Are you active duty? Check with management first if you will be allowed to wear a smartwatch.
Pricey but the Tactix 8 Solar/MIPS version has everything that you need in your list.
Personally, I would lose the smart notifications and music requirement, and get the Instinct 3 tactical version. While it doesn't have topo maps, it does have a style of navigation similar to what you see in the Foretrex series where you can see waypoints and have a breadcrumb style line showing where you went.
The display aside, both watches are practically the same for me. Same HR sensor, same GPS capability. Both have a flashlight. Both have a killswitch. Both nightvision mode.
If you want the best of the best, Tactix 8 has the advantage of: Scuba Diving capabilities (it has a dive computer), a colored screen that you can view Topo maps on and it has Sapphire glass.
Personally, I would go Instinct 3 tactical since its way cheaper and I can easily buy another if I break it doing cool guy shit.
If battery life is important to you, make sure you get the MIP version instead of OLED.
[https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/1705221/pn/010-02934-50/#specs](https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/1705221/pn/010-02934-50/#specs)
Nothing really changes you get 2 extra days with tactix 8 solar and new heart rate sensor and it’s dive proof and quicker response time with a mic and speaker
I was changing couple times between Tactix 7 and AW ultra 2 and finally I stop with T8 solar… tbh my Garmin looks like watch and its not bright like a smartwatch. Battery over 2 weeks :) I’m soo happy and won’t back to AW unless they do around 1week battery and change this screen from childish colourful to more adult one 🫢🤷♂️
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