Customer Rating:  
Summary: Beware the cheap band.....
Comment: The watch itself is nice enough; not quite as easy to use as a similar Casio Pathfinder, but okay.
My big gripe was with the band. There is nothing 'military' about the quality. After less than a year of VERY light use, the band broke and at the time of writing Suunto does not sell an identical replacement strap. The only alternative is a cheap- and generic-looking strap, which ends ends up taking a lot away from the original look of the watch. The multiple Casio's I've owned have, at worst, only needed a new band every 1-2 years with heavy use (diving, surfing, desert use, etc). Even if an identical strap was available, I would not trust it to keep the watch on my wrist. Overall: Buy a Casio if you want the same features; they are generally cheaper, more durable, and more user-friendly.
Customer Rating:
Summary: ok watch
Comment: so, this watch is great and the compass works good, i love the underwater buttons. but after a temp. of 110 degrees it starts to get tough to touch ur buttons. example...ur in iraq and its 135 degrees. if u push ur buttons they wont work, especially the mode buttons. well i understand this is hot, but if it says military then least have the buttons work right. the thermometer is pretty sweet when ur in the water. its right on.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Slightly disappointed
Comment: When I received this watch there was already an issue with it. The two digit display at the top that shows the day (or other info depending on what mode your in) had a problem with the second digit. The two horizontal lines never turn off. "TU" for Tuesday is displayed as "T8".
Dispite this I just now returned it for warrenty repair. It is a great watch with amazingly accurate features. The compass works great. The temp works well, but you have to take it off your wrist to get an accurate reading. The altimeter is a little off, but what I expect in a watch. I wish the light worked as well as Timex's Indiglo but it doesn't.
It is a large watch and have heards comments about it, but it is still a lot lighter than any of my metal watches.
Overall a great, fun watch.
Customer Rating:
Summary: After 4 years of use...
Comment: PROS:
1. Awesome wrist-computer, tons of functions and very precise.
2. Looks great
3. For what you get it is a fair price
CONS:
1. It is not truly waterproof.
2. Beyond the basic functions the operation is very complex. Not intuitive.
3. With heavy use the case is prone to deformation and bruising because of the malleable nature of aluminum. This eventually affects the operations of the buttons.
I work as a naturalist guide in Costa Rica, and this watch has been with me for over four years, looking for wildlife in the rain forest. After a year or so water began to make its way into the watch, I do not expose it to rain unnecessarily anymore. For me this is it's biggest con.
Just be careful not to bang it as the aluminum can only take so much. Suunto still makes the best wrist computers in the market. With everything I have put it trough it is still running!
If I buy a Suunto again I will go for steel or titanium.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Top feature is WATER PROOF BUTTONS!!!!!
Comment: I owned an X6 model that I loved and used for years...but had to return under warranty for repairs: 1) due to faulty circuit design flaw in original models, 2) then due to repeated failure from 'water intrusion'. Since I purchased through Eastern Mountain Sports, their 'Unconditional Satisfaction' return policy allowed me to replace failed X6s, um, three times. But, and reasonably so, after the 3rd failure, EMS said they would only give me credit toward a the Military version of the X-Lander or a final cash refund. Why the Military version of the X-Lander? Because it is the ONLY Suunto 'Wrist Computer' to feature the same button design as their dive computers. In other words....take any other type of Suunto watch into the wild and you risk losing all functions.
Let me be clear: I backpack, I hike, I mountain bike, and I sea kayak...all activities that expose you to water, be it ocean, lake, river, a down pour or three days of drizzle. I'm careful with my gear. But the non dive button models still crapped out. SUUNTO even says that their watches are 'Water RESISTANT' to certain depth...but if you press anything while exposed to water (and in my case, twice this was just being out in the mountains in the rain), you are at fault and Suunto will not handle any warranty work.
My advice is to buy the X-Lander Military version and learn to deal with its display and programming quirks.
And buy from shops that have an Unconditional Satisfaction return policy that extends for quite some time.
Sending a watch to Suunto USA for repair takes months and is expensive...and you can roll the dice to guess if they actually worked on your watch.
Why buy a Suunto? Their altimeter & barometer functions are spot on and far easier to calibrate. The watch senses your motion and will re-set between alt and baro functions so that you get an accurate reading (and an alarm) when you NEED one. Their compass function is also very, very accurate.
SUUNTO: get a clue and use DIVE BUTTON DESIGN on all of your wrist computers designed for actual use in the field and not as arm candy.
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