Garmin Venu® Black with Slate Hardware

This is not a new watch! It did not come in a Garmin box, and no documentation was included.

Very pretty

I bought the Venu to replace my VivoActive (which is difficult to charge now). This was a step backwards, BUT I only want a tool to track distance and calculate my pace on runs. I never used the Garmin App prior to today, 8 May 2022. I downloaded it in the hope it would be easier to use the watch. It made 0% difference, and only put me in line for more marketing even though I opted out of it all. Hopefully I can figure out how to adjust the settings so it suits the way I use it.

Get ready to see a lot of this message: "WAIT FOR GPS." I bought this watch for 2 reasons. To track my runs and listen to music without carrying my phone. Sometimes the watch only takes a few seconds to connect to GPS. Sometimes it will not connect at all. Most of the time it takes 5-10 minutes. A GPS watch this expensive should not have issues connecting to GPS. It is very frustrating and totally ruins my running mood. If I could I would return the watch and get something that has no issues connecting to GPS. Another issue I have is when I get tired on my runs and put my hands on my hips the music to my bluetooth headphones gets all fuzzy. It only happens when I put my hands on my hips. I have no idea what is going on with that. The last thing I do not like about this watch is that when you plug the watch in to the charger it automatically causes the watch to power on. So now you have to remember to power the watch off when you are done charging or else the battery will drain. I have no idea why anyone would think this was a good idea.

I went to another competitor and they charged $100 more! For the same thing too! And I am in love with this product! Nothing is wrong and all is simple and working well! Could have a better GPS sharing capacity but other than that it really is a great item to have!

This needs to have better labeling. I bought this believing this was a new Garmin Venu watch. This did not include the original packaging but was just a brown box with a garmin label on it. I did not want a refurbished or used watch. So please do a better job of ensuring that its either new or used or refurbished. This is really misleading and underhanded. Additionally it said it would be here in On February 2nd and i got it on Feb 6th. While this isn't the end of the world, I wish you would be clear with receive dates.

Bought this because it has GPS and does music without needing to be connected to your phone. Takes at least 3 tries to pair any headphones. I tried 3 different sets, same result. OK, fine, you only have to pair it once so who cares, right? Wrong. Paired headphones do not reconnect (Connection Failed). No matter how many times I retry, the only way to get it connected again is to un-pair and re-pair. OK, fine. I can do that at home, and then they're set when I get outside to run, right? Wrong. When you start a run the GPS turns on, it disconnects the bluetooth, so you have to do it all again. Tried multiple reboots and software updates. Verdict: I would have been better off burning the $200. My next running watch will not be a Garmin.

Come in white box and not in original Garmin packaging. This can only mean that the product is not new. The listing does not tell otherwise and I think is unethical to list the product and not describe its condition

The Garmin Venu is a wonderful smart watch! The battery life is awesome and the Samsung Galaxy watch can't compete. The features that are accessed on my smart phone are second to none!

arrived quickly; nice looking; good size. I'm new to smart watchs but it has been fairly easy to program; results seem to be correct when checked against another medical device.