Great Product, Almost Lives Up To The Hype, December 10, 2010

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D. Schmidt (Virginia) – See all my reviews

  

I just received this as a gift yesterday and thought I’d post my initial impressions. Should anything change drastically I will post updates later:

I spent about 2 hours yesterday reading the manual, customizing the settings, and playing with all of the functions. I then used it all day at work, and came home today. Here’s my rundown…

World Clock – 4.5/5 Has one city for every time zone (or UTC offset, however you want to think about it), being near Washington D.C. I have to set my city code to “New York”, besides that it has a very convenient feature of showing UTC time initially when moving to World Time mode, this is great for all those military and government types always wondering what Zulu time is! Would like to have a couple more cities per time zone.

Sunrise/Sunset Time – 5/5 Works great, once you change your lat/long settings for your current location, times are within a couple minutes of any other information I could find online. No…

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Great watch that fulfills reasonable expectations, January 25, 2011

After being on the edge for a long time, I bit the bullet and purchased the PAG240. I am happy with it for the most part

Rather than do a full review, here are some observations/details to supplement other reviews:

-Pictures don’t do the watch justice! Look at one in person if you can, or search Youtube. Far from being obnoxiously flashy, it has a handsome utilitarian/rugged look to it. In my opinion, silver pathfinders try to look pricier and will attract more attention, including unwanted ones. If you want full functionality, go with this.

-The watch weighs ~60g/2.12oz. That’s 24 modern American pennies, or ~11 American quarters. The entire face (including side buttons) has the same diameter as the top lip of a standard soda can. I wear it every day without noticing its weight or size.

-It has an optional (default on) power save mode which turns off the display after 60-70 min of inactivity. This will only activate between 10PM-6AM…

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Loving it, January 13, 2011

I have had a lot of watches in my time, and this one has a lot to offer. I don’t have any problems with the size, I’ve never had the pinching that some talk about, and I know the altimeter is going to fluctuate with the barometric pressure (basic science). The main aspect that I love is that you can see the barometric trend graph in timekeeping mode. I can just look down and figure out if the weather will be fair or not. As a runner, I have a Garmin Forerunner GPS watch that functions better for running, so I’m not beholden to the chronograph or countdown time. I am glad I have them on this watch though. I missed having a countdown timer on my last watch. I still use a military lensatic compass when orienteering, but in a pinch, this compass will get you out of a jam. Sunrise/sunset, temperature sensor, alarms, automatic tilt lighting, all work just fine. I’m very happy with this product and would recommend it to others. With solar power, it may be the last watch I ever own.

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