Suunto Elementum Terra comes in a pleasant, hefty, painted cardboard box, which is properly lined. Inside the package is a manual, a plastic material warranty card, along with a polishing/cleaning fabric.

My very first impression was that the watch was weightier, but smaller than my Suunto Vector and Suunto Core. It does feel a tad thicker however. It's a really wonderful, formal watch. After getting it on, it does not seem too weighty. Its got a good weight to it.

Case and Crystal: The case is made of stainless steel, having a matte/satin finish to it. It appears quite nicely made, and incredibly sturdy. You can find three buttons on the right hand side, that all move very good. Firm, but with no click. The top button is a scroll wheel, for scrolling through menus and making changes. I wish my Suunto Core had one. The scroller also goes easily, with confirmation clicks.The case is water-resistant to 100m (~300 feet) and based on the manual, the buttons May be pushed underwater.The Terra face is a flat, sapphire crystal, that also comes with an anti-glare coating on it.The buttons seem to stand out a lttle bit, but in practice they do not get in the way, or pressed unintentionally.

Strap: It come with a number of different bands, leather, stainless, or rubber. Mine had a nice black leather band. It's some white sewing across the edge of it, which actually sets it off beautifully. The band is very thick and strong, but is still comfortable.

Display: The Terra I managed to get has a positive display, which i like Additionally it is provided with a negative display, for individuals who like that better.It uses a more traditional segment display for numbers, just like the Suunto Vector. Thus, it won't plot out any charts/graphs of the elevation or air pressure like the Suunto Core does. The backlight is incredibly bright. A lot better than I've ever seen on any other Suunto watch.

Functions: Suunto has of course kept the features to a minimum amount. I am pretty sure that's because it's actually intended to be a luxury dress watch. It's actually something to wear to the office or a gathering, but will still function out in the wild, albeit not as well as the Core. The Terra only has two modes, Time/Altimeter and Compass. The primary display of the Terra displays a lot of information. In the top row, you receive the present height, the center row gives you the time, and also the bottom row gives the day. Near the top of the display, you receive the pressure trend arrows, and around the perimeter you get the sea-level barometric pressure. The face of the Terra doesn't have a rotatable bezel such as the Vector or Core. Rather, a circular chart is present for reading the Sea-Level barometric pressure.

Steve Burgenson is a long time watch collector and knows few things about them, particularly the outside/activity kinds. So his opnion on Suunto Elementum and especially his favorite Suunto Elementum Ventus might be taken into account before buying one. For more info: http://suuntoelementum.com/

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The Suunto Elementum Aqua showed up in a discrete black cube, with just one word crafted on: "SUUNTO." The one I received has black case, black rubber band, and positive face. The black case is stainless 316L, the common "marine grade metal," which is really tasteful. Through some distance it might resemble an elegant dark G-Shock watch.

Actually a friend of mine made exactly this comment; nevertheless a closer inspection uncovers its originality. The 41mm bezel has 8 hex screws and its combo with the sapphire glass as well as the curved case remind me of the viewing port of an atmospheric scuba diving suit. In fact I do think that this is the most breathtaking function of the watch, and though it resembles the bezel of a UTS model, the execution by Suunto seems to be excellent.

One more one of a kind function of the watch is the massive crown pusher at two o' clock, the one function that's shared in between all the Elementum instruments.

Being bigger than the simple pusher at 3 o' clock, it really stands apart, adding an additional touch of various design culture. The crystal has yellow-colored circular and linear marks that define the measurements taken under water. The 2 yellow lines help to notify about the present and maximum depth, dive time, while the round marking may be the analogue temperature scale.

Suunto Elementum Aqua operates in 2 modes: TIME and DIVE mode. The time function is easy enough, the hour and the mins are placed at the middle of the display, while at the bottom of the display the date is found. Really don't question the reading of seconds, the main display lacks it, despite the empty top part of the screen which could give you the perfect space for this reading. The explanation for this particular omission could be an attempt to prevent the refreshing of the screen every second and conserve some battery. The setup of the time requires pressing the crown for a few moments. Then the time, date, and alarm set up is rather effortless by screwing the crown clockwise or anti-clockwise. Another intriguing function of the watch is a button lock function, which can be activated by pressing both pushers all at once. In addition, by pushing the middle pusher firmly in any mode, the backlight is triggered.

Jack Russel is a long time watch collector and understands few things about them, specifically the outdoor/sports activity types. So his opnion on Suunto Elementum and especially his favorite Suunto Elementum Terra could be taken into account before buying one. For more information: http://suuntoelementum.com/

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