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‘Garmin Fenix 7’, Soon To Be Announced, Leaves Me Cold — From What I Have Read.

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by Anura Guruge
on December 28, 2021

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I have had a THING about Garmin smartwatches.

As the above image shows I have OWNED 14 Garmin smartwatches since June 2017. Yes, 14 in 4.5 years. SMILE.

I am currently wearing a Garmin, viz. a Venu 2 & it appears that I have been wearing that for an UNUSUALLY long 245 days. In 10 days it will break the record to become the smartwatch I have worn for the longest time. Notice I have never worn the same watch for a year. [But, prior to this smartwatch mania I did own a Rolex for 22 years. So, maybe I am compensating.]

You will also notice that as of 2018 I have owned/worn every model of Fenix that Garmin has unveiled including the MARQ & ENDURO.

I still have my Fenix 6 Titanium — though I have NOT worn it in over a year! I keep it as a back up.

Even 6 months ago I was quite anxious to see what the Fenix 7 will bring.

Over the last 2 weeks there have been the inevitable leaks. I try to keep tabs of them all. I have read all the ones that are germane & from credible sources.

So far, I have NOT read anything that has got me excited.

I have DONE Garmin Solar.

Garmin Solar is pretty damn useless in New Hampshire.

The supposed touchscreen is mildly interesting, BUT NOT unless it comes with a nice, big AMOLED screen as in the Venu 2.

As of now, I do NOT intend to get a Fenix 7.

Neither am I interested in the new ‘Venu 2 Pro‘ if the only new feature is voice commands. I very rarely use voice commands even with my Google Pixel 5. So, why would I want it on my wrist.

So, that is where we stand. But, that could change.

My current goal is to slowly transition to Google ‘Wear OS‘.

‘Garmin’ Switches Stock Exchanges, From NASDAQ TO NYSE, But, AGAIN, Makes No Product Announcements.

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by Anura Guruge
on December 8, 2021

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In terms of new smartwatches 2021 was, indeed, a quiet year for ‘Garmin‘. The only watch of note was the ‘Venu 2‘ (which I have worn since June) — but, to be fair, the Venu 2 is quite the watch & quite a big leap forward for Garmin.

I have speculated that it is possible that last year’s crippling ransomware attack might have delayed the development of new watches. Plus, there is the chip shortage.

As 2021 rapidly draws to an end it becomes hard to ignore Garmin’s silence when it comes to new watches. I could be wrong, but I think they are as of now, too late to offer any new watch for Christmas 2021. Yes, there is a talk of a new ‘Venu 2 Pro‘ — but if it only just adds voice support it won’t be much of a winner.

In 2022 there is to finally be a ‘Google’ ‘Wear OS 3’ based smartwatch. That will be major competition to the likes of the Venu 2 — but not for the high-end sport watches like the Fenix.

This switching of exchanges, after 21 years on the NASDAQ, is amusing. It is, by & large, symbolic — a status symbol. By now being on the NYSE, Garmin can claim to be a ‘Big, Old Boy’ — a large, well established company, with solid financials accepted by ‘Wall Street’ as a proven ‘institution’. So, Garmin joins the likes of ‘Ford’, ‘GM’, ‘GE’, ‘Walmart’, ‘ATT’, ‘IBM’ et. al. on the NYSE. But, the likes of ‘Amazon’ & ‘Apple’ still remain at the NASDAQ. So, the move to the NYSE is not as meaningful & prestigious as it once used to decades ago.

So, that alas, is the only exciting news re. Garmin at present.