Altimeter watch

[Commando]

Anyone use a altimeter watch that has a heart rate monitor on it? Any recommendations?

[actionshooter]

I have run a couple, a Seiko and a Casio, both were fairly close but were never the same as my GPS. Never bothered with the heart monitor.

[Commando]

I will look at those. I like the idea of the heart rate monitor so when inrun I can see where I'm at.

[jackelope]

I have a highgear altitech and I sort of gave up on the altimeter function. It's only sort of accurate and requires recalibration all the time. Too much work for me. I have a GPS and a GPS app on my phone. 

[Bob33]

A calibrated barometric pressure altimeter will be more reliable than one that uses GPS.

[Karl Blanchard]

My Altis sucks.  The BP is accurate but the elevation needs continual calibration.  Basically just a really big watch.  I'll sell it to you cheap

[jackelope]

A calibrated barometric pressure altimeter will be more reliable than one that uses GPS.

I'm sure that's the case. However, call me lazy, but it's too big of a pain in the butt to keep accurate if you're me. I'm not that concerned about the exact elevation all the time.

[Cylvertip]

I have two of the Casio Pro Trek Tough Solars.   They are accurate enough.  Most I have ever seen it off is a few hundred feet at pass level.  I just take that in to account that is going to be about 200 feet off above 1500 feet or so.  I like the solar so the watch never needs to be opened up for battery replacement.  I have a newer one that only gets worn hunting, and my original which I have had since 2001 that is for general day to day abuse and is still going strong.  I added the second one when I noticed some moisture in the original and thought it was on it's last legs.  That was three years ago.  The moisture does show up from time to time If I have had it in water a bunch, but so far so good.