My Garmin fenix 6 Pro, which is about 3.5 years old, seems to be dying. It got hot during the last charge and hasn’t charged at all since then. I replaced the battery, then the cable and the power adapter, but nothing happened. To be honest, I’m very disappointed about this, but otherwise I was very happy with the watch.
I am now looking for a replacement from Europe, although it doesn’t have to be a 1:1 replacement for the fenix.
What is important to me…
- It should be robust
- Accurate measurements for indoor sports (heart rate, oxygen saturation, etc.)
- Accurate sleep analysis
- I don’t want to have to charge the battery every day or even every three days; it should last a little longer.
- Water drinking tracker
- A pedometer that is as accurate as possible
GPS and map functions would be important to me if they are responsive and intuitive and easy to use. Unfortunately, I didn’t find this to be the case with my Garmin fenix 6 Pro.
I have looked at watches from Suunto (Switzerland) and Polar (Finland). If there are other good European manufacturers, I am open to suggestions. I would be very grateful for specific model recommendations.
Suunto is actually Finnish. Now it’s been bought by some Chinese holding.
Last time I checked I had not found any proof that this has really caused anything to move over to china (that wasn’t already there anyway) but it may worth a second check.
For some people the property is enough to immediately disqualify the company.
Polar seems to even offer to repair or replace the battery on some models. I suspect that won’t be cheap, but it shows they may not conceive their devices as disposable trash. Maybe.
The battery repair service is very interesting, which speaks well for Polar, in my opinion. Thanks for the tip!