A few weeks ago I bit the bullet and bought myself a Suunto Vector. I bought it because my faithful Timex had died, I had some extra cash in my pocket, I’ve been going skiing a lot, I like to go ...
The Suunto Vector ($200), its Suunto siblings, and competitors such as the Avocet Vertech Alpin II ($160) do indeed pretty much do it all. They have all the features you mention compass, altimeter, ...
Longtime contributor Kyle Dickman is a former editor at Outside. He’s the author of On the Burning Edge and lives in Los Alamos, New Mexico, with his wife, Turin, and their two kids.