Ambit 3 Peak: purchase suggestion
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@andré-faria at the end of the day is how much data you need and how many activities you do. What I’ve found, I have Ambit 3 Vertical since 2015 and primarily for running. Recently, I got into open water swimming and trail running and A3V does everything I need:
Running:- Pace;
- Duration;
- HR;
- Ascent;
Swimming;
- Pace;
- Distance;
A month ago my display broke, however, the watch was working perfectly and the battery after the years was working fine. I’ve sent a watch for warranty, during this time I got Garmin Fenix 6 as I have started to look into interval training and all other modern features(not that I was not satisfied with Suunto, although, I wish the app was a bit better, so I could load-interval program into my watch).
In the end, I’ve found Garmin not as comfortable as Ambit 3 and the number of apps, data was not very useful for me on a daily basis (good to know but not making much of a difference). I’ve tracked my sleep and HR during the day, the features I wanted when I got Ambit 3 ages ago, I think wrist HR and the colour display went out next year after I bought A3 and I thought I’ve missed a big time.
I’ve ended up giving Garmin to my partner who really benefits from all of this data and for myself, I am happy with the repair service I’ve received from Suunto and I look forward to wearing the watch for the next 3 to 5 years as a daily driver. I do like Garmin as a modern alternative with all of the maps, route planning, interval training, surfing metrics, Spotify integrations etc and might be using it myself for hiking/tramping.
But really, to progress in sport (generalising), I believe, you only need to track basic metrics and improve them over time and you don’t really need much, just a comfortable pair. I’ve found I got quite bonded with my watch it became very contextual over the years to wear it as I associate having a watch and a strap with running/swimming despite fallouts from the sport for months.
Sorry for the rant haha, I do think it’s a pleasant experience if you liked it on your wrist, I’d recommend it for its comfort, durability and the amount modes/metrics you can have. I work out with mates who got S9P and Fenixes and the data we get is similar so no performance issues there as well.
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Have been happy with my A3P, the more threads I read on here the more I’m convinced it’s a great watch even compared with the latest offerings. Recently agonized over the purchase of S9P and S9B but I can’t justify the expense when the only real problem I need fixed is the SHR chest strap not working part of the time, so should I try another brand of chest strap HR? Like Polar maybe? Looking for someone to co-enable me thanks!
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@shailcaesar
if the HR readings are bad the watch isn’t the issue
try another one, maybe from a friend and you might see improvement
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@shailcaesar I had very good results with the Wahoo chest strap; and it is competitively priced.
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@shailcaesar Polar H10 works very well too.
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@g-q
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Am I correct in thinking that the only difference between the A3P and the A3P Sapphire is the bezel and the ‘glass’ used? Thinking of getting one, because I just like the look !
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@wakarimasen
I’ve had both and out of the top of my head, yes.
glass quality and the bezel -
Thank you! I should have it on Wednesday next week!
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Well, hello handsome!
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@wakarimasen said in Ambit 3 Peak: purchase suggestion:
Well, hello handsome!
For me the most beautiful of the ambits! Enjoy it a lot!
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I totally agree - it’s very nice indeed!