SUUNTO Watch Smart Monitor Ambit3 Review

I love the Suunto Ambit 3 Peak, so I was willing to ignore complaints about the heart rate monitor's ease of use. Now I am very disappointed with how poorly this sensor performs in the long run. The basic design seems much better than other monitors I've used. And for the first few weeks it seemed like a good read. Then, as others on the internet have pointed out, it started jumping all over the place. I've tried deep cleaning the strap and monitor, re-pairing the watch, changing the batteries,

I have the second and last of these belts and I have more money than I originally wanted to spend. The first one worked fine at first, then pairing with the watch started to fail. I searched YouTube for instructional videos on technique and proper care. Still followed these inconsistently, often wasting time and frustration before heading out for a walk or workout. Just completely unnecessary. It died quickly after my wife saw it on the dryer and decided it needed a wash, belt and sensor down…

This is the second sensor I have bought in less than a year. When you first get it it adapts perfectly, everything tracks heart rate perfectly and all that in the gym, but magically it stops working. I usually come home from the gym and wash the strap right away and let it air dry and it works fine, but ONCE I let it dry overnight with the sensor connected and now it's causing problems and won't connect. The watch says the sensor is paired, but when I start exercising it doesn't register my…