Watch Series 0 (1st generation)

Same. I was exclusively Apple Watch since the very first one in 2015 so switching felt weird but man am I glad I did.

Yeah, I always had better luck with the sleep tracking on the Garmin after switching from Apple Watch. My Apple Watch sleep tracking was so basic and I felt the duration times were so off. And I’m hearing from the new videos on Apple and their sleep scores say that it factors in less things like it doesn’t counter HRV while you’re asleep it goes off consistency, duration, and that’s it. I set my Garmin to sync to Apple health and I got a sleep score and it was so wildly far off. It was insane lol one day I only got 3 1/2 hours of sleep and I got a 95 sleep score on Apple lol the Garmin was correct in telling me I got shit sleep. Definitely happy with my decision to stick to Garmin.

🤷‍♂️ came from Apple Watch last spring. It might be cheaper but it doesn’t seem better. Sleep tracking (for me) was far worse on the Apple Watch, fitness tracking is better on garmin, calorie burn, calculating tdee, etc. just everything is better for me. So meh

Personally, i had Apple Watch only since the very beginning. That’s 10 years of being stuck on one platform. Same watch faces. Slow to roll out features. But the biggest for me was: sleep tracking sucked ass on my Apple Watch and the calorie burn was just laughable. The calorie burn on a totally lazy day on my AW put me in the “moderate exercise” category. It was just silly. My wife got a garmin last spring and i got jealous. It had a lot more features that i considered health centric that i liked. The calorie burn made sense. The metrics it gave were just plain cool to look at. It integrated well with the loseit app. The watch face store is just amazing. Makes my garmin feel new all the time. Everything i wanted out of the Apple Watch needed an app and usually a subscription to do. Sleep tracking? Have fun with the pillow app. Subscribe to premium to unlock basic features even the garmin has for free! Calorie tracking beyond some rings? Download bevel. Subscription though! Hydration tracking? Water minder app. Like there’s apps to do stuff, but i just find the functionality on the base garmin experience to be preferable. I just like it. It’s nice.

I wear both an Apple Watch and a Garmin. But honestly, if I had to choose one, it would just be the Garmin. For health data and hell even just telling time the Garmin is miles ahead of Apple. Great thing about Garmin is that they hit pretty much every price point. You can get one of their fitness bands for as low as $150 or more expensive watches.

I had the first Apple Watch and switched to Garmin when it died years ago. Never looked back. The features fit my needs much better - track activities, although initially some like swimming and indoor rowing weren’t supported by the FR I purchased. That’s no longer an issue. I really, really hated the Apple Watch form factor and still do - it’s utterly ugly 😅. Battery life 1000%!!! Yes, notifications can be disabled on the Apple Watch but that’s one of the main selling point. I really disliked all those interruptions. My Garmin gave me piece of mind and over the years, they’ve added lifestyle functionality that I value (Garmin Pay, Music - which has improved with more recent watches). As others mentioned, the focus on being a sports watch first with all the features included, although some can be a bit tricky initially to set up. Frankly, I’ve just loved all the Garmin FRs I’ve owned (currently on the FR 570).

I was in a similar boat - I had an Apple Watch from version 1 when they released it. I started triathlon last year and it just wasn’t cutting it (especially for swimming and cycling). I got a Garmin 965 and it was one of the better investments I’ve made in my health and training. I will never go back to the Apple Watch universe! One suggestion - check out www.dcrainmaker.com. He does unbiased and unsponsored reviews and comparisons of pretty much every fitness device and product under the sun. There’s a tool where you can compare versions to one another based on what you’re looking for. It really helped me understand what each watch brought to the table and what I needed vs. what’s nice to have.

This is my problem. I love watches and have always dreamed of owning something like a Rolex or Brietling, however, having had an Apple Watch since the first generation, I just can’t imagine not wearing it. Even the thought of the missed health data makes me uncomfortable.

Reasonably new back to Garmin after getting a 1st gen Apple Watch then an ultra. Back to Garmin on a Fenix 8. If you want a watch that is a carbon copy of your phone then Apple is the only one. There ecosystem is so locked down and integrated. It’s a smartwatch with great lifestyle features and good fitness features. However. I’ve turned off nearly all my notifications other than calls and texts to my watch so it’s actually more of a watch which I really enjoy at the moment. I’ve turned off the AOD as was suddenly not staring at my watch for notifications. Battery life is bonkers. Currently injured so not using loads of GPS etc sure it will drop but nothing like my 1st gen ultra. The Garmin is a fitness watch with some smart watch features thrown in. The Heart rate on both are often fine static but moving less than perfect which is the same for sny wrist based tech.