Product Features :
- Wrist top computer watch with altimeter barometer compass and weather indicator
- Altimeter displays current elevation shows ascent or descent and records session
- Intelligent storm alarm senses drops in air pressure and notifies you of approaching storms
- Barometer helps you predict changing conditions built in weather trend indicator
- Aluminum black finish accurately measures depth to 30 feet weighs 2 26 ounces 2 year warranty
>> more trouble than its worth
the watch is really hard to read you have to move your head and wrist to catch the light to read it in day light Though no fault of this watch that my wrist is small for a man i found this watch to be comically large when i wore it
I also found that it would switch modes unintentionally i guess that throughout the day and wrist bending that a button gets pushed or whatever i found myself pushing many buttons to try to just get it back to the time Then i would push another button to get the date back on the bottom
i just found that it was too cumbersome to be practical and ended up selling mine after a month on ebay
>> A decent watch nothing more
The Suunto Core is great watch for anyone living in an area that doesn t observe daylight savings time For someone with a penchant for outdoor activities I recommend another brand
After purchasing my core in June 2008 I ve gone through the warranty replacement process 3 times Having handled 3 Cores in a 2 year period my experience with the flaws of the watch and Suunto s customer service have been substantial
The middle function button on each watch failed after a few months of use This is the button that allows you to switch from watch to altimeter to compass and back Without it this is just a 300 watch Oh and this same button is what allows you to change the time should you change time zones or experience day light savings time
The compass is completely unreliable The watch comes with instructions on setting declination and orienting the compass but I found that even when done properly the compass was often off by anywhere from 90 to 200 degrees It was so unreliable I resorted to carrying my old boy scout compass as backup just to be safe Unacceptable from a device where this is billed as a core feature no pun intended
Getting a replacement watch took 3 months TWICE Whatever problems Suunto is experiencing with the make of these watches isn t limited to quality control
The one feature of this watch that works consistently well is the Storm Alert feature On each of the watches I ve owned this function has worked perfectly consistently regardless of the other flaws with the watch
My experience with this watch is as follows
June 2008 Purchased
August 2008 Compass stopped working properly
September 2008 Function button stops responding
January 2009 The replacement watch requested in September finally arrives
March 2009 Function button stops working on watch 2
June 2009 Second replacement watch arrives
December 2009 Function button stops working on watch 3
March 2010 Third replacement watch arrives
April 2010 Function button stops working on watch 4
May 2010 requested a different replacement watch
BOTTOM LINE Avoid this watch
>> GREAT SUUNTO WATCH/COMPUTER
I bought this needing a new watch I wanted one with a compass and a few other tricks The Barometer works great and of course it keeps time to the second and in multiple time zones I ve heard some have had problems with this brand but NOT ME Now about the seller Top Rated I will do business again any time Everything that was promised was delivered Thanks again Amazon
