Compared to Swiss building, the Finnish have made a very competing watch. The case of the Suunto Elementum Ventus is first class using a "carved not stamped" feel to it. I enjoy the sapphire crystal, but I am unhappy that it's neither glare-proofed or domed. Thus in a pinch, you can use it as a mirror to fix your hair.
The pushers work perfectly, even though the much lauded "revolving A pusher" seems a little less than "swiss rugged" in my experience.
The display.... okay, after years of Swiss wrist watches that flawlessly performed legible negative displays, I can't "get it" with this particular watch. Why can't Suunto create a negative display with plenty lucidity and contrast to contend with the likes of a Breitling, TAG or RADO? From my limited understanding of LCD technology, the gap between a positive and a negative display would be the polarizing filter. There isn't much else with it. So Now i'm puzzled why this is so hard to read.
I am satisfied with the function of the watch. Suunto seems to have sought to make this particular watch as easy as possible! You'll find basically 4 modes.The actual main time display that may show either barometric pressure numerically or, inside the same place, display the dat. The barometric record, which is accessed by rotating the A pusher counter clockwise and scrolls the baro chart by hour increment. The compass, accessible via the C pusher in all modes with the exception of when the "race timer" is working; and also the race timer itself.
The count down chronograph is rather... uncomfortable. It resets to zero by holding the C pusher after it has been ended by pressing the A pusher. As soon as zeroed, it takes on five minutes as the start time, though you are able to swivel the A pusher to regulate this by minute steps. If set to zero, it really works like a modest chronograph. Why modest? It counts 10ths of seconds until 1 minute, and then changes to minutes and seconds, after which to minutes only. When it comes to last mode, no one is able to detect it is still running without catching a digit change. As opposed to the "regular" convention of flashing the ":" to show a running chronograph, the ":" is static. Additionally unlucky is the fact that, when halted, the timepiece will never show the more precise readings. Compare this to an Aerospace Watch, where when the chronograph is stopped, the watch alternates in between displaying the minutes and the seconds, so that you can at least access the level of precision kept in the watch. - 14100
The pushers work perfectly, even though the much lauded "revolving A pusher" seems a little less than "swiss rugged" in my experience.
The display.... okay, after years of Swiss wrist watches that flawlessly performed legible negative displays, I can't "get it" with this particular watch. Why can't Suunto create a negative display with plenty lucidity and contrast to contend with the likes of a Breitling, TAG or RADO? From my limited understanding of LCD technology, the gap between a positive and a negative display would be the polarizing filter. There isn't much else with it. So Now i'm puzzled why this is so hard to read.
I am satisfied with the function of the watch. Suunto seems to have sought to make this particular watch as easy as possible! You'll find basically 4 modes.The actual main time display that may show either barometric pressure numerically or, inside the same place, display the dat. The barometric record, which is accessed by rotating the A pusher counter clockwise and scrolls the baro chart by hour increment. The compass, accessible via the C pusher in all modes with the exception of when the "race timer" is working; and also the race timer itself.
The count down chronograph is rather... uncomfortable. It resets to zero by holding the C pusher after it has been ended by pressing the A pusher. As soon as zeroed, it takes on five minutes as the start time, though you are able to swivel the A pusher to regulate this by minute steps. If set to zero, it really works like a modest chronograph. Why modest? It counts 10ths of seconds until 1 minute, and then changes to minutes and seconds, after which to minutes only. When it comes to last mode, no one is able to detect it is still running without catching a digit change. As opposed to the "regular" convention of flashing the ":" to show a running chronograph, the ":" is static. Additionally unlucky is the fact that, when halted, the timepiece will never show the more precise readings. Compare this to an Aerospace Watch, where when the chronograph is stopped, the watch alternates in between displaying the minutes and the seconds, so that you can at least access the level of precision kept in the watch. - 14100
About the Author:
Mario Bosemon is a long time timepiece enthusiast and knows few things about them, especially the outdoor/activity kinds. So his opnion on Suunto Elementum and especially his favorite Suunto Elementum Aqua may be considered before purchasing one. To find out more: http://suuntoelementum.com/
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