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Suunto Vector is the most legendary of all Suunto outdoor wristops. Equipped with an altimeter, barometer and electronic compass it helps you to know your surroundings better. 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.
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Suunto's original Wristop Computer, the Vector changed the face of sport watches forever with its groundbreaking combination of features, including an altimeter, barometer, electronic compass, digital log book, and watch. Introduced in 1998, the Vector was the first watch to make it to the summit of Mt. Everest. In addition, the Vector won the prestigious European Outdoor Award - Product of the Year in 1999/2000.
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.
Newly designed with easier to read bearing, the Suunto Vector wristop computer allows you to time your ascent, figure the altitude, find your bearings and check the weather.
Suunto Vector is a wrist-top computer for outdoor enthusiasts that want to keep track of their activities and keep well-informed about their surroundings
Equipped with an altimeter, barometer, electronic compass, digital log book, and all the features of a sophisticated sports watch, the Vector provides you with the means to make rational decisions in situations where information of your surroundings is essential for safety
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 10h, 12h, 7 days and 10 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: Stopwatch, countdown timer, calendar, and three daily alarms
Available Styles: Black and X Black
The Suunto Vector is the first groundbreaking model coming from Suunto Sports Instruments. It is the answer to all outdoor enthusiasts around the World, who want to know their playground better.
The Suunto Vector Wristop Computer combines a variety of Altimeter, Barometer and Compass functions with an advanced timepiece for the demanding outdoor enthusiast. Use these features to find your location, monitor performance and progress, predict weather changes and much more.
All Suunto watches are water resistant and provide outdoor enthusiasts with the most extensive, accurate, and vital information available. They are manufactured with the highest quality components, durable construction, and a large, easy to read digital display.
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| Altimeter: | Range: 29,500 ft (9000 m)Resolution: 10 ft (5 m) |
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| Barometer: | Absolute Pressure Range: 8.90 - 32.40 inHg (300 - 1100 mbar) Sea Level Pressure Range: 27.25 - 31.90 inHg (921 - 1080 mbar)Resolution: 0.05 in Hg (1 mbar) Temperature Range: -5° - +140° F (-20° - +60° C) |
| Casing Diameter: | 5.1 |
| Compass: | Accuracy: +/- 2.5 Degrees |
| Current altitude: | range up to 29,500 ft / 9,000m - resolution 10ft / 5m |
| Declination adjustment: | yes |
| Increments: | +/- 2-3 of degrees |
| Stopwatch, range 23: | 59,59 / Countdown timer, range 23:59, 59 |
| Temperature: | range -20 - +60 C / -5 - +140 F |
| Thickness: | 1.56 |
| Watch: | Stopwatch Range: 23:59:59 Countdowntimer Range: 23:59:59 |
| Weight: | 1.9 oz (55 g) |
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| XBlack | Elastomer | Yellow | Black | Khaki | N/A | |
Yellow | 199.00 | 199.00199.00 | ||||
Black | 199.00 | 198.95198.953 More... | ||||
Khaki | 199.00 | 198.95199.00199.00 | ||||
X Black | 199.00 | |||||
XBlack | 199.00199.00 | |||||
Xblack | 198.95198.95198.95 | |||||
| N/A | 199.00 | 199.00 | 199.00 | 199.00 | ||
Ramsey Outdoor offers this product at $199.00, but does not provide any color/size information.
