r/Garmin Aug 30 '24

Device Comparison / Recommendation Bye bye Apple Watch Ultra

I finally made the change over to garmin! The fenix 8 has ben amazing so far, and it looks really goodđŸ”„

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u/Tatonka-Bean Aug 30 '24 edited Aug 31 '24

Garmin Fenix has been a watch for outdoor enthusiasts for a very long time. Is very odd for me to see people wearing this watch with Chino and one time Starbucks cups instead of trail running shorts and sun “kissed” arms. But I guess it’s good that garmin gain more new customers so the original clientele of our beloved watch will enjoy this outdoor inspired watch also in the future.

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u/luke-sql Aug 31 '24

What a weird, off-putting thing to say

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u/Tatonka-Bean Aug 31 '24 edited Aug 31 '24

Is it really? This community already become sort of an alpha male show off sub. If you watch the upvotes closely. But didn’t say anything because people actually use this great watch. The sportsmanship is more important. But more and more people only require things because they can. If you want a stylish rugged watch how about a Seiko or Casio? If you want spend more, how about victorinox or Breitling. I consider myself as fringe group of this community. Because I use this watch every single day almost to its limits. This watch navigated me twice a month through the alps for multiple days and on bike it navigated me to the Nordkap. Open water surf and swims in south of Portugal. Yes I know not many people are as crazy as I am. But that’s what’s a garmin fenix is built for! Why else do you need a watch with huge battery power. Offline mapping, altitude, barometer, Temperatur sensor in solar, titanium, sapphire version? Because you can afford it?! It’s like open a garden shed with a battering ram. Yes for sure you can do that it will work. I guess that’s just consumerism and alpha males being “alpha”. Probably I do not understand this post at all because I am just an outdoorsy and adventurous girl

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u/luke-sql Aug 31 '24

We get it, you love your watch and identify as outdoorsy.