Garmin | Epix | Sapphire

$999.99
By Garmin

WEAR EPIX. BE EPIC.

Regardless of your fitness goals, the epix premium active smartwatch has what you need to help you get there.


Understand your body better with 24/7 health monitoring.


Keep the adventure going with up to 16 days of battery life in smartwatch mode.


Smart notifications1 keep you connected to what matters.


Train your way with built-in sports apps at the wrist.


More satellite coverage means more accurate positioning.


Navigate confidently with options for TopoActive mapping right on your wrist.


BATTERY LIFE

Get up to 16 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and 42 hours in GPS mode.

DESIGNED FOR YOUR LIFESTYLE

The stunning 1.3” always-on AMOLED display brings your watch to life, even under bright sunlight.

TOUCHSCREEN AND BUTTONS

Traditional button controls that work in any environment are matched with a responsive new touchscreen interface for quick access to selections and map features.

Keep an eye on your health 24/7.

PULSE OX

For altitude acclimation or sleep monitoring, a Pulse Ox sensor2 uses light beams at your wrist to estimate how well your body is absorbing oxygen.

WRIST-BASED HEART RATE

The watch constantly samples your heart rate3 and will alert you if it stays too high or too low while you’re at rest. It also helps gauge how hard you work during activities — even while swimming.

RESPIRATION TRACKING

See how you’re breathing throughout the day, during sleep and during breathwork and yoga activities.

HEALTH SNAPSHOT™ FEATURE

Log a 2-minute session to record key stats, including heart rate3, heart rate variability, Pulse Ox2, respiration and stress. Then generate a report with those stats to share via the Garmin Connect™ app on your compatible smartphone.

STRESS TRACKING

Heart rate variability is used to calculate your stress level score, so you can see if you’re having a calm, balanced or stressful day.

SLEEP SCORE AND ADVANCED SLEEP MONITORING

Get a full breakdown of your light, deep and REM sleep stages. View it all on a dedicated widget that includes your sleep score and insights.

BODY BATTERY ENERGY MONITORING

Optimize your body’s energy reserves, using heart rate variability, stress, sleep and other data to gauge when you’re ready to be active or when you may need to rest.

HYDRATION TRACKING

Log your daily fluid intake as a reminder to stay hydrated. You can even have an auto goal for hydration that adjusts based on how much you sweat during activities.


 


Gauge your performance.

SPORTS APPS

Use preloaded activity profiles for trail running, swimming, running, biking, hiking, rowing, skiing, golfing, surfing, indoor climbing and more.

ANIMATED WORKOUTS

This watch features easy-to-follow, animated cardio, strength, yoga and Pilates workouts you can view on the watch screen. Choose from preloaded animated workouts, or download more from the Garmin Connect online community when paired with your compatible device.

HIIT WORKOUTS

Use this activity profile with different timers to track your HIIT workouts, including AMRAP, EMOM, Tabata and custom. Set the number of rounds, work/rest intervals and more.

GARMIN COACH

These free adaptive training plans feature guidance from expert coaches and adapt to you and your goals. Workouts sync right to your watch from Garmin Connect.

VISUAL RACE PREDICTOR

Based on your running history and overall fitness level, this feature provides an estimate of what your pace could be for the distance you want to run. Trend data shows how your training is having an impact over time.

PACEPRO TECHNOLOGY

A first-of-its-kind PacePro feature helps keep you on pace with grade-adjusted guidance as you run a course.

VO2 MAX

Train smarter with VO2 max, an indicator of how you can expect to perform. It adjusts for trail running and accounts for changes in performance that could be caused by heat or altitude.

PERFORMANCE METRICS

View advanced training metrics that include estimates for running dynamics, VO2 max, recovery advisor and more.

REAL-TIME STAMINA

Use this real-time stamina data to track and manage your exertion — and help avoid overexerting at the start of your run or bike.

DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUT

View your entire week of daily suggested workouts, which adapt after every run or ride to match your performance and recovery as well as the races coming up in your Garmin Connect smartphone app calendar.

RECOVERY TIME

After each workout, recovery time lets you know when you’ll be ready for another hard workout. It even accounts for training intensity and factors such as stress, daily activity and sleep.

