Garmin Forerunner 965 - Black

I purchased this watch on 26 Jan at Rebel in Sydney. On 28 Jan, the watch face cracked vertically for no apparent reason. Rebel immediately replaced the unit, without argument, under warranty. My web investigation suggested this crack had happened to a tiny minority of users over the last 9 months since release. Probably due to "flex" pressures on the plastic watch frame and thus gorilla glass. Product is interesting from an analytics point of view. I own in addition to a Garmin Forerunner 965 (all purchased in last year): 1. Fitbit Charge 6 - to try out their google analytics 2. Amazfit GTR4 - to test all around value 3. Huawei GT4 & GT Runner - to replicate their reputed accuracy and use the latter elegance 4. TicWatch Pro5 - to understand whether google wear ecosystem will survive; and 5. Polar H10 chest strap - to get an accurate HR reading to feed into most watches or watch apps I have also tested a latest release Apple watch, but do not own one. Each of these products does something that I value, that the others do not. Hence my excessive expenditure on this hobby. In the end the Garmin Forerunner 965 looks less elegant and is slightly less accurate in gathering data compared with a Huawei GT4 (or an Apple or Google watch), BUT feeds data into the most vibrant analytics ecosystem at both the mobile and web-based levels. In the latter it also currently does better than Google Wear/FIT or Apple Health. For instance, when one investigates the estimated Vo2 max of these devices, in my case, the Garmin device is nearer external test reality. In my case, FitBit (Google) and Polar over estimate and Amazfit and Huawei underestimate. The difference appears to lie in how each of their algorithms use actual resting and maximum heart rates, and age of respondent, as opposed to assumed values for a particular age and sex. GPS and thus distance data variances/accuracy are less of an issue. The Garmin Forerunner 965 looks cheap, but delivers good analytics. I will keep it, along with my Huawei GT4 (to check accuracy and look better) and Polar H10 chest strap, but have abandoned my FitBit Charge 6, Amazfit GTR4 and Huawei GT Runner.

A great fitness watch. I love the OLED screen and the training programs are really useful for someone who runs a lot and is looking for some variety in their training. The only reasons that I'm giving it 4 instead of 5 stars are that I believe it is overpriced and there are a couple of minor bugs.

Great all round watch suited for beginners and advanced runners. Easy to learn and educates the user on interpreting the data keeping you motivated. Stylish and comfortable!

This was a gift and he really loves it. It had all the bells and whistles. The face was larger than expected but is likely what you need with a touch screen option.

My old 630 forerunner battery was slowly dying on me so needed to upgrade to a better model. So after doing a lot of research & reading lots of reviews I went with 965 ...very happy with it :) Has great insights & lots of other awesome features. I was a bit worried at first on how large the clock face was, but no problems with it fits like a glove. I am hooked I would highly recommended it. Love it! The Rebel staff were were helpful & made my decision very easy to buy it.

Changed from Apple Watch to Garmin for running and this watch is the BEST!

Light, good battery life. AMOLED screen is bright and easy to see… I have it on the dullest setting and it’s still bright.

Upgraded from a Fenix 6 for the battery and running metrics, but also for the AMOLED screen, after 3 weeks of wearing it I am super happy with it. Definitely recommend for runners and triathletes, A++