I've been relatively happy with my Garmin 920xt for the last four years, but looking to upgrade. What are the favorite Smart Watches on the market today?
I am primarily interested for pool and open water training (and events), and it would be great to be able to incorporate a heart rate monitor and a water-temperature gauge into the actual watch.
It would be nice if it worked well for calculating kicking and one-arm (off arm) drill distances to get a better handle on TOTAL session distances.
Connectivity to social fitness platforms would be fantastic.
Any recommendations?
I've had 2 Garmins, they both died young. Then I tried a Suunto Ambit, I still have it, but it's huge and heavy and not intuitive to use.
I recently bought an Apple Watch and love it for pool swimming. I bought it in December so I'm not sure yet how it will do for open water, I'm a bit concerned about its battery life. It does have a heart rate function, actually a very basic ECG function, but that data isn't downloaded into the app I use. There's probably a way to do it, I just don't know how or care to know (beta blockers on board). Not sure about temp.
I've had 2 Garmins, they both died young. Then I tried a Suunto Ambit, I still have it, but it's huge and heavy and not intuitive to use.
I recently bought an Apple Watch and love it for pool swimming. I bought it in December so I'm not sure yet how it will do for open water, I'm a bit concerned about its battery life. It does have a heart rate function, actually a very basic ECG function, but that data isn't downloaded into the app I use. There's probably a way to do it, I just don't know how or care to know (beta blockers on board). Not sure about temp.