MTB DYNAMICS

Track the details of every ride with mountain biking metrics plus specialized Grit and Flow measurements that rate trail difficulty and how smoothly you descend, giving you a score to beat next time.

BACKCOUNTRY SKI

Stay informed when you’re in the snow. This preloaded profile helps distinguish between skiing and climbing. It shows metrics specific to either ascent or descent.

XC SKI DYNAMICS

When paired with the HRM-Pro chest strap (sold separately), the ski power metric helps measure the actual exercise load of your cross-country workouts.

SURF-READY FEATURES

This watch works with the Surfline® widget to give you tides, wave height, wind and surf rating for the five nearest locations and also works with the Surfline Sessions app to create videos of every wave you ride in front of a Surfline camera.

TRAINING STATUS

Using new indicators such as HRV status, your recent exercise history and performance, get insight into your overall effort — and whether you’re training productively, peaking or strained.

HRV STATUS

Gain a deeper understanding of your overall health, training and recovery through heart rate variability while you sleep, based on technology developed by our Firstbeat Analytics team.

TRAINING READINESS

From the moment you wake up, get a readiness score based on your sleep quality, recovery, training load and more, so you can determine whether it’s a good day to go hard — or take it easy.

RACE WIDGET

Get ready for your next race with training tips, personalized daily suggested workouts and completion time predictions based on course details, weather and performance.

RUNNING POWER

Get a continuous measurement on your wrist of how much power you’re applying to the road as you run when using a Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Pro monitor.


 


Navigate wherever your adventures take you.

SATIQ TECHNOLOGY

Multi-band GNSS with SatIQ technology on the Sapphire Editions ensures the best positioning accuracy in the environment while also optimizing the device’s battery life.

ABC SENSORS

Navigate your next trail with ABC sensors, including an altimeter for elevation data, barometer to monitor weather and 3-axis electronic compass.

ACCLIMATION

This widget shows your current elevation, acclimated elevation and correlated Pulse Ox2, heart rate3 and respiration rate, so you can see how you’re holding up to the current elevation.

CLIMBPRO FEATURE

Use the ClimbPro ascent planner to see real-time information on your current and upcoming climbs, including gradient, distance and elevation gain — as well as descents and flats.

MULTI-CONTINENT TOPO MAPS

Download TopoActive maps via Wi-Fi® connectivity from around the world — or get your local region preloaded on the Sapphire edition watch — to keep your explorations on track. View terrain contours, elevations, summits, parks, coastlines, rivers, lakes and other geographical features.

SKI MAPS

Hit the slopes with preloaded topographical maps and use SkiView maps to view run names and difficulty ratings for more than 2,000 ski resorts worldwide.

GOLF COURSES

Access full-color CourseView maps for more than 42,000 golf courses around the world, and get touch targeting and the PlaysLike Distance feature.

ROUND-TRIP ROUTING

Enter a distance you want to travel, and get suggested routes that will bring you back to your starting point. Trendline popularity routing helps you find the best local paths.

TURN-BY-TURN NAVIGATION

Follow a route or course with help from turn-by-turn directions, which let you know ahead of time when the next turn is coming.

Stay connected.

SMART NOTIFICATIONS

Receive emails, texts and alerts right on your watch when paired with your compatible smartphone.

MUSIC APPS

Download songs plus playlists from your Spotify, Deezer or Amazon Music accounts (subscription may be required). Use your wireless headphones for phone-free listening.

GARMIN PAY CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS

Breeze through checkout lines with Garmin Pay contactless payments through participating providers.

STOCKS TRACKER

Keep track of up to 50 of your favorite stocks4 — right from your wrist. Easily check your stocks at a glance to monitor their prices and trends throughout the day.

SAFETY AND TRACKING FEATURES

When your watch and phone are paired, your live location can be sent to your contacts manually or — during select outdoor activities — automatically with built-in incident detection5.

CONNECT IQ STORE

Download custom watch faces, add data fields, and get apps and widgets from the Connect IQ Store when paired with your compatible device.

POWER MANAGER

View how various settings and sensors impact your watch’s battery life, so you can make battery-extending changes on the fly.

