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Usually a no-brainer, I think the one I received might have been fake.
I had one of these for 10 years or so which finally broke for no apparent reason. Had to replace it so ordered one here. Unfortunately, the product I received was not what I expected. It did not have a traditional Suunto needle in it, rather it had a plastic cutout with the red and black portions silk-screened on. Also the ruby bearing was not present. Instead it was a gray metal bearing. It did not spin as freely as I'd expect and did take some more time than normal to settle. Everything else about the compass was as expected though. However, I couldn't escape the feeling this was not a genuine Suunto.
I returned it with the proper explanation (I stated directly I thought it was counterfeit) and Amazon took it right back with no complaints. Instead I visited a local outdoor store to buy one in person which was more expensive but I could see immediately it had the right punched out needle with a pink ruby bearing in the center. It also worked properly.
I have attached two images, one is a picture of the one I received from Amazon and you can see it's a plastic sheet with printed on markings with the center bearing being wrong. The other is the one I bought in person showing a properly punched out metal needle with a ruby bearing so you can see what I'm talking about.
March 2018 · Sports and Outdoors · verified purchase