Forerunner 945, Black

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Forerunner 945, Black

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Wearing fenix in the shower?

Absolutely. Me and my buddies have F6x, F7, i think FR945 (may be wrong), F3 and FR965 - nobody bothers to take them off in sauna and nothing has happened. For years. Although sauna is every Saturday, watches stay on maybe once a month. So not very often but still. We have discussed durability of Ga

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Meelis_Tegevus in r/GarminFenix

May 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM

6

What Watch to buy

Check out DC rainmaker or DesFit YT videos. They both do great in depth videos of the pros and cons of all triathlon or sports related tech. Without knowing more what you want to use it for, I would look into the garmin forerunner series. Different models at different price points, but all of them h

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graetel_90 in r/triathlon

May 29, 2025 at 11:26 AM

4

First time trying Suunto

Curious to know why you changed over to Suunto? I’m currently looking to upgrade from my Garmin to FR945 the 970, but also considering the Suunto Race 2. At the moment, I’m finding hard to justify spending so much extra on the FR970 than the Race 2.

Ok_Needleworker_9183 in r/Suunto

January 22, 2026 at 4:56 AM

2

CPC

Ik heb een FR945 en ik heb eigenlijk altijd dat mijn horloge 'voorloopt' op de officiële markeringen. Volgens mijn Garmin was de CPC 21,34km. Naja, het was een prima loop, ik hoef er niet van te leven en ik had een PR. Dik tevreden 👍

JapioF in r/Hardlopen

March 16, 2026 at 11:12 AM

2

Venu X1 or Instinct 3 solar

It's anecdotal evidence, not a study. We had a Venu 2S water damaged and a Fenix 6X Pro. Garmin declined to help because it was no warranty period anymore. My friends Fr945 also got water in it. He got an FR955 with discount. And I have a couple friends, who had their Garmin ruined by water issues.

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hakapes in r/Garmininstinct

January 1, 2026 at 5:51 PM

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Another Vertical 2 going back, unfortunately

Fair enough, and good question. No, I do not need a new device, but the feeling of a potential change is precipitated by a few things (in order of importance): I came to the Fenix by way of a FR 945. I have always missed the weight and lower profile, but had "upgraded" due to wanting sapphire glass

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-TimesOnMySide- in r/Suunto

October 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM

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Any hope for a broader outdoor line?

But a used Forerunner 955: it checks all the boxes and is cheaper than a new Garmin. If it's still too expensive, the used FR945, Fenix 7, Fenix 6 pro... Are good too. I always but used Garmins, never new ones, because they are so expressive.

Imthenewbee in r/Garmininstinct

May 13, 2026 at 8:40 PM

1

Help Convince Me To Switch To Garmin

I love my Garmin FR 945. I've had it for years and the battery still lasts forever. Even with GPS and onboard music listening I only have to charge it every 7 to 10 days. I play a lot of golf and do triathlons as well so the fact that it has open water swimming capabilities, triathlon and golf activ

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busstamove14 in r/runninglifestyle

May 14, 2026 at 3:25 AM

1

Thinking of Switching from Garmin to Suunto

almost my case. I still have garmin fr945, suunto 9 and vertical 1. both suunto have big troubles with hr measurement, sleep accuracy not good. for cycling I have wahoo bolt v2 and v3, for concept2 - only ErgData app. withings smart scales is more than enough for me. one thing for me what suunto is

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ChickenPrestigious39 in r/Suunto

October 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM

1

Garmin distance vs actual distance

Bingo. I was skeptical at first, but the tangents do have an impact on the overall distance ran. I ran the same marathon 3 times over 3 years with the same Garmin watch. The first two, my FR945 measured 26.58 and 26.52. My friend gave me the advice to run the tangents, the shortest distance along th

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kirkis in r/Marathon_Training

October 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM

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