The quatix 8 features a bright 1.4″ AMOLED display and an LED flashlight, so you can have all the functions you need on the boat and on land right on your wrist.
Built to perform on the water, this premium smartwatch is also designed for diving, with waterproof buttons, metal sensor protection and a bright 1.4″ AMOLED display with scratch-resistant glass and a durable titanium bezel.
Use the built-in speaker and microphone on quatix 8 to control your compatible chartplotter with voice commands using BLUETOOTH technology. Enjoy remote control capabilities with select Garmin chartplotters, autopilots, Force trolling motors, Fusion stereos and more.
When paired with a smartphone, you can make and receive phone calls. You can also control watch functions with voice commands outside of the phone network or use your smartphone's voice assistant to respond to text messages and more.
Navigation and sailing apps provide a wealth of data to help you monitor your time on the water. Get updates and alerts for upcoming tide changes or anchor pulls. Be the first to get going and tack perfectly with sailing-specific features like tack indicator, start line guidance, race timer and more.
The built-in flashlight with variable intensity and red safety light offers greater visibility at sea and provides a handy light source when you need it.
Start each day with a customizable morning report and see a summary of your health and wellness information. Use the training readiness feature that examines a variety of different health metrics to help you maximize training and recovery efficiency and avoid overtraining.
Keep your focus on the water and control your compatible chartplotter with voice commands using BLUETOOTH technology.
Access the autopilot app to change headings, activate set routes and follow GPS tracks when connected to a compatible chartplotter or GHC 50 autopilot instrument.
Control your in-car entertainment system from your watch with the built-in Fusion-Link audio app.
View chartplotter data, including depth, RPM, wind, custom data and more, right from your wrist.
Get alerts for upcoming tide changes and anchor pulls.
Use the watch to set waypoints on the chartplotter from anywhere on the boat.
Enjoy compatibility with high-quality coastal cartography with integrated Navionics® data (sold separately).
Subscribe to Outdoor Maps + to access premium mapping content, like satellite imagery and enhanced topographic maps, downloadable right to your watch.
Get better positioning accuracy with multi-band GPS, while optimizing battery life.
Navigate the next trail with an altimeter, barometer, and 3-axis electronic compass.
Preloaded TopoActive maps from around the world help you stay oriented as you explore. Use Wi-Fi connectivity to download additional maps.
Easily follow your chosen trail with a quick glance at the clock and see the distance to the next intersection and the trail name.
Get instant recognition of upcoming checkpoints at selected points of interest, such as aid stations, during a race.
Create or find existing courses from the Garmin Connect smartphone app, or sync with your favorite third-party platforms and get route guidance.
View run names and difficulty ratings for more than 2,000 ski resorts worldwide.
Access full-color CourseView maps of over 43,000 international golf courses.
Using VO2 max, training load and other factors, this feature helps measure your ability to sustain prolonged effort.
Get an estimate of your pace for 5K, 10K, half marathon and marathon runs.
Plan your race day strategy with pace guidance for specific courses or distances.
Check real-time information about current and upcoming climbs from downloaded routes.
Displays your equivalent running pace on flat or uphill terrain.
From the moment you wake up, you get a training readiness score based on sleep quality, recovery, training load and more, so you can decide if it’s a good day to train harder or if you should take it easy.
Get information and know if you are training productively, very intensely or too strenuously.
Measure your performance with advanced training metrics like VO2 max , Training Load and more.
This feature detects discipline switches between swimming, cycling and running in multisport activities, so you can focus on the race and let your watch take care of recording splits.
Measure your hill running ability and see your progress over time based on your VO2 max and training history.
View your entire week of recommended daily workouts, which adapt after every run or ride.
Find out your recovery time before your next high intensity workout based on your last workout.
Get ready for your next race with training tips, personalized daily workout recommendations, and more.
View essential running metrics like cadence, stride length, ground contact time and more.
Prepare for your next race, train for a big goal or simply improve your fitness, with Garmin Coach and its adaptive or preconfigured training plans for running, cycling and strength. For more personalized workouts, some plans adapt to your performance and health metrics.
A diving depth of 40 meters and waterproof metal buttons allow you to dive with our technology, with support for freediving and scuba diving.
Track your stats for waterskiing, wakeboarding, wakesurfing and kiteboarding.
Use preloaded activity profiles to get information and data about your ongoing activities. You can also track sports activities, such as golf, soccer, football, racquet sports and more.
Record multi-day browsing activity with reduced battery consumption.
