Garmin EPIX PRO || 7 Reasons why it’s awesome! 

Love the way you did the 7 key points that you like. DC Rainmaker and the boys have the spec thing down. Need more personal feedback like yours. Thank you

Awesome! Picked one up today at REI on sale. This review solidified my purchase. Thanks for the video. Well done!

Yep, I would totally agree with your list. Very well done!

Ended up scoring the standard 51mm for $649.99. I originally had a fenix 6x pro then upgraded to the non-pro EPIX last year. Didnt like the smaller 47mm size, so I gifted it to my mother. This is by far the best watch ive ever owned. Think im good for another 3-4 years 😁

I totally agree, regards from Bavaria.

Took my epic pro 51mm to the Kilimanjaro and I had all my stats. Charged the battery once before and it was amazing! And yes mapping!! Hell yeah!! And thanks for the cool video!

AW to Garmin to AWU to now back to Garmin. I have the Epix Gen 2 and I love it. I want the Epix Pro in white - 51mm! I love big chunky watches! I had the AWU and was always looking for a third party app to give me all of the data Garmin provides. Garmin has it all in one app! You can view texts messages on your watch just not reply, and Tbh, I never used my AWU to text. Always had my phone with me to do so. Both watches are great, it all depends on your preference!

Nice! I have a lowly Vivoactive and I find that the temp info is quite annoying in that it never seems to work. Aside from that I like it.

I have this but in the 47 mm and I love it! I am a woman with small wrist and bad 50 year old eyes. The 42 mm was too small for my eyes and the 51 mm was too big for my wrist. The 47 mm was perfect. I have been running since I was 14 and didn’t buy my first gps watch until I was 40. This has been my favorite. I do have the Suunto Race and Vertical. Like them but the Garmin is just easier to use. Had the Apple Watch Ultra and that was a joke for battery life. I tried the Coros watches but the gps accuracy was not impressive and pace was laggy. Great review!

Everything I agree. 1 advice to buyers don’t buy full price cause garmin has this habit releasing watches every 6 months get a bargain or lower price trust me save a few extra bucks or hundreds is a necessity 🙌 Trust me you won’t regret it 😄✅

Love mine. I had a 47mm Epix 2 and sold it on Swappa and bought the Pro when it released. The 47 was just too small for my wrist too. No regrets. I use the HRM Pro+ strap too. I think I use the flashlight several times a day now that I think about it.

Nice review. Totally agree with the torch thing... seemed like a novelty, yet I've used it multiple times in the week since I got this for my birthday 😄 I also have the 51mm... mainly due to my eyesight finding the 47mm one too difficult to read without glasses.

great video once my fenix 3 dies i be buying this or the next gen right now i am waiting for the edge 1050 to come out as i am hearing rumors about that as my edge 810 died this past year. happy training

Love from BC

Great vi

Thanks for the review! I’m geeking out on these and wondering how much I’d miss my Apple Watch but I’m thinking this paired with my InReach mini2 would be an awesome combo for hiking. The sale right now is tempting. How much would I kick myself if I got one and they came out with a new one right after? How often do they come out with new designs?

I love mine. I have always on display always on. I charge watch every Saturday morning but it still says 6 more days left. Nuts!! I did really like my ultra but Apple need to up there game.

I very happy with my Garmin, it is just a pity I can’t not update as it does not like MS 11

I prefer the Fenix 7X Pro Sapphire Solar only because I recently purchased it. I looked around and no shop had the Epix, so yeah. But I'm not complaining at all.

Really enjoyed the video of yours. I had the Garmin Instinct 2X solar but sold it as I wanted an AMOLED display. I am in the market to buy an Epix Pro Gen 2 but contemplating to wait for the new either Epix or Fenix.

This is a watch that I’m looking to buy. Maps and navigation are a must. Is it possible for you to do a video on using the maps/navigation?

Dave, buy the ultra fit Nylon band from Garmin. It’s so, so good. 👊 (at least on the 47mm version its perfection)

The flash light is super useful much more so than having to be carrying a phone. I got the watch for the other reasons and ended up enjoying the flashlight more than what I thought. The updates garmin has kept pushing make the watch even more valuable than when it launched. The only negative for me is that customer service now requires a service charge if your product is not under warranty.

I'm getting one in a week or so and it's my first smartwatch I'm a little freaked out because I'm not very techy! I'm a long distance hiker having through hike many long trails in the country and I'm wondering if those trails are already downloaded onto this watch? And also if you could do a setup video or if you have one lead me to that direction thank you!

Great video, can you please explain how to put gpx map into garmin in order to follow the course?

Thanks Dave! Do you find it too thick?

great watches, id like to buy 47 mm version. I am ready for adventure.

I had one other question Do you turn the GPS off and on as you need it or is it constantly running? And is the phone face blank and then you tap it to turn it on? What are some of your secrets??

What do you think about this compared to the tactix 7 Amoled?

Flashlight is cool. But when will it have a laser pointer?

I brought this watch a month ago

But not text messages ☹️

To design a round Smartwatch or smart Sportwatch makes no sense, or is there a round Smartphone on the market. The watches in the past were only round because of the two pointers, turning cyrclewise. The Garmin Epix or Fenix watches are too pulky, too big to sleep with it. Epix an Fenix watches have no cellular, this alone is for me a no go.

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Sapphire is a terrible glass! Gorilla Glass DX is much better. To understand this, simply compare side to side. Even in your video you can see how mirror it is! And in terms of strength, Gorilla has long been no worse than sapphire.

Nope you don’t need it to walk your dog. Buy a dog version.

Tactix. Go big or go home, everything else is just a toy for the lesser men.