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Who's wearing Garmin watches?

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I'm just curious who's wearing Garmin watches while shooting your Sig firearms. I've owned every Garmin Fenix Series watch since 2012 and recently upgraded to the Fenix 7X Sapphire Solar. I also recently purchased the Epix 2 Sapphire, which essentially has all of the functionality of a Fenix 7 Series watch, but with an AMOLED display. I'm still not sure what to think of the AMOLED display and I actually prefer the transflective MIP display of the Fenix Series watches. Overall, I prefer the 7x over the Epix 2, though I like variety and "changing things up" which is why I purchased both watches. The first photo below is the Epix 2 (black titanium) and second is the Fenix 7x (carbon gray titanium).
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I have an instinct that I wear hiking but that's about it. Not really a big fan of it. I don't have xp with the fenix's.
I haven’t worn a watch since I got a cell phone!!
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I wear a Garmin when I'm running or biking. Not when I'm shooting
Just picked up the fenix 7x sapphire solar. Wearing all the time, love the data. Someone should build a shot timer app for it!
If they had better integration with Apple health I’d be all over it
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I'm just curious who's wearing Garmin watches while shooting your Sig firearms. I've owned every Garmin Fenix Series watch since 2012 and recently upgraded to the Fenix 7X Sapphire Solar. I also recently purchased the Epix 2 Sapphire, which essentially has all of the functionality of a Fenix 7 Series watch, but with an AMOLED display. I'm still not sure what to think of the AMOLED display and I actually prefer the transflective MIP display of the Fenix Series watches. Overall, I prefer the 7x over the Epix 2, though I like variety and "changing things up" which is why I purchased both watches. The first photo below is the Epix 2 (black titanium) and second is the Fenix 7x (carbon gray titanium). View attachment 456157
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Not Me, I wear a cheap Timex Indglo Watch that I purchased at Walmart for $24.97 about five years ago. They last about fifteen years..
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I was going to type a snarky reply about real watches vs electronic gizmos. Instead I'll just say, no, I don't wear Garmin watches.
Wearing the same G-Shock for a good 10 years now. Tried wearing a smart watch (super basic model from Wyze) and appreciated the ability to see text messages but felt like the robustness wasn't there and thusly returned to the G-Shock. Want to be able to rely on it.

@racin06, you asked about wearing the watch while shooting your Sigs. Do you and does the watch hold up to the forces from the recoil, etc.?

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I have a basic Garmin Instinct that I wear. I hate having something on my wrist, and the Instinct is a huge hunk of plastic.

I bought it because it pairs with my Garmin Pro 550+ using TT15mini dog collars. I can glance at my watch and see distance and direction to my dog. Last year it was down to $100 on Black Friday. I wouldn’t pay more for it.

On the plus side, the heart rate monitor does a good job of telling me when I’m sitting weird, cutting off circulation to my legs, and my heart is pumping extra hard. I like the sleep monitor also.

I just wish it wasn’t a giant hunk of plastic on my wrist.
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Daily casual watch is a simple and reliable Suunto Core.
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I really like the functions of the Aviation version (GPS, WX Radar, Maps) but the things are just way to big. 'sides, I quit wearing a watch when I retired from the USAF, as it turns out civilians don't have to be five minutes early to everything!
I went back to a Casio G-Shock square. $50, tough as hell, accurate thanks to multi band 6 sync, and solar charging. When I'm not wearing that I have both a Fitbit Sense and an Apple Watch. I also have a Suunto Core Black lying around somewhere.
I have a basic Garmin Instinct that I wear. I hate having something on my wrist, and the Instinct is a huge hunk of plastic.

I bought it because it pairs with my Garmin Pro 550+ using TT15mini dog collars. I can glance at my watch and see distance and direction to my dog. Last year it was down to $100 on Black Friday. I wouldn’t pay more for it.

On the plus side, the heart rate monitor does a good job of telling me when I’m sitting weird, cutting off circulation to my legs, and my heart is pumping extra hard. I like the sleep monitor also.

I just wish it wasn’t a giant hunk of plastic on my wrist.
+1 on the Instinct. I got it initially for an elk hunting trip because it paired with my Garmin inReach Mini. I have taken to wearing it constantly for the workout, sleep and “Body Battery” functions. I briefly looked into the Oura ring for some of those functions, but I don’t want a metal ring on my finger due to my concern (perhaps overblown) about ring accidents.

I have looked at the Fenix but am sticking with the Instinct for now.
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I guess mine’s old tech : a Vivoactive HR … but it still works great!

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