Track HIIT workouts, including AMRAP, EMOM, Tabata, or custom workouts.
Follow animated workouts for cardio, resistance, yoga and Pilates on your watch screen.
Automatically tracks climbs and descents and the time between activities.
Measures exercise load when paired with an HRM 600 chest heart rate monitor (sold separately).
Record the waves you've surfed, your top speed, the distance you've traveled, and more. Use Surfline Sessions technology to record videos of your waves in front of a Surfline camera.
Get an overview of your sleep, wake-up workouts, heart rate variability, weather conditions and more.
Get a better overview of your health, recovery and training performance while you sleep.
The smartwatch constantly records your heart rate to help you assess the intensity of your effort during activities.
Monitor your blood oxygen saturation throughout the day or night and see how you are adapting to altitude.
Get your sleep score and personalized coaching that tells you how much sleep you're getting. Track your sleep stages and get actionable insights to improve your sleep quality.
Automatically track or log your daytime sleep, to discover the benefits it brings to your body and understand what the ideal time and duration should be.
For a deeper look at your health, the breathing variations feature uses Pulse Ox to help you better understand your breathing changes during sleep.
Minimize the effects of jet lag with guidance on light exposure, sleep scheduling, and physical activity.
Monitor your body and energy levels to know the best times to exercise and rest.
Find out if your day is calm, balanced or stressful.
With a 2-minute session you can record key health statistics, and generate a report to share with your doctor.
Discover your way of breathing, both day and night.
Track your daily fluid intake on your watch; to remind you to stay hydrated.
See how your body reacts to heat or altitude acclimation based on health metrics.
Track and record your menstrual cycle or pregnancy, to get exercise and nutrition advice.
View health and fitness information, connect with friends, and more.
Communicate with two-way text messages from your wrist.
When paired with your iPhone or Android smartphone, you can receive emails, messages and alerts right on your smartwatch.
To listen to music without using your smartphone, download songs and playlists from your Spotify, Deezer or Amazon Music accounts (subscription may be required).
Speed up payments with partner providers.
Use this feature to easily share your saved locations, routes and workouts with your friends’ compatible Garmin devices.
If you feel unsafe or if the watch detects that an accident has occurred, the watch itself sends a message with your real-time location.
Track up to 50 of your favorite stocks, right from your wrist.
Add watch faces, data fields, and apps from your connected smartphone.
Learn how different settings and sensors affect your watch's battery life.
What you will like |
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| Sleep Score & Insights | |
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| Battery life (in smartwatch mode) | Up to 16 days (7 days in always-on screen mode) |
| Preloaded maps | |
| Blood oxygen saturation Pulse Ox | |
| LED Flashlight | |
| Garmin Pay™ | |
| Musical memory | |
| Make calls and send messages by voice | |
| TRAINING READINESS | |
| Training Status | |
| Display type | AMOLED |
| Touch screen | |
| Waterproof rating | 10 ATM |
General |
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| Strap material | Silicone |
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| Lens material | Sapphire crystal |
| Bezel material | Titanium |
| Case material | Fiber-reinforced polymers with metal back cover |
| Compatible with QuickFit ™ bands | Included (22mm) |
| Case dimensions | 47 x 47 x 13.8 mm For wrists with the following circumference: Silicone strap: 125-208 mm UltraFit Band: 125-215 mm Leather strap: 132-210mm Metal strap: 132-215mm |
| Weight | 73g (52g, case only) |
| Hermetically sealed inductive buttons | |
| Built-in speaker and microphone | |
| Display size | 35.56mm (1.4″) diameter |
| Display resolution | 454 x 454 pixel |
| Color screen | |
| Large font option | |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion |
| Battery life | Smartwatch: up to 16 days (7 always on) Power saving watch mode: up to 23 days GPS only: Up to 47 hours (37 hours always on) All satellite systems: up to 38 hours (30 hours always on) All satellite systems + Multiband: up to 35 hours (28 hours always on) All Satellite Systems + Music: Up to 10 hours Maximum battery life in GPS mode: up to 81 hours GPS Expedition: up to 17 days *With typical use of SatIQ technology |
| Charging method | Garmin Proprietary Charger |
| Memory/History | 32 GB |
Clock Functions |
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| Time/Date | |
