Ladies with Garmins - pics please?

moonangel12
moonangel12 Posts: 971 Member
edited October 2019 in Health and Weight Loss
I am in the market for a new fitness watch, something waterproof (I had another thread asking for favorites, but on the app so I can’t link). Garmin looks like it’s the overwhelming favorite, but as I was reading reviews I noticed a trend that the Garmins look HUGE. For instance, the Instinct is supposed to be the most “watch like” in size and appearance, on some people it looks fine, on others it’s huge. Just trying to gauge size before ordering anything.

That being said, if any ladies could post pics of the one they have and a picture of it on their wrist? Also maybe include your wrist size for comparison? I would appreciate it!

This is the Fitbit Charge HR Small on my wrist - it measures approx 6.25”/16cm around.

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There is a Vivosmart HR+ that looks similar, but not sure. I think Walmart is the only place locally that carries Garmins? Going to try a couple on next time we go, but it’s a smaller store so not sure if they will have much.

ETA: I am 5’4”, currently 163 lbs. More of a medium build I guess? Not super petite, not large, just average...


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  • sammidelvecchio
    sammidelvecchio Posts: 791 Member
    I have the Garmin vivosmart HR, I don't have a way to measure my wrist, so I put a pen in the picture for reference.
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  • Shortgirlrunning
    Shortgirlrunning Posts: 1,020 Member
    I have the Garmin forerunner 35 which I really like. I have pretty small wrists and yes, the watch is fairly big but that doesn’t bother me.

    This is a close-up a took after a run:
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    And you can see it in this before picture I took:
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  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    Vivofit 2 with a Milanese mesh band I bought separately. 4 years old and still going strong. Only replaced the batteries once so far and I swim with it 3 x a week. Bought both on Amazon. If I ever need another tracker I will go with Garmin. The fact that I don't have to charge it is worth it, not to mention the water resistance.

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  • moonangel12
    moonangel12 Posts: 971 Member
    Whoop whoop! Thank you so much! Very helpful!

    @shortgirlrunning - where did you get your mat? I am wanting a thicker one like that, and it’s cute to boot ;)
  • Shortgirlrunning
    Shortgirlrunning Posts: 1,020 Member
    @moonangel12 Target!
  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,129 Member
    Vivoactive 3 Music
  • Steff46
    Steff46 Posts: 516 Member
    I have the 920xt and love it. It is big but I need that so I can read the numbers :)
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  • moonangel12
    moonangel12 Posts: 971 Member
    earlnabby wrote: »
    Vivofit 2 with a Milanese mesh band I bought separately. 4 years old and still going strong. Only replaced the batteries once so far and I swim with it 3 x a week. Bought both on Amazon. If I ever need another tracker I will go with Garmin. The fact that I don't have to charge it is worth it, not to mention the water resistance.

    That’s good to hear! I had looked at that one, but wasn’t sure how it did after battery changes - that seemed to be the biggest issue, but it sounds like yours is doing just fine. I definitely was intrigued by one that doesn’t require charging.
  • Terytha
    Terytha Posts: 2,097 Member
    The Vivosmart HR 4 is TINY. Less than half an inch wide.

    I have the first Vivosmart as well and it's a bit bigger but probably not much wider than an inch.
  • CricketClover
    CricketClover Posts: 388 Member
    I have the vivoactive 3 music. I have small wrists, so small it is hard to find replacement bands (see image of band, it has one hole left and wraps almost all the way around). I have had bigger watches, and this one doesn't seem big to me maybe because it is light weight.

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  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    I heard an interesting story about Google offering to acquire FitBit yesterday, which included how Fitbit has declined of late and Apple watches have risen. https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/10/29/google-eyes-acquisition-of-fitbit
  • fitmom4lifemfp
    fitmom4lifemfp Posts: 1,572 Member
    I can't stand the watches that are meant to be worn all day. I have a Polar watch for activities like running and biking, and I wear a Fitbit One on my brastrap all day for steps (I actually need it for our benefits program at work).
    The One is the best device I have ever had - so of course it is no longer made. >:)
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,225 Member
    Here's another Garmin Vivoactive 3, on a woman with big hands (size 10 ring finger, even at BMI 20). It's light, easy to wear IMO, good battery life, pretty quick to charge. 2v14gbbrwqed.jpg
  • moonangel12
    moonangel12 Posts: 971 Member
    fitmom4lifemfp wrote: »
    I can't stand the watches that are meant to be worn all day. I have a Polar watch for activities like running and biking, and I wear a Fitbit One on my brastrap all day for steps (I actually need it for our benefits program at work).
    The One is the best device I have ever had - so of course it is no longer made. >:)
    I had actually wondered if people switched them out for activities... but then I reminded myself that I can’t remember what I had for breakfast usually so trying to remember to do that on a consistent basis probably wasn’t a good plan :lol: plus I can be impulsive with my workouts sooo... yeah... normally I am several minutes in before I realize I never started the workout mode on my Fitbit.

