Garmin Fenix 6 – Sapphire

Description

Pace yourself to higher performance

These rugged fēnix multisport GPS watches let you add mapping, music, intelligent pace planning and more to your workouts — so you can take any challenge in stride.

Wrist-based heart rate1 and Pulse Ox2 sensors add insight to your fitness activities

Dynamic PacePro™ feature helps you run smarter over various types of terrain

Preloaded ski maps for more than 2,000 resorts around the world

Measure running and cycling performance in ways you didn’t know were possible

Navigate your world with multi-GNSS satellite reference and outdoor sensors

Sync your favourite streaming services and listen to music without your phone

Quality by design

The rugged yet sophisticated design features an always-on 1.3″ display that’s 18% larger than previous fēnix models. It includes a stainless steel or DLC coated bezel and is tested to U.S. military standards.

PacePro technology

A first-of-its-kind PacePro feature helps keep you on pace with grade-adjusted guidance as you run a course.

Power manager

View how various settings and sensors impact your watch’s battery life, so you can make battery-extending changes on the fly.

Performance metrics

View advanced training metrics that include running dynamics1, heat- and altitude-adjusted VO2 max, recovery advisor and more.

Sports apps

Use preloaded activity profiles for trail running, swimming, running, biking, hiking, rowing, backcountry and resort skiing, golfing and more.

TopoActive Europe and ski maps

Use TopoActive Europe maps to navigate your adventures and view run names and difficulty ratings for 2,000 worldwide ski resorts.

ClimbPro feature

Use ClimbPro ascent planner to see real-time information on your current and upcoming climbs, including gradient, distance and elevation gain.

Golf courses

Access full-colour CourseView maps for more than 41,000 golf courses around the world, and get button targeting and the PlaysLike Distance feature.

Turn-by-turn navigation

Follow a route or course with help from turn-by-turn directions, which let you know ahead of time when the next turn is coming.

Round-trip routing

Enter a distance you want to travel, and get suggested routes that will bring you back to your starting point. Trendline™ popularity routing helps you find the best local paths.

Multi-GNSS support

Access multiple global navigation satellite systems (GPS, GLONASS and Galileo) to track in more challenging environments than GPS alone.

ABC sensors

Navigate your next trail with ABC sensors, including an altimeter for elevation data, barometer to monitor weather and three-axis electronic compass.

Safety and tracking features

If you feel unsafe or if your watch senses that an incident has occurred, assistance and incident detection features send your location to emergency contacts.

Music apps

Store up to 2,000 songs, or access preloaded streaming apps from your compatible services, including Spotify®, Deezer and Amazon, and listen through headphones with Bluetooth® technology.

Garmin Pay service

Breeze through checkout lines with Garmin Pay contactless payment solution through participating providers.

Smart notifications

Receive emails, texts and alerts right on your watch when paired with a compatible device.

Wrist-based heart rate

Enhanced optical heart rate1 technology gauges the intensity of your fitness activities as well as heart rate variability to calculate your stress level score. It also tracks underwater without a heart rate strap.

Pulse Ox sensor

For altitude acclimation or sleep monitoring, a Pulse Ox2 sensor uses light beams at your wrist to gauge how well your body is absorbing oxygen.

Body Battery™ energy monitor

Optimise your body’s energy reserves, using heart rate variability, stress, sleep and other data to gauge when you’re ready to be active or when you may need to rest.

Connect IQ™ Store

Download custom watch faces, add data fields, and get apps and widgets from the Connect IQ Store.

Expedition mode

Trek far and wide between recharges. Expedition mode, an ultralow-powered GPS reference, lasts for weeks.

Battery

Internal, rechargeable lithium battery provides up to 14 days of battery life in smartwatch mode, 10 hours in GPS mode with music and up to 48 days in battery saver mode.

