No offence, but this doesn't make sense to me.
Analogue watches are going to be on my wrist more than I'll carry a compass. For example I'm unlikely to carry a compass all the time but I've needed to locate North before now when I've got no compass. It's good for times off the hills too. Or when I've pottered around an area or town having left my hiking nav tools at the campsite. Imho analogue watch is instantly readable, if you get a decent one even if it's inexpensive, but more importantly it's there on your wrist all the time just in case.
"Overpriced" - maybe, though most of us get our GPSs for "free" with our phones. But "inaccurate", I would take issue with. While he might be right that a consumer GPS doesn't have the accuracy required for specialised GIS purposes, that's not what most of us are using it for. And for the purpose of locating ourselves in the wilds, accuracy beyond about 10m is useless, because its actually beyond the resolution of the map we'll be using! (If you look closely at your 1:25,000 map, for example, the dashed line that makes up a footpath is about 1% of a grid square across (I've just measured it in pixels on my screen) - so the footpath symbol on a map would scale up to be 10m across in reality. Your navigation is only as good as the weakest link in the chain, and that's already the maps, not the GPS).
My Timex is somewhere in a moraine in Peru, lost during a face-first Superman slide, so don't be certain that a butch watch can survive anything
I’ve also met folks who swear by their rugged GPS setups or fancy mapping tools, but honestly, I’d feel weird relying solely on digital devices. Weather and tech don’t always mix well. That said, there’s something to be said for a Patek Philippe on the wrist—not for hiking but for when you’re off the trails and want something timeless. Still, I’m a sucker for good maps, and I’ve had those waterproof ones save me in bad weather more than once. Everyone’s got their system, though, and I’m curious—what’s your go-to setup? GPS, maps, or trusty old watch?
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Absolutely. A former colleague (from the Dolomites, and now working in Switzerland) told me, when I bought my watch (which has the body battery). that it was a revelation to him.
You can get G-Shock watches that are very similar functionality to the Garmin ones.
g-shock.co.uk
from my research nothing comes even close to garming sensors and algorithms, with the exception of apple watch ultra, and we don't talk about a watch with 1 day battery time, really.You can get G-Shock watches that are very similar functionality to the Garmin ones.
G-SQUAD | G-SHOCK SPORT | Casio G-SHOCK
The new G-SQUAD series features built-in GPS and five sensors including an optical heart rate monitor. This is the latest piece in the G-SHOCK Sports line up.
why have it in your pocket when you can wear one on your wrist
