New Dive Watch/Computer by Suunto

[ScubaDadMiami]

If you are looking for a really useful tool that is not a computer but is uploadable, records your dive information, provides you with information (time, depth, stop time, temp) and can be worn on your wrist, check out the Suunto D3.

 

[the_cat_keeper]

Actually, I dont think the Gekko is watch sized, it is a little larger. Sunto do make some watch sized dive computers though, the Mosquito and the stinger are the models you might want to check out

I have the mosquito for about 3 years. It hanged on one of my dives a few months ago, and since then I heard from various divers that the Mosquito isn't as reliable as a Stinger (never heard anything before, probably because I wasn't paying attention).

Sunnto replaced the Mosquite free-of-charge (only have to pay for freight) but I have decided to get a Stinger and sell off the mosquito.

 

[scubaside]

I am a Divemaster out here in California... I read some posts here and have heard several people talk about the Suunto computers being to conservative??? This puzzles me??? I work boats and help with classes as a DM and generally am a pretty agressive diver. I am under water much more than most recreational divers as a DM. On vacations, I dive basically every day, doing 2-3 dives per day. (I just got back from Belize for 10 days and logged 21 dives/several being deep dives to 150 ft). In the 4 years I have used Suuntos (I use a Vyper and a Stinger as back up) I have never bent either of them and have never been forced to abort a dive based on the NDL limits of the computers. It's true the RGBM algorythem Suunto uses is suposed to be a bit safer due to the fact that it detects microbubbles, it has never been "too conservative" for me or any of my associates who use them.