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Garmin Tactix 8 Cerakote 51mm AMOLED Mens Watch Olive Silicone Strap
Ref. 010-04553-11
Sits in Garmin’s upper tier here — more premium than three quarters of the Garmin watches we list, which start at £1,030.
Price range £1,030 to £1,499 across 12 Garmin watches in stock.The tactix 8 arrived in early 2025 as Garmin's next generation of purpose-built military smartwatch, and the Cerakote variant sits at the top of that line. Where the standard 51mm AMOLED uses a conventional finish, this version applies a Cerakote coating to the titanium bezel — a process borrowed from firearms and aerospace — which adds measurable hardness and develops a character of its own as it picks up the marks of use rather than simply showing them. At 51mm it makes no attempt at discretion, and the olive drab colouring makes clear what it is for: field use, not boardrooms. The AMOLED display resolves well in direct sun, and the NVG compatibility — which shifts the screen to red tones and makes the green flashlight dimmable — means it is genuinely usable under night vision optics, not just marketed as such. The Applied Ballistics solver, jumpmaster activity, stealth mode and kill switch are all preloaded and operational, not features that require additional subscriptions or separate hardware. The case is fibre-reinforced polymer to keep weight down, with titanium at the bezel and back — a considered split that puts hard material where contact happens. QuickFit compatibility means the strap swaps without tools, which matters on a watch likely to see more than one environment.
- Reference
- 010-04553-11
- Brand
- Garmin
- Case size
- 51mm
- Case thickness
- 15mm
- Case material
- Titanium
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Black
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Functions
- Compass, Altimeter
- Water resistance
- 100m
- Bracelet / strap
- Silicone strap
- Strap colour
- Black
- Retailer
- Goldsmiths
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