Forerunner 945, Black

Garmin

Forerunner 945, Black

6 positive 0 neutral 8 negative

Based on 14 Reddit mentions

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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 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 11:26 AM

4

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 5:51 PM

2

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 2:27 PM

2

You bought the wrong watch

As not only a long time Garmin user, but a former Garmin employee, what a weird way to glaze a now overpriced watch. When the Fenix was 600 bucks it was reasonable, now?! Absolutely not worth it. They didn't even launch the SOS feature on it, which is imo the one thing could've brought it to the sol

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Barajmar- in r/GarminFenix

September 8, 2025 7:40 AM

1

Instinct 3 45mm AMOLED - second guessing purchase

In your case, as your needs are already filled, the only way to find out is to buy the Mips version and test it. It would be more like "I like it better" type of choice, vs needs. If you don't use the sensors, makes sure to turn them off, will give more battery life. Google for tutorials. I never ma

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hakapes in r/Garmininstinct

October 5, 2025 7:36 AM

1

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