Great Watches - Tech4o TraiLeader 1

The TraiLeader 1 is yet another watch in our series that “can do it all.” The TraiLeader 1 has an array of attractive features such as a barometer, altimeter, compass, thermometer, and even a calorie counter. The accelerometer shows your speed and distance traveled, which is a nice GPS-like feature to have.

Besides all the great techie features you get with this watch it also looks nice. The red interior band isn’t easily seen from the outside, but the black outer coloring gives it a nice sleek look. The display is large enough to see, but not so large that it screams at the people riding next to you on the bus. The polymer band keeps the watch from stankin when you get it too sweaty as well, which is nice for an active person who wants to wear their watch out on the town as well as out on the trail.

The watch fealt very light on my wrist as I wore it. I forgot I was wearing it almost immediately after putting it on. Keep the band holder “the little band that holds the extra watch band in place” pulled up tightly. It tended to slip on me if I kept it too close to the end of the band. The buttons on the TraiLeader 1 were great. They were easy to push, without being too easy to push, if you know what I mean. And the display illuminates nicely at night as needed.

The TraiLeader 1 did well during our test, although I did have a tough time with the digital compass. You have to position the watch in a very steady position to get an accurate reading. The altimeter seemed quite accurate at keeping the altitude based on the barometric pressure, which was a nice surprise.

The TraiLeader 1 comes in at a soft $149. Which is a big help in these trying economic times. You can pick one of these guys up at Tech4o.com.

The Specs:

Speed & Distance Mode:

• Speed
• Distance
• Pace (min/mile)
• Calories
• Steps
• Exercise/moving time
• Fully Adjustable Personal Profile
• 10 day memory

Digital Compass Mode:

• 1° increment resolution
• Adjustable declination
• Bearing Lock
• Reverse Bearing
• Distortion warning

Altimeter Mode:

• Current Altitude
• Altimeter Lock
• Reference Altitude
• Altitude Alarms
• 48hr Altitude Graph
• 24hr max + min altitude
• Altitude Difference Calculator
• Total Ascent
• Total Descent

Barometer Mode:

• Current Pressure
• Barometer Lock
• Pressure adjustment
• 48hr Pressure Graph
• Current Temperature
• 24hr max + min temperature and pressure
• Weather Forecaster

1 comment November 4th, 2008