Customer Reviews for Garmin - epix (Gen 2) GPS Smartwatch 47mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - White Titanium - (2022)
Customer Rating
4
Throw a bone to the colorblind Garmin
on January 25, 2024
Posted by: Rhett T
from Holladay, UT, US
I love my Garmin watch. I love it with all the love in the world. I track my sleep metrics religiously (try it, you'll see... a lot healthier and happier when you focus on getting good sleep!)
Not the point though, for all that love I have around this watch, there is one thing that irritates me every single morning. I am colorblind. Garmin did not do that to me. But they're not helping. This screen is 4 shades of the same color to me. Is it blue? Is it purple, pink? I don't know. Because I am colorblind. So I play a game every morning where I attempt to match the bars to what I think I might have been doing at the time. Last night is a great example. I woke up not long after going to sleep. That early tall bar in my chart must be the color for awake! I do this all the time and it's annoying. Can you please for the love of all things holy just give us non-good-color-people 4 very contrasting colors? Is that too much to ask? I love everything about this watch so much. Just this one stupid thing, that's all.
Bonus brag - I did receive a sleep score of 100. One time. Once and only once. Before that, I thought it was only possible to obtain 100 by coming back from a near death experience. It is possible, probably even for those who see all the real colors. Keep being brave.
This watch does everything well. Lite weight stylish titanium great for 24/7 wear if you’re allergic to stainless steel. Great golf watch with plenty of data and automatic score keeping no smart phone required. Good for all swimming activities except scuba and approx. 30 more outdoor activities for running, cycling, racquet, hunting, fishing and more not to mention the extensive health tracking features.
Really not great. Lots of connection issues. Lag times etc. my 255 was much better honestly.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, January 24, 2024
Thank you for your review and experience with the epix (Gen 2). We would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at product.support@garmin.com.
I’ve had my Epix for a little over a year and I’ve really enjoyed having it. It’s held up, it still looks newish, and functions smoothly. I really enjoy the HR pairing to my cycling computer, it might not be the most accurate but it’s good enough for simple training. Ocean swimming has been fun using the watch to look at the map tracking after etc. all in all I’m very pleased.
I’m 53 years old. And my vision isn’t in the best shape. Using the other models of Garmin smartwatches, I’m having a hard time for getting info from their screens.
Instead, with my new Epix, everything is very clear!
This is exactly what I was looking for in a smart watch. I wanted a smart watch that didn’t look like a smart watch. The easy mechanism for changing bands is a plus. I went 18 days in between charges, this changes depending on how much you use the features obviously. I could go on and on but A+ all around.