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Suunto Ambit GPS Multifunction Heart Rate Monitor

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Suunto Ambit GPS Multifunction Heart Rate Monitor

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The Suunto Ambit multifunction heart rate monitor packs GPS navigation and all the training functions you need for your outdoor adventures into a sleek yet robust design.

With Ambit, you can enjoy having heart rate, location, altitude, pace, weather conditions and time all at your fingertips
Included Suunto ANT wireless heart rate monitor chest strap is comfortable and provides peak training effect, recovery time, real-time heart rate graph and heart rate limits
Full-featured GPS with multiple coordinate systems features a SiRF IV chip and offers waypoint creation, navigation and storage along with 1- or 60-second tracking intervals
Accelerometer-integrated GPS offers highly responsive tracking of pace/speed and distance; other training features include a chronograph and manual or automatic laps
3D compass shows a correct bearing, even if tilted up to 30° off level; barometric altimeter tracks your your ascent and descent
Barometric sensor helps you predict changes in the weather; thermometer keeps you apprised of the current temperature
2-way USB cable lets you charge the battery and transfer data to a computer; upload waypoints, logging and analysis to Movescount.com to keep an online record of your data
Standard watch functions include dual time, date and alarm; Positive/negative display lets you switch from light to dark for optimal visibility or stealth mode
Rechargeable lithium-ion battery with low-battery indicator features enhanced battery life: 30 days with watch functionality and 50 hours with GPS tracking
The Suunto Ambit multifunction heart rate monitor features a built-to-last casing with tough mineral crystal lens that is water resistant to 100m (330 ft.)

Please Note: This item contains a lithium battery and cannot be shipped to APO, FPO, U.S. Territories, international destinations or Hawaii, and are only available for in-store pickup in Alaska.

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Suunto Ambit GPS Multifunction Heart Rate Monitor Customer Reviews

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Suunto Ambit Multifunction Heart Rate Monitor

4.1

(based on 17 reviews)

76%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Good quality (9)
Reliable (8)
Easy to read (6)
Stylish (6)
Accurate (3)

Cons

Heavy / bulky (6)

Best Uses

Everyday (6)
Running (3)
Travel (3)

- Reviewer Profile:
- Athletic (8), Practical (5)
- Was this a gift?:
- No (16)

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May

2013

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Mediocre functionality, no more support

By JohnnyNoMoney

from Bethesda, MD

About Me Athletic

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Pros

Stylish

Cons

Bulky
Difficult To Read
Difficult To Use
Lack Of Support
Poor Service

Best Uses

Comments about Suunto Ambit Multifunction Heart Rate Monitor:

I was really excited when I got this watch, as it fulfills all my need - occasional triathlon, trekking, and trail running - while looking good. But soon I find the buttons annoy because every time i bend my wrist backward it would press the switch screen button and get my screen to display the elevation chart.

One of the reason I bought the watch for was the ability to install customized apps. But I haven't really find any app useful (e.g. I don't need to have the watch display my marathon one. If want to know it's a simple multiplication). As for new firmware function, I was really excited about the first update. Then there was nothing. Then the company announced new product and will no longer support this watch. Since many people got really angry and reached out to Suunto, they put out an announce to say that they'd continue to support the watch. Really, how much support with you get if they no longer market the product? As a consumer, someone who believed in Suunto, I was offended.

This is the most expensive GPS watch in the market. Neither the product nor the service is worth of the money.

By the way, check out their newest website Movescount. They must have hired a fashion designer to design it instead of an athlete. Because while looks nice, all the busy colors and icons and link just make it harder to use.

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May

2013

(0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great Product

By Mooneyha

from Sacramento CA

About Me Active, Athletic, Practical

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Pros

Easy To Read
Good Quality
Reliable
Rugged
Ruggid
Software
Stylish
Water resistant

Cons

Bulky
Heavy

Best Uses

All Sports
Everyday
Formal
Training
Travel

Comments about Suunto Ambit Multifunction Heart Rate Monitor:

I use the watch for the following:
• Everyday use
• Training
• Mountaineering
• Swimming
• Running
• Cycling
• Construction, I had fun tracking my heart rate, calories and distanced, while working
Things that are great about it:
• Suunto's my moves, just connect the watch and all the data is stored and presented neatly
• Make personal displays for regular and personal made workouts
• Looks stylish
• Heart rate monitor connects fast and reliable
• Good battery life
• Rechargeable battery
• Suunto support
• GPS
• Altimeter
• Rugged, though little watch so far, and I am not easy on items
• Negative display
• Buttons

Improvements:
• Less bulky
• Less weight
• Price, but this can always be better

At this point I would buy this product again. I recommend this product to folks who do triathlons, marathons, skiing, Mountaineering, open water swimmers, and any activity you would like to keep tabs on your activity levels.

Service and delivery comments:

Took me awhile to pick between this and the Garmin. The Suunto was more, but after reading many reviews and talking to folks the Suunto is well worth the extra $.

As usual REI had great customer service.

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Apr

2013

4.0

Excellent Watch

By consumerA

from Menlo Park, CA

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Pros

Good Quality
Reliable
Website Connectivity
Website Ui

Cons

Bulky
Heavy

Best Uses

Cycling
Running
Soccer

Comments about Suunto Ambit Multifunction Heart Rate Monitor:

I like this watch much better than the Garmin Forerunner. Better functionality and much better website UI. The watch is rather big and could benefit from a redesign that includes a sleeker design.

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Apr

2013

(0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

2.0

You need a PhD to use it!

