Final Thoughts
All in all I really like the Suunto Core Green Light Advanced Outdoor Sports Watch. As the name suggests, it provides the “Core” features that an outdoor enthusiast would want to have. During my mountain bike holiday I used the Altimeter feature daily and it was cool to compare and see the data we logged. I thought the Altimeter and Barometer worked great and was pretty accurate for the information it was giving me. I compared it to my friend’s watch that had similar functions and our data was relatively similar.
After using all the great features on the Core over that last few weeks my head gets all these ideas and wants more features! It would have been great to maybe somehow download this information from the watch into a computer and map it onto Google Earth or something like that, or even a GPS built into the watch to display location and actual distance traveled through the day. I am sure the name of the watch would no longer be the Suunto Core! Maybe I am asking too much, but downloading the information to a computer would have been nice. I guess these are features for another Suunto model.
If you are looking for a watch that is non-complex, that gives you just the important information like Altimeter, Barometer and Compass to make important decisions while in the outdoors, then the Suunto Core Green Light Advanced Outdoors Sports Watch is a solid choice. I will continue to use mine as I fly down mountains on my bike!
Pros
- Mineral glass is very durable to scratching
- Lightweight and easy to press buttons
- Easy to read display
- Easy to use and navigate between features
- Stylish, looks good, not geeky
- Loud alarm
- User replaceable CR 2032 battery
- Altimeter/Barometer, Compass , Time are “Core” features
Cons
- Altitude/Barometer requires calibration to get accurate information
- Lightweight housing and thin watchband makes me question long-term durability
- Download of information recorded to memory to a computer is not an option
Overall Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
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