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product_id: 5033670
title: "SUUNTO Multifunctional Compass, Northern Hemisphere, Compact Waterproof Navigation Comapss for Hiking & Adventure"
brand: "suunto"
price: "₨25635"
currency: LKR
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 11
category: "Suunto"
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region: Sri Lanka
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# Ratchet mechanism for precise direction setting Two-zone system for northern hemisphere accuracy Serrated bezel ring operable with gloves SUUNTO Multifunctional Compass, Northern Hemisphere, Compact Waterproof Navigation Comapss for Hiking & Adventure

**Brand:** suunto
**Price:** ₨25635
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🧭 Own your path—navigate like a pro, wherever life takes you.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** SUUNTO Multifunctional Compass, Northern Hemisphere, Compact Waterproof Navigation Comapss for Hiking & Adventure by suunto
- **How much does it cost?** ₨25635 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- suunto enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted suunto brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Compact & Durable:** Lightweight, water-resistant design built to withstand urban jungles and wild terrains alike.
- • **Glove-Friendly Control:** Easily adjust your course with a serrated bezel ring designed for use even with gloves on.
- • **Navigate with Confidence:** Suunto’s two-zone system ensures pinpoint accuracy wherever you roam in the northern hemisphere.
- • **Instant Bearings On-the-Go:** Side reading window and damping fluid stabilize the compass card for fast, clear navigation in any environment.
- • **Precision at Your Fingertips:** Ratchet mechanism and jewel bearing deliver smooth, reliable direction setting and quick readings.

## Overview

The Suunto M-9 wrist compass combines rugged durability with advanced two-zone magnetic technology for reliable navigation in the northern hemisphere. Featuring a glove-friendly serrated bezel, ratchet direction setting, and a side reading window, it’s the perfect compact tool for quick, accurate bearings on urban adventures or wilderness treks.

## Description

A handy and reliable wrist compass for accurate navigation.

Review: A great compass for camping, trekking, and wilderness survival. - This is a fantastic little compass! Wear it on your wrist, with the handy velcro strip. It's of durable, water-resistant plastic, and lightweight. Using this compass to get your bearings is easy, and a snap! View the compass card from the top, and your "route-of-march" using the incorporated window. It's small, and unobtrusive. The card floats in a damping fluid. For a magnetic based compass this one is a good bet for the price!
Review: Good little wrist compass - Good little wrist compass. The compass fits my Ranger band watch cover with protective over flap. The compass is good for quick movements in a specific direction. For land navigation for a long distance I would prefer to use a Military Lens-etic compass or a base plate compass like the Suunto MC 2. This compass is very sensitive to metal or other electronic devices. If you place it next to your watch it will give you a bad reading. If your carrying a weapon or standing next to a metal structure it will give you a wrong reading. This compass is just to get you pointed in the right direction until you can pull out your actual compass that you normally navigate with. It is a convenient way to start going in the right direction for short distances. It has a compass card with triangle that points to magnetic north. It has a rotating capsule for setting direction to target. It has a bearing index for reading numerical bearing from compass card. It has orienting indicators for aligning with cardinal directions to find direction to target. It has a notch and window for precise sighting of an object. It does not have a way to change declination. You have to do that in your head mathematically or by using your paper map and orientating the map to its declination. I do recommend this little wrist compass for EDC. Ensure you get the compass for your hemisphere.

## Features

- Handy and reliable wrist compass for navigating around town or the country
- Employs Suunto's two-zone system for reliable readings in northern hemisphere
- Serrated bezel ring turns easily even when you're wearing gloves
- Ratchet mechanism for setting direction; jewel bearing and side reading window
- This item is not for sale in Catalina Island

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B001F8SBNO |
| Best Sellers Rank | #12,284 in Sports & Outdoors ( See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors ) #16 in Compasses (Sports & Outdoors) |
| Brand Name | SUUNTO |
| Color | Black/Black |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (1,472) |
| Date First Available | September 9, 2008 |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00045235209002 |
| Included Components | velcro wrist strap |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 7.09 x 3.62 x 0.98 inches |
| Item Package Dimensions L x W x H | 6.81 x 2.87 x 0.94 inches |
| Manufacturer | Suunto |
| Model Year | 2016 |
| Mounting Type | Wrist Mount |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Package Weight | 0.05 Kilograms |
| Part Number | SS004403001 |
| Size | One Size |
| Suggested Users | mens |
| UPC | 045235209002 066510472621 |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** SUUNTO
- **Item Weight:** 0.08 Pounds
- **Material:** Metal
- **Product Dimensions:** 7.09"L x 3.62"W
- **Special Feature:** Waterproof

## Images

![SUUNTO Multifunctional Compass, Northern Hemisphere, Compact Waterproof Navigation Comapss for Hiking & Adventure - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/7199Wtfg8-L.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: can I use it for recreational scuba diving?**
A: It's designed to be waterproof, but not to be immersed at depth.  Trying to see the compass dial at depth would be difficult if not impossible.  I'd get a dedicated scuba compass for that kind of environment.

**Q: Is it possible to replace the wristband with a NATO wristband ? How wide is the wristbrand ? Thanks.**
A: Yes, I have it with a NATO strap.  Must be 20mm width.