Additional information

Specs

General
LENS MATERIAL	Corning® Gorilla® Glass DX or sapphire crystal
BEZEL MATERIAL	Stainless steel, titanium or diamond-like carbon (DLC) coated titanium
CASE MATERIAL	Stainless steel, titanium or diamond-like carbon (DLC) coated steel
QUICKFIT™ WATCH BAND COMPATIBLE	Included (22 mm)
STRAP MATERIAL	Silicone, leather, titanium or nylon
PHYSICAL SIZE	47 x 47 x 14.70 mm Fits wrists with the following circumference: Silicone band: 125-208 mm Leather band: 132-210 mm Fabric band: 132-210 mm Metal band: 132-215 mm
DISPLAY SIZE	1.30″ ( 33.02 mm) diameter
DISPLAY RESOLUTION	260 x 260 pixels
DISPLAY TYPE	Sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)
WEIGHT	Steel: 83 g (case only: 60 g) Titanium: 72 g (case only: 49 g)
BATTERY LIFE	Smartwatch: up to 14 days GPS: up to 36 hours GPS and music: up to 10 hours Max battery GPS mode: up to 72 hours Expedition GPS mode: up to 28 days Battery saver watch mode: up to 48 days
WATER RATING	10 ATM
COLOUR DISPLAY
MEMORY/HISTORY	32 GB

Clock features
TIME/DATE	Yes
GPS TIME SYNC
AUTOMATIC DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
ALARM CLOCK
TIMER
STOPWATCH
SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES

Sensors
GPS
GLONASS
GALILEO
GARMIN ELEVATE™ WRIST HEART RATE MONITOR
BAROMETRIC ALTIMETER
COMPASS
GYROSCOPE
ACCELEROMETER
THERMOMETER
PULSE OX	yes (with Acclimation)

Daily smart features
CONNECT IQ™ (DOWNLOADABLE WATCH FACES, DATA FIELDS, WIDGETS AND APPS)
SMART NOTIFICATIONS
TEXT RESPONSE/REJECT PHONE CALL WITH TEXT (ANDROID™ ONLY)
CONNECTIVITY	Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®
CALENDAR
WEATHER
BATTERY SAVER – CUSTOMIZABLE LOW POWER WATCH
CONTROLS SMARTPHONE MUSIC
PLAYS AND CONTROLS WATCH MUSIC
MUSIC STORAGE	Up to 2000 songs
FIND MY PHONE
FIND MY WATCH
VIRB® CAMERA REMOTE
SMARTPHONE COMPATIBILITY	iPhone®, Android™
COMPATIBLE WITH GARMIN CONNECT™ MOBILE
GARMIN PAY™

Safety and tracking features
LIVETRACK
GROUP LIVETRACK
LIVE EVENT SHARING
INCIDENT DETECTION DURING SELECT ACTIVITIES
ASSISTANCE

Tactical features
DUAL GRID COORDINATES

Activity tracking features
STEP COUNTER
MOVE BAR (DISPLAYS ON DEVICE AFTER A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY; WALK FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO RESET IT)
AUTO GOAL (LEARNS YOUR ACTIVITY LEVEL AND ASSIGNS A DAILY STEP GOAL)
SLEEP MONITORING (MONITORS TOTAL SLEEP AND PERIODS OF MOVEMENT OR RESTFUL SLEEP)
CALORIES BURNED
FLOORS CLIMBED
DISTANCE TRAVELLED
INTENSITY MINUTES
TRUEUP™
MOVE IQ™
FITNESS AGE	Yes (in app)
BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITOR
ALL-DAY STRESS TRACKING

Fitness equipment/gym
AVAILABLE GYM ACTIVITY PROFILES	Strength, cardio and elliptical training, stair stepping, floor climbing, indoor rowing and yoga
CARDIO WORKOUTS
STRENGTH WORKOUTS
AUTOMATIC REP COUNTING

