Suunto Elementum Terra comes in a good, hefty, coated cardboard box, that is nicely lined. In the box is a manual, a plastic material warranty card, plus a polishing/cleaning fabric.
My first impression was that the watch was weightier, but small compared to my Suunto Vector and Suunto Core. It does feel somewhat thicker although. It's actually a very good, formal watch. After getting it on, it doesn't come across as too weighty. Its got a good weight to it.
Case and Crystal: The case is made of stainless steel, having a matte/satin finish to it. It seems to be quite nicely made, and very strong. There are 3 buttons on the right hand side, that all move quite nicely. Firm, though no click. The top button is also a scroll wheel, for scrolling through menus and making changes. I wish my Suunto Core had one. The scroller also actions smoothly, with confirmation clicks.The case is water resistant to 100m (~300 feet) and according to the manual, the buttons Could be pushed underwater.The Terra face is a flat, sapphire crystal, that also comes with an anti-glare coating onto it.The buttons appear to stand out a lttle bit, but in practice they do not get in the way, or pushed accidentally.
Strap: It come with several unique bands, leather, stainless steel, or rubber. Mine came with a pleasant dark leather band. It has some white stitching across the edge of it, that actually sets it off nicely. The band is extremely thick and stable, but is still comfortable.
Display: The Terra I got has a positive display, which i like It's also available with a negative display, in case you like that better.It runs on the more traditional segment display for numbers, like the Suunto Vector. Thus, it will not plot out any charts/graphs of your elevation or air pressure like the Suunto Core does. The backlight is incredibly bright. A lot better than I have ever seen on any Suunto watch.
Functions: Suunto has of course kept the capabilities to a minimum. I am pretty sure that's because it's intended to be a luxury dress watch. It's actually something to wear to the company or possibly a special event, but will still perform out in the wild, although not as well as the Core. The Terra only has a couple of modes, Time/Altimeter and Compass. The main display of the Terra shows a lot of information. In the top row, you get the actual height, the middle row gives you the time, and the bottom row gives the day. Near the top of the screen, you get the pressure pattern arrows, and around the perimeter you get the sea-level barometric pressure. The face area of the Terra doesn't need a rotatable bezel much like the Vector or Core. Instead, a round chart is present for reading the Sea-Level barometric pressure. - 14100
My first impression was that the watch was weightier, but small compared to my Suunto Vector and Suunto Core. It does feel somewhat thicker although. It's actually a very good, formal watch. After getting it on, it doesn't come across as too weighty. Its got a good weight to it.
Case and Crystal: The case is made of stainless steel, having a matte/satin finish to it. It seems to be quite nicely made, and very strong. There are 3 buttons on the right hand side, that all move quite nicely. Firm, though no click. The top button is also a scroll wheel, for scrolling through menus and making changes. I wish my Suunto Core had one. The scroller also actions smoothly, with confirmation clicks.The case is water resistant to 100m (~300 feet) and according to the manual, the buttons Could be pushed underwater.The Terra face is a flat, sapphire crystal, that also comes with an anti-glare coating onto it.The buttons appear to stand out a lttle bit, but in practice they do not get in the way, or pushed accidentally.
Strap: It come with several unique bands, leather, stainless steel, or rubber. Mine came with a pleasant dark leather band. It has some white stitching across the edge of it, that actually sets it off nicely. The band is extremely thick and stable, but is still comfortable.
Display: The Terra I got has a positive display, which i like It's also available with a negative display, in case you like that better.It runs on the more traditional segment display for numbers, like the Suunto Vector. Thus, it will not plot out any charts/graphs of your elevation or air pressure like the Suunto Core does. The backlight is incredibly bright. A lot better than I have ever seen on any Suunto watch.
Functions: Suunto has of course kept the capabilities to a minimum. I am pretty sure that's because it's intended to be a luxury dress watch. It's actually something to wear to the company or possibly a special event, but will still perform out in the wild, although not as well as the Core. The Terra only has a couple of modes, Time/Altimeter and Compass. The main display of the Terra shows a lot of information. In the top row, you get the actual height, the middle row gives you the time, and the bottom row gives the day. Near the top of the screen, you get the pressure pattern arrows, and around the perimeter you get the sea-level barometric pressure. The face area of the Terra doesn't need a rotatable bezel much like the Vector or Core. Instead, a round chart is present for reading the Sea-Level barometric pressure. - 14100
About the Author:
Steve Burgenson is a long time wrist watch collector and understands few things about them, specifically the outside/sport ones. So his opnion on SuuntoElementum and especially his favorite Suunto Elementum Ventus might be taken into account before buying one. For more info: http://suuntoelementum.com/
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