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Key Features:
General

Built To Endure

This advanced tactical GPS smartwatch features a bright 1.4-inch AMOLED display, titanium bezel and sapphire lens, and enhanced graphical interface. It’s tested to U.S. military standards for thermal, shock and water resistance.

Mission Ready

Dedicated tactical features include a jumpmaster activity, waypoint projection, dual-position GPS format, stealth mode, kill switch, compatibility with night vision goggles and rucking activity

Lead The Charge

Navigate the outdoors with superior positioning accuracy, thanks to multi-band GPS with SatIQ™ technology plus built-in sensors for the 3-axis compass, gyroscope and barometric altimeter.

Applied Ballistics Solver

The preloaded Applied Ballistics solver gives you access to aiming solutions for long-range shooting in the field.

Recreational Diving

With a 40-meter dive rating, you’re ready to go to greater depths than ever with support for scuba and apnea dive activities.

Built-In Flashlight

To help guide your way in low-light conditions, a built-in multicolor LED flashlight provides quick access to a bright, steady beam in either green or white light. In NVG mode, white is disabled, and the green flashlight becomes dimmable..

Night Vision Capability

Whether viewed under NODs or operating in the dark, NVG mode allows for stealthy operation with controls to further dim brightness and black out the display to reduce detectability.

Stealth Mode

While keeping the watch operational, stealth mode stops storing and sharing your GPS position and disables wireless connectivity and communication.

Projected Waypoints

Set and save remote geo positions to be used later for navigation.

Rucking Activity

A dedicated rucking activity profile allows you to input your pack weight.

Direct-To Navigation

Navigate straight to a location or waypoint in the worldwide aeronautical database. Or choose the Nearest function to activate a path to a nearby airport.

AB Quantum App

Download the AB Quantum mobile app on your compatible Apple® or Android™ smartphone to manage profiles and targets or use your smartphone as an additional display.

Outdoor Maps+

Subscribe to Outdoor Maps+ for premium mapping content, such as satellite imagery and enhanced topo maps, downloaded directly to your watch

Garmin Trails

Access thousands of trails, and send them directly to your compatible device for offline use with a subscription to Garmin Connect+ in the Garmin Connect™ app or to Outdoor Maps+ in the Garmin Explore™ app. Available in select areas.

Stage Timer

A dedicated timer helps you know the remaining time in your current course of fire or stage.

Weather Reports

Access aviation weather, including NEXRAD radar, METARs and TAFs, to see winds, visibility, barometric pressure and more

SATIQ

Get superior positioning accuracy with multi-band GPS while optimizing battery life

Multicontinent Topo Maps

Preloaded TopoActive maps from around the world keep your explorations on track. Download additional maps via Wi-Fi® connectivity.

Nextfork Map GUide

Navigate with a quick glance, and see the distance to the next intersection and the trail name.

Up Ahead

Get at-a-glance awareness for selected POI checkpoints ahead — such as aid stations — during a race.

Skyview Maps

View run names and difficulty ratings for more than 2,000 preloaded ski resorts worldwide.

Golf Course Maps

Get preloaded full-color CourseView maps for more than 43,000 golf courses around the world.

Train Hard

Power up your body’s performance, endurance and resistance to injury with targeted strength training plans, real-time stamina tracking, sport-specific workouts and a full range of built-in sports apps.

Visual Race Predictor

Get an estimate of what your pace could be for a 5K, 10K, half-marathon and marathon.

Pacepro™ Technology

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

Performance Metrics

View advanced training metrics that include running dynamics, heat- and altitude-adjusted VO2 max, trail run VO2 max, recovery advisor and more.

Endurance

Using your VO2 max, training loads and other factors, this feature helps gauge your ability to sustain prolonged effort.

Daily Suggested Workout

View your entire week of daily suggested workouts, which adapt after every run or ride.

Backcountry Skiing And Snowboarding

These activity profiles now automatically distinguish between descending and climbing. So you can hit start on your first run and leave your smartwatch tracking all day long.

