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Thanks for review! Unfortunately, to meet all your needs you would have to have with two watches or a watch and a ring.... I wonder whether to buy myself a Polar Ignite for additional statistics (Nightly recharge, Fitspark, Training load pro). I would use the Ignite watch only for sports and sleep. My 24-hour watch is the FR965. What would you advise?😅 There's always something missing...

Garmin seems to know what the date should be and present the data best as well. A lot better and cleaner info than any other tracker I've tried. Stress chart is so much more informative and correct than Fitbit, Huawei ect... I feel like there's no much thought behind the algorithms of those more generic brands, they seem to not know what there are doing actually...

Great review! Ive been using the power lab chest strap for a while and love it. I got mine a couple years ago for about $25 and it conects with the polar app

Thank you. Used your code.

Their Metabolism data pulled from Libre 3 is very robust, better than Levels and Veri.

Garmin Body battery is also brutally honest with your state. When I had an exhaustive time I sometimes woke up with 36 in the morning, just getting only 28 over night, and it absolutely felt like this. Fun fact: my VA5 even recommended 4 or 6 h of recovery directly after waking up.

Forêt my question on you'r other video, now i have my answer 😂

Did you try the coros armband ? If yes, with one is bether ?

Couple of months ago, I switched from the AW Ultra 2 to Series 9 too. I was constantly bumping into something with the Ultra 2. So I decided to switch. I total agree with you. I loved the bright display, the size of the display and that the battery lasted so long. I‘ve gotten used to it now, but I miss the battery and the brightness of the Ultra…

I was thinking about changing from Fenix 7, but this is sooo disappointing

Let me get this right... You bought a $1k watch. A month later you are "letting it go" because of the price. You already bought it. But your next point was well taken. I don't use all these features so I should probably buy a Casio or something like that.

imagine beeing younger than 22 💀

I agree with your take and arguments. 265 is the sportswatch to go for. It doesn't compromise at the features.

This is a very informative video. I just ordered three bands and now I know how I’m going to install them confidently.

Great video thanks for sharing! I wondered if you had ever come across the Eclipse app at all before? I can’t work out where it sits in relation to the other apps you have tested? It’s from the makers of Healthfit. 🤔

I don’t see the App in the App Store. Do you have a link ?

For the life of me couldn't find the Superset app in apple health... as of 5/17/2024, it has been rebranded to 'Bevel: Longevity & Performance'. Will give it a try. I am a data nerd and have Whoop and and AW Ultra 2 that I use with Athlytic.

Superset changed their name to Bevel

Good review… 😁

Nobody else is doing reviews with such a substantial depth like you! Thank you!

I really wish you showed both displays at 100% to see the real difference.

Thanks for the video and a great point of view. I think also other youtubers (also the ones with most subscriber numbers) should also understand that Garmin is not for everyone and it's not also perfect. Ofcourse Garmin has all the metrics possible, but does everyone need those. Garmin does many things great but at least for me there is just little bit too much. E.g. the bodybattery, I feel even anxious looking that. Makes you want to have higher scores even though everything is just fine, just lots of sports and busy life... so after a while, just stopped to look that at all. Turned off the morning report etc... And I don't say that Polar or Coros or Suunto is the greatest either. Just that there are options. And people doing these reviews and impacting buying decisions, could understand that and tell that you don't necessarily have to look 10 different metrics to know how you feel. I don't think even premium athletes won't do that and they break world records :D

What would your recommendation be between the 255, 955 and Fenix 7 Pro for a 24/7 watch. Manual job and mainly weightlifting and running. I love the slimness of the 255 but the flashlight of the Fenix 7 Pro!

The perspective I'm taking on this is, that I've tossed the AWU2 and moved on to a Garmin Tactix Delta based on the 2019 Hardware of a Fenix 6 and this sucker beats the AWU2 with the 3.000 nits display and the Action button in every aspect I could imagine. Some regrets, but since I'm with my iPhone anyway, ApplePay and making phone calls are no issue. The end.

I know some people that use the ultra for certain activities and wear a series watch to dress up. The ultra is too big for me so I have a smaller series 9 and I do have a case I wear when I go hiking or biking

I recommend always using a protective case for the watch and glass/foil for the display. Before you know it the first scratch will appear, no matter how careful you are. When I take the watch off I additionally fasten the strap - if it accidentally fell it would fall on the strap, not on the sensor. I saw on Reddit when a user had an "armored case" but the watch fell on his sensor (the sensor has damaged). Thanks for the review!

I adore the #WorkOutdoors app for AW. Amazing!!!

I got the Ultra 2 for $640 and is it over priced at $799? Absolutely. But, it does have dual band GPS and unrivaled connectivity with the iPhone. The dual band GPS for me at least has been a game changer for the Apple Watch.

Polar have no on watch routing. No Spotify or Music. No where near the number of metrics and training recommendations when compared to Garmin, yet it's the same price as a Fenix. There's really no competition here in my eyes. Polar needs to stop the price by 40%.

Where did u get the ultra 2 for $550?

