suunto watches

[tipsntails7]

I would buy a watch that you like the look of and is comfortable. The ABC watches while not junk, are extremely fickle little buggers. I've had numerous watches and none of them have worked good enough for the hassle to keep them correct.

If your set on an ABC the casios are the best besides watches that use actual GPS like the garmin fenix line, which has terrible battery life.

For me my watch tells time and has an alarm, for everything else I'll use my gps unit.

 

[greyghostnw]

Yep, I have the PRW-5000Y and wear it daily and love it. I don't use the ABC functions all that often but it's nice to know they are there. You also need to understand the limitations of the altimeter and barometer and the factors that affect them.

This exaxtly. Knowing how the functions work in conjunction with one another to be able to be at its best potential is a critical factor. The baro functions are far my most anoying feature of the abc watches ive tried witch also effect its altimeter accuracy. In the end i picked mine for most of the functions and i liked its looks as well. Hard to beat atomic solar. The compass has been spot on on mine and the alarms are nice. The altimeter varies 100 feet but that is stated in manual. One should always carry a compass for serious navigation and use the watch In conjunction. Look forward to advances in technology regarding sensors etc....

 

[deadwolf]

I have an Ambit 3 and love it for a lot of reasons. I would guess that 99% of people that dislike or have a hard time with them are likely not taking the time to learn to use it. I will say it is not going to replace your handheld gps in anyway. The Ambit 3 has a rechargeable battery which I charge about once a month. Now if I were constantly using it to navigate it would need charging more often. If using the GPS full time the battery would drain within a few days. Long enough to hopefully get you out of wherever you were. When you get to a new location, for example when I went to Wyoming this year, you will need to recalibrate the compass and lock on to the satellites which take a few minutes the first time but is simple. If you're so inclined you can also find out the declination for where you are and set that too, which I advise to make certain it's super accurate. Ive never had one leak and I am on my second one. The display is easy to change, and you are not locked in to a negative display. I use a regular display option with mine. It's also nice to be able to hook up to the computer and see your activity, (running, hiking, swimming, etc.) all right there for you on screen. I'm not really into that, but the watch will do way more than I need it to. I could go on, but I think it's probably clear that I am a fan of Suunto and think highly of them. I wouldn't look past the Garmin Fenix either if you're in the market.