My GPS watch recommendation list | Split into 3 categories - Premium💸 | Mid Tier🔗 | Entry level👟
Sections
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Premium 💸
Mid tier 🔗
Entry Level 👟
Premium 💸
High End GPS Watches
Apple Watch Ultra 3 (my pick) — the only watch I use. Doubles as my daily. Honest take: not the best pure running watch, but if you want one device for everything, nothing else comes close
Apple Watch Ultra 3 49mm Black Ti GPS+Cell
Mid tier 🔗
Mid Tier GPS Watches
Garmin Forerunner 165 — if you're a serious runner first and don't need smartwatch stuff, this is the smart-money pick. Better running metrics than the Ultra
Garmin Forerunner 165 Running Smartwatch
Coros Pace 3 — under-rated, half the price of the Garmin, battery life is absurd. Best entry into a serious running watch.
COROS PACE 3 GPS Sport Watch
Entry Level 👟
Price friendly GPS watches
Garmin Forerunner 55 — does GPS, HR, intervals. Everything you need to start. Stop overthinking it.