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Garmin Venu 3s Soft gold stainless steel bezel with French grey case and leather band Smart Watch
Ref. 010-02785-55
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Stepping up in the same colour and case shape
The Venu 3S sits at the point where Garmin's health-tracking architecture meets a design language borrowed from fine jewellery. The polished soft gold PVD bezel against the French grey polymer mid-case is a considered combination — the gold catches light in the way a dress watch would, while the grey keeps it from reading as costume. It follows the Venu 2S with a built-in microphone and speaker added to the package, which means calls and voice assistant access directly from the wrist rather than from a pocket. At 41mm and 12mm thick, and with the leather strap bringing total weight to just 34 grams, it disappears on the wrist in a way most smartwatches do not. The AMOLED display gives the black dial genuine depth — colours are saturated and contrast is sharp, which matters for glancing at health data mid-movement. The leather strap uses quick-release pins at the 18mm fitting, so swapping to a silicone band for training takes seconds and needs no tools.
- Reference
- 010-02785-55
- Brand
- Garmin
- Collection
- Venu
- Case size
- 41mm
- Case thickness
- 12mm
- Lug width
- 18mm
- Case material
- Gold PVD
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Black
- Functions
- Stopwatch, Countdown timer, Alarm, Backlight, Compass, Thermometer, Altimeter, Digital display
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
- Strap colour
- Grey
- Retailer
- Goldsmiths
Learn more about Garmin
Gary Burrell and Min Kao founded Garmin in 1989 — the name is a contraction of their first names — to build GPS receivers for aviation and marine use. Consumer navigation came later, and wearables later still.
Unlike most names in this directory that arrived from outside watchmaking, Garmin is not a licence. It designs and builds its own devices, writes its own software and runs its own satellite-positioning stack, which is why its watches do things Swiss houses do not attempt.
The fenix line established the template in 2012: a rugged multi-sport GPS watch with mapping, altimeter and week-long battery life. Forerunner covers running, Instinct the hard-wearing end, Venu the smartwatch end, and the MARQ line puts the same electronics in titanium and sapphire at Swiss prices.
Battery life is the differentiator. Where most smartwatches are measured in days, Garmin measures in weeks, and in solar-charging models sometimes in months.
These are instruments rather than heirlooms, and they date the way electronics date — but for anyone who actually trains, they are among the few watches on the market that earn their place.
- 1989
- Founded by Gary Burrell and Min Kao.
- 2003
- The Forerunner brings GPS to running watches.
- 2012
- The fenix line defines the multi-sport GPS watch.
- 2019
- MARQ places the electronics in titanium and sapphire.
- 2020
- Solar charging extends battery life to months.
Also in 4 collections
This watch appears in Automatic Watches (1,211), Leather Strap Watches (777), Gold Watches (447) and Automatic Watches Under £500 (244).
Manufacturer’s guarantee
What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- Sits in the lower half of Garmin's range as we list it
Worth knowing
- 50m suits rain and handwashing, not swimming
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| Specification | 010-02785-55 |  RA-AK0312S30B |  SSA405J1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £419 | £425 | £410 |
| Case size | 41mm | 41.5mm | 40.5mm |
| Water resistance | 50m | 50m | 50m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Leather strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Leather strap |
| Power reserve | — | 40 hours | 41 hours |
| This watch | Closely matched | Closely matched |
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
Showering yes, swimming no. 50m covers splashes and brief immersion, but a swimming stroke generates well above the pressure that figure describes.
Does it need a battery?
No. It is automatic — the motion of your wrist winds it, and there is no cell to replace.
What size strap does it take?
18mm. Any strap of that width will fit, and on most modern watches quick-release bars make the swap a two-minute job with no tools.
Is it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as unisex, and at this size it suits any wrist that takes the dimensions.
Cheapest place to buy
Goldsmiths is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.
Who are Goldsmiths?
Goldsmiths has been selling watches in Britain since 1778 and is part of the Watches of Switzerland Group, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange. They are an authorised dealer, so a watch comes with the manufacturer’s own warranty.
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