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Suunto Dive Collection 2012.pdf - Naval Systems & Technology

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A HERITAGE OF RELIABLE<br />

DIVE INSTRUMENTS<br />

When a Finnish engineer and orienteer Tuomas Vohlonen invented<br />

the mass production method for the liquid-filled compass in 1936,<br />

<strong>Suunto</strong> was born. Since then, <strong>Suunto</strong> has been at the forefront of<br />

innovation, creating authentic technological and functional outdoor<br />

sports instruments used by adventure seekers all over the globe.<br />

<strong>Suunto</strong> is a leading designer and manufacturer of sports precision<br />

instruments and solutions for outdoor sports and diving.<br />

AMER SPORTS<br />

Headquartered in Vantaa, Finland, <strong>Suunto</strong> employs more than 500<br />

people worldwide and distributes its products to over 100 countries. The<br />

company is a subsidiary of Helsinki-based Amer Sports Corporation with<br />

sister brands Salomon, Atomic, Wilson, Precor, Arc’teryx, and Mavic.<br />

<strong>Suunto</strong> SK-4,<br />

<strong>Suunto</strong>’s first<br />

dive compass, is<br />

developed and<br />

used actively by<br />

famous seadwellers,<br />

such as<br />

Jacques Cousteau.<br />

<strong>Suunto</strong> Spyder is<br />

introduced – the<br />

world’s first watch-sized<br />

instrument that combines<br />

the performance of a<br />

top-of-the-line multilevel<br />

dive computer with<br />

a high-quality dive watch.<br />

1936 1965 1987<br />

1997<br />

<strong>Suunto</strong> is founded<br />

by Tuomas<br />

Vohlonen, when<br />

he patents the<br />

mass production<br />

of the liquid-filled<br />

compass.<br />

SME dive computer is<br />

developed by <strong>Suunto</strong>,<br />

revolutionizing the<br />

sport by telling the safe<br />

duration of a dive and<br />

needed decompression<br />

time.<br />

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