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. 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 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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