very sturdy, cool GPS, i love it, rest i will write after using it for a while

SUUNTO has been making "smart" watches long before the word smartwatch was even coined, producing watches with a variety of functions like temperature sensors, digital compass, and a load of other functions for sport and outdoor life enthusiasts.

Multisport tracking, including swimming; heart rate monitor; very good battery life

Pricey

The Suunto Ambit 3 Sport is the middle of three new Suunto sports watches that offer GPS, heart rate and general activity tracking simultaneously. These watches are powerful, highly configurable and, unlike most on the market, can track your heart rate not just out on the trails, but in the pool...

Tracks GPS; heartrate and daily fitness; Tracks heartrate while swimming; Multi-sport and navigation features

Very bulky/uncomfortable on wrist; Daily fitness summary very limited; Pricey compared with new rivals

Sat nav on fell and trail runs

Sat nav on fell and trail runs

I bought the watch to use for triathlon training but I tend to use it primarily for running and cycling. On occasion I use it for indoor training (functional fitness or climbing) with the heart rate monitor and it serves as a great log for heart rate training.

Buyer beware! This is advertised as the heart rate monitor version on the ambit 3 sport. After receiving my initial purchase there was no HR monitor. I called zappos to report this issue and another was immediately sent out. Again, the second watch was missing the hr monitor!

The Suunto Ambit 3 Run is big, bombproof, and very configurable, and if you're looking for a 'serious' running watch then this should be near the top of the list, along with Garmin and Polar units.

Good, solid build; Decent battery life; Excellent running/navigation functionality, The build quality is confidence-inspiring, and the actual data collected is impressive; There are some very nice touches in the recovery meter and the activity tracker, and we loved the movie titbit.

Quite expensive; Many will find it overly complex; Better suited to trail running than roads, The Suunto Ambit 3 Run (HR) has an RRP of £249.99/$349, and the watch without the heart rate monitor is £199.99/$299.

So I used a Ambit 3 Peak Saphhire HR for this review. The non-saphhire Pea k model is a little tiny bit less durable, and fashionable but otherwise the same. The sport model is the same operating system but is less accurate for altitude.

Comfortable; Intuitive controls; Fashionable; Versatile

Movescount.com has a few bugs; Auto-move feature doesn't work well

I wanted to buy a watch like the Suunto Ambit 3 for ages and I'm glad I did. I've done full IronMan and Comrades with it and just love everything about it. Get one. .

I am a previous user of Garmin products (Forerunner 210), but made the switch to Suunto based on reviews and value for the money (although almost $600 for this unit is still pricey).

Rugged; Good Value; Reliable

Expensive; interval timer adjustment