The extremely shock-resistant Observer is a perfect tool for the toughest athletic challenges, but its timeless design makes it wearable in any casual situation. Thanks to its moderate size, Observer fits well also to female wrist.
- The Suunto Observer’s main features are altimeter, barometer, digital compass, and time with stopwatch and dual time functions.
- The Observer is shock-resistant and water resistant to 100 m/330 ft.
- Other features include easy-to-read display with extra-ordinary large viewing angle, electroluminescent backlight and a user-replaceable battery.
- The altimeter has a range up to 9 000 m/29 500 ft with 1 m/3 ft resolution.
- It also features adjustable altitude alarm as well as memory functions.
- Logbook allows the user to record total and cumulative vertical ascents and descents, as well as the number of runs skied. With one-button access you can get all this as intermediate information.
- The Observer’s memory capacity is 99 logs.
- The Altimeter use is a unique feature to keep sea level pressure from changing when the unit is used as an altimeter.
- When the altimeter function is activated, all pressure changes are interpreted as altitude changes, and the sea level pressure reading displayed will not change, although the absolute pressure reading will.
- In addition to current barometric pressure and temperature, the barometer function of Observer gives pressure related data for the past four days: the first six hours in one hour intervals and after that in six hour intervals.
- The Barometer use is a unique feature that keeps the altitude from changing when the unit is used as a barometer.
- It interprets all pressure changes as weather changes and the measured changes will therefore only affect the pressure reading in the barometer mode.
- These changes will not affect the altitude reading, thus enabling for instance weather forecasts in a camp.
- The operating temperature is -20 - +50 Celsius, -5 - +120 Fahrenheit.
- The compass shows the cardinal or half-cardinal point abbreviated and indicates the North with an arrow.
- The compass can be set to track a certain bearing, and graphically show the difference between this and the actual bearing.
- This is a valuable tool, when trying to get back on track after minor or major detours in the terrain.
- The declination adjustment function allows the user to correct the difference between true North and magnetic North.
- Observer also has a calendar clock pre-programmed to the year 2089 with three daily alarms, a dual time display, and a stopwatch with lap and split time measurement.
- The stopwatch stores up to 99 laps and split times for one run.
- The time can either be shown in 12 or 24 hour format.