Suunto Ocean general discussion

[___Alejandro___]

Awesome. This watch was made for me. Do any of the testers know if the OHR works at depth to record heart rate while SCUBA diving?

[isazi]

@Alejandro interesting! Most testers here were only involved on testing the “above ground” part of the watch, but I can ask.

[Zlati]

how about the availability of the watch? I.e.: It is out of stock everywhere

[Brad_Olwin]

I was lucky enough to see the Ocean when I visited HQ recently!

[Egika]

@Zlati wait a little. The stock levels will be updated to the real values within a few days

[isazi]

@Alejandro okay, first answer I got: it works snorkeling for sure. I am waiting for some diver to reply.

[pavel.samokha]

@krakra said in Suunto Ocean general discussion:

@Brad_Olwin should consider this watch over vertical or race if i am not doing diving? It is really beautiful but heavy watch

Just an opinion - If you want AMOLED watch without crown, okay (or even happy) with relatively heavy and big watch, then Suunto Ocean is great. I believe it has the best look on the market.
I know people inside and outside Suunto who happily use Suunto Ocean as their main outdoor watch.

But should keep in mind that Suunto Ocean software can be updated not as often as dedicated outdoor devices.

[surfboomerang]

Just curious… is there any legislation around dive watches for manufacturers? Or is it just like building outdoor/sports watches?

[pavel.samokha]

@surfboomerang Dive devices pass special testing, and there are special standards for it, like EN 13319:2000.

[sartoric]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KEVdy307qI

[vlado]

Does anybody know how to create new activity with custom fields on Ocean, this was always inside App but i can not find it there now?

[Patrick Löffler 0]

I am so tempted by the Suunto Ocean. It is so beautiful. On the other hand the upcoming firmware update for Race and Vertical are also super intriguing. Now: Difficult question: When can we expect a similar software update for the Ocean? Someone already mentioned definitely later then Race and Vertical and less frequent.

[isazi]

@Patrick-Löffler-0 we can expect the Ocean getting some (all?) of the Race features, but not sure when. A quarterly release cycle for this watch is probably not happening.

[Patrick Löffler 0]

@isazi Thanks for your fast answer. Still. Such a great looking watch!

[deserthike20]

Will the new tides watchface complication be an Ocean exclusive or with that be coming to other watches in the update? It looks very well designed!

[isazi]

@deserthike20 I do not have that, maybe it’s a future feature.

[deserthike20]

I’ve noticed in pics that the Ocean looks pretty big and thick on some wrists. Understandably the pics are usually over a wetsuit…

The specs show its actually thinner than the vertical and only 1 mm bigger. With a regular strap how does it fit in real life compared to the Vertical? Does it fit much larger?

[Nyblomsson]

@vlado

I had the same issue and it was resolved by updating the Suunto app!

[Iggge]

God dammit! Suunto makes soo good looking sport watches, and Ocean is even more good looking than the Vertical.

[isazi]

@Iggge I agree, first time I saw the Ocean I was in love with the design, such a beautiful watch