Garmin Fenix 3 Sapphire HR

The new Garmin Fenix 3 Sapphire Edition Performance Bundle gives you everything you need to supply you with accurate and reliable navigation and training information when you are out and about doing whatever you do. This really is the ultimate combination of outdoor navigation and fitness training devices that is suitable for just about any activity you can think of. The Sapphire Edition combines elegance with practicality, the glass fibre reinforced body and rubber band gives it a tough athletic design and the sapphire glass face ensures ultimate strength and scratch resistance. The full colour, sunlight readable display makes reading information easy under any light condition and you also get the Garmin Run Heart Rate Monitor for more strenuous activities.

The heart of the Fenix 3 is Garmin's superb high sensitivity steel EXO antenna that uses GPS/GLOSNASS positioning that finds satellites quickly and then hangs onto their signal even in dense woodland or steep sided valleys.

In navigation mode this brilliant device can track where you've been; guide you on your pre-programmed route and then guide you back to safety by recording a track log, a GPS "bread crumb trail" as you travel. You can also record waypoints, such as your start point, camp site, trig points and other POIs (points of interest). Using Garmin’s free BaseCamp desktop route planning software you can create your trip at home, download the data to Fenix 3 and follow the navigation arrow to waypoints or the clearly visible route line to your destination. If the clag comes down and visibility is reduced, or you just want to re-trace your steps you can use the TracBack facility to follow your automatically created tracklog trail back to safety.

Other features to aid with navigation include a highly sensitive barometric altimeter and electronic 3-axis compass which are automatically calibrated using the GPS receiver to keep the data bang up to date and highly accurate. The built-in barometric altimeter provides elevation data to accurately monitor ascent and descent, and the barometer can be used to predict weather changes by showing short-term trends in air pressure so you can keep an eye on changing weather patterns and make the necessary changes to your plans. The 3-axis electronic compass does not require you to be moving to indicate an accurate bearing and if you require precise ambient temperature readings you can pair up the Fenix with an optional wireless Tempe temperature sensor.

In running mode the Fenix 3 provides all the information any casual or serious runner requires to stay on top of their fitness or to improve performance. When used with the included heart rate monitor it can give you stats about your form and fitness. The first is VO2 Max which gives you an estimation of your actual fitness based on your performance and heart rate data. The Fenix 3 is even able to make a prediction on your race time based on your VO2 Max value. After your training the recovery advisor tells you how much time you need to recover from your last activity. Other fitness metrics include recovery advisor with a recovery timer and recovery check, plus a race predictor, which estimates your ideal finish time based on your current VO2 max number. All these features aim to coach you to train and perform at the best possible level. 

The Fenix 3 is an ideal training partner for all multi-sport activities such as Triathlon. During open water and indoor swimming the Fenix 3 tracks stroke count, intervals, distance, pace and more. During cycling the Fenix 3 provides detailed information by tracking cadence and power from optional sensors to complete your performance metrics.

And if all that wasn’t enough, you can share your outdoor experiences instantly with family and friends by connecting your Fenix 3 to your smartphone. Live Track and Garmin Connect 2.0 allow you share position and training data and Smart Notification allows you to wirelessly receive email, texts and alerts from your iPhone 4s or later versions.

• Stainless steel EXO antenna with GPS and GLONASS reception
• 1.2-inch sunlight-readable Garmin Chroma Display in colour with high-strength domed sapphire lens
• Fitness training features like advanced running dynamics stride length, vertical ratio, VO2 max, recovery advisor and more
• Outdoor navigation features like 3-axis compass, altimeter and barometer and TracBack feature
• Smart Notifications and download data fields, watch faces and apps from Connect IQ