Suunto Mariner Sailing Wrist-Top Computer Watch with Barometer, Compass, and Sailing Timer

by Suunto

Product Features

• Watch, barometer, compass, and sailing timer in 1
• Stylish design, waterproof to 100 feet
• Sailing timer with countdown from 60 minutes; up to 50 waypoints stored in memory
• Bubble level for accurate compass readings
• Features 3 alarms and stopwatch

Product Description

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The Suunto Mariner wrist-top computer/timepiece provides all the necessary information for making quick responsible decisions when sailing. Housed in an ABS plastic body with an oversized LCD screen, it combines time and date functions with a barometer, compass, and sailing timer.

The sailing timer has been developed together with some of the top sailors in the world. Experience from the Whitbread Around the World Race and dinghy and keel boat World Championships has been put into one compact package that travels conveniently with you, keeping you up-to-date at all times.

The electronic compass of the Suunto Mariner is a great tool for direction taking for any boater. It shows you your bearing and cardinal or half-cardinal points, a North-South arrow, and it features a bearing tracking function which displays locked bearing, actual bearing and the difference between the two. Together with the rotating bezel, you can easily determine the start line bias and memorize wind directions during the race start.

The barometer function of Suunto Mariner keeps you one step ahead of the storm. In addition to current barometric pressure and temperature, Mariner displays the pressure trend of the last 6 hours and history for the past four days to let you really analyze and understand the upcoming weather.

The Suunto Mariner is water resistant, tested to 100 meters/330 feet according to ISO 2281 standard, which means you can use it for swimming or other water sports activities--but it should not be used for scuba diving or freediving.

What's in the Box This package includes the Suunto Mariner wrist-top computer and printed operating instructions. It is covered by a one-year warranty.

Product Description

The Suunto Mariner wrist-top computer/timepiece provides all the necessary information for making quick responsible decisions when sailing. Housed in an ABS plastic body with an oversized LCD screen, it combines time and date functions with a barometer, compass, and sailing timer.

Product Details

Product Manual [569kb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 10 x 2 x 0.5 inches ; 5.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000051SET
• Item model number: ss010932810
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #195,564 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent features, rugged. A bit big though..., July 17, 2002

By	Stefan T. Wennik "stw" (Mass. USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Suunto Mariner Sailing Wrist-Top Computer Watch with Barometer, Compass, and Sailing Timer (Apparel)

I'm extremely pleased with my Suunto Mariner. It is simply loaded with features that a sailor/racer wil find handy. It can also take a lot of abuse (clumsy me...). There are only two things I can think of where the Suunto Mariner comes up short: First is that it is a bit big when worn on your wrist. However, all Suunto watches are this size; and, once you get used to it, you stop noticing. Although it is big, it is very light in weight. Overall, it is very comfortable to wear. And, the benefit of having a big display is that it is easy to see (and digest) all the data displayed on the unit. Second, many watches coming out from other companies that cater to water-sports enthusiasts include a tide calculator/display. The Suunto Mariner does not have this feature. In my opinion, adding the tide feature would make this watch complete.

As it is, however, it is a great watch. In terms of basic timekeeping, it has everything you need. Time, date, dual time, stopwatch, countdown timer, multiple alarms. Accuracy has been perfect over 2 years. It also has an effective backlight display that stays on for a couple of seconds after you push the button - nice.

In sail mode, the main feature is a timer to aid in sail racing. I am just a recreational racer (solings); but I've come to appreciate this feature very much. Essentially, you set it to count down the number of minutes before the final starting gun goes off. As you manoever your boat for position during those 3 minutes (or whaterver), it gives you chime alarms as the time counts down (two beeps when you have 2 minutes left, another 2 beeps when there is 1 minute left, then beeps every ten seconds until the last 10 seconds, then a beep every second, then a final chime). When the final time is reached, the countdown timer switches to a count-up timer. So, it automatically switches to an exact reckoning of your time in the race. There are additional memory and logbook functions that allow you to keep track of multiple races; but I don't use those features much.

The barometer mode is probably less helpful during a race and more so during cruising. It's accurate enough to give you a head's up when a new weather front is moving in. Again, it has memory and logbook functions that are beyond me.

The compass mode is cool, but I don't use it much. It is accurate; but it's easier for me to use the boat's compass than to look down at my wrist. It would be an excellent backup in an emergency however!

I've looked at a few other watches geared towards sailors, and this has been the best of the bunch. Lots of data presented in an easy to digest fashion.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Mariner is not to Water Friendly, December 23, 2008

By	S. Boyle (New York, New York United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Suunto Mariner Sailing Wrist-Top Computer Watch with Barometer, Compass, and Sailing Timer (Apparel)

I bought this for my husband who is an avid sailor. He had a great experience with it until a little year after the purchase. I thought the battery was dying, but after replacing the battery, the screen was still not clear. I sent it to Suunto. They wanted to charge me $80 to have it repaired because apparently water got into the motherboard of the watch. My husband sails so maybe he had water splash on it on occassion, but he's never swam with it. I find it ridiculous that it's not water resistent enough and that I had to pay for more than the watch is worth to repair it. Needless to say, I would never buy this watch again.