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| Time synchronization via GPS | |
| Automatic Daylight Saving Time | |
| Wakes up | |
| Countdown | |
| Chronometer | |
| Sunrise/Sunset Times | |
Health and wellness monitoring |
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| Heart rate at wrist (constant, every second) | |
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| Resting heart rate | |
| Abnormal heart rate alerts | Yes (high and low) |
| Respiratory rate | |
| FITNESS AGE | |
| BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITORING | |
| Daily stress level | |
| Breathing timer for relaxation | |
| Meditation | |
| Breathing exercises | |
| Sleep | Yes (advanced) |
| Sleep Coach | |
| Nap Detection | |
| Hydration | Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and the optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
| Women's health | Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and the optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
| Health Snapshot | |
| Body Temperature | |
| Jet Lag Tips | |
Sensors |
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| GPS | |
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| GLONASS | |
| Galileo | |
| QZSS | |
| Beidou | |
| SatIQ™ Technology | |
| Garmin Elevate™ Wrist Heart Rate Monitor | |
| Pulse Ox Saturation | |
| Barometric altimeter | |
| Compass | |
| Gyroscope | |
| Accelerometer | |
| Thermometer | |
| Ambient light sensor | |
| Depth sensor | Yes (up to 40m) |
Smart Functions |
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| Connectivity | Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi® |
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| Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps) | |
| Connect IQ™ Store on your device | |
| Smart Notification | |
| Auto-reply with preset messages (Android™ only) | |
| Viewing images from notifications on your watch (Android™ only) | |
| Morning Report | |
| Calendar | |
| Weather Forecast | |
| Sync settings in real time from the Garmin Connect™ app | |
| Energy saving (customizable) | |
| Control music on smartphone | |
| Upload and control music on your device | |
| Find My Phone | |
| Find My Watch | |
| Find my phone during a GPS activity | |
| Compatible with Garmin Messenger app | |
| Smart Trainer Control | |
| Compatible with Garmin Connect™ Mobile | |
| Smartphone Compatibility | iPhone®, Android™ |
| Stocks | |
| Support BLUETOOTH phone calls and voice assistant | |
| Voice command | |
| RED SHIFT MODE | |
| Garmin Share | |
| Passcode | |
Training and workout plans |
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| Suggested Daily Workout - Running | |
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| Suggested Daily Workout - Cycling | |
| Suggested Daily Workouts - Walking | |
| Garmin Running Coach | |
| Garmin Running Coach experts | |
| Garmin Cycling Coach | |
| Garmin Coach - Predefined cycling programs | |
| Garmin coach - Functional strength | |
| Cardio workouts | |
| Functional Strength Training | |
| HIIT Workouts | |
| Yoga workouts | |
| Pilates Workouts | |
| Exercise animations on the screen | |
| Muscle districts map | |
Activity Profiles |
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| Gym | Functional Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Jump Rope |
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| Multi-sports | Swimming/Running, Triathlon |
| Wellness | Walking, Pilates, Yoga, Indoor walking |
| Indoor running | Treadmill running, Indoor track running, Virtual running |
| Outdoor running | Running, Outdoor Track Running, Trail Running, Ultramarathon, Obstacle Race |
| Outdoor | Hiking, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Rock Climbing, Tech & Smartwatch, Horse Riding, Golf, Disc Golf, Archery |
| Cycling | Bike, Road Cycling, Mountain Biking, Dirt Cycling, Bike Commuting, Bike Tours, eBiking, eMountain Biking, Indoor Cycling, Cyclocross, BMX |
| I swim | Pool swimming, Open water swimming |
| WATER SPORTS AND MARINE | SUP, Rowing, Kayaking, Surfing, Kiteboarding, Windsurfing, Fishing, Boating Mode, Sailing, Waterskiing, Wakeboarding, Wakesurfing, Tubing, Snorkeling, Whitewater |
| Motorsports | Motorcycle, Overlanding, Motocross, Quad, Snowmobile |
| RACKET SPORTS | Tennis, Pickleball, Badminton, squash, Table Tennis, Padel, Platform Tennis, Racquetball |
| WINTER SPORTS | Skiing, Snowboarding, Off-piste snowboarding, Classic cross-country skiing, Skated cross-country skiing, Off-piste skiing, Ice skating, Snowshoeing |
| Team sports | Basketball, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Soccer, Football, Lacrosse, Rugby, Ultimate Frisbee, Cricket, Softball, Baseball |
| On the Ring | Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts |
| Computer | Scuba Diving (Single Gas), Free Diving, Depth Apps |
| Others | Inline skating |
Security and Detection Features |
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| Incident detection during some activities | |
