digital compasses

I bought this thing for about $20 plus shipping from Homeland. It has a 12/24 digital display, which is easy to see, it tells yopu what day it is, and that part is easy to read. It has an alarm that has never failed to wake me up, and a light you can press to see what time it is at night.
I bought it, however, for a trip to France, as I thought the compass, the light and the alarm would be really useful. The compass, no matter how many times I "calibrate" it, by spinning it around clockwise (it recommends 3x) is never accurate, not in Miami, not in Paris and not in the Pyrenees, either.
The batteries (it has two) are not the most common, but are readily available, and I had to replace them after one month. Maybe I used that light too much. The compass ceases to display first (it never 'works'), then the face gets dimmer and dimmer and goes blank.

My wife bought this watch in Feb 2003. I liked it at the first sight. However, the alarm kept ringing till the battery was running out. And then I opened te case and changed it. The inside looked pretty bad. Moreover, the alarm doesn't work anymore and the casin g is easy to peel off . The last thing I want to mention is that the warranty is only 90 days. (I guess there will be something wrong in you watch after that time).
BTW, I came from China. "Made in China" doesn't tell the product is good or nottell you much. We can make good stuff.

I scanned a host of web sites looking for an economical compass watch. This watch looked great on the web site and I liked the options so I ordered. Well, Oregon Scientific sent the wrong one. We started over. As another reviewer noted, the chrome effect wore off fairly quickly. I was frustrated because the LED was nearly impossible to read without turning my wrist for a 'straight-on' reading. To my chagrin, while changing the watch band the LED went flat and disappeared altogether. So much for a watch that lasted less than a year. Get a real compass and find another watch.