Physical & Performance

Display Size 1.3” (33.0 mm) diameter
Display Type AMOLED (always-on)
Battery life

Smartwatch: Up to 16 days (6 days always-on)
Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 21 days
GPS Only: Up to 42 hours (30 hours always-on )
All Satellite Systems: Up to 32 hours (24 hours always-on)
Sapphire Editions: All Satellite Systems + Multi-band: Up to 20 hours (15 hours always-on)
All Satellite Systems + Music: Up to 10 hours (9 hours always-on)
Max Battery GPS: Up to 75 hours
Expedition GPS: Up to 14 days

Display resolution 416 x 416 pixels
GPS Yes
Weight

76 g (case only: 53 g)
Sapphire Editions: 70 g (case only: 47 g)

Maps & Navigation

Memory/History 16 GB
Sapphire Editions: 32 GB

Features

STR3AMUP! PC tool for streaming biometrics No
Multi-frequency Positioning yes (Sapphire Editions only)
3-axis compass with HSI (horizontal situation indicator) No
Touch and/or button lock Yes
Preloaded ski resort maps Yes
Wind speed and direction (requires connection to Garmin Golf app) Yes
Live Event Sharing Yes
Sleep yes (advanced)
Green Contours (with Garmin Golf membership) Yes
Battery saver (customizable low power watch) Yes
Swing Tempo No
Plays and controls watch music Yes
APNEA mode No
Ground contact time and balance yes (with compatible accessory)
Critical swim speed Yes
Training load focus Yes
Compatible with Varia Vision™ (head-mounted display) Yes
HR alerts Yes
Training effect (anaerobic) Yes
Abnormal heart rate alerts yes (high and low)
Easy break planning No
Vertical speed Yes
Lactate threshold yes (with compatible accessory)
Workout tutorials No
Number of transmitters supported No
MTB Grit & Flow Yes
Customizable data pages Yes
Configurable lap alerts Yes
Incident Detection during select activities Yes
Physio TrueUp Yes
Custom alerts Yes
NEXRAD on moving map No
Back to start Yes
Vertical oscillation and ratio yes (with compatible accessory)
Altimeter with adjustable baro setting No
Physical size

47 x 47 x 14.5 mm

Fits wrists with the following circumference:
Silicone band: 125-208 mm
Leather band: 132-210 mm
Fabric band: 132-210 mm
Metal band: 132-215 mm

Move bar (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it) Yes
Music storage up to 2,000 songs
Live Delta Time No
Automatic altitude adjustment No
Bezel Material

passivated stainless steel
Sapphire Edition: carbon gray DLC titanium or pure titanium

Hazards and course targets Yes
Truck driver workouts No
TruSwing™ compatible No
UltraTrac mode Yes
VO2 Max (Trail Run) Yes
Up Ahead Yes
Preloaded race tracks No
Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor Yes
Relaxation breathing timer Yes
% HR max Yes
In Case of Emergency (I.C.E.) No
Gas time remaining No
Case material fiber-reinforced polymer with steel rear cover
Sapphire Editions: fiber-reinforced polymer with titanium rear cover
Water rating 10 ATM
Subwave™ Support No
Audible alerts No
Color display Yes
Multiple bike profiles No
Rest timer Yes
Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second) Yes
Find My Phone Yes
PrePass weigh station notifications and bypass decisions No
Stride length (real time) yes (with compatible accessory)
Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor) Yes
Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) Yes
Training effect Yes
Spectator messaging No
Advanced workouts Yes
Trendline™ Popularity Routing Yes
Strava Live Segments Yes
Training readiness Yes
Timer Yes
Courses Yes
Respiration rate (during exercise) yes (with compatible accessory)
Wirelessly receive flight plans from Garmin Pilot™ No
Intensity minutes Yes
Interval training Yes
Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) Yes
Pairs with Garmin Connect™ Mobile Yes
Touchscreen Yes
Virtual starting line No
Preloaded topographical maps yes (Sapphire Editions only)
Sun and moon information yes (via Connect IQ™)
Automatically saves dive entry and exit locations No
Power guide Yes
HRV stress test (measures your heart rate variability while standing still, for 3 minutes, to provide you with an estimated stress level; the scale of this is 1 to 100; low scores indicate lower stress levels) yes (with compatible accessory)
Sight 'N Go Yes
Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation Yes
Projected waypoint Yes
Bread crumb trail in real time Yes
Customizable activity profiles Yes
Auto start/end dive No
Reference point Yes
SatIQ™ Technology Yes
Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps) Yes
Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) Yes
Controls smartphone music Yes
Power meter compatible Yes
LED flashlight No
Improved recovery time Yes
APNEA hunt mode No
60-minute activity goal No
Manual multisport activities Yes
Chores No
Moving Map with aviation airports, navaids, roads, bodies of water and more No
Point-to-point navigation Yes
Anchor Alarm No
Gauge mode No
PacePro™ Pacing Strategies Yes
Yardage to layups/doglegs Yes
Auto Pause® Yes
Running dynamics yes (with compatible accessory)
Esports Activity No
Full vector map Yes
Body Battery™ energy monitor Yes
BLUETOOTH phone calling and voice assistant support No
Accelerometer Yes
Recovery time Yes
Custom dive data screens No
Drill logging (pool swim only) Yes
Preloaded with 42,000 courses worldwide Yes
Track timer No
Strap material

