New to me Suunto Yachtsman

[Jeff_C]

Picked up this Yachtsman from a good friend yesterday. What a cool watch. I think this will become my new work Suunto. Its a little more "refined" than my vector but still has that big, bold, bad look!

This one makes a good addition to the SS Observer. Also a little more refined, my Observer has a SS case and also comes with a mineral crystal. This case is aluminum. It already has a bit of a scratch between the lugs at 12:00. It will be interesting to see how the aluminum handles the rigors of life. :)

The bezel on this model (and the X-lander I assume) is REALLY nice! The little bumps make it very easy to operate and gdab hold of. The display is quite clear and I like the light blue-ish background.

The Yachtsman replaces the altimeter that is on the X Lander with a yacht-timer. Yeah, I dont sail, but I like the watch! :)

Stop Watch, Sailing Timer, Count Down Timer, Dual Time, Sevearl Alarms, Barometer, Compass. I really like the look of the little plastic inserts at 3:00 and 9:00. What a great strap as well!
http://www.fototime.com/CB4E313D00FC0A4/standard.jpg

http://www.fototime.com/5E8535340040F49/standard.jpg

http://www.fototime.com/EFA4B693ACA0E38/standard.jpg

[Suunto fan]

Man I like that!! You are lucky indeed!! I have always like that design, I guess because Im partial to the X-Lander series. And to me, the strap in just perfect!! Good catch my friend. Kevin.

[Suunto fan]

I looks almost identical to my original X-Lander. I would like to see the face beter. The pictures that Suunto post of the Yachtsman shows the face as a blue, where the X is more aqua green.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b197/Ak-kev/100_2306Medium.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b197/Ak-kev/100_2305Medium.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b197/Ak-kev/100_2158Medium.jpg

[Jeff_C]

Yep, this one is more blue-ish. I like the color a lot. I cant get it to come out in a picture though. :(