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?
Do not get the fitbit Ionic. Their customer Service is good but, the watches suck. I am trying to get a year out of it. Fitbit had to replace my watch three times because the swim tracker would die or stop counting floors. So far, every few problems. Although, it seems sensitive to swimming pool turbulence. The next one is the Apple Watch or Garmin. When I swim with it, I wonder if it is going to work right today. My friend at my Y said that his would shut down for three days and then, work again randomly. Stay away from fitbit. They have good customer service and they put out the expensive to replace three watches at no cost to me.
Do not get the fitbit Ionic. Their customer Service is good but, the watches suck. I am trying to get a year out of it. Fitbit had to replace my watch three times because the swim tracker would die or stop counting floors. So far, every few problems. Although, it seems sensitive to swimming pool turbulence. The next one is the Apple Watch or Garmin. When I swim with it, I wonder if it is going to work right today. My friend at my Y said that his would shut down for three days and then, work again randomly. Stay away from fitbit. They have good customer service and they put out the expensive to replace three watches at no cost to me.