By Seneca

from San Francisco

About Me Athletic, High End Shopper, Modern, Practical

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Pros

Cons

Difficult To Read
Difficult To Use

Best Uses

Comments about Suunto Ambit Multifunction Heart Rate Monitor:

The instruction manual is almost impossible to follow. I bought this watch because I own a Suunto dive computer which has proven to be rugged practical and useful. But this watch is complicated beyond reason or practical use.

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Mar

2013

(6 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

3.0

Great watch, awful wristband

By MidwestHiker

from Midwest

About Me Athletic

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Pros

Durable Construction

Cons

Poorly-designed Wristband

Best Uses

Pocket Watch

Comments about Suunto Ambit Multifunction Heart Rate Monitor:

I run a lot on roads and trails and do races from the 5k to marathons, and also do weeklong wilderness backpacking trips in the Rockies. The Suunto Ambit seemed like the ideal all-round GPS sports watch for both activiites.(esp. since several reviews said the Garmin 910Xt didn't have a very reliable barometric altimeter) I liked the buttons in place of a touchscreen, weather resistance, (reportedly) reliable altitude readings, option to display GPS coordinates, and choice of frequent GPS signals for running or the once-a-minute option to extend battery life on backpacking trips.

Unfortunately, the Ambit wristband does not pivot much at all where it meets the watch, and the angle is so sharp that the "natural" shape of the wristband is for a wrist that's even thicker than it is wide. Who has a wrist shaped like this?? Also, the angle of the band is sharper at the top of the watch face than at the bottom so it's not symmetrical either. I suspect this lobe at the top is a big GPS receiver which explains the good reception. Unfortunately this tends to point the watch face slightly away from me instead of toward me.

I tried on a friend's Garmin 405 before I ordered which is almost as thick as the Suunto Ambit (0.65 vs. 0.7 in thick) to see how it fits so I thought I knew what to expect. Unlike the Garmin 405, the sharp angle of the Suunto Ambit watchband lifts the watch (and the clasp on the opposite side) off the front and back of my wrist even while it pinches the sides. I have a narrow wrist, and if your wrist is more "round" or is larger then this watch might fit fine. Given the build of so many serious racers and triathletes, a company that makes a "unisex" sports watch that only fits people with really large wrists (or round wrists) seems to be missing out on a big share of their target market!

It may be a very good watch for some people who have the right wrist for this watch. I really wanted to like the watch, but no matter how much I loosen the wristband, it pinches the two sides of my wrist even when it's so loose I can see daylight between my wrist and the band on the front and back. Bottom line, I realized within half an hour I would never want to wear it.

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Mar

2013

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Master piece 5 stars

By Crazy Czech

from MD, CO, Switzerland....

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Pros

Reliable

Cons

Best Uses

Comments about Suunto Ambit Multifunction Heart Rate Monitor:

I have went true few Suunto watches in over a decade and they are all great watches. My T6C is pretty good byt Ambit have finally all the crazy gadgets real ski junkie needs who wants explore unknown terrain out of bound.
The amount of setting modes you can choose is very nice and super simple to navigate. The switch of display color is also cool. Lock down button is genius!

Super excited about the battery life which blows any other GPS watches out there =Hated Garmin 305!

With all features ON you get without issues 24 hrs at 13F temperatures (GPS, HR monitor and if you doing ultra maratons etc just switch the mode so the sensors scan less freqvently... therefore you get longer life.... 40hrs etc

this is 5 star and I'm almost impossible to please with almost any gear!!!
P.S. It be nice to bet longer watch strap if you want to wear over multiple winter layers....but I have also climbers wrist :)

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Feb

2013

5.0

Great Device

By mdbellis

from Indaiatuba, SP

About Me Practical

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Pros

Easy To Read
Good Quality
Reliable

Cons

Bulky

Best Uses

Comments about Suunto Ambit Multifunction Heart Rate Monitor:

Excellent to register your activities and analyze your data.

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Jan

2013

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Amazing!

By Jayzona

from Tucson

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Pros

Easy To Read
Good Quality
Reliable
Stylish

Cons

Bulky

Best Uses

Activity Specific
Weekend

Comments about Suunto Ambit Multifunction Heart Rate Monitor:

The Ambit is everything described. If you're into mountain biking, hiking, skiing, etc the watch is fantastic and the website that tracks and analyzes your activities is great. If you think your going to use the watch to navigate your vehicle or a boat....that's not what it's for. It's stylish, the backlight is super-bright, battery life has not been an issue. The functionality is great.

The only issue I've had is the size. It's a big watch and you really can't wear it with a long-sleave oxford type shirt. You just can't button your sleaves and pull your sleaves over the watch. No problem just wear it on the weekend.

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Sep

2012

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

A multi-funti watch with great potential

By gto88

from Bay Area, CA

About Me High End Shopper, Practical

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Pros

Easy To Read
Firmware Updateas
Good Quality
Reliable
Stylish

Cons

Best Uses

Everyday
Travel

Comments about Suunto Ambit Multifunction Heart Rate Monitor:

I am a practical person that I like multi-funtions product such as my Suunto Ambit.
I wear this watch all the time during work and execise.
I like its classic look, so it is looked like a watch for daily use.
The best of all that attracted me to purchase Ambit is its potential of new functions through the firmware updating.
During my writing of this review, the latest 1.8 update has just arrived on schedule, and the next one is on its way.
It is a guarantee that your watch will keep up-to-date in
this fast pace computer age.
Also, Suunto's customer service response promptly to my questions and suggestions, it shows that they are behind their product and are willing to make it better for users.
I would recommend this product to all who are seeking a watch for fun, execises, funtions and style.