Suunto Watches

History of Suunto

Suunto was founded in 1936 by Finnish adventurer Tuomas Vohlonen to produce compass, a primary navigational instrument used during that era. He invented a liquid-filled compass, which was accurate and steadier than the traditional counterparts its ruggedness was extremely good. 

With its marine compass, the company ventured into the manufacturing of instruments for ocean explorers. The brand has been renowned for several innovative products that revolutionized outdoor sports, adventurous activities and diving. In 1999, Suunto was acquired by Amer Sports, a global sporting goods company.

Innovations by Suunto

Suunto is a leading innovator in outdoor sports and diving related instruments. Its pioneering compasses are: the compact liquid filled compass (1940), K12 - the first marine compass (1953) and SK-4 - the world’s first diving compass (1963). In 1987, Suunto launched its first dive computer.

The company unveiled the world’s first watch-sized dive computer in 1997 and the world’s first wrist-sized all-in-dive computer in 2004. Suunto released its first dive computer featuring full mixed gas capability in 2009 and the world premier breather compatible wrist-sized dive computer in 2013. The brand launched their new generation diving computers in 2015 and a wristwatch-sized dive-watch compatible with Suunto App in 2019.

In 1998, the company introduced the first outdoor wrist-top computer with functions like the altimeter, barometer, compass and thermometer. In 2004, the brand brought in an advanced training watch for athletes. The popular outdoor sports wristwatch Suunto Core was released in 2007. Suunto introduced an outdoor sports wristwatch with GPS in 2012 and its first outdoor sports connected watch in 2014. The company released its first sports smartwatch based on Wear by Google OS in 2020.

Suunto and Outdoor Sports

Suunto offers incredible outdoor sports watches for athletes, adventurers, cyclists, fitness freaks, explorers, swimmers, skiers, and more. These extreme sports and running watch models provide additional functions like Altimeter, Barometer, Digital Compass, GPS, Sunrise/sunset times, Storm alarm, Temperature, Touch display, Weather trend indicator and more.

This extensive collection also includes various suunto smart watch models with enhanced features like heart rate monitoring, fitness and activity tracking, stress level monitoring, sports apps and numerous other functions provided with Suunto App or Wear OS by Google.

These highly reliable suunto watches are made from high-quality materials for ensuring durability and vigor. The brand uses Aluminium, ABS, Composite material, Polyamide, Glass fibre reinforce polyamide/polycarbonate, stainless steel or titanium for manufacturing the case and bezel.

Depends upon the model, the protective front crystal of the watch may be sapphire, mineral, gorilla or polyamide. These timepieces are available with comfortable and durable straps made from Elastomer, Leather, Microfibre fabric, Silicone or Textile. Perfectly suitable for outdoor activities, all Suunto Sports watches are water resistant. Typical water resistance range is 30 to 100 meters.

Suunto and Diving

Suunto manufactures exceptional dive computers and watches, with water resistances ranging from 80 to 200 meters. Featuring digital displays and loaded with several diving-related functions, these instruments are popular among divers. Equipped with a proprietary firmware, these devices are useful for both scuba and free diving activities.

Suunto’s diving instruments offers functions like Dive history and logging, Digital compass, Depth Gauge, Temperature measurement, and Diving alarms/notifications like Dive time, Maximum depth, Tank pressure, Built-in dive planner, Gas time, High/Low Po2, Too-fast ascent, Depression sealing violation and Deep stop violation. Suunto’s dive computer models EON Core and EON Steel offers several enhanced features in comparison with their wrist-worn diving watches.

Suunto’s diving instruments also offer some useful functions to assist free diving activities. Suunto’s dive computers and some dive watch versions can be paired with the Suunto Tank POD wireless tank pressure transmitter. Depends on the instrument, the diver can chose various diving modes, like air, nitrox, gauge, free and off. 

The Suunto DM5 software allows the diver to upload and analyze his or her diving logs and dive data on a personal computer. Some of these instruments can be paired with smart phones with Suunto App and Blue tooth technology. 

Suunto has been manufacturing dive computers since 1987. Its first diving computer was model SME-ML. In 2015, the brand added its new generation diving computers. Presently, the Finnish company offers dive computer collections like EON Core, EON Steel, Vyper and Zoop. 

Models like EON Core, Viper and Zoop are rated for a water resistance up to 80 meters. Featuring Composite case, stainless steel bezel, Xensation Glass and Elastomer strap, the EON Steel offers 150 meters water resistance.

Suunto’s diving watches are made with resilient materials, like steel, composite, reinforced composite and titanium. Protective glass is either sapphire or mineral crystal. Each suunto watch is equipped with comfortable and reliable bracelets, made with stainless steel, Elastomer, Silicone or Titanium. The brand also offers interchangeable straps for customizing the timepiece to suit its wearer’s style. Suunto’s dive watches typically have water resistances ranging from 100 to 200 meters.

Suunto also produces the console-mounted dive computers (COBRA), Tank Pod Wireless tank pressure transmitter. The brand also offers diving accessories like pressure and depth gauges, diving straps and wrist-worn dive compasses.

Other Suunto Products

For adventurers, Suunto offers various compass models suitable for handling diverse terrains. Other notable accessories from the brand include watch straps, Heart rate belts, Bike sensor, Bike Mount and Compass pendant.

Suunto App

Suunto App is a proprietary software application for connecting certain Suunto devices and smartwatches with a personal computer or a Smartphone. Compatible with some of the brand’s outdoor sports watches and diving instruments, this app allows wireless connectivity using Bluetooth. This App supports Android and Apple OS based smartphones. The user can also connect some Suunto instruments to a PC using USB cable and SuuntoLink application.

Suunto App provides a range of smartwatch functions like Activity tracking, Sleep monitoring, Maps & Routes, Speed & Distance and many other features supported by it. The user can also subscribe to popular sports services, like Strava, Adidas Running, UA MapMyRun, Endomondo, TrainingPeaks, and more. In dive computers, this App allows the transfer of dive logs to a compatible Smartphone.

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Suunto began its journey by manufacturing extremely rugged and accurate compasses. Now, being a pioneer in outdoor sports watches and diving instruments, suunto offers innovative products with the help of latest technologies and extremely reliable materials. The brand has utilized its devotion, technical expertise and innovative sprit to design and develop revolutionary devices like smart outdoor sports watches and diving computers. Suunto’s instruments are immensely popular among fitness & sports enthusiasts and divers.