[uabWatch]

Re: Suunto Core or wait for Ambit

To me, it appears that the Ambit it slightly larger (maybe just barely) but the Core's net display is larger. Got to say, the Core just looks way cool in that pic. I hope they offer an all black Ambit that is more rugged looking (like the Core All Black).

 

[gaijin]

Re: Suunto Core or wait for Ambit

To me, it appears that the Ambit it slightly larger (maybe just barely) but the Core's net display is larger. Got to say, the Core just looks way cool in that pic. I hope they offer an all black Ambit that is more rugged looking (like the Core All Black).

In this picture the AMBIT display is larger - go ahead and measure it!

And I don't think you could get a more rugged looking all black AMBIT than this:

;-)

HTH

 

[ross88guy]

I have been in contact with Suunto to try and get hold of a review copy and they have told me that they will have one sent to me by the end of Feb - It is going to be a long wait considering I can see all of you guys posting your pictures and findings on this thread!

Just to confirm the price is £399.99 with a HR monitor or £349.99 without.

Blog - Suunto Ambit

 

[ejunge]

Re: Suunto Core or wait for Ambit

most important info for me - the Ambit can also be used as a normal ABC watch, without the GPS functions (due to the barometer you'll have altimeter readings,...)
>>> makes it almost certain buy for me!

You could with the X9 and X10- they has a full barometer and altimeter functions as well.

 

[stetre76]

Re: Suunto Core or wait for Ambit

ejunge - I know, I owned a X10 for a while.
But due to the missing HRM I sold it again. Now I am using a Time Ironman Gkobal Trainer (which is really nice and doing a great job), which is missing the barometer.

So for me, the Amibt is a step forward again...

 

[JPfeuffer]

So battery last 50 hours with GPS and all the bells and whistles running. I wonder if you wanted to wear it for basic watch functions how long the battery would last.

 

[gaijin]

So battery last 50 hours with GPS and all the bells and whistles running. I wonder if you wanted to wear it for basic watch functions how long the battery would last.

My guess would be 30 days or more based on my experience with the X10, but I have no way of knowing for sure. ;-)

 

[gaijin]

So battery last 50 hours with GPS and all the bells and whistles running. I wonder if you wanted to wear it for basic watch functions how long the battery would last.

Just found this:

"What is going to grab everyones attention is the ability for the watch to go for 30 days on a single charge during non GPS use and 50 hours with 60 second GPS capture and 15 hours for continuous GPS use. This will put it firmly in the realm for the 100 miler and beyond ultra runner."

Source: EXCLUSIVE - New Suunto AMBIT GPS Watch and Win Kilian's Shoes « Ultra168

HTH

 

[stetre76]

I wonder if you wanted to wear it for basic watch functions how long the battery would last.

in the Video they claim that the battery will last for 31 days without GPS being used

 

[JPfeuffer]

I do shallow diving, 20 to 40 feet. I would really like to take this watch on some dives this summer if I decide to get this. Is that crazy for this watch?

 

[gaijin]

I do shallow diving, 20 to 40 feet. I would really like to take this watch on some dives this summer if I decide to get this. Is that crazy for this watch?

Not at all.

Suunto are very conservative with their water resistance depth ratings. The Suunto CORE, for example, is rated to 30M which for other watches would be considered unsuitable for diving, but the CORE also has a built-in depth meter which reads to 10M and it has buttons which can be operated underwater.

The AMBIT is rated to 100M, so you should be fine taking it on shallow dives. ;-)

HTH

 

[twelveone]

There's some good close up shots of the ambit in this vid from ISPO (from around 3:15 in): CBC TV

 

[ModestGP]

Nice!!!

 

[stetre76]

official prices are pretty high....
429,- EUR without HRM,
490,- EUR with HRM

hmmm, wondering what we really have to pay, once it hits the market...

 

[novedl]

I like it....a lot! The owners of this sweet piece of kit are to be envied.

 

[gaijin]

official prices are pretty high....
429,- EUR without HRM,
490,- EUR with HRM

hmmm, wondering what we really have to pay, once it hits the market...

I don't think the prices are high at all. ;-)

I can pre-order the AMBIT here in the US for USD550 for the model with the heart rate monitor; USD500 for the model without the HRM.

The cheapest price I could find for Suunto's now "old" GPS watch, the X10, is USD580. To see Suunto release their new model, with many more features than the old model at a lower price is really very refreshing.

HTH

 

[Joakim Agren]

I don't think the prices are high at all. ;-)

I can pre-order the AMBIT here in the US for USD550 for the model with the heart rate monitor; USD500 for the model without the HRM.

The cheapest price I could find for Suunto's now "old" GPS watch, the X10, is USD580. To see Suunto release their new model, with many more features than the old model at a lower price is really very refreshing.

HTH

$550 that is about € 414.70 so that is siginificantly cheaper then the €490 being asked for it here in the EU. I hope this one will be available for less then $500 when buying on line some time after release. I bought my X10 for around $500 in December 2008.

I am really looking forward to this one, my X10 was one of my most fun watch purchases and I guess the Ambit could be even better.

The X10 was only released in 2 black versions, I wonder if the Ambit just like the Core will come out in more different versions?:think:

 

[gaijin]

The X10 was only released in 2 black versions, I wonder if the Ambit just like the Core will come out in more different versions?:think:

At release, as you know the AMBIT will only be available in two models - a silver bezel model and a black bezel model.

These two AMBIT models are exactly the same except for the color of the bezel surround and the buckle - silver surround has the silver buckle and the black surround has a black buckle.

It would be very easy for Suunto to make these bezels in just about any color imagineable. By the same token, it would also be easy for the owner to repaint their bezel in any color they desire.

My guess is, and it's only a guess, that Suunto will aim to keep the SKU's down with this model, and thereby the cost, by offering only these two models. After all, with each model, one gets two watches in one - both positive and negative displays at will! That should solve the dilemma many of us have about which display to purchasse - positive for visibility or negative for the "cool factor." With both in the same watch, there is no more dilemma - positive when one needs it and negative when understated elegance is more the goal. ;-)

HTH

 

[ronalddheld]

Without GPS updates to the time, should we expect normal accuracies(+/- 15 sec/month)?

 

[Andrew McGregor]

I'd expect better than that; the GPS chipset used contains a thermocompensated RTC, and unless Suunto are completely mad they're likely to use it instead of the one in the main microcontroller. So, while it remains to be seen what they actually did, more like 4 seconds per month is quite likely.