Training, planning and analysis features
GPS SPEED AND DISTANCE
CUSTOMISABLE SCREEN(S)
CUSTOMISABLE ACTIVITY PROFILES
AUTO PAUSE®
INTERVAL TRAINING
ADVANCED WORKOUTS
DOWNLOADABLE TRAINING PLANS
POWER MODES – CUSTOMIZABLE IN-ACTIVITY BATTERY SETTINGS
AUTO LAP®
MANUAL LAP
CONFIGURABLE LAP ALERTS
HEAT AND ALTITUDE ACCLIMATION
VO2 MAX
TRAINING STATUS (LETS YOU SEE IF YOU’RE TRAINING EFFECTIVELY BY TRACKING YOUR TRAINING HISTORY AND FITNESS LEVEL TREND)
TRAINING LOAD (YOUR TOTAL TRAINING LOAD FOR THE LAST 7 DAYS CALCULATED FROM ESTIMATED EPOC)
TRAINING LOAD FOCUS
TRAINING EFFECT (AEROBIC)
TRAINING EFFECT (ANAEROBIC)
PRIMARY BENEFIT (TRAINING EFFECT LABELS)
CUSTOMISABLE ALERTS
AUDIO PROMPTS
FINISH TIME
VIRTUAL PARTNER
RACE AN ACTIVITY
AUTO MULTISPORT ACTIVITIES
MULTI-SPORT
COURSE GUIDANCE
GARMIN LIVE SEGMENTS
STRAVA LIVE SEGMENTS
ROUND-TRIP COURSE CREATOR (RUNNING/CYCLING)
TRENDLINE™ POPULARITY ROUTING	yes (available as a wearable map theme)
TOUCH AND/OR BUTTON LOCK
HOT KEYS
AUTO SCROLL
ACTIVITY HISTORY ON WATCH
PHYSIO TRUEUP

Heart rate features
HR ZONES
HR ALERTS
HR CALORIES
% HR MAX
% HRR
RECOVERY TIME
AUTO MAX HR
HRV STRESS TEST (MEASURES YOUR HEART RATE VARIABILITY WHILE STANDING STILL, FOR 3 MINUTES, TO PROVIDE YOU WITH AN ESTIMATED STRESS LEVEL; THE SCALE OF THIS IS 1 TO 100; LOW SCORES INDICATE LOWER STRESS LEVELS)	Yes (with compatible accessory)
HR BROADCAST (BROADCASTS HR DATA OVER ANT+™ TO PAIRED DEVICES)

Running features
AVAILABLE RUN PROFILES	Running, treadmill running, trail running
GPS-BASED DISTANCE, TIME AND PACE
RUNNING DYNAMICS	Yes (with compatible accessory)
VERTICAL OSCILLATION AND RATIO (THE DEGREE OF ‘BOUNCE’ IN YOUR RUNNING MOTION AND THE COST-BENEFIT RATIO WITH STRIDE LENGTH)	Yes (with compatible accessory)
GROUND CONTACT TIME AND BALANCE (SHOWS HOW MUCH TIME, IN THE RUNNING MOTION, YOUR FOOT IS ON THE GROUND RATHER THAN IN FLIGHT AND LETS YOU CHECK YOUR RUNNING SYMMETRY)	Yes (with compatible accessory)
STRIDE LENGTH (REAL TIME)	Yes (with compatible accessory)
CADENCE (PROVIDES REAL-TIME NUMBER OF STEPS PER MINUTE)
PERFORMANCE CONDITION (AFTER RUNNING 6–20 MINUTES, COMPARES YOUR REAL-TIME CONDITION TO YOUR AVERAGE FITNESS LEVEL)
LACTATE THRESHOLD (THROUGH ANALYSIS OF YOUR PACE AND HEART RATE, ESTIMATES THE POINT WHERE YOUR MUSCLES START TO RAPIDLY FATIGUE)	Yes (with compatible accessory)
PACEPRO™ PACING STRATEGIES
RUN WORKOUTS
RACE PREDICTOR
FOOT POD CAPABLE

Golfing features
PRELOADED WITH 41,000 COURSES WORLDWIDE
YARDAGE TO F/M/B (DISTANCE TO FRONT, MIDDLE AND BACK OF GREEN)
YARDAGE TO LAYUPS/DOGLEGS
MEASURES SHOT DISTANCE (CALCULATES EXACT YARDAGE FOR SHOTS FROM ANYWHERE ON COURSE)	Automatic
DIGITAL SCORECARD	Yes
CUSTOM TARGETS
STAT TRACKING (STROKES, PUTTS PER ROUND, GREENS AND FAIRWAYS HIT)
GARMIN AUTOSHOT™
FULL VECTOR MAP
AUTO COURSEVIEW UPDATES
GREEN VIEW WITH MANUAL PIN POSITION
HAZARDS AND COURSE TARGETS
PINPOINTER
PLAYSLIKE DISTANCE
HANDICAP SCORING
TRUSWING™ COMPATIBLE
ROUND TIMER/ODOMETER
AUTOMATIC CLUB TRACKING COMPATIBLE (REQUIRES ACCESSORY)

