Suunto Core Outdoor Sport Watch with Altimeter, Barometer and Compass

I have dress watches and I always wanted an adventurers watch for day to day use This is the best watch in my collection for sure being a perfect product from the get go and it’s so nice in every other way - I just want to keep wearing it every day it looks so nice and all of its functions are very useful especially today on the screen popped up storm alert and an arrow showing me the direction of the storm coming from North West - it has lots of comprehensive functions so you can be fully informed of all environmental conditions and their changes within seconds - A 10/10 product with ease and a great price and a swift delivery - beat that !!!

Good watch, good price

Very cool watch. Brought this as a Christmas present for my brother and he loves it. He saw it in the the Denzel Equalizer films and liked the look of it. This is identical to the one Denzel wears. However, the stopwatch display does differ to the one in the films, not as big. It's comfy and not too heavy, and so far seems durable enough. It's a well made timepiece and keeps time accurately, has loads of functions to boot for the adventurous types out there or for people that like gadgets such as altimeter, barometer, thermometer and compass. It's good value for money for a watch of this kind.

Initial impression is a well-built product that should last. As per other reviews, screen may appear dim when unlit indoors, but not a problem outdoors. Compass hit-and-miss. Has been helpful when out hiking. Sometimes more accurate than an old-style compass, but a couple of times has been wildly out. Needs to be held exactly level when reading, which is hard to do / estimate when worn on wrist. Can be sensitive to electromagnetic interference / metal structures. Needs to be recalibrated often using alternative method not mentioned in any of the manuals (google 'Suunto Core Sleep Mode' for more info). Altimeter is barometric and therefore needs to be regularly updated, as opposed to a GPS one. In the aviation industry, altimeter pressure settings (QNH) are updated multiple times a day for accurate readings, as should this one be. Advise downloading Aeroweather app or Windy and looking at the nearest airport's QNH for most accurate value, then enter via the alti-baro>reference>sea level menu. Can also be updated using a known elevation as well. Thermometer is totally useless. Your guess will be far closer to reality. I've just been out walking in subzero temperatures, snow and thick ice all around, and the Suunto Core was telling me it was +19ºC, see photo. Suspect it's reading my skin rather than the ambient temp. Overall, a slight disappointment, mainly in terms of the compass reliability, especially given that it is from a company that specialises in compasses, and a Finnish company at that. Not sure if I'd be confident navigating purely using this. Not sure whether to keep it, as it looks nice, but not sure if I can trust it. Design needs improving, please.

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I tried to get used to the very dim display, even turned up the contrast in the settings but it is dull. Very dull. I can't be squinting at my watch every time I was to tell the time. Had to return it. Very disappointed. I had the Suunto Observer for 20 years, no probs at all.

Having been the owner of very few watches over the years due to rock solid performance, I decided to push the boat out and see what advancements digital watches had made - I have always had analogue in the past. What a minefield. So many to chose from from the cheap and cheerful to the downright expensive - to me a watch, is a watch, is a watch. Update 2017 The watch has performed flawlessly over the years and I wouldn't be without it. However, I now find myself having to replace my strap for a forth time. Whilst I am happy to replace the battery, a very easy job, having to replace the strap every 16 months or so is beyond being acceptable. I don't wear the watch tightly and although I wear it 24/7, I regularly clean the strap using plain water. Every time the strap has broken in exactly the same spot each time and at £27 or so a pop, it makes for a very expensive replacement. I suspect that there must be a material fault. I have contacted the manufacturer on one occasion and, to be fair, they did send me a replacement ... about 15 months ago ... and now that's failed too. I seem to think that I have now replaced more straps than I have batteries or at least an equal number. I was initially drawn to the Casio ProTrek ABC range of watches and actually purchased one. It lasted just a few short weeks before I returned it due the wristband constantly coming apart on me. What next? Being ex military, it wasn't long before the name Suunto Core All Black Military caught my eye. As a wildlife photographer, I really fancied a watch that could provide me with reliable (if not entirely accurate) local weather information and, for the Golden Hour, (fellow photographers will understand this) information at my finger tips on sunrise and sunset times. Not setting my expectations too high, I decided to plumb for the Suunto Core(Suunto who?). After all if I don't like it I can always get a refund. Well, having used this watch for some weeks now, you would need to take a crowbar to get it off my wrist! For me this watch is a marvel of design and functionality. On one level it's almost understated, on another, a wonderful fusion of data technology manipulation and well thought out user interactiveness. It does everything that the PR blurb says and then some more. Comfortable to wear, easy to use, simple to navigate menus and a delight to look at. The display brightness can be a bit tricky to see at times but you soon get use to this. From what I can tell so far, the ABC instrumentation and feedback is pretty much spot on. The storm alarm, which I has assumed would be something of a gimmick, actually works - really well. There is even an alarm (complete with snooze) that you can actually hear above normal ambient noise levels. If I were to use just one word to describe this watch it would be "incredible". This statement has to be tempered with the fact that I have only owned a handful of watches over the years and so have very little to compare this with. But one thing for sure, I wish that I had owned a watch like this for always.

Ideal watch for trekking with alti/barometer, compass and other features. The choice for someone who wants modern tech in an old school format and doesn't want a smart watch. Battery will last approximately a year and is easy to change. Same model, albeit with some Hollywood visuals, was worn by Denzel Washington in the Equalizer. I found that out after I bought it which was just a cool added extra. Comfortable and not too bulky. Love mine!

The Watch is fantastic! The watch is as advertised. I am grateful it was stopped and decided so quickly. It does everything I was looking for. It fits perfectly against my wrist, the multiple features work perfectly. The price was well within reason.

