SUUNTOCore Sports Watch, Classic Outdoor Adventure Watch with Altimeter, Barometer & Compass, Dual-time Sunrise & Sunset Display, Temperature & Storm Alarm for Hiking, Mountain Use

This is my second Core, the first lasted me 18 years of continuous use. The internal workings finally gave up the ghost. Single most useful watch I had during my military career. Durable and scratch resistant. I did kettle bell swings with it. It gave me the Information I needed, light worked well, and it looked good with everything from a uniform to a suit.

The Suunto core.. this thing is really tough. My job entails heavy metal, sharp edges, getting hit, by accident, regularly by tools and things. Its been 7 years and my first core is still completely like new, I bought a replacement because I just Have-to have a core like the one I bought years ago and once it finally does fail Ill be able to pop this out of the box and still have the most favorite watch Ive ever owned. Im sure business minds will phase out this model sometime.As for scratches, just a small amount of black paint missing.. and I mean like a hairs thickness wide in no more than 3 places.. Its really hard for me to believe. The glass really has NO scratches.Now follow me, I try to NOT scratch my watch, I take care if Im going to work on something where obviously emery cloth will scratch the hell out of the face or bezel. But hey it happens, and you just go.. damn it! when you hit it or scratch somthing against it.. But when I expected a huge scratch I had to look close.. and I mean many times of saying Damn it!.. Something about how the bezel is shaped really helps deflect the hits I guess..Ive heard many people moan about the battery life... And NOW IM GOING TO BLOW A GASKET>>.. please morons... read the manuals. OR.. use your heads..The watch is a LARGE FACE WATCH... So guess what.. IT HAS A "LOCK" feature so inadvertent button presses will not turn the light on or change the settings..Take the watch... push it forward toward your fingers.. now cock your wrist up or down fully. you WILL press a button most likely.. If you press the lock function and check for the little padlock symbol to appear in the top center of the dial you will see battery life that all watches enjoy..If you have a core that "Really uses batteries" good for you,.. Im glad your keeping the watch battery factories smiling.. My core in seven years has had maybe 3 batteries. And I overuse the compass and light.My watches prior to this have never lasted more than 3 years. Im a licensed diver too.. so Ive tried the tracer and luminox dive watches. I really liked them too and I do have a Tawatec tritium watch I switch out from time to time.. also a great watch for sure albeit non-digital.The cores compass works flawlessly, the arrow for barometric changes has worked great from the start. Arrow points up I know its going to be nice, flat arrow means more of the same, and down means pay attention to your weather.While diving it have worked perfectly too. If your tech savy, or not this watch is slim, just the right diameter, isnt HUGE, its bigger than first gen luminox, but Im just average and it looks like a spendy and not trendy workhorse. I see lots and lots of military and police using these. My job put me in their presence daily.The functions are just like the directions say and no real reviewing needs to be done, if you want someone to explain the alarm or chono its below my tolerance level to do that. Scrolling around the different settings is not hard, you just use the center button to get started and if you need help watch a youtube vid of setting one up..These watches are really really worth the hype, or Ill just say they are worth ME hyping them up. I dont ask anyone to look at anything that hasnt really really delivered on its promises.. And this really does. If you like the looks of this watch, youll be sold once its on your wrist.Just lock the display so you can enjoy it working like its suppose to, for the amount of battery life its suppose to have.Cheers.

I've only had it a week (early March 2021), and looking at a lot of reviews it wasn't without a little trepidation that I bought it, but I wanted something tough and feature packed in my work as a lineman rigger and the price was unbeatable for what I had been told was an amazing watch for people in my field.A few slight negatives to bear in mind before you put down your money, outdoors in daylight, the display is excellent, but inside in somewhat subdued lighting its not so easy to read, it does have a nice green backlight that works similarly to a G-Shock illuminator though. The crystal is domed on the outside, giving it a degree of magnification, but it's extremely reflective and you'll find yourself angling your wrist from time to time to keep it from glaring and stopping you from reading the time in daylight. If you can live with those things and you need it's functions, or just enjoy crazy watches that are feature rich, you should get this one.The features are amazing, and very accurate, I know how far I've climbed at a glance and I can see if the air pressure drops far enough for me to not get caught in a high wind situation. Two pieces of info that we do have access to, but is extremely useful to have on your wrist giving you real time information. It can be life and death in this game.The battery will probably die well within a year, but I don't have any issue with that due to the features and the ease at which you can change the battery. There are many videos online telling you how to do this correctly, I think some of the problems that people have with waterproofing are due to a botched battery replacement. I will probably never wear this watch in the water, though I do like the idea of its depth gauge. However 30m resistance is not what I personally consider something I'd trust. Just the act of swimming can exert pressures similar to that depth and I see people killing their watches that tout the same depth by swimming in a pool, showering and taking a bath with them. Soap, chlorine and other detergents are not any watches friend.Like I said, if I run into any issues, I'll update this review, but I can't really foresee much to go wrong at this point. Look after your equipment and it'll look after you. Go easy, folks.