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    • isaziI Offline
      isazi Moderator @Tomas Fejfar
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      @Tomas-Fejfar sorry, more complications available on the watchface, for more complications kind a firmware update is always necessary

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      • Tami999T Offline
        Tami999 Silver Members @Tomas Fejfar
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        @Tomas-Fejfar said in Poor watch faces:

        @isazi More complications? Excellent. What about Bitcoin price with hourly sync? 😉 Don´t take it seriosusly… or you can 🙂

        That was actually funny 😄

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          smirkz @Tami999
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          I’d like an option to customize the default Vertical watch face. When you press a button, the seconds appear. It would be nice if that could be dynamically changed. If you press the middle button, the seconds appear. When it gets back to normal, it could be something else (not blank/empty like it is now). For example, it could show you your pulse or the solar activity or the altitude. Would be quite nice and it definitely won’t ruin the watch face!

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          • MikeKhachmakhovM Offline
            MikeKhachmakhov @smirkz
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            @smirkz yes, I was thinking about multiple watchfaces as another way.
            Now we have got one more watchface that has 5 complications and it is better a bit

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            • Krasimir KaramazovK Offline
              Krasimir Karamazov @MikeKhachmakhov
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              @MikeKhachmakhov Well, being a former Garmin user, the idea of having these abominations again and on a Suunto as well is kind of… revolting in all honesty. People would have a harder time navigating the watch face than navigating the whole watch.

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              • Krasimir KaramazovK Offline
                Krasimir Karamazov @MikeKhachmakhov
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                @MikeKhachmakhov I have a serious problem with this. The watch faces that people chose was the number one complaint when it came to average battery life. The fact that Suunto is not overloading their watch faces with data is what actually differentiates them (at least in my eyes) from the wild west that is the Connect IQ store, for example. Also, there needs to be THAT brand which wants to keep the experience bug free and as optimized as possible, and that is Suunto.

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                • MikeKhachmakhovM Offline
                  MikeKhachmakhov @Krasimir Karamazov
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                  @Krasimir-Karamazov
                  You are talking about craziness on the opposite side of the spectrum. I mean every product can be bloated, but what you saying is opposing the concept of watchfaces.People are not same, so you need some flexibility.
                  Battery wise there is no significant difference actually so I wouldn’t use it as argument, not at least for the most of the complications and again if you are sane.

                  Now, with the new watchface(5 complications) I can get all data I need without pressing any button. That is the definition of good UI/UX.
                  If you need only time there is no sense to buy smartwatch that costs 1000$.
                  Now I know if I should expect rain without any extra action and that is cool

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                    aiv4r @MikeKhachmakhov
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                    @MikeKhachmakhov said in Poor watch faces:

                    If you need only time there is no sense to buy smartwatch that costs 1000$.

                    Oh I think a lot of people would disagree with this part :). A lot if people buy sportswatch (not a smartwatch) to use it for their favorite sport/training. While at idle, time-only screen is perfectly fine.

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                    • SuperFlo75S Offline
                      SuperFlo75 Silver Members Bronze Member
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                      I really like my SV, and i like the possibility of adapting the screen within the Personal Sport Modes with the data i want to see during doing the sports… in dailiy living the Watch screen is Not so critical I think 👍😃

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                      • MikeKhachmakhovM Offline
                        MikeKhachmakhov @aiv4r
                        last edited by MikeKhachmakhov

                        @aiv4r 😂 And even more people wear watches as a fidget/style.
                        Watches are just tools at the end of the day. The only question is if they are customizable or not. If not you are not selling except couple of sportsman minimalists.
                        It is just a software and it should be customizable to fit everyone, not only the “far left” or “far right”.

                        You will always be able to choose a face that has only clock on them. That is guaranteed.

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                          duffman19 @MikeKhachmakhov
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                          @MikeKhachmakhov If every brand tried to please all consumers by producing products that are “down the middle” (neither far left nor right), then wouldn’t we get a bunch of watches that all look and function the same? Most Suunto fans purchase their products because of the design aesthetic, minimalist qualities, and general reliability for the functions they do perform.

                          If you prefer a highly customizable sports watch, there are plenty of options out there for you. I think most of us (a biased group, no doubt) would be pretty disappointed if Suunto went the route you’re suggesting.

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                            dankcushions @MikeKhachmakhov
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                            it’s not a zero-sum game.

                            of course, there are overloaded garmin watchfaces (that some people like), but crucially, there are also minimalist watchfaces, and everything in between. the argument is for the choice. or, even better - suunto opening up watchfaces to third party developers so they can fill any gaps left by the stock watchfaces (with strict quality control)

                            curiously, the data-heavy watchfaces are typically the most downloaded on the garmin connect store, so the most popular watchface type on the most popular sports watch would seem to be something suunto should emulate if they want to be successful, whilst of course still catering for the minimalists.

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                            • PavlasP Offline
                              Pavlas
                              last edited by Pavlas

                              Hi, I tried to design my own WF. They refer to the increasingly popular Czech Trail (Stezka Českem)
                              Please take it with a grain of salt. I am not a graphic designer. The complications are random, they are just to give you an idea…

                              suunto-czech-trail-wf.jpg

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                                HoBart @Pavlas
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                                @Pavlas well done. a lot of information if you need/want them but still it’s very clean. Hey Suunto!!! Copy this!!!

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                                  Pavlas @HoBart
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                                  @HoBart Thanks a lot! 🙂

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                                  • Tami999T Offline
                                    Tami999 Silver Members
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                                    Looks great! I may only change top and put there bar for HRV/steps/ TSB etc.

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                                      BastMaSVSRS9PP Bronze Member @Pavlas
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                                      @Pavlas i love it ! Looks really nice with all the important info right there

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                                      • Stefano M64S Offline
                                        Stefano M64 Silver Members
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                                        the font size of the complications is way too small to be readable imho

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                                          BastMaSVSRS9PP Bronze Member @Pavlas
                                          last edited by BastMaSVSRS9PP

                                          @Pavlas
                                          Why don’t we keep creating watch faces we’d love to see and share them here in the forum? It could be a great way to inspire Suunto and show them what we’re really looking for. User @Pavlas already gave an excellent example… !
                                          I’m sure not how open Suunto is to this kind of feedback but pictures work better than words when describing what we may want … just an idea

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                                          • Brad_OlwinB Offline
                                            Brad_Olwin Moderator @Stefano M64
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                                            @Stefano-M64 Agreed

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