Garmin Approach S42, GPS Golf Smartwatch, Lightweight with 1.2" Touchscreen, 42k+ Preloaded Courses, Gunmetal Ceramic Bezel and Black Silicone Band, 010-02572-10

Reloj plenamente funcional y a estrenar, solo que el comprador inicial al final lo devolvió. Es muy bueno y muy operativo para mi nivel de juego.

I am loving this golf watch. I only play 9 holes, but the watch lasted for 9 rounds before I needed to charge it. That includes leaving the watch on in watch mode the entire time. Lots of little things to learn as with any other device, but I am slowly figuring it out. I really like the App that comes along with it to save my scorecards. in the App I can also change the clubs in my bag so that I can track how far I am going with each one. It reminds me when I leave the hole if I haven't set my score.

Bought this Jan 2023, it worked great, picked up satellites all over the world, and I was able to get accurate yardage. Finally two months ago it quit charging. Felt very hot to touch and died within minutes. Sent it to Assurion, thank goodness I had the optional two year warranty.They sent it back: still not working.Sent it back to them.Got a watch back saying it was fixed. NOT MY WATCH!! Totally different serial number, looked new but wouldn’t load or find a satellite. I called Garmin and they had no record of this serial number. So sent it back to insurance again, very upset. Two months back and forward. They finally sent me an Amazon gift card for $249.99.Yes, I’m glad I took out the insurance, now to decide if I want to repurchase.Will definitely go through Amazon, nice to have that extended warranty, and am happy they honored it.

It serves the purpose but I erred as I should have asked for a step up or ordered the vivoactive I had before getting this on. The vivoactive 3 I had previously was great but it lost its functionality so I made this move. The VIVO 5 might have also been a good option.

Great for golf and everyday use.

Purchased the White with silver. It's very sharp looking and has so many smart functions. It did take me charging and downloading to Garmin Connect to get the watch fully functional but once I did I realized how great of a watch it is. I did a lot of research and reviewing, even bought another Garmin watch to only return it because it didn't have all the functions I needed to make it an all in one watch that I was looking for. I play a lot of golf in Florida and in Michigan for the summers so I needed something that was sturdy, reliable and having all the other Smart watch functions to make this a one stop watch I can leave on for everything I need it for. I have a friend who literally wears two smart watches while playing golf, how silly is that. I am very pleased with my decision. Thank you Garmin!!!

It has lots of features so keep playng with it to maximise. the strap seems a little short for people with thicker wrists

Excellent watch. Have used this for years now and this is still working fine. Helped me out with my golfing.

Perfect

Muy buen producto

I had some trouble with this watch after using it for a year or so. I just finished chatting with customer support online, with Michael. I told him, and am telling you, it was the BEST CHAT SUPPORT experience I have ever had. My watch is working again. I'm happy again.FYI, he told me the watch takes 5-10 minutes to connect to the satellites. I think it's normally faster, but knowing that time makes me feel better. Get the satellites connected when you're on the practice green so it's ready to go by the time you tee off.He also told me that the watch downloads and stores all the course information, for every course in their database, in advance. It stores as much information as it can hold. There's a garmin express program for your computer that you can use for this, where you connect the watch to your computer and run the app.And when you connect your phone to the watch, you're supposed to use the Garmin Golf app, not the normal bluetooth connect routine. I think this may have been my issue before.I'm raising my rating to 5 stars due to the excellent support I just received.

Could not re-charge the watch - watch might be expensive the charge unit is cheap

This is a great mid-level option for a great golf watch. I've tried a few other watches and devices that proved to be of limited value or were just to cumbersome and intrusive to use during play. The S42 strikes a nice balance. Here are some responses to the negative reviews that I read and some thoughts...-Screen brightness. I'm not sure why some have an issue is here, it seems fine to me. Keep in mind that Garmin uses a transflective screen rather than an OLED/AMOLED screens of other devices. The transflective screen provides better visibility in direct harsh sun than other screens found on watches or tablets. It also does not require a backlight (but it has one to be readable unless in darkness). The downside is that resolution isn't as good as your Apple watch.... but we're keeping golf score and tracking distances, not watching 4k movies... so it is more than adequate. Also note that when you interact with the device, the backlight comes on briefly to help with visibility. The backlight then turns off very quickly in the factory setting... you can change this duration in the settings so that the backlight stays on longer... if you have an issue, just adjust the duration setting.-Acquiring satellites. My watch seemed to acquire satellites quickly (2-3 minutes) if kept open to the sky for just a few minutes. (it should be obvious, but do this outside!) It took even less time to acquire satellites on the second use. Pro-Tip: Set your watch up at home and get familiar with the functions, let it locate satellites in your area... there are some great videos and the manual is very straightforward. Don't wait til you get to the course to crack open the box with 10 minutes to your tee time!-Easy to use/ Easy to understand the UI. It is VERY simple to use. Very! The manual is simple and easy as is the device. As I said, just spend a few minutes playing with it before you get to the course... it's very intuitive. Even without the manual, it's pretty easy to figure things out. You will, however, get a better understanding of all the features if you watch some videos and read the manual.-Score keeping was really good, fast easy and you can track some stats and it will even do some club/shot tracking. I've used tons of devices for score from phone apps and watches, this one is one of the fastest and easiest even when tracking stats (# of putts, penalties, etc) It's nice to be able to play a round without pulling your phone out.-Club Shot tracking - This worked great. Really good even without the CT10 sensors. Just go into the app before hand and list the clubs in your bag. It picked up all my shots very well with the understandable exception of putts and light chips. You can review your shot history on a course map in the app and even make adjustments after play.-Accuracy - It was spot on. I read some other reviews that listed this as a problem. It was spot on for me all day.It's a price-point device... not the most feature rich but not barebones either. I think it strikes a great balance between providing some data and scoring and keeping it simple and fast to use without becoming a distraction out on the course.