Is it just me or does anyone else have a love/hate relationship with their compass?
I love my Suunto and I definitely rely upon and need a compass for my diving.. but I am getting so frustrated with durability and reliability issues. In the last 6 years, I have gone through 3 of these and at $100+ it is so frustrating to keep replacing.
Latest one is now not working and needs to be replaced. Has a water bubble in it. Does anyone have a wonderful compass that has been lasting the test of time? After the first one going bad and getting flooded, I have babied and handled the last two as if they were my first born and still..... Is 1-2 years and 100 to 150 dives a year just the general lifespan for a compass? Would love to hear what kind of compasses others are using and your experiences.
Suunto SK8 Compass
"The most difficult part of using a compass is learning to trust it." ...was a catchphrase we used when I was an instructor. This made it all the more embarrassing when the card came off the gimbal or seized up under pressure.
One of my favorite compasses was/is the super simple Ikelite. It's the only one I know of that has no lag time. However, like all good things it has a limited life span.