Forerunner Garmin Watches are undoubtedly the most advanced in the GPS category being sold today. From pace and speed to distance and elevation, these Garmin Watches are able to track it all. Plus, Garmin Watches aren’t just GPS devices for your wrist; they also feature the sports performance features you expect from a top of the line sports watch. 

So, what differentiates the six varieties of Forerunner Garmin watches from one another?

Garmin Watches: How They’re Similar

Every one of the Garmin Watches is its very own all-in-one GPS unit. This sets them apart from many of the other GPS watch manufacturers which require that you also strap an external GPS unit to your person. Forerunner Garmin Watches only require that you wear the watch itself in order to get GPS benefits.

Garmin Watches also boast some pretty exciting sports watch features. Generally, most Forerunner Garmin Watches feature the following bells and whistles:

Virtual Running Buddy 
Automatic Pause/Auto Resume
Auto Lap
Easy Workouts
Alerts For Pacing and Speed
Time & Distance Alert 
Interval Training Feature
Screen Customization

Garmin Watches: How They’re Different

Next, let’s run through the differences between the various generations of Garmin watches, and also the differences between Garmin watches within the same generation cycle. For example, the newer Garmin Watches seem to have superior GPS signal access, which thereby makes them much more accurate in terms of real time data tracking. The older watches still have a lot going for them in comparison, however. For starers, the older Garmin Watches can store a whopping 5k laps in their onboard memories, while the newer Garmin Watches can only store 1k.   The newer Forerunner Garmin Watches also allow you to compete against yourself in previously recorded workouts, while the older ones don’t.  The display screen on the older Garmin watches also shows three real-time fields of data on it. The second and third gen Garmin Watches have four. Then, on the 4th generation, it’s back down to three, but this is likely due to its smaller screen.

The most recent generations of Garmin Watches also differ from one another. For starters, the 205 doesn’t support use with foot pods and heart rate monitors, but the 305 and 405 do. All of the watches work with USB data transfer, but it’s only the 405 that lets you do so wirelessly.  The second and third generation watches aren’t nearly as sleek as the 4th and would be harder to wear for everyday use. The 405, strangely enough, doesn’t support GPS navigation, however; while the 205 and 305 Garmin Watches do.

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