my opinion.

All those features minus the heartrate monitor can be had in a single watch for under $200 (although I haven't encountered a watch alarm worth a damn), then the addition of the HRM will probably bring it over $500.

I'm not sure why anyone would want a heart-rate monitor while actually climbing. I consider it a training tool, and anyway the effects of altitude and dehydration etc will mess up your heart rate.

The Omega X-33 has a 80db alarm. Not cheap at all. It is designed for pilots who need many features including a very loud alarm....

Brad Marshall wrote:

tobe945 wrote:l had a decent watch last year that was lost at some point when I moved.
What I'm looking for is something lightweight as it can be that has most or all of the following features:
--altimeter
--heart rate monitor
--compass
--barometer
--alarm clock
--thermometer
OR, any other watch you'd recommend for the obvious purpose of telling time with the basic features you'd want while mountaineering or climbing

How about buying an inexpensive digital watch with a good alarm, a decent compass to carry and a GPS? Probably cost less. I have a fancy watch that has many of those features but I never seem to use them out in the mountains.

X2

G-shock = inexpensive and very durable.

The cheap kind that goes in my pack 'cause they won't last one pitch on my wrist and I usually break them in one or two seasons.

lopgok wrote:The Omega X-33 has a 80db alarm. Not cheap at all. It is designed for pilots who need many features including a very loud alarm....

I think I know some Northwest pilots that could have used this feature

I've used a Casio Pro Trek PRG-40 for the last 4 years, it's a bullet proof watch. Altimeter, baro, digi compass, temp, backlit, ...etc. The only thing I've had to replace other than the batteries is the watch band itself, it's been great. The newer pro trek watches are solar, which will save some $$$ when normally the batteries would die. It's nice being able to reference altitude on a route somewhere with the push of a button.

http://www.spgear.org/reviews/5630/ProTrek-PRG40.html

TacoDelRio wrote:

Brad Marshall wrote:

tobe945 wrote:l had a decent watch last year that was lost at some point when I moved.
What I'm looking for is something lightweight as it can be that has most or all of the following features:
--altimeter
--heart rate monitor
--compass
--barometer
--alarm clock
--thermometer
OR, any other watch you'd recommend for the obvious purpose of telling time with the basic features you'd want while mountaineering or climbing

How about buying an inexpensive digital watch with a good alarm, a decent compass to carry and a GPS? Probably cost less. I have a fancy watch that has many of those features but I never seem to use them out in the mountains.

X2

G-shock = inexpensive and very durable.

Santa Claus will bring me the next generation watch with both included George Nespresso Clooney machine and red rat trap from Ferrari

how are GPS Watches? Garmin's, Suunto's and such