Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Refurbished Excellent - Approach S50 GPS Smartwatch 43mm Anodized Aluminum - Slate Aluminum Bezel with Black Nylon Band - (2025)
Average customer rating
4.3
(119 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 119 reviews
5 Stars
75
4 Stars
24
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
4
1 Star
5
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Refurbished Excellent - Approach S50 GPS Smartwatch 43mm Anodized Aluminum - Slate Aluminum Bezel with Black Nylon Band - (2025)
Customer Rating
5
Great Golf GPS
on November 18, 2025
Posted by: Mrs Golfer
I really enjoy many aspects of the watch for golf. I also wanted it for playing my music when I run. I haven't been able to try that yet, but it seems a bit complicated to get that all set up.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Love all the health trackers and golf app
on November 16, 2025
Posted by: Rich67
I bought it for golf, then I started using all of the fitness featured great all around watch with multiple purposes
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Easy to use !
on October 28, 2025
Posted by: BMAC7
Been very happy with my purchase of the Approach S50. Additional features vs. my old VivoActive. User friendly when playing golf, tracking daily steps or going for a run!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Only one major flaw
on October 28, 2025
Posted by: Romags29
I been wearing the watch for nearly a month and love all the features. The only flaw - the strap loop connection. The nylon strap barely fits through the metal loop and you need a very steady hand and two teeth to grab the material and pull through the loop.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Great golf watch - Questions about fitness feature
on October 26, 2025
Posted by: cindy58
I have been using my Garmin Approach S50 for about 2 weeks now. Love the features related to golf. My golf club has 27 holes and it easily detects which course I am playing. I like being able to input my stats and see how far I hit may ball. The watch is also very comfortable.
When I bought the watch I was intrigued by the ability to track fitness stats. I am a long time user of another fitness device and was hoping to be able to have one watch that I could use for golf and would also track my fitness goals and stats. My one complaint is that the step count is significantly different than my current fitness device. I have been wearing both watches for the past 2 weeks and the Garmin is consistently 2000+ fewer steps than the reading I get on my current fitness device. Heart rate, activity levels and sleep metrics appear to be roughly the same and I am intrigued by the metrics like Body Battery. The device sometimes indicates I have taken a nap when I haven't taken one, but I just laugh and ignore that data. The step count being off so significantly is keeping me from stopping the use of my current device and this is why I gave a rating of less than 5 stars.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Before use on course.
on October 23, 2025
Posted by: 28Bob
This is the most poorly explained product I have bought in a long time. Even the sellers seem confused on set up and options
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Care, October 23, 2025
Here are some manuals and articles on getting your Approach S50 set up.
http://ms.spr.ly/6420shmUu
http://ms.spr.ly/6421shmUR
If you do continue to need assistance or have questions about getting the watch set up, please give us a call at 1-800-800-1020. We are open Monday-Friday 7 AM-7 PM CST.
http://ms.spr.ly/6420shmUu
http://ms.spr.ly/6421shmUR
If you do continue to need assistance or have questions about getting the watch set up, please give us a call at 1-800-800-1020. We are open Monday-Friday 7 AM-7 PM CST.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
So far so good...
on October 20, 2025
Posted by: RichardE
The Approach S50 was purchased because the Venu watch I was using would exhaust the battery in 18 holes, had to make sure it came right from the charger to the course. The S50 is much improved in regards to battery life. I like the fact I don't have to preload courses prior to heading out to each course. GPS figures out where I am. What I don't like is the wrist band. I don't have large hands, but struggle to get the band on and off. I'll purchase an after-market band that's both elastic for comfort, and opens with a clasp so that putting the S50 on/off is quick and easy. For the purpose of analytics, I do wish the score keeper tracked putts separately instead of one score for the hole.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Great approach watch for 5 to 10 handicappers
on October 17, 2025
Posted by: Johny V
After three rounds of golf, I noticed that I needed a little bit more detail therefore I traded it in for a S 70 which fits my needs. I am a four index looking to get to a three at 72 years old. I needed something that can detail my length of each club. Also the benefit of a caddy.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin