suunto d4

[Yiannis Pengas]

Hi there

I have heard that Suunto D4 is "the" spearfishing watch to have

what is the consensus out there
what makes it "special"?

 

[trux]

Well, it is one of alternatives. Personally, I am no more a fan of Suunto anymore after having experienced their customer service, and the reliability of their previous products, and D4 was rather a disappointment in several ways (no new features in comparison to D3/Mosquitto, high price, battery that is not user-replaceable, ...). Just enter D4, "computer", "dive watch" or similar expression into the search box above in the menu, and you will find plenty of opinions, reviews and alternatives. I am looking forward to the AERIS F.10 which looks very promising, and will luckily dump my Suunto if the F.10 turns out to be as good as it looks like.

 

[azapa]

if you are just spearing, especially between the rocks etc, buy a cheap used Mosquito on Ebay. Look at less than $200 with cable.

D4's are cool but expensive to bash spearing IMHO

 

[Jonny250]

I have a D3 and love it. I think the D4 show a small graph of the dive on the watch face? this would be a new feature over the D3... maybe a gimmick tho!
I mainly use the watch for bottom time and more importantly perhaps, for surface intervals, works well for this. Have had to change the battery 3 times in the last year :-(

 

[scottwilson]

Have to agree with you Jonny im a big d3 fan and use it mainly for recovery time. It does eat batteries but if you wash and dry the watch after your days diving they last longer.

 

[foxfish]

But you cant buy the D3 anymore, can you?

 

[azapa]

i dive in mine 6 to 8 times a month, and use it for pool practise 3x per week. the bat has lasted a year.

I did try one bat. that only lasted a few months. Make sure the battery is a reputable Japanese brand and from a fresh stock. Electronics shops are the best source. The batteries in those little camera shops tend to be years old.

 

[scottwilson]

Foxfish I got mine off Ebay, off someone from you loverly little island. Paid £100 second hand. They have stopped making them now tho so not sure what I'll do when it packs up

 

[fishfox]

I brought a D4 last October so I've have only used it a few times to date. I have not previously owned any dive computer so I have nothing to compare it to. I can say that, whilst it may be expensive, it does what it says on the box. It comes with two clear adhesive screen protective films and an expandable strap system. As a UK spearo I have found it does what I want and so far does it reliably. I like the on screen graphical post dive display. The build quality is very good. I do think it is a draw back that there is no user replaceable battery as in the previoius D3, but that is the only down side so far. If I discover any problems in future use I will post them on DB.

 

[Yiannis Pengas]

many thanks
i might go 4 it

 

[swampbilly]

how much was the battery change?