Typical Suunto, if there is such thing. This is my second Suunto and so no surprises on my part. Well built, quite rugged and all around easy to wear. This is a larger watch but not ridiculously large. I like larger watches so that does not bother me. Easy to read even at dusk. Backlight is a bit dicky (can't quite explain best look it up on YouTube). That's definitely not something I like or appreciate about this watch. Still, it is a fairly easy watch to read even in low light conditions so I can see past that. Certainly not regretting adding it to my collection of watches.

Excellente montre. A eu des soucis au début de fiabilité (susceptible à courant statique) corrigé depuis. Par rapport a une vector on gagne les heures de lever et coucher de soleil, et un affichage de l'historique du baromètre sous forme de graphique. En montagne, on récupère une alarme de tempête (perte de plus de 4 Hp sur 1 ou 2 heures). Comme on peut en altitude passer de ciel dégagé à couvert et pluie forte ou de grêle en moins d'une heure, c'est utile pour se protéger à temps. Disposer de l'heure de coucher permet de faire son campement pendant qu'il fait jour, et de ne pas s'amuser a monter une tente ou un hamac dans le noir. Attention au changement de la pile : si on veut pouvoir continuer à plonger avec la montre (qui contient un profondimètre fonctionnant jusqu'à -10 M) il faut acheter le kit Suunto comprenant une pile et un joint neuf. Si vous ne plongez pas avec, pas besoin de changer le joint (disons pas à chaque changement de pile, mais après quelques changements de pile). Si vous ne changez pas le joint, il faut acheter du lubrifiant à base de silicone, en mettre sur le bout de son doigt, et l'étaler sur le joint sous la forme d'une très fine pellicule avant de replacer le joint dans la montre (regardez le canal Youtube de la marque Suunto, ils ont une vidéo qui montre comment on change une pile sur ce modèle). Il ne faut jamais toucher la pile de remplacement avec les mains, car elles sont conductrices, et feront perdre plusieurs mois de charge à la pile. Il faut donc manipuler la pile avec un gant en latex ou un bout de sopalin pour l'installer dans la montre. Quand on retire l'ancienne, on utilise un objet non metallique comme un cure dent en bois, et surtout rien qui ne soit en métal (court-circuits garantis dans la montre autrement, qui sera abîmée). Très belle, excellente évolution par rapport au module Vector. Le module Vector peut subir bien plus de dégâts et continuer à fonctionner, donc si vous prévoyez de l'escalade ou des chocs, une Vector sera plus solide. Pour de l'alpinisme au-delà de 2000 m, je prendrais la Core plutôt que la Vector. Une pile de rechange glissée dans un coin au cas où. Elle est belle, surtout en affichage noir. Je n'ai jamais eu de souci de lecture de l'affichage, et on peut régler le contraste sur ce modèle (on ne peut pas le faire sur une Vector). Sur Internet on trouve la doc pour entrer dans le menu de maintenance, qui permet de modifier le contraste au-dela des valeurs prévues par la doc au besoin. Si vous ne manipulez pas la pile de rechange avec un contact direct de la peau des doigts, et utilisez un petit cure-dent pour extraire l'ancienne, pas de souci. Il est recommandé de changer la pile pour une neuve avant de partir en expédition plutôt que d'avoir à jouer des doigts engourdis en altitude si la pile vient à faiblir. Une très bonne évolution par rapport à la Vector, mais un peu plus fragile vis à vis des chocs. L'écran d'une Vector est en plastique rayable, il encaisse plus, par contre une Vector aura après 5 ou 10 ans l'écran bien rayé bien que fonctionnelle. La Core dispose d'un écran minéral qui ne se raye pas facilement : même des chocs directs dessus ne laissent aucune rayure. Mais d'expérience, je ne lui ferais pas subir les mauvais traitements que j'ai pu faire subir à mes Vector (me jetter au sol, la montre percutant le sol avec moi ou bien escalader à main nues arbres et parfois, la montre frottant un peu partout rayant plastique et écran de la Vector). Bracelet confortable, qui a été amélioré il y a peu de temps au niveau de la petite pièce qui tient la languette : elle était trop dure à retirer ou déplacer, et ils ont corrigé en rabotant de moitié le renfoncement qui frotte sur la languette du strap. On trouve sur Amazon ou Ebay très facilement des écrans de protection qui se collent sur l'écran si vous craignez pour ce dernier des rayures. Mais vous n'aurez ce souci qu'avec la Vector. Pour ma part, je pense qu'il faut posséder une Vector et Core. La Vector en version HR (Heart Rate) pour surveiller son niveau cardiaque et le travailler entre 70 et 90 % de son niveau maxi pour augmenter sa capacité cardiaque, et une Core qu'on attache sur son sac en fonction altimètre, réglée depuis un point d'altitude connu, alarme de tempête activée et dont on utilise cette fonction, l'altimètre et les heures de lever/coucher en randonnée en montagne. La Core est particulièrement à l'aise en montagne.

Comprei um relógio desse para o meu pai e a experiência não poderia ter sido melhor! Desde o pré compra, a loja respondeu rapidamente todas as minhas dúvidas sobre valores de importação e garantiu que seria responsabilidade deles, caso o produto fosse taxado. Alem disso, recebi o produto 5 dias antes do prazo sem nenhum custo adicional. O relógio é original, perfeito veio com a caixa completa e ele está muito feliz. Só tenho elogios a fazer.

It's a good, reliable watch. Does what it's advertised. Just that the display is not as clear under bright sunlight