S9 Watch faces

I’m a harley davidson biker … so it rings me a bell when you talk about sound of the engine …

If you like bikes, have a look at those Spanish classic old firms, I’m sure you will find some really interesting models.

I got myself an Ossa 350 from 1973, exactly as the one in the pic:

Would be great to see other proposals of interesting designs for new watch faces.

Any new or better ideas of how could new watch faces look and work?

I would love to knoe if there is any way that Suunto could try this new feature in the phone app by choosing watch faces from a more extense gallery options and customise them in same or similar way as we do in sport mode screens.

With that I could say that by 100% there is a massive positive feedback and greater interest and better user experience on the S9s family.

@rhustox said in S9 Watch faces:

Would be great to see other proposals of interesting designs for new watch faces.

Any new or better ideas of how could new watch faces look and work?

I would love to knoe if there is any way that Suunto could try this new feature in the phone app by choosing watch faces from a more extense gallery options and customise them in same or similar way as we do in sport mode screens.

With that I could say that by 100% there is a massive positive feedback and greater interest and better user experience on the S9s family.

I think that we should not forget that as a company, Suunto, almost for sure has a structure that consists of people paid to benchmark/innovate/testers.
I don’t believe any of those persons, testers included, had never said to suunto “hey guys, maybe you should have customizable watch faces”. It is just suunto that decided to focus on another thing first, due to their limited resources.
I would say, for example on accuracy of gps…If accuracy of gps is more important than watch faces, only market can tell, and that is a decision of suunto to do it that way.
Although we think that watchfaces are “simple”, I believe that may need intensive testing to pass Suunto standarts, for not having bugs/drain battery.
I would be happy if at least the data fields were customizable or I could have any data once I tap. But if they haven’t done it yet, for sure there was a reason.

@andré-faria I agree and disagree at equal parts, there are many litle tiny things in every new and due product that along its development goes from one hand or department to the other, so I’m sure there is a design department maybe smaller than the Global Positioning System and many other satellite data engineering one. Otherwise would be sillly for a company like this the same deparment to be designer, accountant, tech engineer, janitor and debug technician.

As well as you mentioned there should have been asked before ‘I don’t believe any of those persons, testers included, had never said to suunto “hey guys, maybe you should have customizable watch faces”.’
There must be a big difference between Kilian Jornet and me or you and many around the globe. Otherwise we all could run to the Everest’s summit with flip flops and shorts like going to the baker for a croissant. I mean, different needs for different use and as long as the major number of users are like me now just sports enthusiasts the accuray of the GPS line shown in my phone over the map is not taking my sleep rather than having a cool design among others and of customisable fields that I can choose from.

Would you disagree? Maybe, sure, when I was in the Spanish National Track Cycling Team back in the 2000s we had nothing else but HR monitors with cadence, later came the power meters and I sometime after the years having a fun chat with old teammates we remember when we were fantasasing of getting real position and power info in the track, out at the road trainings and also in the gym when weightlifting.
If some of us was able to talk to Suunto about that time wouldn’t make a difference? Probably, the thing is the time will tell but if you focus in data performance and forget the design is like having iOS 14 inside an old push button Sony Ericsson cell. As a company, you can not leave those steps behind. And as a user you can not take for granted that if the company does it this way if for a reason.

Might sound aggressive or egoistic but trust me, does not at all. If as a user or as a sportsman would be super happy and conformist or not willing to give any good idea of improvement, I would not be in this forum taking my time trying to bring some clues for future design plans for better performance and experience. Do not even think I’m using this forum in a way of silly arguing with people I do not know. Not a social media fan actually, so I’m happy taking some of my time here for a good porpuse.

@rhustox said in S9 Watch faces:

In fact I don’t disagree with you. I think that maybe some top athletes don’t care much about gadgets, they just “go” and look at basic/needed features.
But that is why Suunto doesn’t only have top athletes testing (I believe…)

Regarding us users, having an impact, I trully know that we have, that is why you see a lot of features implemented.
I just commented in order to “say” that things take time, and sometimes may not be their top priority.
As product engineer on cycling industry, I see it all the time, customers think we can get the latest and greatest tomorrow, but there is more behind it than just “selling it”.
Just for the fun, in the meantime, Garmin got some Suunto watchface!

@andré-faria said in S9 Watch faces:

That’s right, never said it would be as easy or quick but who knows the results, it could become somthing that the market might need or ask (not only me) and even could put the brand on first position on this kind of features.
Anyway, we’ll see if there’s something they can do for the good.

Just for the fun, in the meantime, Garmin got some Suunto watchface!

Haha, this is inspired on Suunto Core, nice approach!

After collecting my ideas of new watch faces (not the designs) plus other interesting ones recently shared from members of this forum, I have endend yesterday with a little resume scheme to not get lost while long posts written. So have a look at these proposals and see if in this format makes more sense.

*Please note that I might forgot something very insteresting and useful to share/propose to Suunto, so please do not hesitate to remind it and I will include it.

All ideas for better experience are welcome, so the file could end up with improvement for the S9 series!

View/download the .pdf file here: Proposal.pdf

Ok, some kind of thing like I’ve been long talking about is already happeing with Suunto 7 and Wear OS, for me is kind of weird that third party companies with their apps are doing it.

Not sure if feeling happy with all this stuff going on.
Just found out that’s seems impossible to pair Suunto’s Smart Sensor HR belt to a Suunto 7…

Mister PYC

@rhustox

Hello

it’s a good summary, but for me is missing in your list these points :

Faster access to the compass
Full light thema on all screens ,not only as today just in compass and exercise view
Having the compass added in exercise mode even if there is no navigation currently
This beautiful SUUNTO plus weather screen (or a new screen on weather forecast) also available outside being in exercise
Possibility to sort the screen in a more adapted order (for example move up altimeter)

I saw there is already in you list

screens adapted for people with bad eyes like I’'m
better display when pressing on center button
and I thank you for having kept that

@mister-pyc

Here it is with your last inputs, please correct me if shortening the sentences there was some misunderstanding.

—> Proposal.pdf

Mister PYC

@rhustox

Excellent I vote for you …

Not totally sure people will catch what better use of central button means but I’m sure Suunto guys may catch it …
I was refertint to this post : https://forum.suunto.com/topic/6660/some-much-more-interresting-screens-from-main-default-clock-screen-when-we-pressing-the-middle-button?_=1626278195709

Hope you were on the same page.