Garmin Instinct Watch - Graphite $249 Delivered / C&C @ Big W

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billsa on 12/11/2021 - 08:19 bigw.com.au (401 clicks)
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When you can rely on Instinct, the world can rely on you. This rugged, reliable outdoor GPS watch is built for thermal, shock and water resistance (rated to 100 meters). The fiber-reinforced polymer case adds strength and durability and the chemically-strengthened, scratch-resistant display is high-contrast enough to read in bright sunlight, so you can take it with you into the extremes you face every day.
Product Features:

Constructed for thermal, shock and water resistance (rated to 100 meters)
Built-in 3-axis compass and barometric altimeter
plus multiple global navigation satellite systems (GPS, GLONASS and Galileo) support helps track in more challenging environments than GPS alone
Monitor your heart rate, activity and stress; train with preloaded activity profiles
Stay connected with smart notifications
Battery life: up to 14 days in smartwatch mode, up to 16 hours in GPS mode, up to 40 hours in UltraTrac™ battery saver mode

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  djshitu on 12/11/2021 - 08:30

  +9

  Not sure what happened to my earlier comment.

  Cheaper elsewhere
  $246 JB HiFi
  $239 Amazon

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    Thrifty Dan on 12/11/2021 - 09:21

    +2

    And will get cheaper again soon on Black Friday!

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  BargainWizard on 12/11/2021 - 08:36

  jbhifi harvey norman and ryda have the same sale on this graphite colored one going for roughly the same $250 price give or take a dollar or 2 if any of them are easier for anyone to pick up from if they would rather not wait for delivery

  https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/garmin-instinct-sports-wa…
  https://www.harveynorman.com.au/garmin-instinct-gps-smart-wa…
  https://www.ryda.com.au/garmin-instinct-gps-watch-graphite

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  And0 on 12/11/2021 - 09:05

  Good deal. Waiting on the solar version to come down in price.

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  Joker042 on 12/11/2021 - 09:44

  Top edit: FYI Looks like the non-solar Instinct doesn't have spo2, but the solar does.

  I just switched from Fitbit to Garmin (different watch, but I think the same HR sensor) and I'm loving it so far. I know there's a significant price difference, so I'm not shitting on fitbit, just saying that the heart rate tracking on Garmin is much more responsive, so if you have a lot of up and down in your workouts then that's a pretty big plus. I'm seeing about a 5% higher average heart rate on the Garmin, and about 15% more calories burned over a couple of side-by-side tests (vs fitbit Charge 2). Honestly, that's not enough to switch, but my Charge 2 was pretty old, so it was time anyway.

  Also not sure if the Instinct has these but (probably not? because of lack of spo2 sensor), Training Load is interesting, showing an estimated impact of your training over the past 7 days, so you can go harder or ease off to meet your goals (don't forget your rest days). Body Battery looks vaguely interesting, but not sure if it's going to actually be useful.

  Down sides include everything being stored on their server which means it's a bit slower to load in the app and I hear that server outages mean you can't log stuff like food, water, weight until the server comes back up. (I use MyFitnesspal for food and weight, so I don't think that'd be a problem for me).

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    Calvin27 on 12/11/2021 - 10:50

    +1

    I rekon most users like myself only use basic functions, GPS and HRM plus maybe some of the other calculated components. i have a forerunner and used SPO2 once and then never again. Looked at some of the 'body battery' things but doesn't mean much for me. My body is 10% battery, what should i do sleep at 5pm or coffee or what haha?

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      Joker042 on 12/11/2021 - 11:58

      Yeah, I mostly agree with you there. The only one that looks legitimately interesting is the Training Load stat.

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  Poolprouk on 12/11/2021 - 09:50

  +1

  FYI - Amazon are selling Fenix 5 Plus Sapphires for $299. Low stock so haven't posted as a deal.

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    Joker042 on 12/11/2021 - 10:11

    Nice one. Looks like 6 and 6s are about $500 as well.

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    Jlcanta on 12/11/2021 - 13:32

    Can't find these! Gone?

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      Poolprouk on 12/11/2021 - 13:38

      sold out now i think, :-(

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  ttfb on 12/11/2021 - 17:23

  All these Garmin watches are awesome, this is a great price… As is $500 for the Fenix 6!