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.

Wrist-Based Running Power

See how much power you’re applying to the trail or the road so you can manage your effort and fine-tune your training. No accessory required.

Pulse Ox Sensor

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

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.

Respiration Tracking

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

Smart Notifications

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

Music Apps

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

Garmin Pay Contactless Payments

Breeze through checkout lines with Garmin Pay contactless payment solution through participating providers.

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 detection.

Connect IQ Store

Download custom watch faces, add data fields, and get apps and widgets from the Connect IQ Store on your compatible smartphone.

Built-In Speaker And Microphone

Make and take phone calls from your watch when it’s paired to your smartphone. Plus, control watch functions with off-grid voice commands — or use your smartphone’s voice assistant to respond to text messages and more.

  • Specifications:
    General

    Lens Material

    sapphire crystal

    Bezel Material

    titanium

    Case material

    fiber-reinforced polymer with titanium rear cover

    QuickFit™ watch band compatible

    included (26 mm)

    Strap material

    silicone

    Physical size

    47 x 47 x 13.8 mm

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

    Touchscreen

    yes

    Color display

    yes

    LED flashlight

    yes

    Display Type

    AMOLED

    Display Resolution

    454 x 454 pixels

    Weight

    73 g (case only: 52 g)

    Water rating

    10 ATM

    Battery life

    Smartwatch: Up to 16 days (7 days always-on) Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 23 days GPS Only: Up to 47 hours (37 hours always-on ) All Satellite Systems: Up to 38 hours (30 hours always-on) All Satellite Systems + Multi-band: Up to 35 hours (28 hours always-on)* All Satellite Systems + Music: Up to 10 hours Max Battery GPS: Up to 81 hours Expedition GPS: Up to 17 days *Assuming typical use with SatIQ technology

    Charging method

    Garmin proprietary plug charger

    Memory/History

    32 GB

    Clock Features

    Time/date

    yes

    GPS Time Sync

    yes

    Automatic daylight saving time

    yes

    Alarm clock

    yes

    Timer

    yes

    Stopwatch

    yes

    Sunrise/sunset times

    yes

    Health Monitoring

    Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second)

    yes

    Daily resting heart rate

    yes

    Abnormal heart rate alerts

    yes (high and low)

    Respiration rate (24x7)

    yes

    Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation

    yes

    Fitness age

    yes

    Body Battery™ energy monitor

    yes

    All-day stress

    yes

    Relaxation breathing timer

    yes

    Sleep

    yes (advanced)

    Sleep score and insights

    yes

    Hydration

    yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)

    Women's health

    yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)

    Health snapshot

    yes

    Jet lag advisor

    yes

    Sensors

    GPS

    yes

    GLONASS

    yes

    Galileo

    yes

    SatIQ™ Technology

    yes

    Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor

    yes

    Barometric altimeter

    yes

    Compass

    yes

    Gyroscope

    yes

    Accelerometer

    yes

    Thermometer

    yes

    Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor

    yes

    Daily Smart Features

    Connectivity

    BLUETOOTH®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®

    Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps)

    yes

    On-device Connect IQ™ Store

    yes

    Smart Notifications

    yes

    Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only)

    yes

    Calendar

    yes

    Weather

    yes

    Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect™ mobile

    yes

    Battery saver (customizable low power watch)

    yes

    Controls smartphone music

    yes

    Plays and controls watch music

    yes

    Music storage

    yes

    Find My Phone

    yes

    Find My Watch

    yes

    Voice command

    yes

    Smartphone compatibility

    iPhone®, Android™

    Pairs with Garmin Connect™ Mobile

    yes

    Stocks

    yes

    Garmin Pay™

    yes

    Safety And Tracking

    LiveTrack

    yes

    Live Event Sharing

    yes

    Incident detection alert on phone for wearables

    yes

    Assistance

    yes

    Tactical Features

    Stealth Mode

    yes

    Night vision mode

    yes

    Dual grid coordinates

    yes

    Kill switch

    yes

    Aviation Features

    Worldwide airport database(s)

