Garmin actually just mostly lets companies be, hands off on litigation. But strava saw an opportunity to boost its profile before the IPO and went at its biggest data feeder. Some people point out garmin isn't the #1 or 2 device on strava but what they fail to mention is there are like 4 Fenix model

Garmin. Forget the rest. Edit: Why Garmin? Buy it once. No subs needed. Tracks stress, sleep, activity, HR, VO2 max etc Has GPS* in most if not all their wearables. Tells the time. Notifications if you want them. And here’s the kicker….Battery life can last 30 days. 30. Days.** Not on all. Ones I wo

Greed I suppose. Bummer as I like my Garmin Instinct solar. The ski GPS tracking has been really fun and informative. Plus it ties with my company's virgin pulse/personify account.

Garmin instinct series has been my go to. Love em.

Garmin solar instinct 2x, sun will power it. Has everything you would need except sos

Feels like a Garmin Instinct 3 competitor. Seems like a bit of an odd launch to me

Upgraded my running watch from a £55 eBay refurb to a Garmin Instinct 3. Old watch was showing its age and I’m running 5 times a week with a bunch of long races in the pipeline so it made sense for me

I've never heard of any Garmin watch that you have to trigger sleep mode for it to record sleep, pretty sure they're all automatic. Certainly all their flagship watches are at least (fenix, epix, vivoactive, venu, instinct, forerunner, etc.)

Garmin Instinct 2s solar. Designed for functionality, dead reliable, useable under any circumstances. It is what actual explorers use nowadays. Eta: just saw the quartz criterion. That eliminates any actually relevant watches.

Garmin >>> Pixel. No debate. Since you run early in the morning and in mountain lion territory, Garmin’s features like incident detection, live tracking, and the ability to send your location to emergency contacts are perfect for ensuring your safety. Some Garmin watches that meet your needs are the