Suunto Core Wrist-Top Computer Watch with Altimeter, Barometer, Compass, and Depth Measurement (Light Green)

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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
• Light green finish; accurately measures depth to 30 feet; weighs 2.26 ounces; 2-year warranty

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description
Building on the success of the venerable Suunto Vector, the Suunto Core keeps you informed of conditions while you hike, bike, or camp, making it a terrific companion for outdoor enthusiasts of all stripes. What can the Suunto Core do for you? For starters, it can sense an approaching squall even when the sky looks clear. This intelligent Storm Alarm--one of several intelligent features designed to keep you safe and secure--is activated by a rapid drop in air pressure over a three-hour period. Once the Core senses the change, the Storm Alarm sounds and flashes, letting you know that something unpleasant is fast approaching. The built-in altimeter, meanwhile, displays your current elevation, shows how much you've climbed or descended, and records your entire session for later analysis. Accurate to within 30,000 feet, the altimeter is an extremely valuable tool for mountaineering, backcountry skiing, and wilderness travel. Add in such additional features as a barometer, a digital thermometer, a weather trend indicator, and a digital compass and you have a terrific wrist-top computer for almost all your outdoor needs.

The Suunto Core watch includes an altimeter, barometer, compass, and weather indicator.

The altimeter contributes to your excursion in several ways. If you're standing on or near an obvious geographic feature, such as a ridge, trail, or creek, the altimeter can alert you to your current elevation and help you find your position on a topographic map. Similarly, if you plan on climbing a slope to a certain elevation and then traversing, the Core can help you stay on course. And as a bonus, the Suunto Core includes a unique start-from-zero function, so you don't have to enter a reference altitude. Instead, with the single push of a button, the altimeter will begin tracking your ascent and descent.

The Core also includes a barometer, which measures and records air pressure to help you predict changing conditions--from sunny skies to hair-bending electrical storms. The barometer helps you decide whether to bring a soft shell or rain shell jacket when the skies look ominous, or even when to high-tail it back to the car. In general, low pressure brings inclement weather, while high pressure brings stability and clear skies. If you've arrived at camp and notice the pressure starting to plunge, it's probably a good idea to secure the tent and crawl in. Likewise, if you were on a climb, it would be prudent to find shelter and retreat. Even at home, the Suunto Core barometer can look beyond office walls, skyscrapers, and nearby hills to help you plan for upcoming activities.

The watch makes a great companion for almost any outdoor activity.

If you want a weather forecast that extends out a few hours, you can turn to the built-in weather trend indicator. The indicator shows the barometric history for the last three and six hours, helping you predict the weather with amazing accuracy. What's more, the watch doesn't give you a regional forecast posted earlier in the day, but rather the most current information about the weather directly overhead. And no outdoor watch is worth its salt without a digital compass, a great tool for keeping track of your direction while skiing, hiking, or exploring a new city. You can set and follow a bearing with a traditional rotating bezel, or simply point the top of the watch toward your intended destination and lock it in.

Additional features include several traditional watch functions, including dual times, a date display, and an alarm; predicted times for sunrise and sunset to help you maximize your daylight hours; an automatic Alti/Baro mode that senses movement or lack thereof and switches between the altimeter and barometer accordingly; a depth meter that provides accurate water depth readings to 30 feet; and the ability to function in English, German, French, and Spanish.

Specifications:

• Finish: Light green
• Real-time vertical cumulative value: Yes
• Temperature compensation: Yes
• Total ascent/descent: Yes
• User-removable logbook files: Yes
• Automatic Alti/Baro switch: Yes
• Automatic 7-day Alti/Baro memory: Yes
• Resolution: 1 meter
• Recording intervals: 1 second, 5 second, 30 seconds, 60 seconds
• Altitude range: 1,600 to 29,500 feet
• Difference measurement: Yes
• Log graph: Yes
• Logbook function: Yes
• Countdown timer: Yes
• Stopwatch: Yes
• Guided calibration: Yes
• Heading in degrees: Yes
• Declination setting: Yes
• Cardinal directions: Yes
• Bearing tracking: Yes
• North-South indicator: North indicator
• Languages: English, German, French, and Spanish
• Depth meter: Yes, to 30 feet
• Rotating bezel: Yes
• Time: 12/24 hours
• Sunrise/sunset times: Yes
• Calendar clock: Yes
• Dual time: Yes
• Daily alarms: 1
• Alarm snooze: Yes
• Weather memory: 7 days
• Weather alarm: Yes
• Trend indicator and graph: Yes
• Temperature range: -5 to 140 degrees F
• Sea level pressure: Yes
• Barometer range: 300 to 1,100 mbar
• Low battery warning: Yes
• Water resistance: 100 feet
• Backlight option: Yes
• Weight: 2.26 ounces