    yes

    3-axis compass with HSI (horizontal situation indicator)

    yes

    Multiple time zones with Zulu/UTC

    yes

    Moving Map with aviation airports, navaids, roads, bodies of water and more

    yes

    Worldwide NAVAID and Intersection database(s)

    yes

    In-flight Pulse OX

    yes

    METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report)

    yes

    TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast)

    yes

    Activity Tracking

    Step counter

    yes

    Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it)

    yes

    Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal)

    yes

    Calories burned

    yes

    Floors climbed

    yes

    Distance traveled

    yes

    Intensity minutes

    yes

    TrueUp™

    yes

    Move IQ™

    yes

    Garmin Connect™ Challenges app

    yes (optional Connect IQ app)

    Running Features

    GPS-based distance, time and pace

    yes

    Running dynamics

    yes (with compatible accessory)

    Vertical oscillation and ratio

    yes (with compatible accessory)

    Ground contact time and balance

    yes (with compatible accessory)

    Stride length (real time)

    yes (with compatible accessory)

    Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute)

    yes

    Running power

    yes

    Grade-adjusted pace

    yes

    Performance condition

    yes

    Lactate threshold

    yes (with compatible accessory)

    PacePro™ Pacing Strategies

    yes

    Run workouts

    yes

    Trail run auto climb

    yes

    Race predictor

    yes

    Foot pod capable

    yes

    Run/Walk/Stand detection

    yes

  • Specifications Extended:
    Diving Features

    Maximum Depth Operation

    40 meters

    Single Gas Mode

    yes

    Apnea Mode

    yes

    Decomptression Model

    Bühlmann ZHL-16c w/ Gradient Factors

    nitrox support

    yes

    Gas Mixes

    Air, Nitrox (21-40% Oxygen)g

    PO2

    Up to 1.6 with customizable Deco settings

    Auto Start/End Dive

    yes

    Safety Stop

    yes (customizable Off/3min/5min)

    Deep Stop

    yes (customizable Off/3min/5min)

    Dive Planner

    yes (Basic NDL & Gas Planner)

    Tides

    yes

    Backlight

    yes (configurable intensity; always on)

    Alerts & Alarms

    yes (vibration only)

    Training, Planing & Analysis Features

    HR zones

    yes

    HR alerts

    yes

    HR calories

    yes

    % HR max

    yes

    % HRR

    yes

    Recovery time

    yes

    Auto max HR

    yes

    Morning report

    yes

    Race glance/widget

    yes

    HRV status

    yes

    Training readiness

    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)

    HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+™ to paired devices)

    yes

    Respiration rate (during exercise)

    yes (with compatible accessory)

    GPS speed and distance

    yes

    Customizable data pages

    yes

    Customizable activity profiles

    yes

    Auto Pause®

    yes

    Interval training

    yes

    Improved interval (includes open repeats, intervals data page, rest screen and auto detection)

    yes

    Advanced workouts

    yes

    Downloadable training plans

    yes

    Power Modes - customizable in-activity battery settings

    yes

    HRM running pace and distance

    yes

    Auto Lap®

    yes

    Manual lap

    yes

    Rest timer

    yes

    Configurable lap alerts

    yes

    Heat and altitude acclimation

    yes

    VO2 Max (Run)

    yes

    VO2 Max (Trail Run)

    yes

    Realtime stamina

    yes

    Training status

    yes (improved)

    Training load

    yes

    Training load focus

    yes

    Training effect

    yes

    Training effect (anaerobic)

    yes

    Primary benefit (Training Effect labels)

    yes

    Improved recovery time

    yes

    Daily suggested workouts

    yes (improved)

