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Garmin fēnix 8 010-02905-00 Premium Sports Smartwatch - W47315
Ref. 010-02905-00
Sits in Garmin’s upper tier here — more premium than three quarters of the Garmin watches we list, which start at £130.
Price range £130 to £2,799 across 69 Garmin watches in stock.The fēnix 8 is the direct successor to the fēnix 7 line, and the most significant change it brings is the move from a memory-in-pixel screen to an AMOLED display — a shift that transforms how the dial reads in low light and indoors, where the older panel always looked flat. At 51mm it is sized for a larger wrist, and at 102 grams in the stainless steel configuration it has genuine presence; this is not a watch you forget you are wearing during a long run, though the silicone strap and QuickFit system make swapping it out for something lighter a matter of seconds. The engineering underneath reflects where Garmin has pushed hardest: inductive buttons that seal the case against water ingress, a built-in speaker and microphone for calls from the wrist, a high-intensity LED flashlight, and up to 29 days of battery life in standard mode. That figure drops to 13 days with the always-on display active, but either way it sits in a different category from anything that needs nightly charging.
- Reference
- 010-02905-00
- Brand
- Garmin
- Collection
- fēnix 8
- Case size
- 51mm
- Case thickness
- 14.7mm
- Lug width
- 26mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Black
- Functions
- Chronograph, GMT, Day-date, Stopwatch, Countdown timer, Alarm, Backlight, World time, Perpetual calendar, Bluetooth, Step counter, Heart rate, GPS, Compass, Thermometer, Altimeter
- Water resistance
- 100m
- Bracelet / strap
- Silicone strap
- Strap colour
- Black
- Retailer
- F.Hinds
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 6 collections
This watch appears in the Garmin fēnix 8 range (8), Back in Stock (4,361), Stainless Steel Watches (2,892), Chronograph Watches (1,144), Watches 44mm and Over (785) and GMT Watches (220).
Manufacturer’s guarantee
What the specifications mean
Strengths
- 100m water resistance covers swimming and watersports
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- Second time zone for travelling
- One of Garmin's more premium watches
Worth knowing
- 51mm is a large watch with real presence
- 14.7mm thick, so it will not disappear under a cuff
Garmin fēnix 8 010-02905-00 Premium alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | 010-02905-00 | H24411732 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £900 | £870 |
| Case size | 51mm | 50.3mm |
| Water resistance | 100m | 50m |
| Movement | Quartz | Quartz |
| Strap | Silicone strap | Leather strap |
| This watch |
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
Yes. At 100m it is rated for swimming and snorkelling, though not for diving.
Water resistance explainedWill the glass scratch?
Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.
Sapphire, mineral and acrylic comparedDoes it need a battery?
Yes. It is quartz, so expect a battery change every two to three years at a jeweller.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedWhat size strap does it take?
26mm. 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.
Cheapest place to buy
F.Hinds is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.
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