 "La Crosse Altimeter/Compass Watch" | 2008-03-16 |
| - Reviewed By User: AY17RIWKORLMW |
| Great product at a good price,though bulky in size. Was pleased with prompt service. |
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| "Altimeter Watch" | 2008-01-19 |
| - Reviewed By bwfox |
| I bought this one to replace the previous model,which was retired due to the link pin being ripped through the plastic casing and rendering the watch not wearable to me. New one works well,as advertised; i actually like it better than the older one, but case is still plastic, and I worry about a similar mishap rendering this one unusable. Excellent watch at this price. |
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| "Great Watch" | 2008-01-07 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2PPA7NM5VT4YA |
| I got the watch for Christmas, primarily to use while out in the woods. Great watch. The only drawback that I see is the temperature given is not ambient temp, but more like an average of body temp and ambient temp. However, if you take the watch off for about 20 minutes, it will read ambient temp perfectly. |
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| "Good Watch, Poor Customer Service" | 2008-01-03 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3EQ6JJJ690MCL |
My XG-55 has made me several thousand dollars.
I use the stopwatch feature of my watch for accurate billing of clients. I don't round down anymore on billing. I just click to start and click to stop my billing for a project. This watch has been valuable to me.
I wake up to its alarm every day. I take cat naps during the lunch hour for 10 or 15 minutes and the watch wakes me up. The compass is dependable and useful at times. The watch also has a backlight button that makes reading the face of the watch very handy at night.
Since I live in Chicago the altimeter hasn't been terribly useful. And my knees are an accurate "barometer" of changing weather thanks to football years ago.
Their customer service wasn't very helpful when the watch's battery died. The user manual said go to a certified dealer. I called customer service and they couldn't think of any dealer in Chicago. They said send the watch to them in Wisconsin. Turnaround? I believe they said turnaround was 3-4 weeks.
No thanks. I went to Sears and used an "uncertified" watch repair lady to change out the common battery. It worked just fine.
I must like the watch despite the customer service. I'm wearing it now. |
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 "Not really water resistant" | 2007-11-25 |
| - Reviewed By tates30 |
| I recently purchased this watch for my husband. It was advertised as water resistant to 50 ft.+ He wore it into the water at Bahia Honda in Florida for a total of 1 1/2 hours and it stopped working. When we took it to watch repair they said they'd never seen such a bad case of rust and it couldn't be repaired. We were able to return it and get our money back. Buyer beware. |
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| "Why buy this piece of crap?" | 2007-11-20 |
| - Reviewed By snirwin |
Lacrosse DIGITAL COMPASS WATCH - XG-55
Although a good timekeeper and smartly thought out way to change from watch to stopwatch to count down timer. Alarge display and loud alarm.
I got this watch as a gift. The battery died within 2 months, got moisture in it from a shower and the case cracked at the 4 watch band points.
The customer service is the worst I've ever dealt with and told me that "all our watches do that."
Buy a Timex.
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| "watch" | 2007-09-13 |
| - Reviewed By User: A15ISAGOK0N5DE |
| I like this watch very much. It has a thermometer, altimeter, barometer and chronograph and was much less expensive than similar watches made by other brands. |
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| "A good product" | 2007-08-23 |
| - Reviewed By User: A12XBYDC74IABO |
| Good product. It expires with the offered and has magnificent characteristics. I recommended those who like this type of appliances |
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| "Water Resistant?! Nice joke." | 2007-07-16 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2ZLBAHDWW1H78 |
| Within the first month I had to replace this product because it had condensation on the inside. The customer service told me that it is not water resistant despite the logo of a guy swimming on the back of the watch and "30 feet water resistant". Just this week, after having been very careful not to get it wet, and taking it off before jumping in the shower, the new watch got more condensation in it and stopped working. It must have been the steam in the shower!! Terrible buy. I wish they would reimburse the purchase or issue a recall. This is not something an American company should be producing. |
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| "Poor Quality" | 2007-07-10 |
| - Reviewed By User: A8S00ENM1EVNB |
I ordered my first XG-55 watch in January 2006 and it arrived DOA. Nothing worked and new batteries did not help. I should have taken this as an omen. Instead, I called the company and requested a replacement. The replacement arrived and appeared to work. Well, everything except the outside temperature reading. I never did get that function to work. Anyway, I can tell the difference between cold and hot so I was not concerned. The altimeter is one function that did seem to work. At least I was able to compare the readout with posted elevations when I was skiing and the two were usually close. The weather prediction function gives spotty results. I would not rely on it. The barometer does not track pressure changes very well and that probably contributes to the inaccurate weather predictions. After 16 months, the illuminator has failed. Oh, it lights up in the dark but it obliterates all of the lettering. So, I have a bright, blank screen. My experience with customer service has been less than satisfactory (see below) so I plan to just toss this piece of junk and try another brand.
One other thing. When the first watch failed, customer service said they would send a replacement and instructions to return the faulty watch. The replacement watch came but not the instructions. I waited patiently. No instructions. Then, my credit card was charged for a second watch and shipping because I failed to return the broken watch. Color me confused. After another call, I finally got instructions and returned the original broken watch. I was credited for the watch but not the shipping. I was too worn down by the experience with customer service to bother protesting any further. I just ate the shipping charge.
Bottom line: there are better watch/altimeters out there. Your money will be better spent elsewhere.
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