New Suunto Elementum Watch - Review

[promocop]

In your opinion is it good enough as a backup watch for depth/in water timing/safety stop issues

 

[ILDiver]

In your opinion is it good enough as a backup watch for depth/in water timing/safety stop issues

Yes. If I had a console computer I would wear this watch as a backup device. Even without the stopwatch, if I did not have an Atom 2.0 with a good freedive mode on it, I would use this watch for freediving. It will record to 80m and survive to 200m. The button and crown are solid, I don't see them failing any time soon.

 

[johnny_bravo]

I like the machine-like look...however, no air-integration and only 14 dives logged? It comes well short of the D6 and D9s (i love my D9)...the white rubber strap could be a funky add-on.

Cheers.

-J.-

 

[promocop]

why two different black rubber straps?. If the watch does retail in the $500 range (speculation), that it would be an ideal back-up to an AI devise.

 

[ILDiver]

I like the machine-like look...however, no air-integration and only 14 dives logged? It comes well short of the D6 and D9s (i love my D9)...the white rubber strap could be a funky add-on.

Cheers.

-J.-

This watch is not meant to compete with a dive computer. It is a lifestyle watch. Two different markets.

why two different black rubber straps?.

They have a slight design difference. If you click on the strap it updates the image above. There is a different pattern where it connects to the watch and the clasp is black on one and S.S. on the other.

 

[promocop]

just got it and love it!!! Water activated, current depth, time, temp and max depth. Once you breech three feet going up, it starts a SURF interval timer up to 48 hours. Back down for dive number 2..3...4? It starts all over again. IT'S NOT MEANT TO BE AN AI devise...DUH!!! It's a back-up to that devise!!! It keeps 14 dives in the memory then dumps them. After 10 dives it worked flawlessly and the backup is very bright undewrater. Great piece.