Altimeter/compass watch - Suunto?
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Thinking of getting a Suunto Vector for second watch use when up in the hills. It's got a few functions that are a bit easier than my regular watch (stopwatch/alarm) plus it has the, albeit gadgety, altimeter/compass/barometer functions. I owned one a few years back and wondered if there was anything on the market with similar functions/price that people could rec'd for an alternative option.
Hi, I looked at this type of watch a litle while ago when I was after a second watch to wear outdoors. In the end I went for a Casio Protrek because it did everything I needed at a reasonable cost (£152 from Amazon). I've used it a few times now, it's a big chunky watch and it appears fairly bullet proof. I think that the Suunto is probably more accurate so if you need something to rely on it might be worth the extra cost. I've got nothing to base this on, just that the Suunto seems to be favoured by more 'professional' outdoor people.
After I'd bought the Casio I found that Tissot also do something similar with the One-Touch. (About £330).
After I'd bought the Casio I found that Tissot also do something similar with the One-Touch. (About £330).
I have a Suunto Vector for when I'm in the mountains or out at the crag - great watch and as hard as nails. Also very good trend shown on the baro so you can see when the weather is coming in. The compass is pretty ropey but great if you have lost your main one....
Bear in mind that these watches were built for the purposes of which you speak - as opposed to mass produced watches with a baro stuck onto it.
Bear in mind that these watches were built for the purposes of which you speak - as opposed to mass produced watches with a baro stuck onto it.
I've had a Suunto Vector for about eight years now and they're bomb proof. I've abused it every way possible on rock, ice and snow and still keeps going. I've climbed with mine all over the world and got batteries and even replacement battery cover seals with ease and as winton said the barometer function is spot on, even when just viewing the trend arrows in the top quarter.
If it broke now I'd buy another tonight!
If it broke now I'd buy another tonight!
Thanks guys - pretty much my experience with the Vector - a friend I lent it to has lost it in a glovebox somewhere in the States, so I was wondering if there was anything better but after hunting I decided that there probably wasn't!
BUT - then I managed to source an all black X-Lander (same functions/mechanisms as the Vector but in an aluminium case with glass face) for about the same as the Vector. I'll give this a go anyway as I fancied a change.
It'll match my Ninja suit!
BUT - then I managed to source an all black X-Lander (same functions/mechanisms as the Vector but in an aluminium case with glass face) for about the same as the Vector. I'll give this a go anyway as I fancied a change.
It'll match my Ninja suit!
Hello.
I've used Suunto for years, got out of a few sticky situations in Western Sahara with the compass function and have been wearing it for 2 years now in the Antarctic, never misses a beat. The only thing that annoys me is the strap, it's rubbish, I have been through 4 straps in the last 5 years, not really good enough. Would have another though.
Mat.
I've used Suunto for years, got out of a few sticky situations in Western Sahara with the compass function and have been wearing it for 2 years now in the Antarctic, never misses a beat. The only thing that annoys me is the strap, it's rubbish, I have been through 4 straps in the last 5 years, not really good enough. Would have another though.
Mat.
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