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I am looking for a new sports watch/replacement for my Garmin fenix 6 Pro (feddit.org)
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My Garmin fenix 6 Pro, which is about 3.5 years old, seems to be dying. It got hot during the last charge and hasn't charged at all since then. I replaced the battery, then the cable and the power adapter, but nothing happened. To be honest, I'm very disappointed about this, but otherwise I was very happy with the watch.

I am now looking for a replacement from Europe, although it doesn't have to be a 1:1 replacement for the fenix.

What is important to me...

  • It should be robust
  • Accurate measurements for indoor sports (heart rate, oxygen saturation, etc.)
  • Accurate sleep analysis
  • I don't want to have to charge the battery every day or even every three days; it should last a little longer.
  • Water drinking tracker
  • A pedometer that is as accurate as possible

GPS and map functions would be important to me if they are responsive and intuitive and easy to use. Unfortunately, I didn't find this to be the case with my Garmin fenix 6 Pro.

I have looked at watches from Suunto (Switzerland) and Polar (Finland). If there are other good European manufacturers, I am open to suggestions. I would be very grateful for specific model recommendations.

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[โ€“] ijon_the_human@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

Sorry about your 6 Pro. It's a great watch.

Polar is the only European one focused on sports. Suunto is Chinese-owned. Maybe you were thinking of Garmin which has some legal structures in Switzerland.

Withings is probably not what you're looking for but it's French.

Decathlon (French) also has a sportswatch line but it's developed by/with Coros (Chinese/USA). Not optimal but I thought I'd mention it because there aren't that many alternatives.

Have you looked at reviews by "the quantified scientist" on Youtube?

[โ€“] funkyB@feddit.org 2 points 13 hours ago

Oh, that's good to know about Suunto. Withings looks interesting, I'll take a closer look at that. And I wasn't familiar with the "quantified scientist" either, but he seems to make very interesting videos on the subject. Thanks! :)

[โ€“] skarn@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Suunto is actually Finnish. Now it's been bought by some Chinese holding.

Last time I checked I had not found any proof that this has really caused anything to move over to china (that wasn't already there anyway) but it may worth a second check.

For some people the property is enough to immediately disqualify the company.

Polar seems to even offer to repair or replace the battery on some models. I suspect that won't be cheap, but it shows they may not conceive their devices as disposable trash. Maybe.

[โ€“] funkyB@feddit.org 2 points 13 hours ago

The battery repair service is very interesting, which speaks well for Polar, in my opinion. Thanks for the tip!