An Updated Suunto Core Altimeter Watch Review
The Suunto Vector has long been the solid, reliable watch in the Suunto altimeter watch line. While the Vector has a great reputation, it is ten years old and Suunto was looking to replace it with a new generation of watch. The Suunto Core came out in 2007 as the “next” big thing in the Suunto watch family. The Suunto Core promised a full feature set, including an altimeter, barometer, storm warning function, and compass.
Revolutionizing an already established industry can be a challenge – many manufacturers have made the attempt to take the altimeter watch from a piece of outdoor gear to a more stylish and functional everyday wear watch. It appeared Suunto had finally achieved this objective with the Core – not only were the features a step up from other altimeter watches, the Core boasted an improved look and feel. It was a good looking, feature-rich altimeter watch!
Suunto is known for extremely high quality. Because of this reputation the industry expected nearly flawless performance on initial release of the Suunto Core altimeter watch. However, within a few weeks of release, reports of product malfunctions started rolling in. Common issues were software bugs and battery life issues. From an outsiders perspective, it looked like Suunto had chosen to do product testing in the field and had prematurely released the Core altimeter watch.
While the Suunto Core initially had some problems, Suunto has spent a good bit of the last few years not only fixing known issues but continuing to position this fine watch as a market leader. Thankfully, their efforts have largely been successful and the Suunto Core is still THE altimeter watch to buy.
Suunto, true to it’s reputation (who would expect less with this fine manufacturer) has fixed the majority of the issues with the Core and now the end buyer can be assured that by purchasing a Suunto Core altimeter watch they are getting a high quality timepiece with rugged durability. The Suunto Core is priced from $249.99 to $499.99 and can be found at many outdoor retailers.
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