Altimeter watches

[Frstnflt]

Have had several over the years and enjoy playing with them driving, hiking, and flying. Phones are replacing them but still a great overland tool and toy. There are some great options lately from simple altimeters, to ABC (altimeter, barometer, compass) watches, to smart watches.
1. Casio options. Have been doing them for a long time. Cheap and reliable
2. Tissot T-touch. Pricier but a higher end option and more formal watch that has been around awhile as well.
3. Suunto. A favorite for climbers and skydivers. Sporty.
4. Garmin. A name synonymous with navigation and decent looking smart watch. GPS antenna. Have to charge.
5. Apple Watch. Does everything but also have to charge.
6. Oris Altimeter. A true mechanical automatic watch with altimeter component made by swiss avionics manufacturer. Big, bulky, and expensive but so cool

 

[Cottonww]

Hey I just added altimeter app to my cell! Thanks for the tip! I don't know why all cars don't have altimeter readings??

 

[Taku]

I gave up on the altimeter watches - all too expensive for me. Either use Gaia or an app now. Way cheaper

 

[Outnabout]

What altimeter app are people pleased with besides Gaia?

 

[Taku]

GPS Altimeter has lot's of options for measuring - plus you can get NAIP imagery too. The ads get annoying if you do not pay for the Pro version. Caltopo is good too, you can load many layers and it has some road features for FS lands that I have not found anywhere else. It really has some cool layers that I have only seen on pay versions of other mapping apps too. onX maps are good, free version works pretty well, Pro is expensive. There are a few other altimeter apps available for iPhones, some are very simple and work fine.

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

The Compass App on my iPhone is all I need. The phone is my watch, too.

I used My Altitude on an older phone.

 

[AWG_Pics]

I recently upgraded my Garmin handheld to this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07T6JZ2KR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1. Has both compass and altimeter. Seems to work pretty good.

 

[Ronin]

I used a Highgear Altitech for many years. Now I just use Gaia on my Iphone.

 

[JimBow]

I have a Garmin Instinct Solar. I love it. I use it track all my hikes, bike rides, skis. It has a built in altimeter that works with the GPS tracking turned off. You can turn off the GPS to extend the battery life between chargings.

 

[rando]

I use Gaia in my phone (hiking) and ipad (driving) but also have a Garmin Fenix watch. While pricey, it is really nice to be able to glance at your watch while hiking and see how far you have come, your altitude etc without having to pull out the phone. The maps are kind of silly on a watch face, but it is useful if you come to a trail junction and you want to confirm left or right. In normal smartwatch mode I get almost 3 weeks between charges or 2-3 days on the trail if running the GPS full time. There is a lower power mode that will get you over a month as a watch and a couple of weeks with occasional GPS use.