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Garmin fenix 3 Sapphire

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Mikey Bautista
Garmin fenix 3 Sapphire

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Investing in a fitness watch doesn't mean having to sacrifice form or function. Garmin's fenix 3 is designed to perform both as a modern wearable device as well as a rugged timepiece. For starters, it looks nothing like the fitness bands and smartwatches of recent years. Quite the contrary, it instead resembles a beefy dive watch thanks to its 100m-rated 30mm titanium case, domed sapphire lens, and your choice of metal bracelets or silicone straps.

As a fitness tracker, the fenix 3 is a heavyweight in features. Its EXO antenna captures GPS/GLONASS satellite reception, giving you better tracking than GPS alone. It comes with advanced training metrics like running dynamics, personal records, and a recovery  advisor, among many others. Its set of ABC (altimeter, barometer, compass) sensors makes tackling your outdoor challenges safer and easier. With all these features, you would think that battery life is a problem, but thanks to its 300 mAh rechargeable li-ion battery, the fenix 3 functions up to 50 hours in UltraTrac battery-saver mode, 20 hours in GPS mode, and up to 3 weeks in smartwatch mode.

Whether you're training, trekking, tracking notifications, or simply telling the time, the fenix 3 is one tough contender of a chronometer.

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Mikey Bautista

Director of Everyday Carry Operations


About the Author
Mikey Bautista is an everyday carry (EDC) expert who has been working with the EverydayCarry.com team for nearly a decade, starting with an interest in EDC as a hobby and ending up as a writer for the site in 2014. Through the years, he’s led the site in editorial content and writing about products across every category, from knives to bags to flashlights and everything in between, as well as discovering, bringing exposure, and building bridges with many brands in the industry. Today, he is the site's Director of Everyday Carry Operations, leading the editorial team and managing day-to-day operations.

He has lived through many personal and professional lives, spending nearly a decade in the workforce management industry, a minor career in gaming, and has lent a hand with entrepreneurial efforts back home in the Philippines. He has also been an active participant and helped build a number of significant social communities online, both for EDC and his other hobbies.

Mikey has been at the cusp of gaming, technology, and the internet since the ‘90s and continues to lend his experience, expertise, and authority to all his pursuits. When not online, in a game, or watching movies, you'll find him in the gym, speedrunning his next hobby, or talking at length about EDC with anyone willing to listen.

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