silicone

Race App No
Round timer/odometer Yes
Smart trainer control Yes
Heat and altitude acclimation Yes
Connected GPS No
Performance condition Yes
Galileo Yes
Distance traveled Yes
Manual lap Yes
GPS-based distance, time and pace Yes
Realtime stamina Yes
Running power yes (with compatible accessory)
Nitrox support No
Assistance Yes
Race predictor Yes
Stealth Mode No
Pairs with Garmin Golf app Yes
Auto lap splits No
"Repeat on" rest timer (pool swim only) Yes
Pilates workouts Yes
GPS coordinates Yes
Lap Time Repeatability Score (LTR) No
Air integration No
Audio prompts Yes
Auto CourseView updates Yes
Downloadable training plans Yes
Stocks Yes
Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course) automatic
Run/Walk/Stand detection Yes
Closed Circuit Rebreather (CCR) No
Heart rate from external HRM (real-time during rests, interval and session stats during rests, and automatic heart rate download post-swim) yes (with HRM-Tri, HRM-Swim, HRM-Pro or HRM-Pro Plus)
Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar) Yes
Task timers (2, 5, 10, 15, 20 and 30 minutes) No
Pool swim workouts Yes
Assistance Plus No
Multi-gas mode No
Race an Activity Yes
Kill switch No
Hot keys Yes
Single-gas mode No
Activity history on watch Yes
On-screen workout animations Yes
Auto max HR Yes
Daily suggested workouts yes (improved)
Foot pod capable Yes
Compatible with Vector™ and Rally™ (power meters) Yes
Phone-free text messaging No
Tournament legal Yes
Incident detection alert on phone for wearables Yes
Race an activity Yes
Finish time Yes
Elevation profile Yes
Automatic sync (automatically transfers data to Garmin Connect) No
PlaysLike distance Yes
Virtual Partner Yes
VO2 Max (Run) Yes
Relaxation reminders No
Reminder alerts No
Race glance/widget Yes
Training load Yes
Chronograph No
Available gym activity profiles Strength, HIIT, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Breathwork, Pilates, Yoga
Ambient light sensor Yes
Touch-targeting (touch target on display to see the distance to any point) Yes
Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only) Yes
In-flight Pulse Ox No
Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green) Yes
Calendar Yes
Barometric altimeter Yes
Unlock new step icons No
On-device Connect IQ™ Store Yes
Weather Yes
Auto Lap® Yes
Sunrise/sunset times Yes
Pacing alerts (pool swim only) Yes
Floors climbed Yes
Respiration rate (24x7) Yes
Gas consumption rate No
% HRR Yes
Ballistics calculator No
On-screen workout muscle maps No
Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only) Yes
Available outdoor recreation profiles

Hiking, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Climbing, Mountain Biking, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Surfing, Kiteboarding, Windsurfing, Snowshoeing, Fishing, Horseback Riding, Jumpmaster, Tennis, Pickleball, Tactical

