Why I buy this one ?
- Precise pocket compass with fast rare earth magnet and sapphire jewel bearing
- 0-to-360-degree scale; 2 long-level bubbles on outside of housing
- Hinge inclinometer saves time by taking simultaneous trend and plunge measurements
- Azimuth and vertical angle (+/- 90 percent) readings are accurate to +/- 1/2 degree
- Includes leather case; measures 3.62 x 2.81 x 1.31 inches (W x H x D); lifetime warranty

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What our customer's say!

"A Solid Item", I use this item in my hobby--hunting and reporting on old survey benchmarks.

It gives me accuracy of approximately 1.5d. Most of the time I use it hand-held, but I have also mounted it on a tripod for doing simple triangulation (resections) on survey marks and their reference points.

One problem I've noticed is the difficulty of pressing and holding the needle release button when taking bearings. The button is small and hard to depress all the way, since it digs into your finger. If it is only partially depressed, an innaccurate reading will result.

The ability to sight along a tape on the ground and take its bearing (using the longer extended sight and the transparent "window" on the other side of the transit) is quite useful to me.

It sort of scares me that this expensive block of aluminum has no way of accepting a lanyard or other safety restraint, and so I keep worrying that I will drop it off a cliff or something. I find the bulky carrying case not useful, since my belt us usually under a pack strap anyway. Thus for quick bearings, I use a simpler baseplate compass, that I can also carry in my breast pocket and which won't send my to the poorhouse if it has to be replaced.

Expensive, but it's the standard...maybe I'll have to become a geologist to make fuller use of it..!