We love Suunto Watches. Three weeks ago we told you about the Suunto Race 3 leak: two unreleased watches, the Race 3 and Race 3 S, exposed through Suunto's own indexed website copy. The hardware details were solid. The launch timing was a mystery.
Now a regulatory trail is filling in that gap, and it also corrects one thing we got wrong in the early going.
What Just Happened
A new Suunto device appeared in Singapore's IMDA certification database under model number OW266. The filing is terse, the way regulatory filings always are: an "Outdoor Watch" from Suunto, listed in the Low Power Radio Equipment category with multiple radio interfaces, supplied by EDPLUS PTE. LTD.
None of that sounds exciting until you notice two things.
First, OW265 appeared at IMDA earlier through the exact same supplier. Two unidentified Suunto outdoor watches, adjacent model numbers, same certification path, within weeks of each other.
Second, we finally know what OW261 is, and it's not a Race watch. An earlier report had identified OW261 and OW265 as the Race 3 and Race 3 S, but that pairing is now dead. OW261 turned out to be the Suunto Run 2, which showed up at the FCC with finished retail packaging carrying the Run 2 name, dual-frequency GPS, and 2.4GHz/5GHz Wi-Fi. There's very little ambiguity there.
So the Race 3 identity that OW261 was borrowing needs a new home. And now there are exactly two unidentified Suunto outdoor watches sitting in sequential model numbers.
Why OW265 + OW266 Almost Certainly Means Race 3 + Race 3 S
Let's line up what we know against what we're missing.
What's confirmed: Suunto is building two watches called the Race 3 and Race 3 S. We know this from the July leak, where Suunto's own indexed marketing copy described both devices.
What we have now: two unidentified outdoor watches, OW265 and OW266, both certified through the same supplier at IMDA in the same window.
Two unreleased Race watches, two unidentified certification entries, adjacent numbers. That's not proof, and sequential model numbers shouldn't be overinterpreted, companies don't always assign regulatory codes neatly by product family. But the pieces fit far better than they did when OW261 was still floating around as a false candidate.
What the IMDA records do not tell us is which is which. OW266 could be the Race 3 or the Race 3 S. Same uncertainty for OW265. And notably, equivalent FCC filings haven't surfaced publicly yet, so the U.S. regulatory trail is still quiet.
A Quick Refresher on the Watches Themselves
From the July leak, here's what Suunto's own copy said:
Race 3 S (coming first):
- 1.32-inch AMOLED display
- Sapphire glass
- Dual-band GNSS
- Lightweight, trail-focused positioning
Race 3 (later in 2026):
- 1.5-inch AMOLED display
- Mineral glass, an unusual choice for the flagship
- Extended battery life
- Dual-band GNSS
The glass split is still the weirdest detail in the lineup: sapphire on the smaller model, mineral glass on the flagship. If scratch resistance matters to you, the "cheaper" watch might actually be the tougher one.
And hanging over both is the AI Coach subscription news from the original leak: a three-month free trial, then a paywall. That's the part the community was, and still is, fired up about.
What This Means for Timing
Certification doesn't equal launch, but it's one of the last boxes a product checks before shipping. IMDA clearance means the radios are approved for the Singapore market, and it typically happens when a device is close to market-ready, not in early prototyping.
Combine that with the July leak's language, Race 3 S "available first," Race 3 "later in 2026," and the picture sharpens: the Race 3 S looks like the imminent one, with the Race 3 following inside this calendar year. If Suunto keeps its usual cadence, an announcement within weeks would not surprise us.
Bottom Line
One correction, one confirmation, one open question.
- Correction: OW261 is the Suunto Run 2, not a Race watch. The early OW261-as-Race-3 identification was wrong.
- Confirmation: two Suunto outdoor watches (OW265, OW266) are through IMDA certification via the same supplier, and they're the strongest candidates yet for the Race 3 and Race 3 S.
- Open question: which model number maps to which watch, and whether the FCC filings that would confirm it ever go public.
Watch for FCC entries for OW265/OW266, which would give us the retail-box confirmation OW261 gave the Run 2. That's the moment this goes from "strong working theory" to confirmed.