Garmin Venu 3S Soft Gold Stainless Steel Bezel 1.2-Inch AMOLED Touchscreen Display Smart Watch with 41mm French Gray Case and Silicone Band

I've been a Garmin girlie for years, but let me tell you this is definitely my favourite one that I've had thus far. It just looks so sleek, I can get away with wearing it at my office job, and it still looks professional. But I wear it while working out, sleeping, showering, and just about anything else; it is waterproof, and I have no concerns about breaking it. I've had it for like six months, and I am a clumsy person and have knocked it around, and the screen has no scratches!!!!The battery life is phenomenal, I know I've gone ten or twelve days without charging and it.This is a spectacular purchase and I promise it is worth the money!One thing I do want to mention is that the band can sometimes irritate the skin, so I'd be careful how tightly you wear it or perhaps get another band if you have super sensitive skin. I have super sensitive skin, and it caused me for a short amount of time but went away shortly after.

I used to be an "All In" Apple fan until the last couple of years when they really started going downhill. My daughter had started doing research on Garmin and told me about all the wonderful selling points on it, and I just couldn't believe it! I went with the Venu 3 in the men's version instead of the women's version because it gave me a bigger watch face. I wear reading glasses and want to be able to see it without having to put my glasses on for the smaller selections that I would need to see. Let me tell you what I found as a new Garmin convert!First of all I wasn't sure if it was going to like the round face as opposed to the square face, but I actually love it more. It took a couple of days to get used to the different ways of doing things, but once I understood how it worked I find I really like it more. The bottom button is kind of like your "go to" button on the right side of your watch. This button is your "back" button that you hit to go back a screen and finally end up at your Home Screen. If you want to record an activity or access one of your apps then you would press the top button. If you want to do an activity, you press the one that you want on the screen, and then you would press the button on the top to start it. To pause the activity or restart it you would press the top button again. If you want to delete the activity for whatever reason then there is a trash can on the top of the screen that you tap, it will take you to the next screen and you can either confirm that you want to delete it with the top side button, or you can go back because that is not what you want to do with the bottom side button.If you want to change your watch face, record an alarm or stop watch, or go to settings then you would long press the bottom button. It will give you the choice of "Watch Face", "Clocks", or "Settings". if you go into one and that is not what you want then you simply press the bottom button again to go back to the previous screen. Garmin gives you some really neat watch faces to choose from, or you even get the option of customizing one of your own.One thing I have to mention is how long the battery lasts! I was used to my battery draining by the end of the day, or way before if I was recording any activity. However, with my watch I can record activity or not and I can still have a ton of battery power left by the end of the day. When I don't record anything I will normally have about 92% left from a full charge. I decided to do a test to see how long I could go before I really needed to recharge my watch. I didn't Not record activity for this little test of mine because I wanted to get a fair assessment of how well it would work for me. By the 5th day I was at like 45% when I finally decided to that the Garmin was going to win in this stand off. I came to the conclusion that if I went on a week's vacation that I wouldn't need to bring my charger with me.I went with the Venu 3 because I wanted the ability to answer calls and read emails, while also being able to record activities. I still need to figure out how to turn up the volume on my watch when I am talking on it so I can better hear when someone is talking to me. Other than the volume thing, it is pretty straightforward on how to answer it.I included a picture of how the watch looks on my wrist as a woman with a small to medium frame. I love it and highly recommend it.I really love this watch and I am super glad that I went with the Venu 3!

My vivoactive was amazing but died after 5 years. Since it lasted so long I was open to spending more money on my next but when I got this it had so many features I don’t need or want - for instance, I HATE having phone stuff on my watch. Well all that changed this am. I got locked inside my bathroom alone with no one home - the locking mechanism broke off. Nothing I did could get me out and my phone was charging in another room. I recalled accidentally pressing the third button (my last had 2) and activating voice commands from my phone this way even with my phone in another room. So I used that to call 911. They struggled to hear me and I had to talk louder but the info they needed was delivered and the fire dept rescued me. Without this watch I would still be stuck in there. You’ll never hear me complaining about “excess” features ever again. Also Garmin customer service is truly top notch. I’ve been a loyal customer for years but today that loyalty has grown exponentially. Their products work when you need them to work - even in emergencies. THANK YOU.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Amazing watch! We previously both had Apple Watches and wanted something more sleek that also tracked our fitness activities better. We are avid fitness goers and are very pleased with the fitness tracking and features of these watches. I wish we would have made the switch sooner. I run a lot and the insights this watch gives you are top notch. The body battery and sleep insights are also extremely helpful and seem very accurate. The Venu has been game changing for our health because now we have more data to better understand how our bodies are functioning!We didn’t like how our Apple Watches were constantly notifying us of every little thing and that is not the case with these. The notifications are perfect!