  • misscagal
    misscagal Posts: 194 Member
    Garmin 735x here. I have really big hands so a small watch looks lost on me
  • misscagal
    misscagal Posts: 194 Member
    edited November 2019
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    Garmin 735XT here. I have big hands so need a larger watch so it doesn’t look lost on my wrist
  • moonangel12
    moonangel12 Posts: 971 Member
    Walmart has a Vívosmart3 listed for $30 in store :o I hesitated for some unknown reason, and if the weather weren’t so crummy I would have gone back for it tonight. Not exactly what I was looking for for the long run, but for $30 it should be a good waterproof replacement for my Fitbit (which is getting glitchy anyway).
  • lillyblack1982
    lillyblack1982 Posts: 63 Member
    Forerunner 35. I have pretty small wrists and the size does bother me a bit, especially when my sleeves get caught on it. It’s a few years old now, and I have noticed it leaves marks on my skin (almost like healed burn marks), I think from the lasers.

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  • twistedhailstone
    twistedhailstone Posts: 26 Member
    I’ve recently purchased a Garmin Instinct and yes it’s about the size of a regular watch.
    My wrists are about 7 inches in circumference so I’m not particularly dainty.
  • scarlett_k
    scarlett_k Posts: 812 Member
    Garmin vivosmart HR+, with replacement cheapo strap as the official ones are too expensive!
  • moonangel12
    moonangel12 Posts: 971 Member
    twistedhailstone wrote: »
    I’ve recently purchased a Garmin Instinct and yes it’s about the size of a regular watch.
    My wrists are about 7 inches in circumference so I’m not particularly dainty.

    Oooh, the Instinct is what I eventually want to get!

    I did go back for the $30 vivosmart3, fits me so much better than the Fitbit... the band is much more comfortable as well (softer, narrower). It’s taking some getting used to for starting and stopping activities, and slowly figuring out the notifications... it kept buzzing me for various reasons! Step wise it isn’t as sensitive as the FitBit, pros and cons to that. It didn’t add brushing teeth to my daily count (for some reason I use my non dominant hand, never thought much about it until DH pointed it out), but then again while up fixing dinner the other night it buzzed me with the Move! command.3qy69ooxatsg.jpeg
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    A side by side comparison, and then my wrist compared to the Instinct.

  • noblsheep
    noblsheep Posts: 593 Member
    edited November 2019
    I wear the Forerunner 645 and I've got tiny wrists and hands. Interestingly, on paper the 645 is the same size as a Fenix 5S, but its design makes it look much smaller when I tried on the two side by side in a Garmin store.
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    Edit: My Garmin buzzes me all the time when I'm cooking and when I'm at my standing desk. I tell it to shut up lol.
  • MySlimGoals
    MySlimGoals Posts: 754 Member
    fitmom4lifemfp wrote: »
    I can't stand the watches that are meant to be worn all day. I have a Polar watch for activities like running and biking, and I wear a Fitbit One on my brastrap all day for steps (I actually need it for our benefits program at work).
    The One is the best device I have ever had - so of course it is no longer made. >:)

    I loved my fitbit one but the damn case it came in was always getting loose and needing replacing so I didn't lose the fitbit one. Eventually I got sick of dealing with that and bought a fitbit Alta which was also good and also quite small but didn't have the elevation function. These days I have a Apple Watch which has elevation again.

  • fitoverfortymom
    fitoverfortymom Posts: 3,452 Member
    I have the Garmin Vivoactive 2 and tiny wrists. I do t think it's huge. I live my watch.

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