NEW Garmin Fenix 8 51mm AMOLED, std, slate grey

NEW Garmin fenix 8 51mm, AMOLED, Gorilla glass face with stainless steel bezel, Slate Gray steel/black colour - still in its original sealed box.

Recommended retail price on the Garmin website is R24,999 (see pic).

PREMIUM MULTISPORT GPS WATCH

Be limitless. The fenix 8 multisport GPS smartwatch is built for serious athletes and outdoor adventurers who want to push beyond their limits. It features a big, bright 1.4" AMOLED display, stainless steel bezel and powerful built-in LED flashlight for after-dark visibility. A built-in speaker and mic enable you to make and take calls from your wrist when your watch is paired to your smartphone. Power up your body's performance, endurance and resistance to injury with the latest in targeted strength training plans plus a full range of sport-specific workouts. Performance insights help manage your exertion and build stamina, while training readiness features show how much recovery time you need between workouts, based on 24/7 health and wellness monitoring of heart rate, respiration, stress, sleep and more (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked). Take to the trails with built-in ABC sensors and TopoActive maps that can be easily downloaded via Wi-Fi connectivity. The dynamic round-trip routing feature helps simplify the planning of your runs or rides - letting you set your target distance and receive turn-by-turn directions that adjust to get you back to your start on schedule. Enjoy extended off-grid adventures with up to 29 days of battery life in smartwatch mode. Plus, a 40-meter dive rating and leakproof metal buttons let you reach new depths of adventure. Additional features include music storage, Garmin Pay contactless payments (with a supported country and payment network), smart notifications (compatible smartphone required) and more.

KEY FEATURES

BUILT-IN SPEAKER AND MIC (NEW)

Make and take phone calls from your watch when it's paired to your compatible smartphone. Plus, control watch functions with off-grid voice commands- or use your smartphone's voice assistant to respond to text messages and more.

ADVANCED STRENGTH TRAINING (NEW)

Elevate your body's performance and prevent injury with targeted strength training plans, plus sport-specific workouts for many different activity types and athletes of all types.

DYNAMIC ROUND-TRIP ROUTING (NEW)

Dynamic round-trip routing feature lets you enter how far you want to go - and provides suggested routes that will guide you back on time even if you stray off course.

DIVE CAPABLE (NEW)

A 40-metre dive rating and leakproof metal buttons let you reach new depths with dedicated app support for scuba and apnea dive activities.

GARMIN SHARE (NEW)

Use this feature to easily share saved locations, courses and workouts with friends' compatible Garmin devices.

ADVANCED MAPPING

Explore new vistas with TopoActive maps3 with relief shading - plus built-in maps for thousands of golf courses and ski resorts worldwide.

RUGGED DESIGN (NEW)

fenix 8 is built to endure with options that include a scratch-resistant sapphire lens, titanium bezel and rear cover. The new sensor guard protects essential sensors and leakproof buttons provide a 100-metre water rating and the watch is tested to U.S. military standards for thermal, shock and water resistance.

AMOLED DISPLAY (NEW)

fenix 8 now offers options with a bright AMOLED display to make detailed information and mapping easy to read at a glance, while still providing great battery life with up to 29 days on the 51 mm model.

GARMIN MESSENGER APP (NEW)

This app lets you communicate via two-way text, exchanging messages with friends and family directly from your smartwatch.

SKI DIFFICULTY TRACKING (NEW)

Track how much time you spend on different difficulties throughout your day at thousands of ski resorts around the globe.

BUILT- IN LED FLASHLIGHT

A true integrated flashlight with variable light intensities and a red safety light gives you greater awareness in the dark, providing convenient illumination when you need it. Strobe mode can even match your running cadence.

MULTI-BAND + SATIQTECHNOLOGY

Navigate the outdoors with superior positioning accuracy, thanks to multi-band GPS with SatIQ technology plus built-in sensors for a 3-axis compass, gyroscope, and barometric altimeter.

TRAIN TO PERFORM

Begin each day with a customisable morning report offering a summary of health and wellness information. Use the training readiness feature, which looks at a variety of health metrics, to maximize your training efficiency and recovery- to help prevent burnout.

