Garmin: the GPS brand that lives on your wrist
Garmin builds devices around GPS technology and puts high-end multisport connected watches front and centre. Some versions offer inReach® connectivity.
Garmin builds devices around GPS technology, and this thread runs through its entire range its entire range. At the front of that range sit high-end multisport connected GPS watches. Some versions offer inReach® connectivity. A technical speciality, a family of watches, and an option sketch the profile of a brand that has chosen to define itself through location.
GPS as the foundation
At Garmin, GPS forms the basis of every device the brand builds. This know-how gives the brand its identity, whatever the device. A Garmin watch is, first and foremost, a GPS device worn on the wrist.
Watches for several disciplines
The range in focus brings together high-end multisport connected GPS watches. The word multisport signals watches designed for several sports. They’re aimed at athletes who want a single instrument for several disciplines.
The inReach® option
On certain versions, Garmin offers inReach® connectivity. It’s an add-on, offered on only some of the watches. The choice is made when picking a version.
What the brand claims
Garmin presents itself as a provider of what it calls “innovative” GPS technology. According to the brand, this technology serves several markets: sport and fitness, the outdoors, marine, automotive, and aviation. By its own account, the multisport watch is one facet of an expertise applied across five fields.
One house, several entities
Garmin speaks on behalf of Garmin Ltd. and its subsidiaries. The brand thus brings several entities together under one name.
Why we like it
We like the consistency of a brand that builds its devices around GPS. We also like the inReach® option, offered on certain versions of its multisport watches: you add it depending on your needs.
Exactly the kind of brand we’d love to come across on O!deal one day.
Garmin products we’ve spotted
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Garmin Enduro 4: a GPS watch that runs on sunlight
The Garmin Enduro 4 combines a titanium bezel, Power Sapphire lens, preloaded topographic maps and solar charging. In expedition mode, battery life becomes unlimited with solar charging.