Suunto Ambit2 S Red w/ Heart Rate Monitor, Red SS019209000

So right off I thought I ordered the Ambit2 without the S, but somehow got the S. I am not disappointed because I also got the heart rate monitor. I would not love this watch as much without the monitor. Here are the just SOME of the Pros:1) I literally forget I'm wearing it. I do not feel it, it does not rub.2) You can set up each view you want on a separate screen, and this is done online vs. having to do it on the watch. To see another screen you press one button and it navigates to the next screen. This does not seem like a big deal except using one screen at a time allows for the largest of fonts so you get full vision of what you are trying to track.3) This watch has apps that can be synchronized from the website to the watch, and the App only applies to the exercise event you tell it to. Of course I use the "Beers burned off" app on EVERY exercise :-)4) the watch finds the heart rate monitor in 3 seconds5) the watch finds GPS in less than five seconds, AND finds GPS in my house.6) I swim with it every day and it counts strokes and laps, and the GPS continues to work because you can set the signal to every second7) I wore this watch through two Spartan races under rugged, muddy, and wet conditions and it worked flawlessly.8) This watch will MAKE you work out because the stats from each event (move) are incredible. I get heart rate, VO2, EPOC, PTE, KCAL etc.9) I wear it as a regular watch and get complimented10) My GPS pulse is set to one second and yet the battery is still at 60 percent after five hoursIf this watch broke tomorrow I would buy another one without hesitation.

After a fairly exhaustive review reading and search of the current marketplace, I bought the Suunot Ambit 2s wiht HRM. I received it on time and followed instructions. I am primarily using it for running. I found it simple to set up the distance, HR and time screen on movescount.com and sync that screen profile to the 2s with MovesLink. Off I went on my run. It performed flawlessly. I am in love. I get home, sync the run back through MovesLink to movescount.com and that works well. When the watch came to me, it had a 43% charge. I left it on the charger all night long. In the AM, it was DEAD. I googled my heart out and found nothing. I called Suunot tech support, whom was very helpful and told me, after some testing etc, that I most likely had either a bad charging cord or a bad watch and to return it. ugggg. I just packaged it up for return and have already submitted a buy for a new watch. I hope this second one works better than the first. I really like this watch. Just what I was looking for in a watch. - TJB

It's quite complicated, and it should be because of all the features. However, even using the basic features seem overcomplicated. Instructions in the manual are not clear. i.e. they don't tell you how to "exit" a mode. When I first got it, I timed an indoor workout. the next day the battery was completely dead. I didn't exit the workout mode so it was using battery all night for something. If you have less than perfect eyesight then you will have problems reading the smaller displays. I used it in a 1/2 marathon and had the main display set for pace. The time, heart rate and distance I could not see (yes I'm older and need readers). Once I stopped running (able to hold the watch still), then I could read it. Finally, the "Movescount" website that you use to sync the watch, workouts, settings etc. has it's issues. The sync does not always startup when you connect the watch, and it doesn't appear there is anything on the website to initiate a manual sync. The site is not very user friendly as well. I'll slowly figure it all out and I'll keep the watch because I paid $240 where most of the listings were $350-$425, if I had paid that much - I would return it.

I've bought this watch because it says it can be programmed. While that is true, it doesn't say that the programming is awkward (through the web interface, which most of the time doesn't provide proper error messages - and there is no documentation; so writing a smarter timer became awful experience).I've shared my experience with Suunto and asked for help. Guess what? They pointed to me to one document which lists functiosn and variables, and then removed my question (at least it seems so, I tried to find my own question and I could find 1 out of 2!) This seems very dishonest to me. If somebody searches their QA database, they cannot discover problems -- before buying the watch, I have been searching there, but obviously, if they are removing the questions that hint about problems, I couldn't find them.If you think my experience is isolated, then I advise you to go to movescount.com and search for the groups 'MOVESCOUNTTEAM' or ambit. And you will notice I am not alone. I recommend to everybody who is looking for a programmable watch to avoid this product!But because I paid $360, I am using it. After >12h of work I created my timer and made it public. It is called 'timecouch', you can download it, and it works. Their website, movescount.com, allow you to make a copy of the app and use it in your watch. But guess what? You can't do it. Their webinterface allows you to make a copy of the code, but throws away all of the 15 variables that are necessary for the app to work. So you have to manually create them. This should give you an idea how bad their developers are.I have asked them if this can be changed (because if their system has problems, it should be their responsibility to make it work properly). They told me I should copy and paste the variables by hand.And btw, if you want to get a really smart watch, you get if for $50! From texas instruments:http://www.amazon.com/TEXAS-INSTRUMENTS-EZ430-CHRONOS-433-WIRELESS-433MHZ/dp/B00HVOO8YC/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1395441376&sr=8-5&keywords=chronos+ez430