Suunto vertical titanum solar - NEVER AGAIN SUUNTO !!!
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I’m sorry for you that it didn’t work for you and you weren’t successfully helped. As the others have already said, a forum can help with this. However, this 1 star google review does not help anyone here. I can only say from my 9PP and vertical that both have delivered realistic values.
With which device did you compare the values of the watch?
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@MichalP It’s unfortunate the wrist OHR didn’t work for you, but to label Suunto as “bad” because of this is a bit excessive. Wrist-based OHR technology has limitations on all watches. Sometimes it provides decent results, and other times it doesn’t. The wrist is simply one of the least reliable places to measure heart rate.
If accurate HR measurement is important to you, investing in an external sensor, such as a chest strap (like those from Polar or Garmin) or an armband OHR monitor (e.g., Polar Verity Sense or Coros), is essential. Yes, it’s unfortunate that an additional device is necessary. But these external sensors are simply more accurate.
While some watches may perform slightly better for you personally, wrist OHR is limited. It’s more like a convenience feature rather than a precise measurement tool. Relying on a wrist OHR for HR data is akin to using an estimate, regardless of which watch you’re wearing.
It’s nicely summed up here for example: https://www.doctorsofrunning.com/2024/04/monday-shakeout-are-wrist-based-heart.html
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@MichalP I have also noticed higher HR reading at the beginning of an activity and it becomes more accurate after 10 minutes approx.
Here is a tip: launch a HR reading (from widget) before launching an activity. In my case it helps getting more correct HR readings at the beginning of the activity.
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@MichalP sometimes I have exactly the same thing as that with my race s if my strap is loose. If I make it tight against my wrist then after a minute or two it gives correct reading. (the watch must not be able to bounce around or move).
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To be fair I noticed since last update my Vertical shows 55+ to 60+ hr during training sometimes (same value as sleeping man) I need to take it off completely to lose sensor reading (no hr found) than put it back on hand. Than it goes back to 120-130 Happens pretty often (no tattoo, clean skin, not hair problem, just happens since last update). Right now I’m writing when leaving my bed and It shows 67 so…
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@MichalPthanks guys for the great advice.
I don’t mean that this watch should show the heart rate with medical accuracy. but this crazy guy shows 2x more…
This is my 3rd Suunto watch but the first one that shows this!!!
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@mando said in Suunto vertical titanum solar - NEVER AGAIN SUUNTO !!!:
sometimes I have exactly the same thing as that with my race s if my strap is loose. If I make it tight against my wrist then after a minute or two it gives correct reading. (the watch must not be able to bounce around or move).
But I’m talking about resting heart rate.
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@MichalP
based on the picture you’re wearing it too low. It looks like it’s actually on your wrist bone -
@sartoric said in Suunto vertical titanum solar - NEVER AGAIN SUUNTO !!!:
@MichalP
based on the picture you’re wearing it too low. It looks like it’s actually on your wrist boneJust what I was about to type
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Interesting. Mine works great!
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@MichalP me too… if my strap is not tight i also sometimes get the same 2x resting heart rate.
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it doesn’t matter whether it is 2 cm above the wrist or on the wrist… I attach a photo… the website claims that it should be on the wrist and not 2 cm above… I received such a letter from the website from the Czech Republic