Manufacturer's Warranty
Two-year warranty

About Suunto
Suunto was founded in 1936 by outdoors man and a keen orienteering enthusiast, Tuomas Vohlonen, who had long been bothered by a problem: the inaccuracy of traditional dry compasses and their lack of steady needle operation. Being an engineer with an inventive turn of mind, he discovered and patented the production method for a much steadier needle, better readings, and a new level of accuracy. By 1950 the company was exporting compasses to over 50 countries around the world, including Canada and the United States. In 1952, Helsinki was hosting the Olympic Games, and the torches carried to light the Olympic flame were Suunto products. The next step was improving the stability and accuracy of marine compasses. The first marine compass, the Suunto K-12, was launched onto the market in 1953. In 1957, Suunto started manufacturing hypsometers, which measure the height of trees.

In the 1960s, the compass range grew further and Suunto introduced its first diving compass--initiated by the divers themselves. A British sports diver attached a Suunto compass to his wrist and found that the device also worked underwater. Thanks to his feedback and initiatives, the new business category was found. Suunto's exports and business grew steadily and Suunto then focused on combining its strength in precision mechanics with new skills in electronics. Accuracy, reliability, and ruggedness have been Suunto's key values from the very beginning of the company history.

Today, Suunto is a leading designer and manufacturer of sports instruments for training, diving, mountaineering, hiking, skiing, sailing, and golf. True to its roots, Suunto is today the world's biggest compass manufacturer. Prized for their design, accuracy and dependability, Suunto sports instruments combine the aesthetics and functionality of watches with sport-specific computers that help athletes at all levels analyze and improve performance. Headquartered in Vantaa, Finland, Suunto employs more than 500 people worldwide and distributes its products to nearly 60 countries. The company is a subsidiary of Helsinki-based Amer Sports Corporation with the sister brands Wilson, Salomon, Atomic, Precor, and Mavic.

Product Description
The Suunto Core Wristop not only tells the time but has many other intelligent features. It has a compass so you can find your way. Never get caught in bad weather again. This unique wristwatch warns you of an approaching storm coming your way. Telling the time in the dark is easy, the Suunto Core has a backlight option. For people who love to watch the sun rise and set; this watch can predict the times for these magnificent events. Uses replaceable battery. Automatic Alti / Baro switch Lockable logs Total Ascent Descent Log graph Vertical speed Resolution - 1m Logbook function Temperature compensation Chronograph - Stopwatch Countdown timer Compass - Guided calibration Heading in degrees Bearing tracking Declination setting Cardinal directions Other - Backlight option for night use Menu-based user interface Water resistance - 30 / 100ft with uw buttons Dot matrix display Mineral crystal glass Backlight type - Electro-luminescent display Selectable metric / imperial units Storage temperature - - 30 degrees C - + 60 dgrees C / - 22 degrees F - + 140 degrees F Operating temperature - - 20 degrees C - + 60 degrees C / -5 F - + 140 degrees F Power - User replaceable battery Low battery warning Special - Languages - 4 language menu (DE, EN, ES FR) Depth meter Button lock Rotating bezel Watch - Alarm Snooze Calendar clock 12/24 Daily alarms - 1 Weather - Barometer range - 8, 9 - 32, 4 inHg / 300 - 1100 mbar Trend graph Altimeter / barometer lock Altimeter/Barometer resolution 0,05 inHg / 1 mbar Storm alarm Temperature Temperature resolution - 1 degree C / 1 degree F Sea level pressure Temperature range - - 20 C- + 60 C / - 5 degree F - + 140 degree F Trend indicator Accessories Include - 6 standard and 3 additional straps

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2 x 2 x 2 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000UDLHXG
• Item model number: SS013318010
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #10,073 in Sports & Outdoors (See Bestsellers in Sports & Outdoors)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Core Wonder, January 14, 2008

By	K. Siegrist "G. Siegrist" (APO, AE United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The watch works great for me. I would advise not to read to much into the other reviewers who have said bad things about the watch. Heads up guys when the weather changes and you return to a ref point; say home after coming down from the mountain the watch may show a different alt. if the pressure and temps have changed a lot. , thats the way it works as pressure changes so to will your base alt setting. unless you have the GPS version :) I suggest people read the book before talking and sounding silly. The Core is a great add on to my collection. I have the GPS version as well. This watch is a bit slimmer and not so G.I. joe looking. Good for on the trail or down town.

