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Fashion aside, a cheap waterproof watch is a must-have water accessory. It’s useful for knowing how much time you have before you have to meet someone.

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Price was good. Most times I look for inexpensive non metal watches. The m6uhvcThis is right in there for a good every day watch. Still don't hear hourly chime

So far so good.

This is a simple workman-like watch. It keeps the time, has a stop watch, has a simple alarm function, and is waterproof enough for me to wash my hands all I want. I tried a smartwatch and just didn't use any of it's features. I can get messages on my phone and a watch that inaccurately counts my steps does not make me healthier

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My son likes it. It saved his money and looked around for the perfect watch. He liked the features on this. The worse thing was a few weeks into having it the band came out of the watch face, but we popped it back in with a little work

 He liked the features on this. The worse thing was a few weeks into having it the band came out of the watch face, but we popped it back in with a little work. It didn't break, it just popped out and we had to pop it back it. It works great though

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This is a basic watch and I love it because it gives me the time , date, green light at night , alarm , and is comfortable. Price is great as well.

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Cheap, rugged, accurate, 10 year battery life, and 100m water resistance; what's not to like? I collect inexpensive (mostly Chinese built) watches, but all previous ones have had my preferred analog displays and few of them could begin to match the performance specs of this watch. I treat them kindly, keep them away from water, and change their batteries every 1-2 years. Be sure to ask for a discount at your battery replacement place. I take in a dozen or so watches at a time and get the batteries replaced for half their normal charge

 Enter the Casio Men's W800H-1AV. Fifteen bucks or so, accurate (I set it from and check it against my Casio Wave Ceptor), 100m water resistant, and 10 year battery life! With those kind of specs, who needs solar or Atomic Clock updates? I understand why it has such a long strap, but I found it a bit irritating. A few seconds with a sharp knife cut it down to a length that doesn't wrap around my wrist and flop out on the other side. But remember: "measure twice; cut once!"

 A few seconds with a sharp knife cut it down to a length that doesn't wrap around my wrist and flop out on the other side. But remember: "measure twice; cut once!"

Great Watch!  Just trim the band to your length!

I try to live simply, and this is the watch for me. It checks all the boxes: cheap, durable, accurate, no excess features, long battery life. Bought one roughly 4 years ago and rarely took it off. It survived showers, pools, and summer vacations to the beach

After 4 years, broke from pool diving

Wanted a simple knock-around watch that wasn't heavy and clunky, easy to use and viewable in the dark (with light). This watch does it all.

Light Weight - Easy to Use

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The Fenix 6 Multisport GPS Watch brings cutting-edge design and performance to your fast-paced lifestyle. It’s contoured for a trimmer, more comfortable fit on your wrist, with easy-to-access features that include enhanced wrist heart rate (The data and information provided by this device is intended to be a close estimation of your activity and metrics tracked, but may not be precisely accurate), built-in activity profiles, Vo2 Max estimates and more. Plus, you can see how your hard work is paying off with performance metrics and training load balance readings. Satellite navigation and tracking functions combine with a 3-axis compass and barometric altimeter to give you confidence on and off the beaten path. This Watch eases from workout to work day with smart notifications (when paired with a compatible smartphone) to keep you connected and Garmin Pay contactless payments (not all countries and payment networks are eligible) to free you from carrying cash or credit cards. Customizable power Manager lets you see and control how various settings and sensors impact battery life, so you can make battery-extending changes on the fly.

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I bought the Garmin Fenix 6 last year about 9 months ago I reckon. What it did for me was quantify my training into something I could track better than any app I already had because now I have heartbeat data. Watching myself improve over the last 9 months gradually with numbers getting better was such a boon to keeping me motivated. Also knowing what HR zone I was in really took away any anxiety I had when I was less in shape

I’ve never worn one. I have an old fitbit that I sometimes wear for fun and to track how far I walk. I use my phone for navigation. I kind of want a GPS watch like a Garmin Instinct Solar, but I’m not sure I can justify the price. For those of you who use one for backpacking trips and thru hikes, what do you like about it? Why should I get one?

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For those of you who wear a fancy watch, what are the benefits?

