When the outdoors is an important part of your life, you should really think hard about getting the best sports watch for your needs. One such watch that may prove to be a great addition to your outdoor gear is the Suunto Altimax Wrist-Top Computer Watch with Altimeter and Barometer. Now, I know what may be going through your mind right now: “But Suunto watches are really expensive…” While that may be the case, Suunto offers a specific product that fills a specific need and most generally warrant the price they command. Fortunately, this particular watch falls into Suunto’s more affordable category.
Overall, this model has many of the great features that Sunnto provides. It features a watch (of course!), altimeter, and barometer all in one. These functions do their jobs exceptionally well. The time function keeps track of the time and date, has a dual time-zone, several alarms, stopwatch, and countdown timer. The altimeter tells you what altitude you are currently at and also gives you information on your most recent trends. Going a little deeper, you can tell it to keep track of various aspects related to altitude, such as feet-per-minute skied or distance per hour climbed. The barometer function works well to help predict changes in the weather and it, too, can keep a running log for you to examine.
However, as with most products, the Suunto Altimax Wrist-Top Computer Altimeter, Barometer and Compass Watch is not without its shortcomings. Luckily, these shortcomings are not deal breakers by any means; they just need to be kept in mind before making a final purchasing decision. Aesthetically speaking, this watch is quite large! If you have small wrists or hands, then it may very well appear out of proportion when strapped on. However, this generally does not affect performance. Unfortunately, there is one thing that does affect performance. The mode switch has the tendency to inadvertently get pressed causing the watch to change modes without the user realizing it.
PROS:
* Low cost (for a Suunto computer watch)
* The watch function offers many useable features without bombarding you with stuff you won’t use
* The altimeter lets you keep track of various information for later examination
* The barometer also records data for later study
CONS:
* The watch is very large and therefore may be uncomfortable for those with smaller wrists or hands
* The modes switch tends to get in the way