UPDATE: The watch has started acting up only after 8 months of daily light use. The mode buttons work some days and not others. The TL and BL
mode buttons all of a sudden stop working. I'm guessing the alignment with the pins you push and the contact pad inside the watch get miss matched. Really? For 200 + dollar watch and I cant get the simple stop watch to work. If I flick it with my finger it realigns back up and them I'm able to use the buttons. Just yesterday I got on the tread mill to start my Cross Fit work out and started to sprint; I hit the start button again and again and again, &*(^% guess Ill use the free clock on the wall. Suunto has to do better than this before I buy another watch from them. Can't belive I'm looking at G-Shocks now!! Oh and the cover on my GPS watch has come off as well. Not looking good Suunto!! ONE STAR NOW

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Nice design, HORRIBLE QUALITY, April 17, 2008

By	A. Stephens (Washington DC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I purchased a Suunto Core in March 2008 and it broke after 10 days of use. I receive a replacement which was defective out of the box, so I returned the second watch and received a THIRD replacement, but alas, it was also defective. All three watches suffered from the same defect -- the knob that allows all adjustments to the watch would not work, so I could not use most of the functions or even change the time on the watch. Buyers beware!

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yet another quality product from Suunto!, June 17, 2008

By	Jeff Edwards "RadioJeff" (Twin Falls, Idaho) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

As a collector of watches, several of which have been Suunto models, I was drawn to the style of the Core model watches, and the yellow in particular. I like big, bulky watches--but even so, I don't like them to be heavy, and I am grateful to note that while this is a bigger-than-average watch (not as big as the Suunto X-Lander, however) it is comfortable and not TOO large and its actually quite comfortable on my wrist.

One draw for the Core series for me was the fact that it actually had a depth meter--albeit a rather weak version of one. Previous Suunto watches I've owned while CLAIMING they were water resistant to 30meters, were actually in danger while just walking into a steam room with excessive humidity. Otherwise, they all worked flawlessly. I used to be a sport diver, but the last couple of decades have proven to take that particular hobby and put it on the back burner. I have other watches that can take much more depth than I can handle, so this isn't much of a major deal for me...but it IS a nice addition.

After the initial set-up, my Core has worked great (as I expected it to) and I have been profoundly impressed with it ever since. I DID have a bit of a problem calibrating the compass. On my previous models (Observer, X-Lander, X6HR, Vector) setting the compass was rather simple and easy. The directions made it clear which buttons to press to get to the calibration mode and what button to press once you were ready to start the whole action. With the Core, the directions got you to the calibration mode, but failed to let you know which button to press once you got there to actually begin the calibration. I managed to pull it off, but to be totally honest, I am not certain exactly how I did it. I pushed so many combination of buttons that one of them actually (finally) worked--but I am at a loss for which one did the trick. If I find out, I'll add it to end of my review later with an update.

I REALLY like the sunrise/sunset mode which is new to me (none of my previous models have that option). I also like the storm warning alarm option, which is again, really cool. If I could add one thing to this particular model--and that shouldn't be too difficult with the large screen it comes with, I would add an actual visual of clouds, rain, partly sunny or clear. My Highgear Axis has that, and is correct at least 75% of the time (WAY more accurate than my local TV Weatherman). Aside from that, its a minor gripe at best.

One of the primary reasons I have any Suunto is for the accurate altimeter. I have owned 4 different watches that have this feature, and NONE of them are the equal to ANY of my Suunto watches when it came to accuracy. When hiking any place that allows me any degree of altitude difference, I can ALWAYS count on ANY of my Suunto's to bring me correct data at the end of my trek. Invaluable for the true outdoor hiking enthusiast. If accuracy is not that important to you, try a cheaper Nike altimeter-watch that, despite their so-called Zero Drift technology, has almost always been wrong in my experience. When accuracy counts, I stick with Suunto, pure and simple.

Some people complain that the built-in temperature gauge is messed up or only accurate AFTER 20minutes OFF your wrist...well, show me a watch that ISN'T affected by body temperature and I'll buy it because as far as I am aware, they ALL have to be removed from your wrist to take correct temp readings. Get used to it.

Again, this watch isn't for everybody. If you aren't an outdoors-type of person, there really isn't a need to drop the extra $$, which is honestly rather comparable if you wish to purchase something that works as good. Some complain that the cost is way too high, but again, if you factor in all that the Core can do--which is admittedly a LOT, the cost is understandable.

For those who have had bad models that have broke on you rather quickly, please do NOT give up on Suunto. The vast majority of Suunto consumers have great experiences (as the reviews here on amazon attest), so keep at it and Suunto will win you over eventually I am confident.

Good luck hiking and thanks for reading!