Overall this is a powerful evolution of a winning formula. For a keen paddle boarder or kayaker the tide times and mapping would also be useful, and the Garmin quatix 7 sapphire is no slouch on land either.
#GARMIN MARINE QUATIX 6 PRO#
The new screen is really rather nice, but it does eat into battery life faster than I'd like (although the yardstick is the almost endless battery life of the Garmin Fenix 6X pro solar, which is slightly unfair).Īnyway, as highlighted above, if you’re in the market for a 'marine' watch that integrates with Garmin boat equipment then a quatix is pretty much your only option. The Garmin quatix 7 Sapphire adds in a touchscreen and marine tools to the mix, but without really compromising the wider platform, which is in itself no mean feat. I like the coaching tools, the huge array of useful sensors (HR, blood oximeter and Vo2 max calculators especially), and I also like the reliability that rarely lets you down. I'm a fan of the Garmin multi-sport platform, the endless options that have been nicely hidden over the years to aid easy navigation. Chartplotters Autopilots Radar Live Sonar Sonar Black Boxes Transducers Instruments & Instrument Pack VHF & AIS Cameras Antennas & Sensors. That said, the number of folk out there looking for a Fusion-compatible watch on a budget is likely to be very small indeed. The quatix® 6 is a marine smartwatch, with features including Garmin chart plotter connectivity, autopilot control, contactless payments and music streaming.
The older Quatix 6 was an excellent crossover device, and would offer a strong alternative if budget was a consideration. It’s an interesting market for the Garmin quatix 7, which as an outdoors watch with activity trackers comes up against Suunto and a host of Amazfit T-rex-style devices, but as a 'marine' smartwatch is in a class of one. Max battery life: 16 days (smartwatch mode), 21 days (battery saver mode), 14 days (expedition GPS mode)īezel: titanium Garmin quatix 7 Sapphire Review: alternatives to consider Garmin quatix 7 Sapphire review: specsĭisplay: 1.3" (33.02mm) AMOLED touchscreen It's a fair list, but does narrow down the appeal somewhat, although if you do have a boat with a compatible system, it's an absolute no-brainer. It's an impressive list of features, but you will need a compatible boat system to get the most out of this, which will have to be one of the following: GPSMAP 7x2/7x3/9x2/9x3/12x2/12x3 Plus, GPSMAP 10x2/12x2, GPSMAP 74/7600, GPSMAP 84/8600, GHC 20, GNX™ Wind, GNT 10. A neat trick within this flurry of features is to be able to use the watch to place chartplotter waypoints from anywhere on the boat – no need to return to the helm. The result is an onboard smorgasbord of functionality, from remote control of core MFD features, including chart zoom, layout shortcut, and autopilot, to real-time data such as water depth, engine RPM and wind all on your wrist. As with previous models, there's extensive integration with boat-based systems, most notably Garmin chartplotters and Fusion audio stacks, the latter via a built-in Fusion-Link Lite app.
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