Suunto Race 3S Titanium Orchid

Suunto Race 3S combines training load and recovery tracking with a bright, sharp AMOLED display. Heart rate variability plays a central role in the Race. Use it to judge when you’re ready for your next session. It’s useful when you want to keep improving rather than run yourself into the ground.

The S in the name refers to size. S-series Suunto watches are lighter and noticeably more compact than the standard models, and they suit narrower wrists. The display and battery are slightly smaller than on the standard model. The case diameter is 46 mm instead of 49 mm, and the thickness is 11.4 mm instead of 13.6 mm.

Race 3S is a solid choice if you want to push yourself and get the most out of your training. Use the Suunto App, TrainingPeaks, Training Zone and SuuntoPlus to follow your training in more detail. Suunto’s new AI coach lets you build a dynamic training plan interactively.

With the Race Companion and Nutrition reminder features, you can make notes on the race route ahead of the event and set reminders for fuelling.

The digital crown is a genuinely handy Race feature. It works like the winder on a traditional watch and lets you navigate the interface.

Training intensity zones help you keep long runs easy enough and interval sessions hard enough. Sleep tracking also shows how you’re doing, because a good night’s sleep means better recovery.

Dual-band GPS (L1 and L5) gives you accurate data even among tall buildings and dense woodland.

The watch is designed, built and tested to military standards.

• 1.32” AMOLED touchscreen and digital crown for easy operation
• 466 x 466 pixels
• Adaptive display refresh rate between 5 and 60 Hz
• Easy to read even in bright sunshine
• Display brightness: 2000 nits (the original Race S managed just 600)
• Titanium bezel
• Sapphire crystal glass
• Case made from glass fibre-reinforced polyamide
• Diameter 45 mm, thickness 11.4 mm
• Standard strap (silicone) fits 125–175 mm wrists
• The new Apollo 510 chip handles things like map data efficiently while using less power than before
• Updated wrist heart rate sensor delivers better-quality data than before
• Over 95 preloaded sport modes
• Free maps
• Weather information available when paired with your phone
• Battery life:
• 12 days without heart rate tracking and without training
• 38 hours in training mode at maximum accuracy with all sensors on
• Versatile training features, including automatic interval detection when swimming and route planning for running
• RaceTime and Strava support
• Customisable watch face views: choose what you want to see on each page for each sport
• Breadcrumb navigation and route navigation
• 22 mm standard strap: swap in your own favourite strap if the original isn’t for you
• Dual-band GNSS tracking

Full specifications:

• Bezel and caseback: titanium
• Glass fibre-reinforced polyamide case
• Sapphire crystal glass
• Diameter 46 mm, thickness 11.4 mm
• Internal memory: 64 GB
• Customisable watch faces
• Automatic firmware updates
• Touchscreen lock
• 1.23” colour touchscreen, 466 x 466 pixels
• Water resistance: 500 m
• Battery level indicator in percent
• Battery type: lithium-ion
• Time, date, alarm clock, vibration alerts, dual time, stopwatch, countdown timer, automatic daylight saving time
• Integrated wrist-based heart rate measurement
• Blood oxygen saturation (note: not a substitute for a medical-grade pulse oximeter)
• Always-on display
• Automatic brightness adjustment
• Button lock
• Interface languages: CS, DA, DE, EL, EN, ES, FI, FR, HE, IT, JA, KO, NL, NO, PL, PT, RU, SV, TR, ZH, TH, ZHTW*
• Metric and imperial units
• Operating and storage temperature: -20° C … +55° C
• Recommended charging temperature: 0° C … +35° C
• Smart charging recommendation: the watch learns your average training level and adjusts its charging recommendation accordingly
• Battery life in training mode, depending on settings: 27 / 40 / 70 / 300 h
• Digital compass with tilt compensation and declination correction
• Compass units: degrees, mils; accuracy 5º, resolution 1º
• Bluetooth compatible
• Send preset quick replies when connected to an Android phone
• Message notifications and music controls
• Step counting and calorie estimate, with adjustable goals for both
• Activity history
• Calorie expenditure and heart rate in daily use
• Lowest daily heart rate
• Sleep quality tracking: sleep duration, time to fall asleep, time awake, deep sleep, light sleep, REM sleep, overnight HRV, sleep quality, lowest and average overnight heart rate (note: sleep tracking isn’t as accurate as a clinical sleep study)
• Daily “Resources” estimate: how ready your body is and what kind of training it can handle
• Training load and recovery estimate
• Heart rate variability
• GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS and BEIDOU satellite tracking
• L1+L5 GNSS frequency support
• Offline maps
• Simultaneous satellite systems: 4
• Maximum number of tracked satellites: 32
• Battery modes: Performance, Endurance, Ultra, Tour, Custom
• GPS recording settings: BEST, GOOD, OK, LOW
• Waypoint and visual route navigation
• Route zoom
• Automatic zoom based on route shape
• Real-time breadcrumb navigation
• Route planning with elevation profile
• Outdoor and satellite maps
• Global heatmaps showing popular routes for 20 sports
• Route planning using heatmaps
• Personal route library
• “Snap to route” function
• Estimated time of arrival
• GPS track analysis
• Save, view and share tracks
• Barometric altimeter and GPS altitude
• FusedAlti combines altitude measurement methods to prevent weather-related inaccuracy
• Altitude measurement in daily use
• Acclimatisation estimate based on blood oxygen saturation
• Total ascent and descent
• Vertical speed
• Altitude recording interval: minimum 1 second
• Altitude range: -500 … 9999 metres
• Sunrise and sunset times
• Storm alarm
• Sea-level air pressure
• Automatic altitude profile
• Temperature measurement from -20 … +55ºC, resolution 1ºC
• Air pressure resolution 1 hPa
• Interval training function
• Compatible with Bluetooth heart rate belts (sold separately)
• R-R interval function available with a Suunto Bluetooth heart rate belt (sold separately)
• Records heart rate while swimming
• Real-time heart rate graph
• Real-time average heart rate
• Calorie estimate
• Peak training effect estimate
• Personal heart rate zones
• VO2max estimate
• Anaerobic threshold estimate
• Cadence-based distance and speed estimate for indoor training when GPS is off
• Compatible with Bluetooth foot pods (sold separately)
• Automatic and manual lap times
• Pace display on the map
• Training diary with Move details and lap details
• Share Moves on social media with comments
• Swimming features: pace and distance for pool swimming, distance for open water swimming, heart rate recording while swimming, time, stroke rate and stroke type, SWOLF swimming efficiency score, automatic intervals
• Cycling features: speed, real-time average speed, compatible with Bluetooth cadence and power sensors (sold separately), real-time average heart rate and average power per lap with a power sensor, interval guidance based on heart rate, speed or power
• Running features: running pace, Suunto FusedSpeed, running power from the wrist or with a Stryd sensor (sold separately), SuuntoPlus Ghost Runner, automatic calibration of a foot pod (sold separately), lap table, average and maximum pace per lap, interval guidance based on running, heart rate or distance
• Multisport features: switch sports mid-session, preset sport modes, sport-specific track analysis and total session data
• Customisable watch faces
• Graphical displays during training
• Over 95 preinstalled sport modes

Example sport modes: trail running, treadmill running, pool swimming, open water swimming, walking, triathlon, orienteering, climbing, ski touring, downhill skiing, snowboarding, weight training, telemark skiing, circuit training, CrossFit, cycling, indoor cycling, mountain biking, hiking, skipping.