**Q: I just want this for just general cardinal direction at a quick glance. Is this good enough, or is it overkill for that purpose?**
A: What is overkill?  I have owned SEVERAL button compasses that slip on your watch band, some boasting highly respected name brands.  All of them were unreliable.  For only thirty dollars, the Suunto M-9 is stable, easy to read, and VERY reliable.  The Velcro band may look and feel cheesy, but actually lasts approximately two years of daily active 24/7 use before it must be replaced with a more substantial band.  This is the least expensive quality wrist compass on the market.  While not intended as a dive compass, mine has been below 90 ft MANY times with no problem.

**Q: Is this compass made in Finland?**
A: The compass I purchased indicates Finland in raised letters found on the strap guide. Very useful piece of equipment.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A great compass for camping, trekking, and wilderness survival.
*by E***E on January 14, 2026*

This is a fantastic little compass! Wear it on your wrist, with the handy velcro strip. It's of durable, water-resistant plastic, and lightweight. Using this compass to get your bearings is easy, and a snap! View the compass card from the top, and your "route-of-march" using the incorporated window. It's small, and unobtrusive. The card floats in a damping fluid. For a magnetic based compass this one is a good bet for the price!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good little wrist compass
*by R***7 on August 29, 2024*

Good little wrist compass. The compass fits my Ranger band watch cover with protective over flap. The compass is good for quick movements in a specific direction. For land navigation for a long distance I would prefer to use a Military Lens-etic compass or a base plate compass like the Suunto MC 2. This compass is very sensitive to metal or other electronic devices. If you place it next to your watch it will give you a bad reading. If your carrying a weapon or standing next to a metal structure it will give you a wrong reading. This compass is just to get you pointed in the right direction until you can pull out your actual compass that you normally navigate with. It is a convenient way to start going in the right direction for short distances. It has a compass card with triangle that points to magnetic north. It has a rotating capsule for setting direction to target. It has a bearing index for reading numerical bearing from compass card. It has orienting indicators for aligning with cardinal directions to find direction to target. It has a notch and window for precise sighting of an object. It does not have a way to change declination. You have to do that in your head mathematically or by using your paper map and orientating the map to its declination. I do recommend this little wrist compass for EDC. Ensure you get the compass for your hemisphere.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ It's a fantastic wrist compass, but the quality control failed.
*by A***A on November 21, 2025*

In a week, I have the most important ultra-trail race of the year on my calendar, 110 kilometers (70 miles). I wanted to supplement the GPS navigation on my Garmin watch with non-electronic ground navigation, so I would be using two compasses and two waypoints. I did detailed research and chose the best wrist compasses I could find: the Suunto M-9. When the package arrived, I was very happy, but as soon as I opened the padded cardboard bag from Amazon, I discovered that something was wrong. I didn't even have to open the individual compass boxes; it was clear that one worked freely and the other was stuck, not moving at all, only a couple of degrees at most. I hope this was an error by Suunto's Quality Control Department, firstly, and then an unfortunate second error by the seller in packing and shipping it without noticing the defect. Fortunately, the second Suunto M-9 compass works very well. I must say, it impressed me from the first moment: The packaging is very nice; upon opening the box, you can tell it's a quality product from a solid, reputable company. The compass and mount are made of plastic, very lightweight, excellent for trail runners who want to minimize the weight they carry. Regarding its performance, it's adequate. I was able to test it against another pair of compasses from a different brand, as you can see in the photos, and it's quite accurate. It's clear that a wrist compass isn't a precision tool; if you need a more precise compass, there are other options—larger, heavier, and requiring manual operation, not with the ease and simplicity of a wrist compass. I'm satisfied with the accuracy of the Suunto M-9; it was exactly what I was looking for. While not bulky, the Suunto M-9 compass is large enough to be clearly visible and avoid confusing the user. I took a picture of the compass on my wrist next to my enormous 51mm Garmin Enduro 3 watch, just as I'll be using them during the ultratrail race. This photo shows that even though the compass and watch are very close together, the compass's functionality isn't affected; the north reading remains accurate. As you can see in the photos, I haven't used the original Velcro straps. Instead, I bought some BARTON NATO-style straps from Amazon. They are a standard 10 inches long and 18mm wide, made of very soft canvas—a good option if you don't want to use the Velcro strap. I bought this 18mm wide canvas strap because I wanted to use two compasses on my wrist for land navigation: a Suunto M-9 on the outside of my wrist, like a watch, and a second compass at a 90-degree angle to the first, aligned with my thumb. The purpose of these two compasses was to facilitate navigation on the ground. The larger Suunto M-9 would always provide the primary navigation, but if I had to run with trekking poles, it would be much easier to use the smaller compass aligned with my thumb for navigation, without having to raise my arm to check my wrist. I'm explaining all this so you don't do it; it's a bad idea. The Suunto compass has a stronger magnetism and interferes with the smaller compass when they are close together, within 10 centimeters. The reflective material on the Suunto M-9 isn't good. I tried to take the best picture, but the compass itself isn't very clear; it's blurry and confusing. You should consider whether this is an important feature for you. This isn't a problem for a trail runner, since ultrarunners wear a headlamp at night, which illuminates the direction they're looking. I hope this review helps other future buyers. The compass deserves a five-star rating, and the Suunto brand deserves the same rating as well. However, I had to point out the mistake made with my order, so I'm giving it four stars.

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