I love this watch! I purchased it sometime back in 2002, and I've worn it almost every day since. It has been a fantastic watch. It looks great in casual wear, and it looks great dressed up. However, being an avid hiker and outdoorsman, I need reliability in the functions advertised with the watch. Overall, my expectations have been met.
The biggest complaint I have with the watch is the compass. It needs to be calibrated often. Further, any tilt of the watch can change the reading on the compass by as much as 10 degrees. Because there is no bubble on the display to make sure the watch is level, it's not reliable for accurate readings. I wouldn't use the compass for more than just a general sense of direction. Also, the compass is highly affected by metal nearby, including the buckle on your belt, or a metal frame pack you might be wearing. For me, the digital compass in this watch is nothing more than a toy, not an instrument.
The barometer, and as a result, the altimeter, have been a bit flaky at times as well. However, this has generally been the exception rather than the rule. I'll notice that my altitude will read substantially higher or lower than what it should be, and when changing profiles to the barometer, I'll see it's quite off from a standard mercury reading. Again though, this hasn't happened much. With the amount of hiking I do, I'm more interested in my rate of ascent and descent anyway, rather than the actual altitude, and it's been spot on in that regard.
The thermometer has been dead on accurate within a degree or two every time I've relied on it. For me, it's been the most outstanding feature of the watch. I've also used the logging capabilities, reading back past climbs and descents, including rates of change. This has been valuable as well. I haven't used the stopwatch much, and find it a bit awkward to use when I do.
I love the weight and size of the watch. I have a friend who owns a Suunto Vector, and the watch is HUGE! Also, it feels light and cheap (although I know better). For me, this watch isn't too big, it fits very well on the wrist, and it has a nice solid weight to it. Some might claim it's too heavy, but I like the feel. Also, it's gotten some great comments from various people, and always sparks a great conversation.
After almost 8 years of owning this watch, I finally sent it in for cleaning and light repairs. I'm confident that I will be wearing this watch for another 8 years. It's easily surpassed all my expectations, and for the 0 I spent on the watch, I've definitely gotten my money's worth out of it. When/if it keels over, I'll likely replace it with another Observer ST.
Other than the compass, and the occasional inaccurate barometer readings, I would recommend this watch to anyone who is looking for a good time piece with similar instrumentation. Now if only Suunto would put out an atomic Observer watch... :)
Suunto Observer SR Wrist-Top Computer Watch with Altimeter, Barometer, Compass Features
- Suunto Observer Elastomer 2004 Stainless Altimeter Watch
- Suunto is brand new, first quality and authentic with all original parts.
- Brand new, never worn watches
- 30 day money back guarantee
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Price : $329.00
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Overviews
Time - 12/24 hour clock - Calendar pre-programmed to the year 2089 - 3 daily alarms - Dual time - Stopwatch with lap and split time measurement; stores up to 99 laps and split times for 1 run. Altimeter - Altitude range up to 9000 m / 29,500 ft. - Resolution to 1 m / 3 ft - Ascent/descent rate in m/min or ft/min - One-button access to intermediate information about total vertical ascent/desent, and number of runs skied - Logbook stores total ascent/descent, average ascent/descent rate, number of runs skied duration of log - Altitude alarm - Altimeter use: unique feature to deep sea level pressure from changing when unit is used as altimete. Barometer - Absolute pressure range 300 - 1 1-hPa/ 9.90 - 32.40 inHg - Sea level pressure range 921 - 1080 hPa / 27.25 - 30.80 inHg - Resolution 1hPa / 0.05 inHg - Temperature compensation - Automatic 4-day memory stores pressure information in one hour intervals for the last six hours, then in six hour intervals - Temperature range -20 degrees - +60 degrees C / -5 degrees - +140 degrees F - Barometer use: unique feature to keep altitude from changing when unit is used as a barometer. Compass - Shows bearing in degrees and cardinal or half-cardinal point - North-South arrow - Bearing tracking function displays locked bearing, actual bearing and difference between these - Declination adjustment - Resolution: bearing 1 degree, North-South arrow +/- 5 degrees. Other Features - Different housing and strap options available - Backlight, electroluminescent - User-replaceable battery - Low battery indicator - Waterproof to 100 m / 330 ft.
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Customer Review
Gary - Gary J. Miller - Dillon, CO USA
I returned this Suunto Observer ST Digital Sport Watch 2009 - Stainless-Steelroduct because the ease of use was an 11 on a 1 to 10.
I will never purchase a Suunto again.
Thanks / Gary
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