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Suunto Vertical smartwatch review: Great for battery and navigation, but flawed elsewhere

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 · By Endurance Wire

The elite outdoor smartwatch market is a funny place. It's full of products that, upon first, second, and even third glance are hilariously expensive. Yet, it's a popular market so here's another new model: the Suunto Vertical. 1: Track absolutely every bit of data from every activity, from heart rate and VO2 Max to training load, intensity and volume, from sleep patterns and calories to recovery periods; 2: Take their watch into the wild places for days on end knowing that the battery is very unlikely to run out and if you throw it – or yourself – at a rockface or into a river, the watch won’t complain in the slightest;