24/7 HEALTH AND WELLNESS

24/7 health and wellness monitoring with wrist-based heart rate, advanced sleep monitoring, respiration tracking, Pulse Ox and more.

STAY CONNECTED

Enjoy everyday wearability, and live connected with smart notifications, music storage, Garmin Pay contactless payments and more.

MUSIC

Download songs and playlists from your Spotify, Deezer or Amazon Music accounts for phone-free listening (subscription may be required).

GARMIN PAY

CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS

Breeze through checkout lines or transit systems with participating providers.

CONNECT IQSTORE

Add watch faces, data fields and apps to your paired watch.

INREACH DEVICE COMPATIBLE

When paired with your compatible inReach satellite communicator (Sold separately), communicate via two-way messaging in the Garmin Messenger app and even trigger an SOS from your wrist, if needed.

ENDURANCE SCORE

This feature measures your ability to sustain prolonged efforts and combines training data from all your athletic pursuits to help you understand how training impacts your overall endurance. This dynamic measurement uses your VO2 max, short term/ long-term training loads and other factors to gauge your fitness progress beyond just VO2 max.

GEN5 WRIST-BASED HEART RATE

This sensor is designed to give you optimised performance in whatever sport you're doing.

WRIST-BASED RUNNING POWER

See how much power you're applying to the trail or road so you can manage effort and fine-tune training -get running power now without an accessory right from your wrist.

GARMIN COACH

Get free adaptive 5K, 10K and half-marathon training plans from expert coaches.

OUTDOOR MAPS+

Optional subscription to Outdoor Maps+ offering access to premium mapping (USA coverage only) and satellite imagery (global coverage), downloaded directly to your watch.

UP AHEAD MAP INTEGRATION

During a race get at-a-glance awareness for selected POI checkpoints ahead now overlayed on the map -such as aid stations

VISUAL RACE PREDICTOR

Get an estimate of what your pace could be for a 5K, 10K, half-marathon and marathon.

PACEPROTECHNOLOGY

Plan race-day strategy with GPS-based pace guidance for a selected course or distance.

CLIMBPRO FEATURE

See real-time information on your current and upcoming climbs on downloaded courses.

GRADE-ADJUSTED PACE

Get your equivalent running pace at the same effort on flat ground or when ascending.

TRAINING STATUS

Get insight, and know whether you're training productively, peaking or strained.

PERFORMANCE METRICS

Gauge your performance with advanced training metrics such as VO2 max, training load and more.

REAL-TIME STAMINA

To prevent burnout, use this data to track and manage your exertion.

DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUT

View your entire week of daily suggested workouts, which adapt after every run or ride.

RECOVERY TIME

Know how long you need to recover before your next high-effort workout based on your latest training.

MORNING REPORT

Get a customizable overview of your sleep, training outlook, HRV status, weather and more as soon as you wake up.

HRV STATUS

Gain a better understanding of your overall health, recovery and training performance while you sleep.

BACKCOUNTRY SKI AND SNOWBOARD

Get ascent and descent data along with metrics such as cadence, stride length and grade.

XC SKI DYNAMICS

Measure exercise load when paired with an HRM-Pro Plus chest strap (sold separately).

MTB DYNAMICS

Track the details of your ride with specialised Grit and Flow measurements.

LOAD RATIO

Stay healthy and avoid setbacks by tracking short-term and mid-term load ratio to keep your training status on track.

ACCLIMATION IMPROVEMENTS

Enhance your performance when training at altitude with insightful data on how your body is reacting to your current elevation.

JET LAG ADVISER

Help to minimise the effects of jet lag with guidance on light exposure, sleep schedule and exercise.

POWER MANAGER

View how various settings and sensors impact your watch's battery life.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET WIDGET

Plan for your adventure with accurate sunrise and sunset times, and know the position of the sun at different times of the day.

HEALTH SNAPSHOT FEATURE

Log a 2-minute session to record key health stats, then generate a report to share with your health care provider.

BODY BATTERY ENERGY MONITORING

Track your body's energy levels to find the best times for activity and rest.