Suunto Vector Green

Suunto Vector Foliage Green

Suunto Vector is truly an instrument that you cannot leave home when planning any kind of outdoor activity. Hiking, climbing, off piste skiing all share one common feature in order to practice them safely, you need accurate, real-time information about the surroundings. And this is where Suunto Vector, a versatile device that it is, delivers.

Regardless whether you are climbing mountains, riding a muddy bike track, or skiing off piste, Suunto Vector will not let you down even in the toughest of the tough situations. It combines an altimeter, barometer, and an electronic compass with all the features of a sophisticated sports watch.

The clear logic of the user interface makes Suunto Vector a real forerunner on the mountain. Its ergonomic design with a large display and convenient control buttons makes it easy to use even in the harshest and toughest conditions. It has an electro-luminescent backlight and a user-replaceable battery.

Features

• Altimeter: Altitude, vertical speed, altitude alarm, logbook, vertical difference measurement, automatic 24h altitude memory, temperature compensation. Logbook capacity 8 kB, recording intervals 20s, 1min, 10min and 60min, with respective times 16,5h, 50h, 20 days and 125 days
• Barometer: Sea level pressure, absolute pressure, pressure difference, pressure trend indicator, 4-day barometric memory, temperature
• Compass: Cardinal bearing, North-South arrow, bearing tracking, declination setting
• Chronograph: Interval timer, stopwatch, countdown timer, calendar, 12 24 Hr format, three daily alarms

Three days before I left for Afghanistan my Casio pathfinder piled in. This resulted in a perfect excuse to spend another hundred odd quid on a watch with 93 different functions, only two of which will be used. Anyhow a trip to my local surplus shop with a bare wrist and a pocket full of cash soon f... » more...

Date Added: 17/12/2010 by Arrse Reviews