Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - quatix 8 AMOLED Marine GPS Smartwatch 47mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Titanium - (2025)
Average customer rating
4.3
(24 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 24 reviews
5 Stars
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Customer Reviews for Garmin - quatix 8 AMOLED Marine GPS Smartwatch 47mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Titanium - (2025)
Customer Rating
5
Packed with features!
on January 16, 2026
Posted by: DKW1975
Received this as a Christmas Gift and used this on our voyage to Charleston. Connected flawlessly with my triple marine screens!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
There’s a lot to like, but where have all the sail
on January 24, 2026
Posted by: TontR
I got this to replace a Quatix 7. The screen is better, the battery life is really good, but selecting various modes is more complex and all the sailing functions seem to have been replaced by diving functions.
As a sailor who doesn’t dive it’s somewhat of a disappointment.
As a sailor who doesn’t dive it’s somewhat of a disappointment.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Great Looking Watch
on January 29, 2026
Posted by: Jay.
I bought it a month ago still traying to figure out how to put a face on it.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Great hardware and build quality but…
on February 6, 2026
Posted by: Bruce Ecurb
I finally grew tired of dealing with the software. I love Garmin products but this just isn’t in my favorite list.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Great features but still lacking flexibility.
on March 5, 2026
Posted by: Mike Milan
I bought it 3 months ago and this is the second watch. The first one stopped working and was replaced by Garmin.
Not as intuitive as IWatch. Garmin wins due to navegation features or those of us with boats.
I am not a golfer but I cannot remove golf and golf maps from my garmin!
Would I recommend? Only if you own a boat. I am a bike enthusiast and I prefer Apple over this one.
Too thick and bulky
Expensive for what it does.
Hopefully in a years term Garmin will come up with a better watch. Tip for Garmin, please use AI to help design a better watch and to add AI features on it.
Not as intuitive as IWatch. Garmin wins due to navegation features or those of us with boats.
I am not a golfer but I cannot remove golf and golf maps from my garmin!
Would I recommend? Only if you own a boat. I am a bike enthusiast and I prefer Apple over this one.
Too thick and bulky
Expensive for what it does.
Hopefully in a years term Garmin will come up with a better watch. Tip for Garmin, please use AI to help design a better watch and to add AI features on it.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great features
on April 29, 2026
Posted by: Doug39
I’m enjoying the new features and interaction with the quatix 8 compared to my quatix 6 solar
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Generous gift
on May 5, 2026
Posted by: Gift
This watch was a generous gift from a client. I was letting them know that it would be a great watch for a yacht owner friend. In turn, they gave me one for appreciation and a birthday gift. I’ve had it for about a month now. Previously, I had an Apple Watch. I like the functionality of it But I didn't love that I had to charge it so often . As a boat captain sometimes I'm on the water for more than 12 hours And my watch wouldn't last one whole shift. With the features of this watch obviously for what I do is amazing plus the long battery life and all the other features es That Garmin connects to with vessels is a plus I'm really enjoying this watch .
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Extensive feature set and usability
on June 9, 2026
Posted by: techres
I have had the watch for a couple of weeks, am very satisfied with my purchase. It interfaced seamlessly with Garmin Connect, my phone (iP16), and my chart plotter (Garmin 943 XSV). Menus are mostly intuitive, but you will get significant benefit from reading the manual and understanding how the apps work.
Works well for strength training sets as well as hiking / walking. Battery life is, to me, excellent. I use the features on the watch a fair amount, and I've charged it twice - about 9-10 days (yes, I know, the ads say "up to 16 days", but I'll wager that's bare bones access. I also charge before it goes dead, usually 10-20%).
The Quatix fully meets, and in some cases exceeds my requirements. Price was up there, but if you have and use Garmin products, it works with them pretty seamlessly.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin