My wife has entered a 1/2 marathon and wants to upgrade her Forerunner 25 to something a bit more reliable (battery life seems a bit suspect now) and with some more training features.
She's not out to spend a lot, maybe £150-£200, so things like the Fenix are out, but we've seen the Forerunner 45 and 645 models at a good price, but she's a bit worried about the size on her slim wrists.
I use the Forerunner 235 and its a great watch. I think you can still get them? Very reliable, long battery life and enough gizmos but not so many that you need to have a PHD to use it.
With a bit of searching and price matching etc I managed to get mine for well under £200.
I've had a 45S (note the 'S'...looks great on my dainty wrist!) for a few weeks now and it's brilliant|! Simple, does everything you need from a basic running watch, synchs perfectly with phone etc. etc. I got mine from Wiggle for £130, but they seem to be £160 everywhere at the mo. Keep an eye out, prices vary by the day.
OH and daughter both have Garmin 35 and they're very happy with them (mine looks nicer though!) - can be picked up for <£100.
Comes in lots of colours (including rugged and manly black for me...) and the screen is the same size on both the 45 and 45S - just a different size body.
I picked up a Garmin 45 second hand for half rrp as was'nt being used. For an entry level I think it's a brilliant watch with the same gps chips as the more expensive versions.
Slight tangent but the second hand Garmin market is a bit weird. There are genuine sellers who clearly have original UK watches with proof of purchase and original box etc. But there are also loads of people selling "new" watches with no box. I'm suspicious as to where they are all coming from and one theory is they are not uk versions and might be slower to get updates. Other examples are people selling "as new" but they've got several different versions, none of them boxed. Can anyone shed any light?
>Other examples are people selling "as new" but they've got several different versions, none of them boxed. Can anyone shed any light?
There is 'Garmin renewed'. You can get them on the net, amazon and ebay. I got a fenix and it was like new. Battery lasts a week between charges, even with a couple of runs. No scratches etc. Amazon have a guarantee of a year, so I felt it was reasonably safe. That came with a basic box and manual. (They also do renewed handheld gps's.)
I'd take a guess, that people may be buying the renewed ones and then selling them as a private seller.
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