Forerunner 255

Garmin

Forerunner 255

169 positive 3 neutral 18 negative

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Bye bye fitbit

Apple Watch battery doesn’t last long enough for me. I bought the forerunner 255 (250cad instead of 470)

kondrecklomar in r/fitbit

July 19, 2025 12:46 PM

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Watch for running

Any of the Garmin Forerunner watches are good. I have the 255. To save money, look at older models and buy refurbished/used. You can probably get the 45 or 55 within your budget pretty easily.

ashtree35 in r/XXRunning

August 10, 2025 7:19 PM

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Wie Geld sparen bei Laufuhr?

Was heißt sparen? Willst Du ne Luxusuhr günstiger oder eine möglichst günstige Uhr? Persönlich bin ich Fan der Forerunner 255 - ist von den Features her top, kostet aber recht wenig. Gibt es auch für etwas mehr Geld mit Musik-Feature.

Roadrunner571 in r/laufen

September 10, 2025 3:17 PM

14

Recommendations for a solid running smartwatch.

I'm massively happy with my Garmin Forerunner 255. Great battery life, swanky GPS, lots of data. They've been out a few years now so there are some real bargains to be had. I like the MIP display but some people prefer the OLED displays on the newer models so probably worth looking into which you'd

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GreenSky555 in r/firstmarathon

June 16, 2025 9:10 AM

14

Figuring out what Garmin watch is best for running

Forerunner 255. 2 week battery, mip display (I prefer, some don't) and literally designed for running. As it's a little older you can get it at a good price and it's still being supported with updates.

Logicdon in r/GarminWatches

November 23, 2025 9:01 PM

7

GARMIN watches firefighter/ EMT/ frontline responders

Wore my forerunner 255 during my time in station. Durable, value for money and still comfortable under bunker gear. Don’t think you need anything specially rugged because it will be under ppe when doing most rigorous tasks, if a fire kills your watch then you’d probably be dead before that. Posted a

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bilbolaggings in r/NationalServiceSG

July 5, 2025 1:56 PM

12

Should I buy the Garmin Venu 3 or wait for the Venu 4 to potentially come out, even though there's no official confirmation from Garmin?

With Garmin watches, it is not that updates have new features or a new version of look and feel. (Only Fenix and sometimes high-end 9xx Forerunners sometimes get feature updates). One exception was the Forerunner 255 getting a slew of activities to match the 265 (which came very soon after the relea

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SuAlfons in r/GarminWatches

July 20, 2025 5:21 AM

12

New to Runna, looking for watch suggestions.

Garmin Forerunner 255 Music. you can get them pretty cheap

ArminiusPT in r/runna

November 19, 2025 12:00 PM

6

Is it Garmin time?

I am new to running (like 2 months) so take this with a grain of salt, but I was an apple watch user (before my running days) and I got rid of it a few years ago because it was too much and I felt that other than tying me more to my phone it didnt add much value, I recently got a Garmin FR255 when I

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Commontimejunkie90 in r/runninglifestyle

June 13, 2025 11:49 AM

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What Garmin watch should I buy today?

Forerunner line. 165 if you just want the very basics, 265 for a solid running watch, 965 if you also need maps. All of these have a smartphone-like (AMOLED) screen. You can save a substantial amount of money by going for a 255 or 955, which are slightly older models with a MIP screen (reflective, n

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ganoshler in r/GarminWatches

April 16, 2025 1:29 PM

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