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Title: La Crosse XG55 Altimeter Watch
Review: Owned this watch only briefly, had no problems in that short time, but did not get the reason for the backward compass (you could set it so it says west when you're really facing east. Once I figured that out, I changed it back and all was right with the world.) One thing to note, though: the rubber watch bands on two other watches broke after less than 18 months, the second in several places. This has the same rubber as the other two. And the battery in the K2-100 (predecessor to the XG55) had to be replaced after only 9 months. Also, the ability to enter the known sea-level pressure to determine your altitude is a feature included in the XG55 that was sorely missing on the K2-100. Bottom line: they fixed a couple of deficiencies since the K2-100, and it costs half the price of the nearly identical Suunto Vector (their cheapest watch with a compass AND an altimeter).
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