Core Outdoor Sport Watch with Altimeter, Barometer and Compass

I have dress watches and I always wanted an adventurers watch for day to day use This is the best watch in my collection for sure being a perfect product from the get go and it’s so nice in every other way - I just want to keep wearing it every day it looks so nice and all of its functions are very useful especially today on the screen popped up storm alert and an arrow showing me the direction of the storm coming from North West - it has lots of comprehensive functions so you can be fully informed of all environmental conditions and their changes within seconds - A 10/10 product with ease and a great price and a swift delivery - beat that !!!

Good watch, good price

Very cool watch. Brought this as a Christmas present for my brother and he loves it. He saw it in the the Denzel Equalizer films and liked the look of it. This is identical to the one Denzel wears. However, the stopwatch display does differ to the one in the films, not as big. It's comfy and not too heavy, and so far seems durable enough. It's a well made timepiece and keeps time accurately, has loads of functions to boot for the adventurous types out there or for people that like gadgets such as altimeter, barometer, thermometer and compass. It's good value for money for a watch of this kind.

Initial impression is a well-built product that should last. As per other reviews, screen may appear dim when unlit indoors, but not a problem outdoors. Compass hit-and-miss. Has been helpful when out hiking. Sometimes more accurate than an old-style compass, but a couple of times has been wildly out. Needs to be held exactly level when reading, which is hard to do / estimate when worn on wrist. Can be sensitive to electromagnetic interference / metal structures. Needs to be recalibrated often using alternative method not mentioned in any of the manuals (google 'Suunto Core Sleep Mode' for more info). Altimeter is barometric and therefore needs to be regularly updated, as opposed to a GPS one. In the aviation industry, altimeter pressure settings (QNH) are updated multiple times a day for accurate readings, as should this one be. Advise downloading Aeroweather app or Windy and looking at the nearest airport's QNH for most accurate value, then enter via the alti-baro>reference>sea level menu. Can also be updated using a known elevation as well. Thermometer is totally useless. Your guess will be far closer to reality. I've just been out walking in subzero temperatures, snow and thick ice all around, and the Suunto Core was telling me it was +19ºC, see photo. Suspect it's reading my skin rather than the ambient temp. Overall, a slight disappointment, mainly in terms of the compass reliability, especially given that it is from a company that specialises in compasses, and a Finnish company at that. Not sure if I'd be confident navigating purely using this. Not sure whether to keep it, as it looks nice, but not sure if I can trust it. Design needs improving, please.

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I tried to get used to the very dim display, even turned up the contrast in the settings but it is dull. Very dull. I can't be squinting at my watch every time I was to tell the time. Had to return it. Very disappointed. I had the Suunto Observer for 20 years, no probs at all.

Having been the owner of very few watches over the years due to rock solid performance, I decided to push the boat out and see what advancements digital watches had made - I have always had analogue in the past. What a minefield. So many to chose from from the cheap and cheerful to the downright expensive - to me a watch, is a watch, is a watch. Update 2017 The watch has performed flawlessly over the years and I wouldn't be without it. However, I now find myself having to replace my strap for a forth time. Whilst I am happy to replace the battery, a very easy job, having to replace the strap every 16 months or so is beyond being acceptable. I don't wear the watch tightly and although I wear it 24/7, I regularly clean the strap using plain water. Every time the strap has broken in exactly the same spot each time and at £27 or so a pop, it makes for a very expensive replacement. I suspect that there must be a material fault. I have contacted the manufacturer on one occasion and, to be fair, they did send me a replacement ... about 15 months ago ... and now that's failed too. I seem to think that I have now replaced more straps than I have batteries or at least an equal number. I was initially drawn to the Casio ProTrek ABC range of watches and actually purchased one. It lasted just a few short weeks before I returned it due the wristband constantly coming apart on me. What next? Being ex military, it wasn't long before the name Suunto Core All Black Military caught my eye. As a wildlife photographer, I really fancied a watch that could provide me with reliable (if not entirely accurate) local weather information and, for the Golden Hour, (fellow photographers will understand this) information at my finger tips on sunrise and sunset times. Not setting my expectations too high, I decided to plumb for the Suunto Core(Suunto who?). After all if I don't like it I can always get a refund. Well, having used this watch for some weeks now, you would need to take a crowbar to get it off my wrist! For me this watch is a marvel of design and functionality. On one level it's almost understated, on another, a wonderful fusion of data technology manipulation and well thought out user interactiveness. It does everything that the PR blurb says and then some more. Comfortable to wear, easy to use, simple to navigate menus and a delight to look at. The display brightness can be a bit tricky to see at times but you soon get use to this. From what I can tell so far, the ABC instrumentation and feedback is pretty much spot on. The storm alarm, which I has assumed would be something of a gimmick, actually works - really well. There is even an alarm (complete with snooze) that you can actually hear above normal ambient noise levels. If I were to use just one word to describe this watch it would be "incredible". This statement has to be tempered with the fact that I have only owned a handful of watches over the years and so have very little to compare this with. But one thing for sure, I wish that I had owned a watch like this for always.

Ideal watch for trekking with alti/barometer, compass and other features. The choice for someone who wants modern tech in an old school format and doesn't want a smart watch. Battery will last approximately a year and is easy to change. Same model, albeit with some Hollywood visuals, was worn by Denzel Washington in the Equalizer. I found that out after I bought it which was just a cool added extra. Comfortable and not too bulky. Love mine!