Customer Reviews
Failed out of the box 
2007-12-28
I received this pedometer as a Christmas gift and it failed out of the box...when I went to initially configure it the display went blank. I went back to Highgear, the manufacturer, and they want me to pay to ship the defective unit back to them in addition to paying $9.75 for them to ship me the replacement unit. This means that for a $21.99 product I will have to spend $15 in shipping costs to get one that works. I have quality concerns about anything that fails out of the box so I think it's not worth the cost to get the unit replaced. Buying a different brand from REI and junking this one.
Highgear VIA Wrist Watch 
2007-11-07
Over all I love the watch it does exactly what I was looking for. The only thing I don't like about the watch is that the pedometer won't keep track of your steps if you are in the watch mode of the screen you have to be on the pedometer screen, so if you are at work and you are trying to count your steps you only get a small time preview, but not the day or the date so you end up having to toggle back and for. Then you are taking a chance to forget to put it back on the pedometer screen. Like I said over all this is a great product and I am very happy with the purchase.
pleased for price 2007-10-19
This product does what it advertises, and at this price, it's great. It is really big for a woman's wrist, but if you don't mind it's ugliness, it is a good product. It's easy to program using the instruction book, and on long walks, very accurate. Somewhat less so on short walks or if doing other activities, but overall give a good relative rating for a day of walking.
Ugggg! 2007-10-10
POOR, it registered 300+ steps while I was sitting. It was big bulky & didn't work. I would give it nagative stars if i could!
accurate but fragile 
2007-09-17
not for power-walkers--if it falls off your hip (which is a tendency) it's pretty much toast. until that happened to me it appeared to be accurate and reliable.
I liked this pedometer. 2007-08-05
Walking the path to victory? Keep score with the High Gear Watch / Pedometer. You SAVE BIG! Has it been a mile yet? These shoes are getting uncomfortable. Now you'll know exactly why because this Pedometer is keeping track of every step. A powerful tool for walkers and other health-conscious folks... maximizing the results of your workouts is a snap! Yours here for LESS! Get with the program: Calorie counter; Step counter; Distance traveled; Time display; 1/100 chronograph; Sport band stays comfortable; Large display area for easy viewing; Weighs only 2 ozs. Let this health-conscious bargain get you back on track! Order Today! High Gear Watch / Pedometer
Absolutely Great! 
2007-08-01
I did not believe that a low cost product could work as efficiently as this one has. I purchased 4 of these pedometers over 2 months ago and I must say that each one of them is working as well as they did the day I opened the box. The clip stays fastened to your belt at all times, and it doesn't skip a beat. I would highly recommend this pedometer for anyone looking to save a few bucks. At this price they are perfect for gifts, they make even better giveaways!!!
Works well when it works 
2007-07-23
I bought 8 DMC-03 pedometers at once since I wanted to upgrade from the pedometer I got free at a fitness show and to give several to friends and family. I wore mine for 2 weeks before giving any away. The battery gave out on mine and one that I gave away at about 3 weeks and we cannot figure out how to open the thing to replace the battery. I loved the features and the price was very reasonable....so it works well(is fantastic...does the job) when it works.
Counts steps while i'm typing 2007-05-17
This is one of the ugliest watches that i've ever seen. The one that i received is all black, not the silver shown in the photo. It's HUGE and it's incredibly inacurate, it counts steps even when i'm just sitting at my desk typing. I bought a Nike+ for my ipod nano and i've been much happier with it's accuracy. This watch is shoved in a drawer somewhere collecting dust.
Pedometer is totally in accurate 2007-05-07
The "Step count" is totally out of whack & inaccurate - all i have is an extra watch! - if I was not this lazy & did not have health problem - Iwould have definitely returned the junk.
Extremely dissatisfied