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| I've been using Suunto Vectors for 4 years now and they are by far my watch of choice. I currently own three. The reason it's my #1 choice? I use the altimeter function with my powered paraglider. By using the vector as my daily timepiece I never have to worry about forgetting it when I go to fly. Use is simple and reliable, I reset (zero) it before flight and it's never let me down. Ten foot increments are perfect for easy reference and the display size is plenty large enough to see when taking a quick glance in flight. Water hasn't been an issue the half dozen times I've taken it swimming, I've always taken care changing batteries. Only now have I ordered a batter change kit with a new battery hatch, O-ring & battery. I like that I can replace the hatch for a few dollars. Support by Suunto has been amazing, I hit my first vector on something in the course of the day and took off the benzel. Never found it, but a quick call to Suunto USA and a new ring and spring set was on its way the next day, no charge. Five minute and a pair of tweezers and the watch looks and functions good as new. Suunto's got it all, great products, fantastic customer support, and even a catch phrase: Suunto - Replacing Luck. | |
| Robert D. at Altrec on 08/11/2006 | |
Owned a Vector 5 years | |
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| I have been using this watch 5 years. At the 3 year mark I was on an airline flight and the altimeter tanked (I fly about once a month). At that time the watch plastic was so brittle from 3 years of constant use (I wear it 24 hours a day: sleeping, shower, the works) that I couldnt take the battery cover off without the plastic breaking. [...] I had a completely rebuilt watch (strap, cover, everything). The watch does scratch easily (for example, I was shoveling gravel and realized that I scratched the watch all up from doing work), but some 2000 wet sandpaper cleared up the face easily. This watch has been a trooper. I destroy most watches within 6 months and this one has lasted years. I would recommend this watch to anyone. Plus at the current price point, this watch is a steal. | |
| toanjo at Mountain Gear on 03/01/2009 | |
"Pluses outweigh Minuses" | |
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| The Suunto Vector is a watch that delivers what it promises - time, altitude, barometric pressure and electronic compass. On a recent two week backpacking trip, I found the watch useful and to work well - particularly the altimeter feature which literally adds a third dimension to one's map work. It must be noted, however, that the altimeter works through barometric pressure and so if while ascending a peak, the weather is going down the tube, the altimeter may project an elevation above your destination. The only drawback of note is the seconds hand of the watch. Because the watch circumference is segemented into thirty-six parts for compass purposes rather than sixty parts for se | |
| Greg at Moosejaw on 03/20/2008 | |
good, perfect jumble of features | |
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| this product is lots of fun to use. the barometer allows you to track weather patterns from your watch, and the compass is very accurate. the altimeter is among the best i have seen in watches, however the altimeter DOES still drift even with the safegaurds. usually it will be fairly accurate unless a big storm comes through, though. but you should still know the reference altitude of your base-camp so you can set it before you start to insure better accuracy. all in all this watch is a great buy, but if you are a billionaire, i would get the one with the GPS! | |
| Anonymous at Altrec on 06/04/2004 | |
Great Watch | |
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| This is a great watch. My first Vector has lasted more than a decade and is still spot on. The buttons were getting a bit vague so I purchased a new one at a killer price. It is accurate and reliable and I wear it constantly in all outdoor pursuits. Its rugged and puts up with all the usual back country abuse. I wouldn't recommend crack climbing with it unless you want to trash the face but apart from that, none better. And its made in Finland not China, the last of the Finnish Suuntos. | |
| Backcoutnry guy at Mountain Gear on 03/04/2009 | |
had it forever | |
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| I've owned a vector ever since they came out, so a good 7 years. My first one was replaced free, and the second keeps ticking. Awesome features, I still don't know how to use all of them. My only problem is the waterproofness issue. I got caught on the bike in a rainstorm, and even that caused condensation under the bezel. I would also reccomend the face shield if you plan on doing any climbing, as the face gets scratched to hell. Great watch... | |
| Dan Pittenger at Altrec on 08/14/2006 | |
"i bought mine when i was in high school. i'm still wearing it right now." | |
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| literally all i have had to do with this little guy is buy the suunto battery changing kits for 6 dollars but what does he do for me?? gets me out of forests when i get lost backpacking (or at least back on trail), lets me know when the weather going to get a little crappy, tells me how fast i'm trekking up and down hills on the trail and looks quite pretty upon my wrist. I wear it still to this day. | |
