Vertical as an every day watch

Ketoohs

@Tieutieu I have been wearing my Suuntos 24/7 since 2013 (Ambit,Spartan, 9P) and never felt any discomfort. The Vertical goes on on Monday and stays on…

Brad_Olwin

@harry08 I have had the Vertical for some time now. My preference for watch size is the S9PP. However, the titanium version of the Vertical is very light. I do not think you will have any problems. I had an Epix2 for 9 months and find the Vertical fits better and is easier to wear sleeping. I would strongly suggest the titanium version as the steel is heavier and I think will bother you more.
PM me if you want more information.

harry08

Thanks for all these answers. Really a nice Forum.
Sounds so far very promising for the Vertical.
I didn´t think by now about the Titanium one. But it could make sense.

freeheeler

@harry08
let us know how you decide or if you need more info.
side hint: Switzerland is small

Tieutieu

@Ketoohs said in Vertical as an every day watch:

The Vertical goes on on Monday and stays on…

On Monday ?? Expeditions are planned on Tuesday 16th ?! I preordered on suunto’s website a 10;10 on Tuesday’s launch. No expedition information received yet

cemoi71

don’t know if someone remarked it but it’s not possible to compare the vertical with other one on the suunto website.
Ready for the pre-order and the checkout (similar to acquire it).
But not possible to compare.
Done on purpose ? or forgotten?

mikekoski490

@cemoi71 Hi. Response below which I think may help:

Here is a link to the Suunto Comparison table. You can add up to 3 watches and Vertical is included.
If you are talking about just the differences between the 2 Vertical models, well…there are only 2. Titanium/Solar or Metal/Non-solar. Other than the material and solar and weight, the features are otherwise identical. But, you can still add the 2 different models into the comparison table above.

MiniForklift

@NickK said in Vertical as an every day watch:

(S9B is da beast. I think specs quote it anywhere from 51 to 53 mm in diameter and 16-17 mm in thickness, it’s really closer to diving watches than running ones.)

The diameter of the S9B is 50mm, the main competitor that I can think of that’s larger is the Garmin Enduro which is 51mm

@MiniForklift You forget Fenix 7X. And which S9B? The design went through a number of iterations since the official launch in 2018. The watch did slim down a bit but I doubt my S9B Titanium from 2018 os smaller than 51-52 mm.

MiniForklift

@NickK said in Vertical as an every day watch:

@MiniForklift You forget Fenix 7X. And which S9B? The design went through a number of iterations since the official launch in 2018. The watch did slim down a bit but I doubt my S9B Titanium from 2018 os smaller than 51-52 mm.

There could be more on the Garmin side of things, I’m not familiar with the Fenix range as there’s too many variations and they confuse the hell out of me. Yeah my S9B is from 2018 as well (the gold version that came with a leather strap)

I didn’t know there were larger sizes than 50mm so you may be right, I have only ever seen 50mm described on Suunto’s web pages and as their official specs for the S9 Baro

@MiniForklift Nice drawings! But what is it your signature saying about reality? I had to find an old engineering caliper and pull my S9B from an honorary retirement into The Drawer, but here you go! Pardon for freedom units:

So, here we have 2.025” (as in inch), which should come to about 51.5 mm (51.435 mm if we are being really fastidious).

TrailEyes

@NickK Well, if this gonna be that kind of party

I got 50.5 mm here (so yeah, still larger than the 50 from official specs) >>>

I bought mine in 2021 direct from Suunto.com.

MiniForklift

@NickK said in Vertical as an every day watch:

@MiniForklift Nice drawings! But what is it your signature saying about reality?

That drawing was taken straight from the Suunto NZ site, it’s on the page for the S9B Titanium Limited Edition…

https://www.suunto.com/en-nz/Products/sports-watches/suunto-9-baro/suunto-9-baro-titanium-limited-edition/

However interestingly I have just found out that the S9 Titanium was possibly made as a 51.5mm model…

Suunto 9 Baro Titanium.png

No idea why but that would explain the size of the one that you have

@TrailEyes said in Vertical as an every day watch:

@NickK Well, if this gonna be that kind of party

I bought mine in 2021 direct from Suunto.com.

I bought mine from Suunto in 2018, and as you can see the styling of yours is quite a bit different. Kind of more streamlined.

However interestingly I have just found out that the S9 Titanium was possibly made as a 51.5mm model…

Possibly? You are attaching the very measurements that say 51.5 mm diameter and a whopping 17 mm thickness. And didn’t I show you the picture of a measurement done here and now on the actual Suunto 9 Baro Titanium from 2018? I haven’t even removed any EXIF data from the image, because I’m that honest

No idea why but that would explain the size of the one that you have

Because back in 2018, the diameter of 51-52 mm wasn’t uncommon. Fenix 3 and Fenix 3 HR were exact same size. Ditto for thickness. 15-16 mm was considered perfectly normal. In fact, Fenix 3 had just 1.2" screen inside all that bulk.

Jeffrey Tillack

@NickK gotta admit, I love my “beast” watch.

MiniForklift

@Jeffrey-Tillack said in Vertical as an every day watch:

gotta admit, I love my “beast” watch.

Same! I’ve bought quite a few watches from most of the competitor brands but have always come back to my trusty S9B. But having said that I literally can’t wait to get my hands on the Vertical

freeheeler

@MiniForklift
@NickK
@TrailEyes
you guys are awesome 🥳 …when I read about sizes, I thought that the X-Alps design might have the largest body of them all and wanted to pull out my metric nonius caliper that is always at hand on my homeoffice desk, but you already did that

for me the Vertical is the new beast! body to screen ratio is great

Ketoohs

@Tieutieu retail shops have it in stock already, but they can’t sell it before Tuesday. I have one reserved and can pick it up Monday end of day.

MiniForklift

@NickK said in Vertical as an every day watch:

You are attaching the very measurements that say 51.5 mm diameter and a whopping 17 mm thickness. And didn’t I show you the picture of a measurement done here and now on the actual Suunto 9 Baro Titanium from 2018?

Yep, I attached the screenshot pic of the S9B Titanium’s measurements because I had assumed all S9 Baro’s were the same size - which they’re clearly not. So I’ve learnt something new for today