COROS - APEX 2

Coros Apex 2 has been my go-to for a while. Great battery life and a ton of other features. I'm not a fan of Garmin after some bad experiences with them in my cycling days, no complaints about Coros really.

This. I have the Apex 2 and it is awesome. Had it for a year and I still don’t know the ins and outs of it. Probably the best purchase I’ve made in years.

I tried the Coros Apex 2 a while ago and I couldn’t figure out how to change the fields on the run screens to display exactly what I wanted to see on one screen; I like having total elevation gain on the main run screen and couldn’t add it. Great watch, not that great for some things including customization. Plus the font was really tiny and I’m getting old 😒 I have a garmin epix 2 and it’s the best multi sport watch I’ve ever owned (and my 5th). Highly recommend. I charge it once every 6/7 days. Wear it 24/7 and use it for exercise 8-10 hrs/wk. The map on it is much better than the Fēnix I had before this.

They also offer open box models for 20% off with a warranty. Scroll down to the very bottom of the website.

Yes. I have the Coros Apex 2 rated for 25 hours in full gps mode and had just over 50% battery left after a 12 hour ultra.

I like the ecosystem/metrics of Coros much better too. I switched from Garmin almost 2 years ago now, and of course I've had friends that use Apple. Coros seems much more evidence/metric driven with more actionable data for "serious" runners, whereas Garmin and Apple have a lot more lifestyle type metrics that sorta have that "oh, cool" factor, but aren't particularly useful/actionable.

I switched to Coros Apex 2 and am very happy with the no frills experience.

I love Coros! I switched from Suunto a few years back and will not go back - the battery life is insane. I have the Vertix 2 now and it feels like I never have to charge it. For CrossFit I think the Apex/Apex Pro would be enough though, I went with the Vertix just because I also do a lot of mountaineering :)

Lovin' my Coros linked to Strava

I know I'm going to be the unpopular opinion here. I love my Coros but I've also tried Garmin and there's really not enough of a difference for me to recommend one over the other. I think it's whatever platform you're used to.

Fitness watch is the way to go. Personally I use coros but Garmin is very popular too.

I'm a runner/crossfitter and enjoy the Coros watch. The sleep tracking and HRV are more generous than my fitbit was. (I'll take it ha!))

True, but my points are still valid. If Whoop have done anything that contravenes any laws they will find themselves getting challenged. If they haven’t, and I’d be surprised if their lawyers have missed any loopholes, then as I said, people can complain all they want but are left with the two options I mentioned. If they choose to leave I guarantee they will have some other issues with the platform they choose going forward. None are perfect. Good luck with whatever you do. I’ve gone with a Coros watch and the HRV4Training app. Covers all my requirements and is as streamlined as I can make it.

Yeah, my Coros doesn't seem to understand that kick sets exist. It also gets confused on sculling and some drills.

Yeah but a coros watch could last a week without charge, running a half daily. Specifically for running coros/garmin are just far more useful.