Garmin fēnix® 8 – 47 mm, Solar, Sapphire, Premium Multisport GPS Smartwatch, Long-Lasting Battery Life, Dive-Rated, Built-in LED Flashlight, Titanium with Amp Yellow/Graphite Band

Tolle Uhr, trage seit Fenix 5 nix Anderes, die Farbe muss man sich im Vorfelde überlegen, das Armband lässt sich leicht tauschen, daß Plättchen vorne nicht.

Awesome tool that has grown on me vs Apple Watch Coming from the Apple Watch Ultra I wanted a smartwatch that had extended battery life and gps features that didn’t require phone connection and that also had topo graphic view format with water/weather indications on the gps map feature. So far I’ve done multiple hikes and scuba adventures these past few weeks and I can say that this watch really shines for the hardcore outdoorsman. I wanted the solar 47mm option so it would not be so bulky on my wrist. I opted for the solar option so I could extended the battery life in real-world scenarios. The display is perfect for sunny days and outdoor activities. One key feature that I did not anticipate liking so much was the Garmin connect app. You can find tons of hikes local to your area and also map your own trails which makes getting out there super easy! This could be pretty cool if you are an avid cyclist or runner and want to find/build/track your exact distances for a coordinated route and monitor your progress as simple as looking at your watch. One feature that I really wish was available for the fenix 8 was the ability to use air integration for scuba diving. However I believe that feature is only available on one of the other scuba specific watches made by Garmin. The menu is not as intuitive as the Apple Watch Ultra, however once you spend some time with the watch you will quickly overcome that small learning curve. The Apple Watch Ultra is still a useful tool if you are going on sub 2 day adventures or working in an environment that needs features such as the walkie talkie or picture messaging directly to your watch but I feel much more confident wearing garmins Fenix 8 47mm solar on my wrist for real deal outdoorsman situations. Both watches have a place on my nightstand but the Garmin is a beast that keeps on going with battery life measured in days not hours.

What can I say that hasn't already been said. Great product, so many features and very well built. It's on the pricey side but worth the money. It's easy to use once you get used to it, there are a ton of YouTube videos on all its features. The display is really nice and easy to read.

This watch was great until Garmin bricked it with a software update in late February - if you buy it I highly recommend disabling the automatic software updates, as Garmin's software release testing is inadequate and they don't enable you to roll back to a previous version of the software. This is the 4th Fenix series watch I've owned in the last 10 years. They have been great and I have recommended them to dozens of people over that time. I bought this one in May of 2025. It was great until February of 2026. At that point my watch received the 21.25 update. It started crashing within hours. The watch face would go blank and I'd have to hold the power button for 5+ seconds to get it to turn back on. I went to the Garmin Forums and discovered that many people were having the same problem. Over the next month I tried everything Garmin Support and the forums recommended: I enrolled in the beat program, installed 3 different Beta releases, tried rolling back to 21.24, etc. Earlier this week, on the advice of support I left the beta program and installed the non-beta 21.39 release. It still crashes. Support's answer as to why I can't go back to the release I was on before 21.25 (21.12) is that "it contained bugs", and they instead are asking me to upload crash reports. I've spent 5-10 hours uploading crash reports for a $1k watch that has been completely unusable for the last 45 days. They haven't fixed the crash, and they refuse to let me go back to the software that I know works. So they are intentionally bricking my watch and conscripting me into their QA process. If you choose to buy this watch, I highly recommend that you immediately disable automatic software updates. For me (ymmv) I don't care at all about the new features, so had I done this when I bought the watch I would have lost nothing. If you want updates, I think you have to watch the Garmin Forums to see if they've released new crash bugs, then manually update later. Otherwise you might wind up with a $1k paperweight.

I love the fenix 8 I feel the improvement from my old Fenix 5 Hope it will last as long as my 5 lasted!