TracBack® Yes
Advanced cycling dynamics Yes
Handicap scoring Yes
Primary benefit (Training Effect labels) Yes
HR zones Yes
Auto rest (pool swim only) Yes
Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit) Yes
Connectivity Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®
Improved interval (includes open repeats, intervals data page, rest screen and auto detection) No
Sleep score and insights Yes
Custom targets Yes
Downloadable cartography support Yes
Available run profiles

Running, Outdoor Track Running, Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Trail Running, Virtual Running, Ultra Running

Run workouts Yes
Stopwatch Yes
Worldwide airport database(s) No
Waypoint information page No
GPS speed and distance Yes
Round-trip course creator (running/cycling) Yes
Area calculation yes (via Connect IQ™)
Find My Watch Yes
Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory) Yes
Connext avionics connectivity No
Preloaded road and trail maps yes (Sapphire Editions only)
Rest Timer (Ultra Run only) No
VIRB® Remote Yes
Smartphone compatibility iPhone®, Android™
Dual grid coordinates Yes
HRM running pace and distance Yes
Expedition GPS Activity Yes
TrueUp™ Yes
Multiple time zones with Zulu/UTC No
Trimix support No
Compatible with Varia™ lights Yes
Thermometer Yes
Hydration yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
Alarm clock Yes
Group LiveTrack Yes
Gyroscope Yes
Underwater wrist-based heart rate Yes
Countdown start (pool swim only) Yes
Health snapshot Yes
ClimbPro™ Ascent Planner Yes
Truck plaza loyalty programs No
Night vision mode No
Available swim profiles

Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Swimming/Running

Tempo Training No
Power Modes - customizable in-activity battery settings Yes
Move IQ™ Yes
Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor) Yes
Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor Yes
Tides No
GLONASS Yes
Smart Notifications Yes
Garmin Pay™ Yes
HRV status Yes
Automatic daylight saving time Yes
Yoga workouts Yes
Depth sensor No
Time/date yes
Sync dive log to Garmin Dive™ Mobile app No
Rewards (coins) No
Virtual caddie Yes
Calories burned Yes
Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app)
Garmin Live Segments Yes
HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+™ to paired devices) Yes
Total ascent/descent Yes
Auto multisport activities Yes
Last race summary No
Cycle Map (routable cycling-specific street map) Yes
Power curve and % FTP workouts Yes
PinPointer Yes
Step counter Yes
Quick Release bands No
Trail run auto climb Yes
Barometric trend indicator with Storm Alert Yes
Automatic rep counting Yes
LiveTrack Yes
HR calories Yes
Grade-adjusted pace No
Tides yes (via Connect IQ™)
Time and distance alerts Yes
Garmin Connect™ Challenges app yes (optional Connect IQ app)
XERO™ Locations Yes
All-day stress Yes
Tack assist mode No
Compatible with dēzl™ OTR truck navigators No
Worldwide NAVAID and Intersection database(s) No
Available cycling profiles

Biking, Road Biking, Mountain Biking, Gravel Biking, Bike Commuting, Bike Touring, eBiking, eMountain Biking, Indoor Biking, Cyclocross, Triathlon

HIIT workouts Yes
Future elevation plot Yes
QuickFit™ watch band compatible

included (22 mm)

Orienteering No
Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only) Yes
Around Me mode Yes
Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect™ mobile Yes
Hunt/fish calendar yes (via Connect IQ™)
Course guidance Yes
GPS Time Sync Yes
Countdown timer No
Auto scroll Yes
Analog hands No
Compass Yes
Digital scorecard yes
Lens Material

Corning® Gorilla® Glass
Sapphire Editions: sapphire crystal

NextFork™ navigation No
Green View with manual pin position Yes
Strength workouts Yes
Distance to destination Yes
Women's health yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
Training status yes (improved)
Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) Yes
Daily resting heart rate Yes
Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) Yes
Garmin AutoShot™ Yes
Fitness age yes (in app)
FTP (Functional Threshold Power) yes (with compatible accessory)
Dive ascent/descent rate indicator No
Built-in barometer and tide tables No