one of the things that we take for granted in the modern era is the importance of a good rugged watch garmin is one of the big names in the fitness and outdoor world and it has an absolutely massive range of smart watches and trackers in its portfolio it offers not only a range of options.

Within each of its product families but also a wide range of sport specific devices and lifestyle choices too whether you want access to topo maps in the mountains or to monitor your daily step count there is a garmin watch on my list for every type of outdoor fitness enthusiast garmin watches stand up to wear and tear.

For years and the company continues to upgrade them long after their release dates the number of garmin running and fitness watches continue to grow making the task of choosing the right device for you all the more difficult we kept a close eye on the number of garmin watches.

And gathered them together in this list to give you a better idea of which ones might serve your lifestyle here are the best garmin watches and the best garmin smart watches that are available right now let me introduce you to our top of the line solar enabled sport and adventure watch.

The phoenix 6 solar series so let's talk about the obvious we've kept the rugged sophisticated design along with the cutting edge performance and training features that you've come to know and love in the phoenix 6 series but long awaited we've taken this premium purpose-built multi-sport watch to a whole new level.

By adding a power glass solar charging lens combine that with our updated power manager and we've just extended the battery life of the phoenix 6 for all of you endurance athletes and outdoor enthusiasts what kind of battery life should we expect great question.

Depending on the phoenix 6 model and what mode you have it in battery life will vary but with the new solar technology depending on your settings you can increase your already great battery life by hours days or even weeks for more specific information on battery.

Life of these new solar units click on the link in the description below but solar charging technology isn't the only thing we added to the phoenix 6 series there are so many activities in sports you love that get your heart pumping and your.

Blood flowing and we want you to capture your sessions and performance data so you can set goals and beat yesterday so with the release of a new software update our entire phoenix 6 lineup will now let you track new activities including indoor climbing.

Bouldering and even surfing plus provide new metrics for cross-country skiing and mountain biking there are a lot of climbers who will only climb indoors and no matter if you're a lead climber or speed climber we want to help you train year round and track your sessions on the wall so with the indoor climbing.

Profile you'll see metrics such as number of routes vertical distance climbed climb time and more but if bouldering is your passion you'll see the climb grade climb difficulty in either v scale or font scale climb time and your heart rate the surf profile.

Lets you record your surf sessions and accessing the surfline widget allows you to see the wave height tides weather and other alerts for your favorite spots allowing you to stay up to date on ocean conditions to catch that perfect wave with the new mountain bike dynamics all of you trail junkies out there can now.

Track the details of every ride plus you'll get specialized grit and flow measurements that rate trail difficulty and how smoothly you descend giving you a score to beat the next time you head out to shred the trail we want you to perform at your best and we believe you should have a quick and.

Easy way to keep an eye on your training progress with improved performance monitoring so with the acclimation widget you'll see a comprehensive view of your current elevation acclimated elevation correlated pulse ox heart rate and respiration rate all in one place.

Allowing you to see how your body is responding and adjusting to elevation changes and the best way to recover folks no matter if you're an athlete adventurer or just aspire for an adventurous lifestyle these ultimate solar enabled multi-sport watches are.

Built to stay on and performance ready for weeks helping you to push your performance to a whole new level harness the power of the sun with the phoenix 6 solar series if your lifestyle puts you in situations where the weather terrain darkness and other factors could compromise the operation of an ordinary.

Watch you'll want something that's built tougher and feature-rich so you can accomplish your mission well stick around because today i want to introduce you to a purpose-built gps smart watch with tactical style functionality and the power to back it up.

The garmin instinct solar tactical edition you forge your own path so we forged the instinct solar tactical to keep up every step of the way no matter how far you tread if you watched our video on the instinct solar you know we brought you the power where you need it with a power glass.

Solar charging lens and a power manager giving you an unbelievable battery life well designed to be daring the instinct solar tactical is offered in two subdued colorways black or moss and we've combined all the same great features as a standard instinct solar with some tactical specific.

Features that you've come to know and love in our tactics delta for more details on the instinct solar click on the link in the description below from daylight to dark we wanted you to have a watch with a display that you could read no matter the lighting so we designed.

The instinct solar tactical with a high contrast display allowing you to easily switch between daytime view and nighttime view and when the mission calls for complete darkness the screen on this tactical watch is even compatible with night vision goggles.

And when your assignment requires stealth you can't risk your location being compromised with a device that may transmit a signal so with the instinct solar tactical you can enable stealth mode to stop storing and sharing gps position and disable wireless connectivity and communication.

This will allow you to go dark and help you complete your assignment no matter if it's your work hobby or both when you go airborne you should have a device that gives you critical jump information and since we want you to use the instinct solar tactical in every part of your lifestyle we've.

Designed it with a jump master mode with jump master the instinct works to calculate high altitude release points according to military guidelines then navigates you to your objective once you've jumped folks as you can see the instinct solar tactical not only brings you a fantastic battery life but adds specialized tactical features.

To a smart watch that allows you to stay connected train smarter and go beyond what's expected get a gps watch that's built for the mission and designed for endurance with the instinct solar tactical let me introduce you to the garmin foreigner 745. the 4745 is made to go where your sport.

Takes you designed for any environment it's built to hold up to sweaty runs bumpy bike rides and long swims and not only is it durable but it's wearable comfortable and lightweight the 745 is the perfect wrist accessory for every athletic event.

But this gps smartwatch has so much more to offer there are many reasons why we train so many goals that we set for ourselves and we want you to put performance at the top of your list with the 400 745 you'll get built-in activity profiles for running cycling swimming and triathlon just to.

Name a few you'll even get a profile for track running to provide better accuracy while on the track and since time is of the essence for races and brick workouts you'll be able to switch sports with a simple press of a single button but setting goals is the easy part.

Creating a workout plan to help prepare us for that next big race is where the challenge really begins so we've designed the 745 to take all the guesswork out of your training calendar with daily suggested workouts you'll get training guidance that takes you and your fitness level into account with daily run and ride suggestions.

Based on your current training load and training status then after you grind out each workout the built-in recovery advisor will let you know how long to rest before your next big effort and since the 745 has a new and improved recovery advisor it now takes into account your all-day.

Stress sleep and daily activity outside of workouts helping you to be focused and ready to give it your all when we're motivated to become our best the only way to know if we're improving is from the numbers so we've designed the 4745 to give you advanced metrics that show exactly how hard you're.

Working no matter if you're running swimming or cycling the physiological performance metrics such as vo2 max heat and altitude acclimation training load and so much more provide you with feedback so you'll know how you can expect to perform.

And even how you're optimizing your training over time when used with a compatible accessory such as a running dynamics pod or hrm pro heart rate monitor the 745 measures crucial running metrics such as cadence stride length ground contact time and balance swim metrics include.

Critical swim speed stroke detection pace alerts and more and when paired with our vector power meter you'll get your ftp for accurate training zones while you're cycling you can even pair the 745 directly with one of our tax smart trainers allowing you to follow courses or workouts on your watch when you're.

Grinding it out in the pain cave and when you're not giving it your all you'll have a fabulous smart watch experience just because you're between workouts doesn't mean you shouldn't monitor the metrics that will help you determine if you're ready to push yourself or need the rest so the 400 745.

Includes all-day health monitoring with risk-based heart rate a pulse ox sensor and a body battery energy monitor helping you to understand and stay more in tune with your body you