GPS Wristwatches Finding Tips

A GPS watch combines all the goodness found in your average wristwatch with the swank abilities of GPS in order to better analyze your exercise. Its wrist-worn configuration means that GPS capabilities will always be available where position data readout and storage is vital. The potential benefits are obvious for the outdoors sports enthusiast. While battery life is limited, in combination with a traditional compass for maintaining your approximate desired track while moving, as is done conventionally, the GPS watch could be a powerful tool. It is certainly not a complete solution, but for those equipped with the appropriate knowledge, it could make a big difference.

These GPS waterproof wristwatch syncs up with GPS satellites to calculate the time, speed, distance, pace and averages of your run, while keeping track of your route should you deviate from the beaten path. You also get a "fully automatic" calendar, stopwatch, alarm, and even a backlight for those late night excursions.

Casio introduced the world's first wristwatch with built-in Global Positioning System (GPS) capability in 1999. The Casio GPS watch is much smaller than the smallest currently available handheld GPS navigation devices. At just over 5 ounces, it is not exactly a super-lightweight, but it will, indeed, strap to your wrist and weighs no more than some of the big pilot watches. For more on finding the best GPS watch, check out the other pages on GPS-Watches.net.