Venu Series

Fenix 5 for long trail runs/ultras. Venu SQ because I don’t like having a dinner plate on my wrist 24/7.

We have the Garmin Index S2 scales. I wear a Garmin Venu Sq and my husband has a Garmin Instinct Solar. TBH we would not buy anything else!

I use an old venue SQ. I got it on marketplace for $40 and it's been great for several years now. The latest and greatest is neat, but certainly not mandatory.

I currently have a Venu Sq that I love, but it was uh... run over by a bunch of skiers last winter, has a cracked screen and some dead pixels, but is still truckin along. I posted about it after the incident, and since then, more pixels have died on me. But it has been a good watch! I am not much of a runner, but I play competitive adult softball, enjoy distance biking, hiking, and long walks. I also strength train and feel like Garmin was a huge upgrade from my Fitbit Charge 3 and 4. I was impatiently waiting for the Venu 4 to come out to purchase a new watch, but I am so disappointed! I like the look of it, but It is WILDLY expensive and doesn't feel like it offers much to support that price point. I am super bummed about this. Not sure where to go from here. The Vivoactive is an option, I guess, or I could order another older Venu Sq or SQ2 (mine was a refurb and is still working well, I get 7 days to a charge). I don't know. I'm just disappointed.

First, do not purchase the "old" model, because this piece of hardware (the watch) doesn't live forever, but has clear lifespan. So I would filter Venu sq at all from the list. In my mind Instinct 2s solar is the best option, because of longer battery life and the most recent model.