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| Smartphone Incident Detection Alert for Wrist Devices | |
| Request assistance | |
| LiveTrack | |
| Group LiveTrack | |
| Real-time event sharing | |
Tactical functions |
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| Double grid coordinates | |
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Underwater Features |
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| Maximum operating depth for diving activities | 40 meters |
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| Single gas mode | |
| APNEA Mode | |
| Decompression model | Bühlmann ZHL-16c with gradient factor |
| Nitrox Support | |
| Gas mixtures | Air, Nitrox (21-40% oxygen) |
| PO2 | Up to 1.6 with customizable deco setting |
| Automatic start/stop dive | |
| Custom end of dive timeout | Yes, from 20 sec to 10 min |
| Safety stop | Yes (customizable off/3 min/5 min) |
| Depth stages | Yes (with custom Gradient Factors) |
| Customizable caution | Yes (low/medium/high) |
| Ascent/descent speed indicator | |
| Automatic height adjustment | |
| No fly time | Yes |
| Dive Planning | Yes (basic NDL planning + gas) |
| Tides | |
| Backlight | Yes (Intensity configurable. Always on) |
| Automatically saves dive entry and exit positions | |
| Sync your dive log to the Garmin Dive ™ App | |
| Warnings and Alarms | Yes (vibration only) |
| 3-axis diving compass | Yes (with configurable direction, quick change to 90R, 90L and reciprocal; indicates degrees and direction relative to the set one) |
| Deco block missing | Yes (can be deactivated before dive with user confirmation) |
| Diver Surface Status Widget | Yes (surface interval, no-fly time, N2 loading, CNS, OTU and tissue status) |
Marine Functions |
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| Alarm again | |
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| Autopilot control | Yes |
| Streaming playback of vessel data | Yes |
| Virtual starting line | |
| Countdown timer | |
| Turn indicator mode | |
| Integrated barometer and tide tables | Yes (downloadable tides) |
| Remote control for trolling motor | |
Daily Monitoring Functions |
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| Pedometer | |
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| Motion alerts (displayed on the device after a period of inactivity) | |
| Auto Goal (remembers your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) | |
| Calories burned | |
| Staircases climbed | |
| Distance traveled | |
| Minutes of intensity | |
| TrueUp™ | |
| MoveIQ™ | |
| Garmin Connect™ Challenges | Yes (optional Connect IQ app) |
| Automatic repetition counting | |
Training, Planning and Analysis Functions |
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| Customizable data pages | |
|---|---|
| Downloadable training plans | |
| Directions | |
| FC Zones | |
| FC Alerts | |
| Calories FC | |
| % HR max | |
| % FCR | |
| recovery time | |
| Automatic max HR | |
| Quick view/race widget | |
| HRV Status | |
| HRV Stress Test (measures heart rate variability while standing still for 3 minutes to estimate stress levels; this value has a scale from 1 to 100; low values indicate low stress levels) | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| HR Transmission (transmits HR data to paired devices via ANT+™) | |
| Respiratory rate (during activity) | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| GPS Speed and Distance | |
| Customizable activity profiles | |
| Auto Pause® | |
| Interval training | |
| Improved interval training (includes free reps, interval data page, recovery time screen and automatic detection) | |
| Advanced workouts | |
| Power Mode: Customizable battery settings on the go | |
| Cardio, Running Pace and Distance | |
| Auto Lap® | |
| Manual lap | |
| Recovery Timer | |
| Configurable Lap Alerts | |
| Acclimatization to heat and altitude | |
| VO2 max (running) | |
| VO2 Max (Trail Running) | |
| Real-time stamina | |
| Endurance Score | |
| Load Ratio | |
| TRAINING LOAD | |
| Focus Training Load | |
| training effect | |
| Training Effect (anaerobic) | |
| Primary Benefit (Training Effect labels) | |
| Benefits of training | |
| Improved recovery time | |
| Customizable alerts | |
| Voice alerts | |
| Multisport auto transition | |
| Arrival time | |
| Virtual Partner | |
| Compete against previous activity | |
| Automatic multisport activities | |
| Manual multisport activities | |
| Garmin Live Segments | |
| Strava Live Segments | |
| Create a Round-trip route (running/cycling) | |
| TRENDLINE™ POPULARITY-BASED ROUTE CALCULATION | |
| Touch and/or Button Block | |
| Links | |
| Auto scroll | |
| Activity history on the watch | |
| Physio TrueUp | |
| Unified Training Status | |
Running Functions |
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| GPS-based distance, time and pace | |
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| Running dynamics | |
