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India Press Store - Suunto Yachtsman Wrist Top Computer Watch with Barometer and Compass
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List Price: $389.99
Our Price: $279.99
Your Save: $ 110.00 ( 28% )
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Manufacturer: Suunto
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Average Customer Rating:   
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Batteries Included: 1
Binding: Sports
Brand: Suunto
Department: unisex-adult
EAN: 0045235800124
Feature: Watch, barometer, compass, and sailing timer in 1
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Suunto
Manufacturer: Suunto
Model: ss010933310
Publisher: Suunto
Size: Yachstman
Special Features: Barometer
Studio: Suunto
Variation Description: Yachstman
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Features
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Watch, barometer, compass, and sailing timer in 1
Stylish design, waterproof to 100 feet
Sailing timer with countdown from 60 minutes; up to 50 waypoints stored in memory
Bubble level for accurate compass readings
Features 3 alarms and stopwatch
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Disappointment
Comment: This watch was a disappointment for what you pay for it. It is hard to read at an angle, the countdown timer you would use to start a race is difficult to use and nearly inaudible. The concept behind this watch is neat, it looks nice, but Suunto should update this product and stop selling this particular watch. For a simpler, more user friendly Suunto sailing watch I recommend the M3.
Customer Rating:
Summary: the biggest watch I own...
Comment: It's fairly large to say the least but doesn't seem too heavy. I have pushed the wrist side buttons a few times when moving my hand back.
The screen is big and easy to read in normal light, the thermometer is fairly useless when the watch is worn on the wrist as it always reads your wrist temperature rather than the air temperature. The backlight is not particularly bright so viewing in low light conditions is less than ideal.
The different modes are easy to navigate once you get the hang of it.
On a recent visit to a US city, the compass proved most useful in navigating the downtown area where the orientation became confusing.
The beeper for the sail timer is rather quiet but perhaps this will improve when I replace the battery.
Overall quite pleased but would like to have had a keylock, louder alarm and brighter backlight. (Leather strap would have been nice too as the metal case is great but the strap looks a bit cheap.)
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good Buy but be prepared!
Comment: This is a really good watch. The features are pretty handy - barometer, temperature, can store readings, etc.
The only concern is regarding the size of the watch. I gave it to my boyfriend for Christmas and that was the key thing he mentioned - it is really big. So I recommend seeing it beforehand.
So if you can live with the size, it's a good buy.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent Regatta Watch
Comment: I have been looking for quite some time at different sailing watches. As a bowman, I compete quite heavily in sailing regatta's and have tried several different watches. I have now had this watch for a few months and I must admit it is the best watch I have ever used. It is very user friendly and has an excellent countdown timer. Having the temperature and pressure is nice, but okay... they are extras. It is a nice looking watch, good display, and very easy to use. I would highly recommend this watch for anyone who truly competes in sailing regatta's.
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Summary: Spiffy but bizarre
Comment: I want to like this watch a lot, but I am having to admit that my inexpensive Timex Ironman (now at the bottom of Lake Michigan ticking away) did the basics better. The baro and compass features are cool, although I don't use them that much.
I find it odd that in "Time" mode it doesn't show the seconds digitally, instead preferring to show the day of week, month, and day of month. You can get it to show seconds by pressing one of the unlabelled and not particularly intuitive buttons, but only for ten seconds, then it's back to the day (or date, I can't remember which). I generally want to know seconds, not what month it is, on the race course. There is a 36 element ring that does some stuff as seconds elapse but it isn't easy to read at a glance.
The countdown timer is odd too. There is no repeat mode, which I used to set to five minutes and just let roll during starting sequences. Instead there is a one shot timer that, once started, it seems that no force in the universe can reset, although you can get it to jump (either up or down, I can't remember which) by pressing one of the buttons.
Finally, I am reasonably intelligent but I'm no good at this thing's interface. Navigating through functions involves pressing one of three buttons either once, twice in two seconds, or holding it down for two seconds. There doesn't seem to be much rhyme or reason to when you do what.
In all, I'm disappointed with the lack of flexibility for displaying the time (you'd think they could splurge for a six digit display for the time, it is a watch, after all). The timer is "use it our way or not at all" as well. I could fight through the interface by reading the manual every night for a week, but really, it's not supposed to be that hard.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Suunto Yachtsman features an accurate calendar watch with a countdown timer and dual time display, Suunto´s famous digital compass, a barometer, and a sailing timer designed to meet the timing requirements before and during a tough race. In spite of the abundance of features, Suunto Yachtsman is extremely user-friendly and has easy-to-use logic, a large display with big numerals and an electro-luminescent backlight for dimly lit conditions. Suunto Yachtsman combines exclusive looks with the rock solid construction. It is shockproof and waterproof to 30 m (100 ft). The non-allergenic aluminum casing and the durable mineral crystal glass combined with a weatherproof leather band make it the ultimate tool for discerning boaters.
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