|
Suunto Core Altimeter Watch Black/Red Collectors Edition, One Size |  | Brand: Suunto
Category: Sports
List Price: $649.00
Buy New: $499.99
as of 9/5/2010 16:28 MDT details
You Save: $149.01 (23%)
Seller: Action Packaged, Inc.
Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 82198
Color: Black/Red Collectors Edition
Media: Misc.
Band Material: Resin
Case Diameter: 49
Case Material: stainless-steel
Case Thickness: 14
Clasp: Buckle
Dial Color: Red
Dial Window Material Type: Mineral
Watch Movement Type: Quartz
Water Resistance Depth: 30
Size: One Size
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 5.1 x 4.9 x 4.9
outdoor-computer
compass
chronograph
MPN: SS015808000
UPC: 045235901982
EAN: 0045235901982
ASIN: B002LYS3YS
Availability: Usually ships in 6-10 business days
| |
| |
| Features:
|
| Accessories:
|
| Similar Items:
| |
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
The weather was clear for days as your expedition ascended 10,000 feet, but then the barometric pressure started to change and your Storm Alarm went off. Thanks to the Suunto Core Altimeter Watch, you set up your high-altitude camp ahead of the big storm and are in your sleeping bag sipping hot cocoa before it hits. Bravo.
Product Features- Material: [Housing] aluminum, composite; [Strap] elastomer (Alu Light strap is brown leather)
- Altimeter: Yes, usable to 29,500ft (9000m)
- Barometer: Yes
- Heart Rate Monitor: No
- Chronograph: Yes (with sunrise, sunset times)
- Thermometer: Yes
- Digital Compass: Yes
- Adjustable Declination: Semi-automatic compass calibration
- Low Battery Indicator: Yes
- PC Compatible: No
- Water-Resistant: Water resistant to 100ft (30m)
- Backlight: Yes
- Alarms: Multiple watch, date and alarm functions
- Battery Type:
- Battery Life:
- Size: Medium
- Weight:
- Recommended Use: Casual wear, skiing, mountaineering, navigation
- Manufacturer Warranty: 1 Year
|
| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 16
 price listed way too high August 22, 2010
vic armstrong (Culver City, CA, US)
don't by it for $499 !! this is crazy! you can find it online for $299!
 Stylish update to a proven design June 6, 2010
the_royal_we (Washington DC)
This watch does not provide new innovations from the current CORE line.. but it delivers what previous models have done so well with an updated exterior. The band is extremely comfortable and the silver face with blackout screws is very attractive. The positive display is much easier to read in the daylight as compared to models with the negative/military display (acknowledging these version to look very nice but only under the right light conditions) Make no mistake, this watch will cover up most of your wrist, but its not over-the-top big. This is the first CORE watch that I have owned, but am impressed with following:
1. Digital display of the 'second hand" through perimeter hash marks
2. Sunrise/Sunset calculations available at bottom of watch by inputing the city you live in
3. Approaching storm alarm through monitoring of falling barometric pressure
4. Stopwatch/Countdown timer easy to get to through main screen
5. Accurate compass once you correctly calibrate and enter magnetic deviation for your location
This watch won't record workout/trecking data like the X and T series, so if you are looking for that you should not consider this watch. However, if you are looking for an attractive version of the CORE with no frills A, B, C, D functionality, you should consider this watch.
 Don't buy if you actually need this watch to be accurate April 18, 2010
Tereco
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Positives:
Look Cool Scale: 10- Definately the coolest looking watch I have ever owned
Backlight: 8- light could be brighter if they just made it red but since it's a turquoise, the brightness is just right so the whole world doesn't know you're checking on your bearing.
Compass: 10- Accurate
Negatives:
Altimeter: 0- NOT ACCURATE/All over the place
Temperature: 0- NOT ACCURATE/consistently 10+ degrees high after taking it off my wrist for it to assess the air temp as opposed to my skin temp
Depth Gage: 0- NOT ACCURATE. Actually hardly ever registered at all but at times it said that I was as 70+ feet when I only went down to 60 feet. Oddly enough the watch only advertises being capable of registering down to 32 feet.
Durability: 4- Just two days after purchasing the watch, the black and red paint started to flake off with only gentle use. I would estimate that just 4 months into owning this watch, it will be completely silver and since the coolest part about this watch is how it looks, that pretty much makes it useless when you consider the accuracy of the capabilities it advertises. One good thing to note is that the watch maintained it's water tight integrity when I pushed the buttons to swich modes while I was at depth. Some "water resistant" watches can't do that.
I am returning the watch because it was WAAAAY too expensive for what you get. I might have even considered keeping it for it's asthetics if it didn't cost $300.00. But unfortunately I'm not very rich so I have to spend my money on equipment that actually works.
Great, cool watch February 19, 2010
Fernando Magalhaes Gomes
Great watch, beautiful design and very well finish.
Still have something to read to understand better all the possibility.
 Reply hazy, try again January 8, 2010
W. Nicholls (USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
My first advice to anyone considering the brown face watch: ignore the photo of the watch. The display doesn't read anywhere near that bright. Perhaps under very bright outdoor sunlight, but then the watch wasn't photographed under that kind of light. The display is so dark and low contrast, I wondered if the battery was failing or if the contrast wasn't set right. Nope. The display is VERY low contrast and the digits aren't great for readability either. Reverse background LCD displays aren't known for great contrast, but Suunto takes that poor display and makes it much worse by adding a transparent brown layer over the display. The result is a barely readable display under most conditions. Oh, and the backlight? It's extremely weak. It's usable in total darkness, but just barely. I still can't believe that Suunto designers looked at this display and decided to go ahead and use it on a real product.
The brown face and leather band are attractive, but the band is not waterproof. As a sports watch, this particular Core is a poor choice.
Suunto bands are fussy to change and have specialized threaded two-part pins to fasten them to the watch housing. I bought Suunto's brown "flat" band with the idea of using that for river trips. The brown resin band looks okay, but frankly I'd advise you get a positive LCD watch if you intend to really use its sporting features.
If you're looking for a watch that's as challenging to read as the window on a magic 8-ball, this is you're dream come true. For anyone else, "Reply hazy, try again".
One more thing. The instructions that come with the watch don't tell you how to adjust contrast. I found instructions on the web, but they didn't tell me how to exit the factory set up mode. If you do use those instructions, to exit you need to press the lower right button, then the upper right. Adjusting contrast didn't help make the display more readable, so I won't repeat the factory setup mode access here.
Showing reviews 1-5 of 16
|
|
|
Bulova Marine Star,
Tag Watches,
Omega Watches,
Cartier Watches,
Swiss Army Watches,
Gucci Watches,
Bulova Watches,
Invicta Watches,
Movado Watches,
Citizen Watches,
Fossil Watches ,
Tag Heuer Formula 1,
Tag Heuer Aquaracer,
Tag Heuer Carrera,
Omega Seamaster,
Cartier Roadster,
Breitling Navitimer,
Skagen Watches,
Swatch Watches,
Citizen Eco Drive,
Citizen Promaster,
Seiko Watches,
Seiko Kinetic,
Seiko 5,
Omega Speedmaster,
Rado Watches,
Rado Jubile,
CERTAIN CONTENT THAT APPEARS ON THIS SITE COMES FROM AMAZON SERVICES LLC. THIS CONTENT IS PROVIDED ‘AS IS’ AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR REMOVAL AT ANY TIME. | |