 I really dislike carrying my phone everywhere, so this was a must. While other Garmin models also offer this feature, what made me buy the Fenix was battery life, button control (I dislike touch screens on watches) and the solid feel of the watch. Not to mention the default watch face is gorgeous. I also like the ability to customize power modes or to put it into power saving mode very quickly

Exceeded my expectations

 The app store for this thing has a whole new world of little apps and widgets (Spotify, beer tracking?!) that you can play around with. 9/10  I think this was a great purchase. The battery life is fantastic. Five days without a charge and it still goes strong – and when you do charge it, it only takes 30 minutes to an hour to get back up to halfway/fully charged

 I bought the 6X Sapphire edition in the hopes of avoiding scratches and also in the hopes of rivaling G-Shock, his original favorite. Sapphire specifically was important to me in a watch face, because sapphire, after all, is a 9 out of 10 on Mohs hardness scale. The only thing harder than a 9 is diamond, which is a 10. This reduces the chance of scratches significantly

 The battery life is fantastic. Five days without a charge and it still goes strong – and when you do charge it, it only takes 30 minutes to an hour to get back up to halfway/fully charged. My main concern before buying was water damage and shock damage, but both have passed rigorous tests and this watch has proven to be very strong and durable. Also, it comes with an automatic one year limited warranty

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 Nothing like seeing a notification that says unproductive when you’re in the middle of your warm-up. If you do trails, and don’t turn off your VO2 Max calculation it will immediately affect your overall VO2 Max. If you’re buying into this whole pulse ox sensor BS it’s almost completely useless at sea level. If you want to conserve battery life you need to turn it off or use it while you’re sleeping

 After doing tons of research on other watches and devices I do think this is one of the best options on the market. It works really well when it comes to tracking and being consistent. If you’re into structured workouts coming from training peaks it’s phenomenal. One thing that the videos don’t cover very well is how you can create a structured work out and it will actually tell you if you’re low or high on your pace during the activity/interval

 The Strength activity section of the app is really cool, but doesn’t work well at all. It basically never tracks your reps correctly. A great concept, but really frustrating. Spotify it is pretty clumsy, and not as easy to get to as it is on the Apple Watch, but it does download a lot faster and I never had any issues with music playback

 This watch also interacts really well with my Tacx trainer, you can broadcast your heart rate, or completely control the trainer with the watch.  Things that I’m not a fan of: GPS is not as accurate as the Apple Watch, if you don’t crank down the band you’re going to have trouble getting an accurate heart rate reading. The training metrics can get pretty annoying. For some reason it’s set up to give you an effort level at the first 3/4 mile of your run

I bought this Garmin watch because I was training for triathlons. Switching from an Apple Watch Series 4 to the Garmin was a bit of a transition at first. Honestly, I hated it for about the first week. Once you get used to the button and menu lay out though it becomes more apparent that the device is really good at what it does

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 Hopefully at some point I step up my game to a point that I'll use all the features and I do hope that with firmware updates the vibration and heart rate tracking become a little more consistent.

 This happens often enough to be concerning, especially considering how much I paid for the device. Another complaint I have is whilek try to use the breathing app, I constantly am missing vibrations for my breathing timer because the vibration just isn't strong enough. I'd I want to use it effectively I have to actually watch my watch face to tell me when to breath, hold breath, etc, kind of defeating the whole purpose of the exercise which is to focus on breathing. Again, this wouldn't be that concerning if I hadn't spent so much money on this

 I'd I want to use it effectively I have to actually watch my watch face to tell me when to breath, hold breath, etc, kind of defeating the whole purpose of the exercise which is to focus on breathing. Again, this wouldn't be that concerning if I hadn't spent so much money on this. When I purchased this device it was with the understanding that the premium price that I was paying was for THE smart/activity tracking experience to end all experiences. On cheaper devices these inconsistencies would be overlooked but at this price point it's unacceptable

  I do love the device even with my several concerns and don't have buyer's remorse per se, but I definitely could have opted for a cheaper device given what I need it for. Just make sure you really need this and check out their other devices before jumping on this one. Hopefully at some point I step up my game to a point that I'll use all the features and I do hope that with firmware updates the vibration and heart rate tracking become a little more consistent.

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 My biggest gripe is with the display. Ironically (or not), I bought and returned the Instinct for the same reason. As Garmin's flagship watch and this being 2020, it is hard to imagine any company releasing a tech device at this price point with a lousy 260 x 260 pixel display, a roughly 8% improvement over the 5. As a device that I am wearing and that I am interfacing with throughout the day, I'm really put off by a company's top of the line model sporting 10 year old technology

So first off, I will say that my review is based on the $800 price tag. This is a decent watch and appeared to do the things it claims but for the $800 I was expecting much more. My biggest gripe is with the display. Ironically (or not), I bought and returned the Instinct for the same reason

Not worth the money.

I never write reviews. But wanted to give a heads up to others. If it everything worked as stated I woulda kept it. But

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