APEX 2 Pro

I went from Pixel Watch 2 to Apex 2 Pr. You give up assistant is the big thing but get battery life in return which is way better because I only have to charge one or twice a month vs every day so I was rarely tracking my sleep because I had to charge every night.

Fenix 6X Pro. Bought a used one in good condition from FB marketplace a few months ago and super happy I did. Switched from the Coros Apex.

This is not the point. It was mentioned here that coros does "no Feature lock" if the hardware can support the feature. And this is not true. Touring mode is another example. Bouldering as well. And yes some people want to do touring or bouldering with a pace, why not!? But again the point is that Coros is doing feature lock. Personally I do not miss the fishing mode on my Apex.

Congratulations! I had Forerunner 255 and it was my first Garmin. I love that watch and miss it from time to time. High value, have all the features you need, it has gpx navigation in breadcrumb line form, great battery life, and it's very light on the wrist. I have never experienced inaccurate HR, no cadence lock, and it keeps up with the HR changes. You might try to wear it higher on your wrist and tighten the strap. I also had Coros Apex, that one was all over the place. Often cadence lock, and often late to keep up with HR changes.

Yep, my Coros Apex does everything I need. Wear a Pixel 2 for a daily though.

I switched from Coros Apex to Suunto Race Titanium, while the Suunto is beautiful and has good gps functionality and battery life the HR is bad even for wrist based. Really disappointing the customization options and interface of the Suunto is way worse. If I had it to do over I would go Coros or Garmin.

It's a great watch and will likely do everything you need it to do. I'm a runner and am contemplating an upgrade from my Pace 3 to the Apex, mainly for the longer battery life and topo maps (I'm doing some very long trail races). What sort of runs are you going to use it for? If budget is a consideration then the Pace 4 is an excellent choice, with almost identical features except battery life and mapping. Edit: The Pace Pro is also worth looking at - it feels more premium than the Pace 4 and is slightly cheaper than the Apex. My main reason for considering the Apex instead is that I have tiny wrists and the Pace Pro is pretty big.