| Oscillation and vertical ratio | |
| Ground contact time and balance | Yes (TCS with compatible accessory) |
| Stride length (real time) | |
| Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) | |
| Running Power | |
| Step adjusted on the slope | |
| Performance conditions | |
| Anaerobic threshold | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| PacePro™ Gait Strategies | |
| Running workouts | |
| Hill Score | |
| Auto Climb for trail running | |
| Race Predictions | |
| Race forecast based on route and weather | |
| Compatible with Foot Pod | |
| Run/walk/stationary detection | |
Golf Features |
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| Preloaded with 43,000 international courses | |
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| Measurement in yards of the front, center and back of the green | |
| Yardage measurement of distance to layups/doglegs | |
| Measures shot distance (calculates precise yardage for shots from anywhere on the course) | Automatic |
| Digital Scorecard | Yes |
| Custom Targets | |
| Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit) | |
| Garmin AutoShot™ | |
| Full vector map | |
| Automatic CourseView Updates | |
| Green view with manual Pin Position | |
| Obstacles and targets of the field | |
| PinPointer | |
| Distance PlaysLike | |
| Touch-targeting (allows you to touch the displayed point to get directions on the distance from that point) | |
| Handicap scoring | |
| Round timer/odometer | |
| Compatible with automatic iron detection (accessory required) | |
| Wind speed and direction (requires connection to Golf app) | |
| Virtual Caddie | |
| Pairs with the Garmin Golf app | |
| Tournament Rules | |
| Green Contours (with Garmin Golf subscription) | |
Outdoor Functions |
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| Point-to-point navigation | |
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| Trail marked in real time | |
| Back to top | |
| TracBack® | |
| UltraTrac Mode | |
| Explore what's around you | |
| Up Ahead (specific points along the route) | |
| NextFork™ Navigation | |
| Quota profile | |
| Distance to destination | |
| Barometric trend indicator | |
| ClimbPro™ Climb Classification | |
| Vertical speed | |
| Total ascent/descent | |
| Recovery Timer (Ultra Run only) | |
| Automatic rest time | |
| Predicted Elevation Graph | |
| Preloaded road and trail maps | Yes (Sapphire editions only) |
| Preloaded ski resort maps | |
| Downloadable maps | |
| GPS coordinates | |
| Sight 'N Go point and go | |
| Area calculation | Yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| Fishing Forecast | |
| Projected Waypoint | |
| Information about Sun and Moon | |
| GPS Expedition Activity | |
| Tides | |
| Quick view of tides | |
Cycling Features |
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| Routes | |
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| Lap and maximum power in Lap (with power sensor) | |
| Compete against previous activity | |
| Alarms (alarm goes off when time, distance, heart rate or calorie goal is reached) | |
| Functional Threshold Power (FTP) | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Power curve and % FTP during workouts | |
| Garmin Cycle Map (Cycle Path Map) | |
| Grit & Flow MTB | |
| Advanced Cycling Dynamics | |
| Compatible with Vector™ and Rally™ (power sensors) | |
| Compatible with Varia Vision™ | |
| Compatible with Varia™ radar | |
| Compatible with Varia™ lights | |
| Compatible with speed and cadence sensors | |
| Compatible with power sensor | |
| Power Guide | |
Swimming Features |
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| Open Water Swimming Metrics (Distance, Pace, Stroke Count/Rate, Calories) | |
|---|---|
| Pool swimming metrics (laps, distance, pace, stroke rate/number, calories) | |
| Stroke type detection (pool swimming only - freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) | |
| Exercise Recording (Pool Swimming Only) | |
| Basic recovery timer (pool swimming only) | |
| Repeat with recovery timer (pool swimming only) | |
| AUTOMATIC REST TIMER (pool swimming only) | |
| Time and distance alerts | |
| Pace alerts (pool swimming only) | |
| Start countdown (pool swimming only) | |
| Swimming workouts | |
| Critical swim speed | |
| Underwater wrist heart rate | |
| Heart rate from external HRM device (real-time during recoveries, interval and session stats during recoveries, and automatic heart rate download after swimming) | Yes (with HRM-Tri, HRM-Swim, HRM-Pro or HRM-Pro Plus) |
Child detection functions |
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| Toe-to-Toe™ Challenge App | Yes (optional Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app available on Connect IQ) |
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Clear diagrams for easy installation.
Equipment suited to your needs.
High quality systems.
Guaranteed after-sales support.