Garmin Watches

Garmin Vivoactive 3 is designed for people with an active life. Equipped with a wide range of sports-oriented features, this is the watch that lets you keep accurate track of your fitness level, heart rate (to measure stress levels), and keep up to date with the latest news through notifications.

The watch is durable, waterproof, and elegant due to the chemically strengthened Corning Gorilla Glass lens, stainless steel bezel, and fiber-reinforced polymer case. Also, due to the Garmin Choma display, the watch is easy to read even in direct sunlight. This makes it the perfect workout companion in all kinds of weather.

It comes with 15 sports apps for various activities such as yoga, running, swimming, or more and the built-in GPS lets you accurately record the distance, pace, and location for your outdoor activities. Moreover, you have access to a wide range of free watch faces so you can have fun personalizing the interface to your liking.

Other cool features you may enjoy are contactless payment using the watch,  free widgets and apps, and BT connectivity with your smartphone. The battery is designed to last up to seven days, depending on the features you use.

Lastly, the Vivoactive 3 features the Side Swipe interface which improves navigation through all the menus and widgets. This way, you don’t have to adjust your habits to the watch – you just use it the way it’s more convenient.

• Compatible with Garmin SurfTracker App
• Long battery life of up to 8 days in watch/activity tracking mode
• Can be paired with compatible smartphone to display notifications
• 24/7 heart rate monitoring

This Garmin vivoactive model isn’t a surf watch straight out of the box, but access to Garmin’s apps – their SurfTracker app in particular – means it can quickly be used as one.

This smartwatch with GPS technology caters to a wide range of activities so if you have an active lifestyle you’ll find many uses for it.

Whether you’re a hiker, runner, golfer or cyclist, the relevant data for that activity can be tracked. The 24/7 heart rate monitoring also allows you to keep an eye on the effort you’re exerting.

The colour touchscreen is easy to read even in sunlight and if you pair the watch to a compatible smartphone you’ll be able to see notifications on your wrist.

The battery life is good for a watch with this many features, lasting up to 8 days between charges.

The Garmin name is synonymous with GPS, so this multisport watch fits the bill with GPS and GLONASS capacity and much more.

It has a wrist heart rate monitor to track your performance, and comes with advanced dynamics for running, cycling and swimming.

It can also be paired with a Running Dynamics Pod, HRM Run or HRM Tri Monitor, to provide more in-depth data. Check your VO2 max estimate, use it as a race predictor and recovery advisor, and pair it with a chest strap heart rate monitor to read your lactate threshold. Use the information to improve your running form with running dynamics data such as ground contact time balance, stride length and vertical ratio.

You can also use it to do live tracking, receive smart notifications, and do automatic uploads to Garmin Connect. The Garmin Connect IQ store offers free watch faces and apps for customization, as well as training plans, and the ability to track your progress with personal bests, activity reminders and more.

Adjust the settings to adjust the battery life: in Smartwatch mode it’s up to 11 days; in UltraTrac mode without the wrist heart rate it’s up to 24 hours; and in GPS mode it’s up to 14 hours.

Garmin rates the watch at 5ATM, meaning it will withstand a pressure equivalent to a depth of 165 feet (50 meters). It can handle splashes, rain or snow, showering, swimming, diving into water, and snorkeling.

• GPS smartwatch with 218 x 218 pixels screen resolution and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 touchscreen display;
• Real-time wrist-based heart rate monitoring and advanced sleep monitoring, with daily smart features, including music storage & play;
• Compatible with both iPhone and Android devices;
• Over 20 preloaded GPS and indoor sports apps.

If you’re searching for a smartwatch with a classy look and packed with fitness and health features, Garmin’s Vivoactive 4S might be the one.

It’s available in two sizes, of 1.57 and 1.77 inches, with 5 color shades, from black to a soft combo of light gold and pink.

With this GPS smartwatch, you can track almost every body function you can think of. It comes with pre-programmed workouts and plenty of storage space.

And the smaller size that we reviewed has a particular elegance.

It looks like a regular watch and can easily fit even the fancier styles, making it suitable for almost anyone.

• Sport smartwatch with GPS, 64 x 128 pixels screen resolution, and OLED display;
• Smart notifications and smart features, music player included if paired with a smartphone;
• Wellness monitoring tools and heart rate estimation with Elevate technology;
• Compatible with iPhone, Android, and Windows devices

When shopping for a smartwatch with a limited budget at hand, this hybrid smartwatch from Garmin, Vivoactive HR, has all the chances to fit the bill.

Its clock functions are impeccable, the battery life is good, and its heart rate and pedometer data are accurate. Setup is easy, and all features work as advertised.

Design-wise, you’ll notice it looks a tad thick and somewhat large compared to the screen size. But it serves both the analog and the digital functions more than decent.

If the digital battery happens to go on the blink, it will work fine on the analog mode. If you don’t mind that it’s not particularly elegant, you’ll be thrilled with its modest price and the built-in range of smart features.