Since I've started trekking I've been always motivated to keep my tracks recorded. I like to analyse after the runs the statistics, times, distances, .. here I was faster... here I was slower...The most amazing is when you go out for longer trails and check the cumulative grade of your trails or your progress around. My first GPS device was the GARMIN Foretrex 201.
Despite it's bulky for the wrist, when I bought 10 years ago, it was the only one that fit my needs. There weren't so much wrist-worn models to choose really. I'm happy with its performance anyway. It has never left me hanged. Battery duration is still nice (around 14 hours). Robust, I can remember only one or two times where I had to reset. I'm still using it for my bike workouts. I fix it in my bike handlebar and despite the screen resolution is low, the size is large enough to follow previous uploaded tracks or routes while riding. With only one button you can surf along the different screens.
The main issue I've had after these 10 years of use was not for the device itself but for one of its main accessories: the plastic cradle used as interface for charging the battery and the PC serial link. Garmin removed from their portfolio, so no way to buy a new one. It's annoying everytime I need to charge it, trying to align the pins into the remains of the cradle and put one book over to assure some pressure.
Today different brands have launched different wrist-worn models more slim and easier to connect to your PC (through USB, wifi). But robustness is a different story.
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