Highgear : Alterra

The High Gear Alterra watch is a serious piece of equipement that will
help you get the most out of an epic day in the mountains!  Chocked
full of useful features this watch will do everything but brew you up
a warm cup 'o tea in the mountains. This particular wrist top
computer boasts a digital compass, barometer, altimiter, thermometer,
chronograph, ski cronograph (to track vertical feet), multiple alarms
and oh yea, it tells time. After investing maybe an hour into the
user manual I was easily able to navigate thru functions, manually
setting declination, altitude and barometric pressure with ease. As
with all of these wrist top computers it is advised to continually
re-calibrate the altimeter and compass for improved accuracy. The ski
chronograph mode is my favorite and very useful for tracking vertical,
and calculating your rate of decent/ ascent whether on snow or
mountain bike singletrack. 

High gear gave the Alterra a very traditional round-faced look. Focusing more on the innards of this watch, the shell is beefy but quite plain. Light enough and comfortable on the wrist, I forgot that I had a
virtual weather station strapped to my arm.