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Suunto Announces New Timepieces

SUUNTO TRAVERSE ALPHA

SUUNTO TRAVERSE ALPHA

Sports watches, dive products, compasses and accessories brand Suunto have announced their two new additions to the Traverse Alpha range. 2017 has been an amazing year so far for new watch releases and one that we were definitely looking forward too here at First Class Watches was the arrival of these new two models. For those of you who know our website you will have seen the range of Suunto watches that we currently offer here. We are very proud to be an official retailer for Suunto watches and are expecting the new additions to do exceptionally well.

The two models that have been added are the Suunto Traverse Alpha Woodland and the Suunto Traverse Alpha Concrete. Both of which are exception timepieces with an advanced array of features and functions to keep any gadget lover busy indefinitely. They are currently available on our website for pre-order with free UK delivery, a 2 year guarantee and a 30 day returns policy.

SUUNTO TRAVERSE ALPHA

The Suunto Traverse Alpha is a rugged GPS outdoor watch with tools for fishing, hunting and hiking, including moon phase calendar and shot detection. These two new models allow you to master your territory with GPS/GLONASS navigation and is manufactured in Finland plus it is tested to military standards so you can rely on this watch when you need it most. The watch encourages you to go exploring and combines rugged build quality with a impressive host of outdoor features.  Its like having a fully trained vetran of anything outdoor adventure you can think of with you at all times day and night, keeping you on track with GPS/GLONASS navigation. Suunto have thought about everything you need when you venture out making sure that all the support you will need is right on your wrist. There is specific fishing and hunting features which contains a moon phase calendar, shot detection, sunrise alert, weather trend, and red backlight foruse during the night or in poor lighting conditions. The watch even has features to help you plan your routes and keep a diary of your fishing and hunting trips with Suunto Movescount. The strap pattern in Traverse Alpha Concrete draws inspiration from the camouflage pattern used by the Finnish military.

PROMOTIONAL VIDEOS

CATCH MORE FISH

BUILT FOR HUNTERS AND ANGLERS

TESTED TOUGH

EXTENSIVE INFORMATION

GENERAL
Bezel material: Stainless steel
Glass material: Sapphire crystal
Case material: Composite
Strap material: Textile material
Weight 75 g / 2.65 oz
Water resistance 100 m (according to ISO 6425)
Battery life in time mode 14 days
Battery type rechargeable lithium-ion
Firmware upgradable  ✓
Time, date  ✓
Alarm clock 1 daily alarm
Dual time  ✓
Automatic daylight saving time  ✓
Countdown timer  ✓
Stopwatch timer  ✓
Vibration alert  ✓
Languages EN, CS, DA, DE, ES, FI, FR, IT, JA, KO, NL, NO, PL, PT, RU, SV, ZH
Backlight LED
Configurable backlight color / brightness / mode
Flashlight backlight option  ✓
Button lock customizable
Invert display  ✓
Display type matrix
Display resolution 128 x 128
Battery indicator percentage / icon
Metric and imperial units  ✓
Memory left indicator  ✓
GPS timekeeping  ✓
24/7
Step counter   ✓
Step counter daily steps and calories, weekly, monthly, yearly trend
CONNECTIVITY
Smartphone compatibility iPhone, Android
Data transfer Wireless / USB cable
Watch customization Wireless / USB cable
Connectivity (between devices) Bluetooth Smart
Compatible with Suunto Movescount App
Phone notifications on the watch with Suunto Movescount App
Phone as secondary display of watch with Suunto Movescount App i
Compatible with online sports communities Strava, TrainingPeaks, MapMyFitness and others (available in Suunto Movescount.com)
Compatible with Suunto Movescount
SUUNTO APPS
Compatible with Suunto Apps
Max. nr. of apps per sport mode 4
Logging of app specific metrics
Most recommended apps by activity
Chrono, GPS, HR, weather and altitude data
Rich math functions, if/then-logic, sound, backlight, etc.
Create own metrics with advanced formulas
COMPASS
Digital compass
Tilt compensation full
Declination correction
Direction scale degrees / mils
Needle north indicator
Bearing lock with direction indicator
Compass accuracy
Compass resolution
PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Operating temperature -20° C to +60° C / -5° F to +140° F
Storage temperature -30° C to +60° C / -22° F to +140° F
Recommended charging temperature 0° C to +35° C / +32° F to +95° F
SHARE AND RELIVE
Photos with watch data overlays with Suunto Movescount App
Suunto Movies with Suunto Movescount App
SPEED AND DISTANCE
GPS speed and distance Integrated
Distance based autolaps
Log recording rate 1, 10 s
Chrono
Laps > 1000
Autopause
HEART RATE (REQUIRES HR BELT OR WRIST HR MONITOR)
Heart rate in beats per minute
Heart rate in % of max hr
Records heart rate in swimming yes, with Suunto Smart Sensor
Heart rate zones * i
Calories
Log recording rate 1, 10 s
TRAINING LOAD
Log summary on the watch with lap details
Training analysis in Suunto Movescount.com
Training logbook with story and image support in Suunto Movescount.com
GPS TRACKING AND NAVIGATION
Satellite systems GPS, GLONASS
GPS recording rate Best, Good, OK
Battery life (GPS active) 10, 15, 100 h i
Coordinate systems WGS84 Hd.d°
WGS84 Hd°m' s.s''
WGS84 Hd°m.m
UTM
MGRS
British (BNG)
Finnish (ETRS-TM35FIN)
Finnish (KKJ)
Irish (IG)
Swedish (RT90)
Swiss (CH1903)
UTM NAD27 - Alaska
UTM NAD27 - Conus
UTM NAD83
New Zealand (NZTM2000)
Waypoint and visual route navigation
Max. nr. of Points of Interest (POIs) 250
Find back
Breadcrumb trail in real time
Track logging, viewing and sharing in Suunto Movescount.com
Route planning with altitude profile in Suunto Movescount.com
Route altitude profile navigation in real-time
Route points per route / POIs in watch 1000 / 250
GPS track analysis in Suunto Movescount.com and with Suunto Movescount App
Track back yes, incorporated with breadcrumb trail
Route planning in Suunto Movescount.com
ALTIMETER
Barometric altitude
GPS altitude
Combined GPS and barometric altitude (FusedAlti™)
Altitude graph
Total ascent/descent air pressure based
Vertical speed air pressure based
Automatic alti/baro profile
Altitude difference in log summary, and real time as an App
Log recording rate 1, 10 s
Resolution 1 m
Range -500 - 9999 m
WEATHER
Sea level pressure
Sea level pressure graph
Weather trend indicator
Temperature
Temperature display range -20° C to +60° C / -4° F to +140° F
Sunrise/sunset times
Moon phase calendar
Automatic alti/baro profile
Storm alarm
Tide information yes** i
Pressure resolution 1 hPa / 0.03 inHg
Temperature resolution
Max weather recording length past 26 hours
SPORT MODES
Customizable sport modes and displays 5 modes / 4 displays per mode
RUNNING
Running pace
Suunto FusedSpeed™
Average pace in real time
Lap comparisons by kilometer/mile * i
CYCLING
Cycling speed based on GPS
Average speed in real time based on GPS
HUNTING
Automatic shot detection i
Hunting specific POI types
Moon phase calendar
Moonrise / moonset alert
Moonrise and moonset times for selected date
Red backlight, compatible with night vision goggles
Sunrise / sunset alert
FISHING
Fishing specific POI types
Moon phase calendar
Moonrise / moonset alert
Moonrise and moonset times for selected date
Sea level pressure graph
Storm alarm
Sunrise / sunset alert
Temperature
Weather trend indicator

 

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