Need a fearless watch? One that, compared to other physical activity watches, can do more in worse conditions. A watch that is durable and can be used to dive up to 100 meters below sea level. One that can moderate more than 80 different sports. A watch for adventurers. Then Suunto Spartan Ultra is the right choice. We had her on the test!
Spartan Ultra watch it bears the name of a fearless nation, and such is its nature and basic purpose. The watch is intended the most demanding sports fans and adventurers in need durable companion and a tool for accurate monitoring of training sessions and their achievements. Suunto thus presents a new collection of multisport GPS watch – Spartan Ultra, which have a color touch screen, route navigation, barometer and compass. Each watch is handcrafted in Finland and is a product of high engineering. Of course, the watch can withstand all possible weather conditions, and among its most prominent features we have to include water resistance to a depth of just 100 meters.
The exterior of the watch is personal and you can feel the quality of the materials used. The circular ring around the touch screen is massive and just like shield of an ancient fighter protects the screen from damage. The watch is just the right size on the wrist, or it falls between larger watches of this type. However, its size is not disturbing. It's all pretty consistent. It is also interesting "always on” display, which is otherwise slightly less visible in the normal brightness setting. That's why I always set it to the highest possible level. As long as you're going to wear the watch every day, you definitely won't have any problems with the aesthetics until you have to jump into an extremely narrow blue or white collar. Then it will be like this sports watch on the hand fell out a bit out of context. But fortunately in the life of the dynamic and sports adventurers don't have many such moments.
Color screen of the test watch he convinced with good responsiveness, although it takes some getting used to working with him. Just as well operating the watch requires a few minutes of training, but once you get the hang of the menu system, everything will be easy. The watch allows you to monitor the 80 preset sports, for which it offers appropriate sports measurements. This means that it can predict the calories consumed for each sport and thus evaluate it from several aspects. With the help of the built-in barometer, compass and the aforementioned GPS and becomes an excellent companion for your training sessions.
Your progress you can follow through the website where artificial intelligence becomes your personal trainer. Track your progress through personal best analysis and train smarter with insight into the training of others. Discover new routes with the help of heat-maps and let your watch guide you through unknown terrain. Soon, however, an improved application for smartphones will be available, which currently does not contain all the desired functions, but from the representative for Suunto Slovenia they guarantee that it will be available really soon. At that time, of course, the watch will automatically stream the training data to your smartphone and then share the data with the web application. This one will be next analyzed loads, rest and recovery, monitoring progress and thus allowing you to plan your training sessions. You will be able to compare your results with a similar group of athletes and thus monitor your progress.
Suunto Spartan Ultra is a smartwatch for athletes, but it should be emphasized that this is not to be confused with classic smartwatches. So if you need a personal digital trainer for triathlon training, if you are a marathon runner or a sports adventurer, you must wear your watch on your wrist Spartan Ultra.
More information:
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