    Custom alerts

    yes

    Audio prompts

    yes

    Finish time

    yes

    Virtual Partner

    yes

    Race an Activit

    y

    yes

    Auto multisport activities

    yes

    Manual multisport activities

    yes

    Course guidance

    yes

    Garmin Live Segments

    yes

    Strava Live Segments

    yes

    Round-trip course creator (running/cycling)

    yes

    Trendline™ Popularity Routing

    yes

    Touch and/or button lock

    yes

    Hot keys

    yes

    Auto scroll

    yes

    Activity history on watch

    yes

    Physio TrueUp

    yes

    Unified training status

    yes

    Golfing Features

    Preloaded with 43,000 courses worldwide

    yes

    Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green)

    yes

    Yardage to layups/doglegs

    yes

    Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course)

    automatic

    Digital scorecard

    yes

    Custom targets

    yes

    Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit)

    yes

    Garmin AutoShot™

    yes

    Full vector map

    yes

    Auto CourseView updates

    yes

    Green View with manual pin position

    yes

    Hazards and course targets

    yes

    PinPointer

    yes

    PlaysLike distance

    yes

    Touch-targeting (touch target on display to see the distance to any point)

    yes

    Handicap scoring

    yes

    Round timer/odometer

    yes

    Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory)

    yes

    Wind speed and direction (requires connection to Garmin Golf app)

    yes

    Virtual caddie

    yes

    Pairs with Garmin Golf app

    yes

    Tournament legal

    yes

    Outdoor Recreation

    Tournament legal

    yes

    Bread crumb trail in real time

    yes

    Back to start

    yes

    TracBack®

    yes

    UltraTrac mode

    yes

    Around Me mode

    yes

    Reference point

    yes

    Up Ahead

    yes

    NextFork™ navigation

    yes

    Elevation profile

    yes

    Distance to destination

    yes

    Barometric trend indicator with Storm Alert

    yes

    ClimbPro™ Ascent Planner

    yes

    Vertical speed

    yes

    Total ascent/descent

    yes

    Rest Timer (Ultra Run only)

    yes

    Auto rest

    yes

    Future elevation plot

    yes

    Preloaded topographical maps

    yes

    Preloaded road and trail maps

    yes

    Preloaded ski resort maps

    yes

    Downloadable cartography support

    yes

    GPS coordinates

    yes

    Sight 'N Go

    yes

    Area calculation

    yes (via Connect IQ™)

    Hunt/fish calendar

    yes (via Connect IQ™)

    Projected waypoint

    yes

    Sun and moon information

    yes (via Connect IQ™)

    XERO™ Locations

    yes

    Wind Meter Compatible

    yes

    Expedition GPS Activity

    yes

    Tides

    yes (via Connect IQ™)

    Tide glance

    yes

    Cycling Features

    Cycle Map (routable cycling-specific street map)

    yes

    Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories)

    yes

    Courses

    yes

    Power guide

    yes

    MTB Grit & Flow

    yes

    Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor)

    yes

    Race an activity

    yes

    FTP (Functional Threshold Power)

    yes (with compatible accessory)

    Power curve and % FTP workouts

    yes

    Compatible with Vector™ and Rally™ (power meters)

    yes

    Power meter compatible

    yes

    Advanced cycling dynamics

    yes

    Compatible with Varia Vision™ (head-mounted display)

    yes

    Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar)

    yes

    Compatible with Varia™ lights

    yes

    Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor)

    yes

    Swimming Features

    Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories)

    yes

    Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories)

    yes

    Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only)

    yes

    Drill logging (pool swim only)

    yes

    Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only)

    yes

    "Repeat on" rest timer (pool swim only)

    yes

    Auto rest (pool swim only)

    yes

    Time and distance alerts

    yes

    Pacing alerts (pool swim only)

    yes

    Pool swim workouts

    yes

    Critical swim speed

    yes

    Underwater wrist-based heart rate

    yes

    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)

    Kid Activity Tracking Features

    Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app

    yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app)

In The Box:
  • tactix 8 smartwatch – 47 mm, AMOLED with black/pebble gray silicone watch band

  • Preloaded with Applied Ballistics Ultralight™ solver

  • Charging/data cable

  • Documentation

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