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Old 06-11-2009, 06:34 AM
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Question X 10 Military

Hi all,

I'm new to the forum. So new in fact, that I don't even own a Suunto watch. Howewever, I am planning to buy an X 10, but haven't made up my mind yet weather I should choose the Military version or the regular version.

Qs Regarding the Military version:
I read in the online manual that one can choose between mils or degrees for the compass. However, when I checked the Trackmanger SW I could not find such an option (the manual states that Trackmanager is used to choose between the units). Does anyone have first hand experience with this? The use of degrees as a unit is paramount for me as a paraglider pilot.

I am planning to use the watch mostly as a secondary instrument for Paragliding. Thus, I will typically use the watch under fairly bright weather conditions, wearing sunglasses. How does the inverted LCD stand up to such conditions? Some people seem to be skeptical. What's your experience or advice.

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Hi,

I don't have my watch (millitary) here with me to check exactly where the mills/degrees settings are, but they are there somewhere (either on watch or trek manager). I think you'll need to sync the watch with trek manager for the first time for the setting to be available (so it knows it's the Millitary version). However you said you need the "degrees" settings, which is the default for both the military and normal editions. Mills is only available on the millitary version.

As alot of people have been reporting, the inverted dispaly on the millitary can be difficult to see in bright light. So if your main use is for gliding etc, the normal version might be less annoying.

hope this helps.
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DONT buy Suunto x10 or x10M

this is a very lousy watch.. nice features ok, but very bad quality..

i bought one of them... the shop had to replace it for me 4 times in 5 months due to bad defect... 1st they replacd 3 x10, then they gave me x10M.. same problems!

now I return it back....
don't buy a suunto.... trust me !!
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this is a very lousy watch.. nice features ok, but very bad quality..

i bought one of them... the shop had to replace it for me 4 times in 5 months due to bad defect... 1st they replacd 3 x10, then they gave me x10M.. same problems!

now I return it back....
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Are you talking about the bezel? The old version of the X10M had a bezel that would pop off and scrape/peel easily. The current version has done away with the coating and is secured better. The watch is awesome and there simply isn't a watch on the market with all the same features.
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Are you talking about the bezel? The old version of the X10M had a bezel that would pop off and scrape/peel easily. The current version has done away with the coating and is secured better. The watch is awesome and there simply isn't a watch on the market with all the same features.
hi, is ur x10 still in 1 piece,wud like to get 1 but alot of bad stories
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They are reported to be better lately..

I just recently started having issues with mine, and mine is over a year and a half old... I am sending mine in now and will report when it gets back..
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