The Finnish brand Suunto has introduced its latest Suunto Ocean smartwatch, designed for lovers of diving and other water sports. Suunto Ocean boasts premium features including a decompression planner, underwater tracking and incredible battery life.
While interest in classic wristwatches is on the rise again, smartwatches are still taking over the market. Besides Apple and Samsung, which offer everyday comfort, companies such as Garmin, Coros and Suunto focus on sport-specific models. The latest addition to the Suunto line is the Suunto Ocean, a smartwatch designed for underwater adventures.
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If you are a fan of swimming, diving or snorkeling, it is Suunto Ocean the perfect waterproof companion. Available in black, steel black and sand, the new “dive watch” offers a 1.43-inch AMOLED display in a glass fiber reinforced polyamide housing and a stainless steel frame. It weighs only 99 grams, which makes it ideal for all types of underwater activities, including technical diving.
The Ocean includes a decompression planner thanks to the Suunto Bühlmann 16 GF and is compatible with the Suunto Tank POD, a wireless sensor that shows the remaining air in the tank. The watch allows you to customize diving safety alarms that include audio and vibration options. For added safety, there are also alarms for rapid ascent, violation of the decompression ceiling and high pO2.
Suunto Ocean it is not only a diving watch but also a powerful multi-sport watch with over 95 sports modes including running, cycling and hiking. Fitness features include heart rate monitoring, accurate sleep tracking, recovery meters and step tracking. It also offers features for outdoor activities such as GNSS satellite maps, barometer, altimeter and offline maps.
The new Suunto Ocean appears to be an upgrade from the previous D5 model. Both have water resistance up to 100m and the same underwater capabilities. However, the Ocean brings improvements such as GPS functionality and exceptional battery life, which is limited to 6 days on the D5.
Suunto Ocean: technical specifications
Suunto Ocean has a 1.43-inch AMOLED display, a glass fiber reinforced polyamide body, a stainless steel frame and is water resistant to a depth of 100 meters. Battery life is an impressive 26 days in watch mode, 12 days with 24/7 tracking and over 40 hours in training mode. The watch offers more than 95 sports modes and has a silicone strap and supports various satellite systems such as GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS and BEIDOU.
Suunto Ocean will be available in summer 2024 for $899 / €799. For more information and to sign up for notifications, visit Suunto's official online store.
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Conclusion: Suunto Ocean represents an important step forward for diving and sports smartwatches, as it combines long-standing tradition and advanced technologies. For anyone looking for a reliable and powerful watch for underwater and land activities, the Suunto Ocean is definitely worth considering.
