fēnix 7

I also got the OG 7X solar, great watch :)

oh yeah, same, not a single day goes by without using the flashlight

Garmin Fenix 7 (with or without solar charging)... They are VERY affordable now (since the Fenix 8 came out last year)... They do A LOT while standing up to hard environments

I would agree with the other post, if you want to get into tris, garmin is your best bet. The cool thing is, while the top of the line models are expensive, a couple of generations older are still awesome. My recommendation would be for a Fenix 7. Running about $450 on amazon new. [https://amzn.to/49DghWh](https://amzn.to/49DghWh) If that is a bit too pricy, you might try the Instinct 2 or 3. I have (and use) an instinct 2, that is very rugged and currently only $215 on amazon: [https://amzn.to/489fVUD](https://amzn.to/489fVUD)

Fenix 7 (non-pro) has the gen4 optical HR sensor, vs gen5 on the Fenix 8 In fact I'd be careful about which version of the 7 you get. Try and get the one with dual-frequency/multi-band GPS.

Got 7X SS (non pro), and I have absolutely no plans to replace it. To be fair, my 5X should probably still be good enough.

I’ve an OG fénix 7, tempted with AWU and hand-held GPS for long days on the hills. Can probably get both for less than a newer fénix.

Same reason + price increases and EOL of previous models as soon as new one comes out: migrated from Fenix 7s Solar to Coros Pace 3. Actually everything is fine, the only annoying thing is the device design itself: after Fenix - Coros looks sporty and cheap. But this is not their fault: I just wanted to try the cheapest model they had, so nothing really stops from upgrading premium-to-premium: I should have chosend Apex 4 :) About lots of training data: yes and no; it's sometimes motivating to recheck your data from several years ago, but how often do you REALLY do that? In 1 month your watch in other ecosystem will also collect the data and you will have the current condition as a starting point. By the way for example Coros has the importing option, so you can just import all the HR and other data from Garmin. But from my experience - better just start fresh, the data will be more proper (probably there are some missing parameters..).