Garmin - Forerunner 920XT

I have an ancient Garmin 920XT (I've beat the hell out of the watch and for $450 in 2014 with HR strap) it keeps on keeping on. Just back from Biking the Balkans and it gave me more data than I can use.

I've had my forerunner 920xt for 10 years and its still OK to use just have replaced strap a number of times

Garmin forrunner are top notch. They have several models depending what you all want/need beyond swim but all work great in and out of a pool. Done several Ironmans (and the training for them) with them with spot on accuracy.

I have the 920 which is old now but works. Pool accuracy is due to the swimmer. Since it can’t use GPS it uses a motion sensor and registers a lap based on the wall acceleration followed by a stroke. It doesn’t typically pick up kick board laps for example. Also may not work perfect if your doing breaststroke. However a flat freestyle workout it should work without issue

Part of the "use it til it dies" club. I'm still rocking my Garmin 920 XT triathlon watch from 2015..... which may be one of the oldest in this thread?? Works fine, even though I only use it for running these days.

I have a forerunner 920XT, which was like $60. It doesn't clock HR off an optical, but I wear an H10 most of the time I care about HR anyway. Lots of watch for very little money.

Wrist hrm, and music moved me off my 920, but there hasn't been a new feature that has moved the dial quite like those for me since.

I get a new one when there is a function I really want, or the current doesn't work. I got the 945 back in Nov of 19, because it could do music. It's still doing just fine, the band is getting close to failing, but it holds a charge, plays my music, and still is accurate enough for my level of running. I looked at the 970, but the price is steep, and I don't want to get a lower model with smaller batteries, one of the reasons this has lasted as long for me is the battery life. My brother in law only gets a few days out of his 245m. My 945 has I guess another year or two in it. I had my 920xt for four years, I replaced it with the 945 for music and wrist hrm... Huge feature improvements, nothing like that lately, amoled I guess, but I don't consider that a feature I really care for.

eheh I agree with you. If I was looking for "just" a sport watch it would be easier. I started with a FR310XT, then a FR920XT, a Fenix 3. All watches that could do everything I needed and more - for trail running, triathlon, etc. But now I'm looking for a replacement for my Vivoactive 4, something I'd wear everyday and also use while training. I like to play music while running without having the phone, I want to use it in the pool. The VA4 never did a 15h+ trail race, not even capable of openwater recording (I would simply tie it to my swim buoy). So, I get what you're saying. With that in mind, what I'm looking for now is a watch I can wear casually, fits while wearing a shirt (the Fenix 3 HR is huuuuge), but that I could also use for "casual" activities. Swimming in the pool seems simple enough, but I was thrown out by the lack of control with the AW in the pool: with any other watch I press a button to start an interval, press it again to stop it, and repeat for a new interval, and I can see metrics (time, distance) during each interval for just that interval. I was surprised to read the AW seems to not do that.

I'm rocking an OLD Garmin Forerunner 920 and I love it. You can still find them secondhand for under $100.

I’m shocked to hear people talking about maps on watches not being good. Anyone who has used a high end Garmin (not commenting on other brands) will know how good the maps are. Easy guidance, fully rendered roads (including street names), paths and trails. You can add POI (can be a bit annoying) and anyone who says they’re too small has obviously never seen you can zoom and pan and adjust all the settings on size. They can auto reroute, can send you back the way you came or get you back to your starting point on shortest distance. If you frequently enough go running on trails and you want to explore more, or just want to do longer runs or loops that you’re unfamiliar with they’re fantastic now. In terms of replacements I’ve gone Forerunner 110 (2010) 920XT (2014) 935 (2017) 965 (2023). The cut down size from the 920 to the 935 was the reason I replaced it earlier than planned as it allowed me to wear at in the office.

get an older model with better features but at a discounted rate, have a garmin920xt.that has plenty of stuff a couple years ago at a great price, also wait for sales