SUUNTO Multifunctional Compass, Northern Hemisphere, Compact Waterproof Navigation Comapss for Hiking & Adventure

As an outdoors person, I have spent a lot of time in forests and wilderness. The Suunto wrist compass allows for Accurate directional readings and is always available on the wrist opposite my watch.

Weird but works.

The compass is as accurate as one would expect. The wrist band is uncomfortable to wear against bare skin. Takes some study to understand how to properly use it.

Great wrist compass

Used all during ranger school. Replace the band the one it comes with sucks

I was a little disappointed to find this compass wasn't as accurate and is overly sensitiveI tested its abilities against my SUUNTO MC2G, Coghlans Map Compass, Garmin Etrex 32x, and Garmin Solar Instinct and this compass performed the worst out of all of them.It seems like its never leveled correctly and just constantly throwing itself around with any sort of movement, I thought it was supposed to be designed for being worn on the wrist so shouldnt it be better? Id need a bubble level just to see if its leveled otherwise you're going to be off.It was off up to 10* at some points when I took off the strap and placed the compass on a table!If you're looking for a secondary or tertiary compass this might work or as a last resort

Good little wrist compass. The compass fits my Ranger band watch cover with protective over flap. The compass is good for quick movements in a specific direction. For land navigation for a long distance I would prefer to use a Military Lens-etic compass or a base plate compass like the Suunto MC 2. This compass is very sensitive to metal or other electronic devices. If you place it next to your watch it will give you a bad reading. If your carrying a weapon or standing next to a metal structure it will give you a wrong reading. This compass is just to get you pointed in the right direction until you can pull out your actual compass that you normally navigate with. It is a convenient way to start going in the right direction for short distances. It has a compass card with triangle that points to magnetic north. It has a rotating capsule for setting direction to target. It has a bearing index for reading numerical bearing from compass card. It has orienting indicators for aligning with cardinal directions to find direction to target. It has a notch and window for precise sighting of an object. It does not have a way to change declination. You have to do that in your head mathematically or by using your paper map and orientating the map to its declination. I do recommend this little wrist compass for EDC. Ensure you get the compass for your hemisphere.

This is a great wrist compass.This doesn't really compare with standard sighting compasses, button compasses, or baseplate compasses. The closest comparison would probably be a diving compass, but not as bulky.The resolution/precision of the compass is five degrees. As noted with other reviews, if you use the sighting function on the compass, you can easily interpolate to within a degree or so.As far as accuracy, I haven't tested it against known landmarks, but it is consistently within a few degrees of my MC-2, which suggests to me that it is pretty accurate.The size is great and it's pretty stylish. As others said, the strap that comes with the compass is pretty ugly and uncomfortable. I went ahead and replaced the strap right away and now it's how it should have been.For hiking, this pairs up great with a solid baseplate or mirror compass.