Suunto Compass

Nice compass. Maybe a little over priced but its nice.

Muy buena calidad

磁気コンパスはピンからキリまで百円でも買えますがぁ・・・、こちらはピンです。 子供の頃からオリエンテーリング資料や、軍事雑誌の写真で見ただけで、本物を手にしたのは初めてで、それだけでも私にとって貴い品物です。 ミラー付きで目標と方位を同時に確認できるとか、天体観測に地上からの角度が測れたり、高機能なのも素晴らしい。 そして、タイトルにもしたフィンランドにある精密機器メーカーの製品である。マリメッコやムーミン製品も買って、ロシアとの闘いに協力したい。 フィンランド式サウナで整う前に、地図上で自分の位置を確認したい。「何様だ？」社会での自分の立ち位置が確認できない私です。

The product did not come with sealed package, hence don't know whether is a brand-new product?

Glad am I for deciding to spend a few extra dollars on this impressive Suunto compass. Their are just so many benefits with this indispensable instrument, but, to allude to a few of my personal favorites: i) the dial to read degrees is larger than the rest I've seen or had for that matter and this equates to more precise bearing readouts (I now get .5 readouts - e.g., 40.5 degrees); ii) the sighting mirror is a fantastic feature to ensure everything is aligned correctly (during triangulation); and iii) in other review forums, several have claimed to have used this Suunto compass in -18 to -30 degree weather without a problem. Dont forget about your declination (adjustment) or magnetic North will throw you off true North 100% of the time. Hint: Toronto is currently a 10W adjustment. The old saying is East is least (subtract), West is best (add). Therefore, for example, if you have a 90 degree reading in Toronto, you must then add 10 degrees since the Toronto declination is 10W, so your new & accurate bearing is 100 degrees. If you dont adjust for declination you will be off 100% of the time. My personal preference is to mentally work the math versus messing with the declination adjustment on the compass. Google "Isogonia chart", then click on Google images and you will find worldwide declination charts. FYI: the declination number will change every couple of decades. The bottom of your map will last say when declination was calculated. Also, if you are oblivious to "Triangulation" with a compass its worth your while to make the effort to learn. If you care about compasses, just buy this Suunto from Amazon.ca - this is a work of art.