General Information

Serial #

1245107451

Part Number

1

Total Parts

8

AKA

The GPS for Explorers

Patents

N/A

General Description

A black synthetic strap; synthetic silver buckle; synthetic silver buttons; synthetic silver watch face with a clear synthetic surface with recessed synthetic lights and metal hardware.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

30.0 cm

Width

5.5 cm

Height

8.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Exploration and Survey

Category

Measurement-position

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Suunto

Country

Finland

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

British Columbia

Period

2010+

Canada

In response to the corporate priority of collecting new technologies, the Collection and Research Branch identified in December 2012 (A. Adamek acquisition proposal Dec. 2012) the theme of consumer culture as an area of focus - therefore, collecting consumer culture new technology devices to which this GPS watch belongs to. This watch was collected for its technical innovation, research collection, and because it is representative of type. This GPS watch would appeal to people involved in sports, adventure, travel, and the outdoors. In several magazines, (Outside, Outdoors, Backpacker) the Suunto Ambit consistently ranked as “must have gear” for the outdoor enthusiast. It currently is one of the more common consumer choices for a variety of reasons: 1.Items proposed are often marketed to the public as improving the quality of life and therefore necessary. 2.They are associated with safety and health 3.They are promoted as fun, increasing the entertainment value rather than technological functionality 4.They are designed to make the user feel special either unique or part of a subculture 5.They facilitate instant communication and access to data.

Function

This new technology GPS/HR watch is a global product marketed for consumer use which allows a wearer anywhere in the world the capacity to record and upload GPS longitude and latitude coordinates and recoded tracks to the Moveslink multilingual website (see below) and then on Google Maps, or Google Earth as a satellite or terrain contour map. The device records GPS, heart rate, weather, speed and direction data. Available website options include planning and creating moves, and sharing with the Suunto on-line community of users with links to social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr. Functionality includes selecting in metric or imperial formats in anyone of 16 languages such as French and English.

Technical

The Suunto Ambit GPS watch combines several instruments in one device such a barometer and barograph, altimeter, thermometer, chronograph, compass, global positioning system (GPS), heart rate monitor, as well as separate speed and cadence sensors for cyclists. [see Ref. # Worksheetl]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Mfr's [watch face]:" VIEW/BACK LAP/START STOP/NEXT/LIGHT LOCK/SUUNTO". Mfr's [back of watch face]:"SUUNTO AMBIT/MADE IN FINDLAND/WATER RESISTANT 100M 300FT/FCCID: RYP21071/003WWA090533/IC:5175A-21071/® [symbol] CE"/11245107451".

Missing

Nothing is missing.

Finish

A black synthetic strap; synthetic silver buckle; synthetic silver buttons; synthetic silver watch face with a clear synthetic surface with recessed synthetic lights and metal hardwarre.

Decoration

Silver triangle on the watch band.