| Eric at Moosejaw on 04/10/2009 | |
Good Reliable Watch | |
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| I have had previous versions of this watch and liked the fact that I could change the battery myself. Brands like Casio void your warrant as soon as the battery is changed by anyone. Sunnto does not and the battery is easy to change. I am not fond of the band, it catches on clothing. I have replace the band on the previous versions that I owned. Otherwise a great watch. | |
| RayJay at Mountain Gear on 03/04/2009 | |
"Better than Imagined" | |
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| At first i was kind of worried because the face of the watch is a lot larger than i expected it to be. I had been wanting a watch for a while and finally decided to make the dive. Watch is worth its price, barely noticeable on your wrist, useful, and make your buddies look like idiots when they act like they know what direction they are going. | |
| Michael at Moosejaw on 09/21/2009 | |
So far so good.... | |
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| We bought this watch for our son for his graduation from High School so that he can have it when he enters the US Air Force in the Fall, so far he seems to be enjoying it, tremendously. This watch came highly recommended to us by multiple military personnel, both active and retired. The only negative is that it is a large watch. | |
| The Andrewskis at Mountain Gear on 06/19/2009 | |
Missing Important Functions | |
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| I bought the Suunto Vector when my Avocet altimiter watch finally died, then propmtly returned it. As a ski patroller and back country skier this watch lacks the ability to view current log book data while the current log book is recording. According to the product manual this feature is available for the Altimax and S-Lander models but with the Vector and X-Lander you can't view current accumulated vertical or number of laps while in the current log book, only in past log books. It makes no sense not to have access to this data during a ski day. It's also pretty complicated to use with many sub screens. I'm looking into High Gear watches and judging by their product manuals they seem to have more features for less money. | |
| Mountain Patroller at Mountain Gear on 10/29/2008 | |
poor features, durability, battery life | |
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| I've given up on expecting what is advertised to be true with the Vector, after three (yeah, I know "fool me once...") dogged attempts at making this my watch. It eats batteries, vulnerable to water, and is easily disabled by a fall from the bathroom sink countertop to the floor. Don't do it, even at half price. | |
| Dave at Mountain Gear on 02/01/2009 | |
Nice features | |
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| I've owned one for 5 years, it's been great for hiking and mountain climbing, very good altimeter for a watch. One very strong weakness I have found is that they are only moderately water resistant. This is actually my second Suunto Vector and both got water in them when swimming, the first was covered under warranty, the second was not and it was ruined. I contacted there service center via e-mail with the problem and they did not have a solution. My advise would be to purchase a new o-ring seal on the battery compartment every time you change the battery. And I will probably purchase another one. | |
| S. Gregory at Altrec on 09/15/2005 | |
Watchband is a nightmaer.. | |
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| ...if your dog eats the original. The replacement band options - at least through REI - are a waste of time. Clearly designed by engineers (with a marketing edge) the velcro option is completely worthless. REI stopped carrying them so getting a replacement band was difficult and the one I eventually got was not a perfect fit and is so non-user-friendly I wonder if they'll be out of business soon. Love the watch itself, but the bands are so poorly designed they take away any benefits the watch has. There has to be better products out there. Do more research, ask around. | |
| Name at Altrec on 08/08/2008 | |
Fun novelty but not very accurate | |
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| I got this wrist computer to monitor altitude gained/lost while hiking. It's easy to use but not very accurate. I know that it's based on atmospheric pressure but I was expecting more... on a 'round trip' hike (started and ended at the same trailhead), it said I gained 350' and lost 930'. The real number is closer to 1,500'. I'm going to keep it but I not going to rely on it for serious navigation. | |
| DrFun at Mountain Gear on 12/11/2008 | |
I'd buy it again. | |
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| A great watch but beware of the big buttons that tend to get bumped and change the displayed function stressing your battery life. Maybe the next model will have some raised edges on it to help out some. | |
| Gunner at Altrec on 08/11/2005 | |
