[breefmark]

Meet the all new Suunto Spartan Ultra, available July 2016!

Key Specs:

• Colour touchscreen
• Glass: sapphire crystal
• Barometric altitude
• Battery life (GPS active): 20-200 h
• Weight: 73-77 g
• Strap material: Silicone
• Heart rate requires heart rate belt

Pricing:

• Spartan Ultra: 649€ (699€ HR)
• Spartan Ultra Titanium: 749€ (799€ HR)

The watches were advertised in a print mailing by a German sports retailer. Their webshop already lists the Spartan Ultra as new but currently out of stock, but you need deep links for accessing the information. I would post the links but unfortunately I'm not allowed to due to forum restrictions for new members :roll:

Anyway, attaching images seems to work, so here you go:

Spartan Ultra black

Spartan Ultra white

Spartan Ultra Titanium black

Spartan Ultra Titanium grey

 

[HIKESOLO]

Sign me up for a Titanium Black.

 

[RandM]

Sign me up for a Titanium Black.

Ditto my friend.

 

[Red PeeKay]

Ahhh crap, just when I thought I was done with buying more Suunto's they have to go and release this model! Does this model log travel like the ambit and traverse?


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[karokajoka]

Sigh....there goes another $600-$700

 

[paulteini]

Awesome! Glad I didn't have to wait for the DCR post GZ-S

 

[newtonfb]

I'm assuming this is the ambit4?

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[HIKESOLO]

I'm assuming this is the ambit4?

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Well it sure as heck isn't the Fenix 4

 

[newtonfb]

Well it sure as heck isn't the Fenix 4

Ha thanks for the clarification....

Price seems a bit much compared to the peak or fenix series ?

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[HIKESOLO]

Ha thanks for the clarification....

Price seems a bit much compared to the peak or fenix series ?

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Fenix 3 Titanium is $800 right?

 

[silentvoyager]

No GPS antenna bulge? This is concerning.

 

[paulteini]

The watches were advertised in a print mailing by a German sports retailer. Their webshop already lists the Spartan Ultra as new but currently out of stock, but you need deep links for accessing the information. I would post the links but unfortunately I'm not allowed to due to forum restrictions for new members :roll:

What is the name of the German sports retailer?

 

[HIKESOLO]

No GPS antenna bulge? This is concerning.

I think that was inevitable. I honestly didn't see a scenario in which Suunto would keep that. I don't think the majority of users dive into GPS accuracy as deeply as the folks who visit these forums. I think the average consumer wants a sexy package (that's what she said) packed with features. I think the goal is to move forward with improving the tech that they can fit into the smallest package possible.

I used to have a large ugly antenna sticking off the hood of my car. Now I have an antenna built into my rear window. (OK this is a bad example because I drive a Jeep that still has the ugly antenna, but my wife's doesn't, haha). That's just the way tech goes...smaller, lighter, faster, etc...

 

[newtonfb]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Fenix 3 Titanium is $800 right?

Yes. But the non-titanium is still $750 while the regular Fenix 3 is $500. Also the Peak was $500.

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[HIKESOLO]

Well, to be fair you have to compare this to the Sapphire Peak. That's $650 w/ HRM and doesn't include titanium or a color screen and I'm assuming won't be as feature-rich.

The Fenix 3 Sapphire with HRM is $650 - once it included a titanium element it went up to $800 (and that's without HRM). If you improve the materials, the price rises. Don't get me wrong, I think all of these watches are a bit overpriced, but you have to compare apples to apples.

 

[user_none]

Ahhh crap, just when I thought I was done with buying more Suunto's they have to go and release this model! Does this model log travel like the ambit and traverse?

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Log travel? The only model in that space is the Kailash. Damn, typing that out just made me realize this Spartan Ultra is Kailash inspired, which I reallllllllly like.

 

[zvojan]

hmm...this means that all are saphire glass, but not all titanium?

 

[HIKESOLO]

hmm...this means that all are saphire glass, but not all titanium?

That's my guess.

 

[paulteini]

Check out page 20 of this flier, there is an advertisement in German that you all may like. Rough Google translation:

PROGRESSBEYOND LOGICSUUNTO SPARTAN ULTRA- COLOUR DISPLAY WITH TOUCH SREEN AND ADDITION 3 BUTTONS- 24/7 ACTIVITY - NEWS OF THE DIAL- COMPARE & PLANNING WITH COLLEAGUES / GROUPS- DISCOVER NEW ROUTES WITH HEAT MAPS- FIND AND CONNECTING WITH A COACH- BATTERY USEFUL LIVES OF 20H - 200H- DEPTH ANALYSIS TRAINING- PERSONAL RACE RECORDS

AB June 2016 AVAILABLE

 

[Gerald Zhang-Schmidt]

Awesome! Glad I didn't have to wait for the DCR post GZ-S

Had that data for a few days now, but it's not official yet and something might still change / be wrong about it. So, couldn't well post it myself, even as I was just waiting for someone else to find it. Explains why I was so insistent DCR wouldn't be the first, no?