Thanks, I’m glad I bought the Tudor when I did (6 years ago) because current prices are something absurd.
Great watch!
I did the same with a North Flag, glad I got it when I did, can’t quite stretch to an Explorer😂, I like the fact my Tudor has an in house too, really nice piece.
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I love the North Flag, good choice
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Looking for a Tudor now (BB Bronze) and they really don’t loose value…crazy. Wish i would’ve jumped 5 years ago
Was really wanting to go with a Whoop. I am an older cyclist and really have to pay attention to recovery. Had been doing HRV with a phone app but what a pain. Liked the idea of a smart watch but so damn pricey for someone who tears things up. Then I found the Garmin Instinct. Body Battery function that uses HRV. Track any activity. GPS. Decent battery life. Great battery life if not using the GPS. Not as flashy as the high end Garmins but does a great job for $160. If I trash it in a crash, Ill gladly buy another one.
Why not keep the Fenix on but change the face to a more classic look. Best of both worlds!
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Garmin forerunner 745. Does what it needs to… battery goes down quick with the pulse oximeter (even in only “night mode”)
I’m tempted to upgrade but realistically i dont need it at all
Cheers, I am now wearing a watch and a piece of medical insurance on the same wrist.
Currently still wearing a Garmin Forerunner 920XT which does all of its duties just fine after 5+ years of daily use. Quite a few scratches, but I don’t yet see the need to replace…
Would like to stay in the Garmin system if I ever replace it, just because all my other sports devices are Garmin as well. However, with every watch they release, I see more and more features that I don’t need/want but have to pay for…
The Coros Pace 2 sounds mostly what I would be looking for but it still looks like it needs some brushing up, the app as well. The Wahoo Element Rival is also decently priced and doesn’t have too many “useless” features, but the way to navigate through the menus really doesn’t make sense to me…
Hardware cost is likely less than all the software/feature development so at which point will we be able to for instance buy the Garmin Forerunner 945 HW (vs the 745HW which will not allow me to have certain features the Forerunner 945 can because of HW differences) at for instance 250 Euros/Dollars/whatever and then go to the Connect app, select which modes and features I want at 10 Euros/Dollars/whatever each, add to basket and download to device? That way I can have whatever features I want without paying for all the stuff (pay via watch, listen music via watch, different skiing and mountaineering features I don’t need,…) that I don’t use…
Basically we’re buying smaller smartphones these days.
If everybody thought like this nobody whould buy a garmin watch - not sure any one person uses more than 5% of the available functions.
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I think a lot of people use more than 5% of the features, but you make a good point. I think many of these devices are also sold to tons of people who just get a fancy watch that can cover everything in the kitchen sink activity wise, but sit on their arse most of the time. Just thinking units sold vs overall participation or activity rates of the general population.
I had this @dcrainmaker quote in my head from his latest Fenix 7 review that rang true to me:
"There’s literally no watch on this planet that has as many sports features built-in as the Garmin Fenix 7 series does. I don’t think that even if you downloaded every app on the Apple Watch store that you could cobble together every last nuanced sport and fitness feature. Of course, as always, that’s largely been Garmin’s thing in life: A gazillion features, of which you might only use 2-5% of them.
But, inversely, everyone’s 2-5% features are different. I use sports features every day that others never use, and vice versa. It’s fundamentally why they lead this category."
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Does the usefulness of the pulse oximeter at night outweigh the extra battery drain?
I’ve got the Fenix 7S (upgraded from 5S) but don’t see the benefit of enabling all-day or all-night pulse-oxi. As a warning system when getting sick, elevated RHR should already do the same job (it did on Fenix 5S).
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Your RHR and HRV would be a better indicator for a warning system outside of a major respiratory infection or Virus like Covid-19. Maybe useful if you are traveling at altitude, if you live at altitude your body has long since adapted.
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My kid got covid 3 weeks ago or so… that’s when i turned it back on (I’ve had the watch for a year, had it off most of it).
But it seems that i might getting a beginning of sleep apnea as my levels go down to the low 90s to high 80s at night… which is a bit alarming lol.
But my RHR is at a normal range for myself.
There was a time I recall that they had way too much specificity between watches which made it hard to chose. Like a forerunner didn’t have skiing and a Fenix didn’t have open water swim. If you wanted a different color band you lost multisport but got shooting. Im blanking on what but it was definitely something that made it so I couldn’t decide and part of why I’m still on a 910.
They all basically cost the same but one watch didn’t do it all. Now for the most part the 9xx and Fenix do it all, you chose plastic or metal. They just added like 5 sports to the 6 at the time they released the 7, no charge. So while there is some cost to developing those things they aren’t necessarily charging.
Cashed in my tattoo fund change jar yesterday, since baby is due within the next two weeks decided I’m buying a used 6x pro today. Lack of sleep monitoring wins over finishing the sleeve right now… I’ll likely be double wristing with my Hamilton since I can’t wear a watch at work the Hamilton is only one for my commute anyway.
Semi-random….
There is a Philly area watchmaker Bill Yao and the company is MKII. I had one of there chunky divers for a while and they have some pilot and field watches. Seems like nice stuff for folks not going the classic Omega / Rolex type route.
RGM watches has a long time association with Richard Sachs for folks who track cycling connections.
With covid, realize I’ve treated my sea master very badly. It just sits unloved. Need to fix that!
More random, the Seiko stuff is so good for the price. My grandfather brought a couple back many decades ago after a navy stop in Japan. I think my father still has them somewhere. Need to check.
…What is useful about the pulse oximeter?
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great looking prospex! Did not know you could get the reserve complication on those…nice!
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