Suunto Core All Black Overview:
Pros:
•Comfortable
•Both strap and battery are very easily changed
•Packed with features
•lightweight
•Robust and Intuitive, easy to use feature set
•Accurate altimeter readings
•Backlight
•Large, easily read face
•Storm Alarm
Cons:
•Not all buttons can be locked so the sub-display is often switched
•Hard to read display from some angles
•Bezel is made from steel so scratches rather easy
I have always had a keen interest in watches but could never find one suitable. So when it came down to choosing, I wanted some robust with many features. This then took me to the ABC wrist-stop watches (Altimeter, Barometer, Compass.) With some research I came to learn that Suunto was the standard for all these types of watches. The core was their latest model and sounded unsurpassed by any other. I went for the stylish 'all black military' version shown in the picture.
The Core packs all the features expected of a good wrist computer and tool, in a stylish shell. Features include an altimeter with a logbook, a barometer with a storm alarm and weather trend indicator, a digital compass with a rotating bezel/dial, time and date, timer, and depth meter. The altitude readings came in very accu