Using an Apple Watch SE1 and I have everything I need for running and health. It is lightwheight, accurate and has great apps for running and health.

I,m a lifetime Apple Watch user, always loved it, after trying my husbands Garmin epix pro. And eventually bought myself one 😅. I can’t get used to the Apple any more . My husband went for an Apple Watch Ultra, but It doesn’t do anything for sports compared to the epix . I also totally loves the buttons all 5 of them ❤ the normal Apple Watch have only a tiny button no thanks 🙂‍↔️

I just ordered one and I used your discount code. Thank you.

I was tempted to go for Garmin, but will stick to my Polar and exhaust the best of it.

where do you get the ideas

If I need to make not reps, but 50 seconds work, then 1 minute rest, is it possible?

The normal Apple Watch looks very feminine. I had the ultra original and loved it but recently sold it. Maybe some day I’ll go back , if battery life is greatly improved and as you say buttons are really a big need on a pro watch. Also I much prefer a round design. Now I’m using the epix pro gen 2 , 51mm Fkn love it !!!

I haven't seen any of the other brands with the required activity percentage like Polar. Garmin and other brands seem to be too careful about their recommendations to avoid being negative. Also Garmin has metrics all over the place. Some are only available on the watch and other ones are on the app.

It’s basically the same with the forerunner 965 and the epix pro gen 2 51mm. 800 Canadian $ for the forerunner 965 vs 1480 Canadian $ for the epix pro gen 2 51mm.

Thanks for the comparison. I appreciate your reviews and feedback. I think Polar is probably one of the best watches when it comes to simply, concisely and accurately providing information regarding recovery, rest and training load status. Unfortunately, it is annoying that most of the information is hidden in the app or on the website. I would like a workout load graph on the watch, HRV trend. 24hr stress measurement and trend, a combination of nightly recharge and recovery pro. I don't know who needs ECG measurement when it doesn't provide any simple feedback! Not everyone is a GP or cardiologist. On top of that the price of Polar watches on the day of release is way overpriced. I currently have the FR965 because I have most of the information on the watch, a 24-hour stress measurement so I could keep track of the flu when I was sick. Garmin is updated on a regular basis, new features come in, while in Polar, unfortunately, updates are infrequent, no details of what has been fixed and no new features. I really like Coros' approach - they actively listen and implement their customers' ideas. Updates are large and frequent. For the time being, I'm staying with the Garmin.

Is the company still active? I checked their website and the discount banner wqs for autumn23

I used both apps and I agree with you, superset is more sharper. Also, the introduction of the strength builder is a great addition.

Agree with most of what you said, but if you are a runner and like to train with paced runs, Polar won‘t let you do that. So, running with Coros and accepting the minimalistic recovery data.

Mate you can just say “ seri start walking workout”

Perfect for minimalists

I have it, good watch. BUT, I always want these most basic things on a watch : hours+minutes+seconds and the date. I cannot get a watchface that has all those things at the same time on this Garmin. So you have hours and minutes and a date OR hours,minutes,seconds and no date. There is also no button or setting to switch to a screen that does show you seconds or the date if the main screen doesnt show this. Ridiculous. I would not buy this again. It fails in the most basic function: timekeeping.

Thank you @FitGearHunter for your thoughts! Since Polar has always worked in close cooperation with the Lahti Sports School (I believe it’s that one), they rely heavily on solid sports science, publish white papers regularly, and this may also be why they present info that actually matters. They weren’t the first to add OHR, because in intense training where the nuances actually matter, you would and should need a chest strap anyway, which they state themselves. Interestingly enough only some German (but none of the US, UK reviewers) compare the AVERAGE heart rate over long sessions, which makes sense for the training load analytics, and there the Gx2P or VV3 are actually off by just a beat or two. I myself tend to wear the Verity Sense arm strap, partly because I don’t have to tighten the cr…p out of the watch, partly to save a bit of battery in the watch, and in the winter to be able to wear the watch over my sleeve, so I’m not bothered too much about jittering OHR in the watch. I’m a current and past Polar user, but now considering jumping to Suunto Vertical for other reasons. This post made the jump just that much harder…😂 Thank you for your efforts!

Well done. Thank you.

Seem that coros’ heart rate sensor accuracy is better than polar vantage 3’s heart rate sensor accuracy. Is it just me? Or you guys find it this way too?

Completely agree on this one. I used to have a Garmin device for about two years, and most of the time I wasn't even looking at all the available data as it consumed too much time for me to spare in the mornings, so what's the point of having all that? Polar gives me what I need, in a simple way to digest and as you say, in my case at least, it reflects what I feel most of the time, the times that it doesn't most of them as the day goes by it tends to be right in the end, and gives me useful feedback about it. I can agree the prices could be a little lower as it offers fewer functions for the same money as Garmin, but in the end, if you're a simple person and the feature set works for you, those extra features from the competition are barely gimmicks. I wish the GX2P lower its price by Black Friday, either way I am going to keep using my current GXP for a little longer, as it already gives me what I need.