Garmin Forerunner® 45, Black

So far so good, the watch is working as expected. I mainly use the heart rate monitoring feature for running and cycling and this sensor is pretty accurate. Battery life is good, I'm recharging every three days and the it still has some juice. Garmin is known for durability, relativity and customer service support, and I can say that because I have owned and been satisfied with Garmin cycling computers and chest HR monitors in the past, so no reason to believe this watch will disappoint.

I have had Fitbit for at least 5 years. The charge 3 cannot be read in the sunlight. The versa 3 is really nice, easily readable in all lighting, but not accurate for steps and distance. I tried the Garmin 235 but the watch faces were too small to read. The Garmin 45 is wonderful. Easy to see in all lighting and larger font on the watch face and many faces to chose from.

It's Garmin!!! I have two other Garmin watches and the Forerunner 45 is another great product. Easy to set up and use. Wrist based HeartRate is much more accurate then the Fitbit i had in the past. You can also use a chest strap HR monitor if you so choose.

Fantastic watch! Great gps and biometrics! I got the fitbit versa 2 before the forerunner 45. and the versa 2 absolutely sucked. I returned and opted for the forerunner instead, and I have loved this watch ever since! Highly recommend!!!

I needed a simple GPS watch for running/walking. I really wanted this Garmin to replace my 10 year old version that was not holding charge long enough. This watch is perfect. Light, not too large, and works with or without pairing to a phone.

The controls will take some time to figure out. I'm primarily interested in GPS. Heart rate is easy to track and interesting (despite a mild atrial fibrillation) but finding "run" or "swim" takes memorizing some steps. At the price, an impressive piece of tech. I need to look for a longer charging cable.

I have owned a couple of other Garmin Forerunners and also 3 or 4 Fitbits and overall I prefer the Garmin. The Forerunner 45 does everything I need and is accurate enough on all the stats. The only thing I don't like is when I start to track a workout it takes kind of a long time to find a GPS signal.

I had to pay more for the same product that I ordered online because the delivery date changed while I was placing the order. All of my concerns about ordering online. The customer service department has a huge sign that you will take returns. I had a reciept and original packaging. Product hadn't even been open and yet, here I wait for my refund.

watch froze on "start music on phone" . I tried everything to get it to go back to watch mode. I looked on Garmin app online and on You Tube. Never got response except to shut watch off and it will reset from support staff when i finally got response from them. Ha Ha!!

Order came faster than expected, which was nice. However, there was no charging cable in the box, which leads me to suspect that the watch itself is used. Nowhere in the item's description did it say that the watch was used.