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WYPOSAŻENIE within a particular period. I must admit that even being aware of the generality of the presented data, you may still draw some conclusions. Oh, by the way, the ma- nufacturer warns users that the data might be inaccurate when you swim – the same is with extensive physical ef- fort, when you sweat a lot. Physics will not fall for it. I also had some fun with the navigation system. Well, it is quite a useful feature but if you need an accurate measurement, you should skip the „power saving" GPS mode and straightly move on to the one specified as „OK". Then, the watch will work theoretically for 20 hours – in the simplest mode, it will even run for two days, while the precise mode will make it discharge within 10 hours (mine gone flat even quicker, in about eight hours). The simplest mode can be probably used for navigation only in case of a kayak passage through the Atlantic, because the frequency of readings (1 per minute) would maybe eventually have us reach our destination, but the track drawn on the map, after being saved to our PC, would be just a set of straight lines connected to each other. The two other modes allow a precise reproduction of the traveled route. Of course, the march can be programmed via PC and you can move between POIs. You can also add your own points to the watch, assigning them to proper categories (you cannot create your own categories via the watch itself ). Connection with an iPhone – seamless, it connects auto- matically as soon as the phone is nearby. The screen is sensitive and pretty accurate, so it is rather easy to control the functions of the watch. However, if so- meone finds it problematic, they may use two convenient buttons that are easy to control even with gloves on. If we do not use the GPS, use only the timer functions and training functions twice a week, do not overuse the display backlight, switched off Bluetooth, and read mes- sages via the phone, a fully charged battery should last for about 12 days. Speaking of charging – it takes place through magnetic contacts, so there is no slot that could get dirty, soaked, or clogged. I must admit that the watch is very solid, resistant to ex- cessive use and one should not be afraid about its dura- bility. One has also remember about locking the control buttons during physical activity. They can be pressed un- consciously, when you bend your wrist. Generally, I have to admit that although it is complete not my story, Suunto Spartan Sport Wrist HR convinced me. I even started to regret giving it away after I saw the chan- ges included in its „big" update. equipment