Outdoor recreation features
AVAILABLE OUTDOOR RECREATION PROFILES	Trail running, running, hiking, climbing, mountain biking, skiing, snowboarding, XC skiing, stand-up paddleboarding, rowing, kayaking, Jumpmaster, tactical
POINT-TO-POINT NAVIGATION
BREADCRUMB TRAIL IN REAL TIME
BACK TO START
TRACBACK®
ULTRATRAC MODE
AROUND ME MODE
ELEVATION PROFILE
DISTANCE TO DESTINATION
BAROMETRIC TREND INDICATOR WITH STORM ALERT
CLIMBPRO™ ASCENT PLANNER
TRAIL RUN AUTO CLIMB
VERTICAL SPEED
TOTAL ASCENT/DESCENT
FUTURE ELEVATION PLOT
PRELOADED TOPOACTIVE EUROPE MAPS
PRELOADED SKI RESORT MAPS
DOWNLOADABLE CARTOGRAPHY SUPPORT
COMPATIBLE WITH BASECAMP™
GPS COORDINATES
PROJECTED WAYPOINT
SIGHT ‘N GO
AREA CALCULATION	Yes (via Connect IQ™)
HUNT/FISH CALENDAR	Yes (via Connect IQ™)
SUN AND MOON INFORMATION	Yes (via Connect IQ™)
XERO™ LOCATIONS
EXPEDITION GPS ACTIVITY

Cycling features
ALERTS (TRIGGERS ALARM WHEN YOU REACH GOALS INCLUDING TIME, DISTANCE, HEART RATE OR CALORIES)
COURSES
GARMIN CYCLE MAP (ROUTABLE CYCLING-SPECIFIC STREET MAP)
AVAILABLE CYCLING PROFILES	Biking, indoor biking, mountain biking, triathlon
BIKE LAP AND LAP MAXIMUM POWER (WITH POWER SENSOR)
RACE AN ACTIVITY
FTP (FUNCTIONAL THRESHOLD POWER)	Yes (with compatible accessory)
COMPATIBLE WITH VECTOR™ (POWER METER)
POWER METER COMPATIBLE
COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA VISION™ (HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY)
COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA™ RADAR (REAR-FACING RADAR)
COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA™ LIGHTS
SPEED AND CADENCE SENSOR SUPPORT (WITH SENSOR)	Yes (ANT+® and Bluetooth® Smart sensors)

Swimming features
AVAILABLE SWIM PROFILES	Pool swimming, open water swimming, swimming/running
OPEN-WATER SWIM METRICS (DISTANCE, PACE, STROKE COUNT/RATE, STROKE DISTANCE, SWIM EFFICIENCY (SWOLF), CALORIES)
POOL SWIM METRICS (LENGTHS, DISTANCE, PACE, STROKE COUNT, SWIM EFFICIENCY (SWOLF), CALORIES)
STROKE TYPE DETECTION (FREESTYLE, BACKSTROKE, BREASTSTROKE, BUTTERFLY) (POOL SWIM ONLY)
DRILL LOGGING (POOL SWIM ONLY)
BASIC REST TIMER (UP FROM 0) (POOL SWIM ONLY)
COUNTDOWN START
POOL SWIM WORKOUTS
UNDERWATER WRIST-BASED HEART RATE
HEART RATE FROM EXTERNAL HRM (REAL-TIME DURING RESTS, INTERVAL AND SESSION STATS DURING RESTS, AND AUTOMATIC HEART RATE DOWNLOAD POST-SWIM)	Yes (with HRM-Tri™ and HRM-Swim™)

FAQs

What does DLC stand for?

This tells you the be bezel is made from diamond-like carbon (DLC) coated titanium.

How long will the battery last?

The rechargeable lithium battery provides up to 14 days of battery life in smartwatch mode, 10 hours in GPS mode with music and up to 48 days in battery saver mode.

What mapping does this GPS watch come with?

It comes preloaded with full-colour TOPO Active mapping for all of Europe

Only From Us

• Guidance on registering your watch with Garmin, from our Outdoor GPS Shop team.

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Delivery

This product is posted out using Royal Mail Special delivery which is guaranteed next working day delivery (before 13.00). 

Any order placed online before 11.30 am will be despatched the same working day.

In the box

• Fēnix®6 
• Charging/data cable 
• Documentation 
• Black QuickFit™ 22 silicone band