Written by Lodi
Edited on
23 October 2025
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08:11
How do you choose a Garmin smartwatch?
Garmin smartwatches come in all shapes and sizes. Which Garmin smartwatch suits you best, depends on your preferences. What do you use the watch for? How large do you want the watch to be? What do you want the watch to look like? In this article, we'll explain what to look out for so you can find the best Garmin smartwatch for you.
Choose Garmin smartwatch
Garmin has many different kinds of smartwatches. That means choosing a good smartwatch can sometimes be hard. Ask yourself the following and find the Garmin smartwatch that suits you best.
- What do you want to do with your watch?
- Which smartwatch shape suits you?
- Which size smartwatch do you need?
What do you want to do with your watch?
What are you going to use your smartwatch for? If you know this, you'll know which Garmin watches suit you. Do you want to improve your health and lifestyle? The Garmin Vivoactive and Venu smartwatches suit that goals. With these watches, you can learn which effect your lifestyle has on your health. Garin Forerunners are real running watches. The robust Garmin Epix, Fenix, and Instincts smartwatches are made for outdoor use and sports enthusiasts.
Which smartwatch shape suits you?
Do you know what you want to use your smartwatch for? Look at which watches are suitable for that. You can then see which smartwatch you like the look of best. Think of the following points:
- Garmin smartwatches has various shapes. Some watches are glossy and stylish, like he Vivoactive and Venu. Other watches are more sporty and robust, like the Garmin Instinct.
- The thickness of your smartwatch is important. This mainly decides how comfortable the watch is on your wrist. Thick watches like the Garmin Epic and Fenix are high up on your wrist. Smartwatches like the Garmin Vivoactive and Forerunner are much thinner.
Which size do you need?
Now that you know which Garmin smartwatch you want, it's important that you choose the right smartwatch size. Measure your wrist for this, which is easy to do.
- Wrap a tape measure around your wrist. Do this just under your wrist bone, which is the bump on your wrist. You now know what your wrist circumference is.
- Don't you have a tape measure? Wrap a string around your wrist and mark where it fully wraps around on the string with a marker.
- Now measure the distance from the end of the string to the mark with a ruler. You now know what your wrist circumference is.
Garmin smartwatches often come in different sizes. A small model has an S in the product name, a large model has an X. You can also recognize the size by the amount of millimeters in the name, like 'Garmin Epix Pro 51mm'.
Garmin smartwatch series and sizes
| Wrist circumference | Size | Size | Garmin smartwatch models |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smaller than 15cm | 41mm and smaller | S | Lily, Vivomove, Vivosmart, Venu S, Forerunner S, Instinct S |
| 15 to 17cm | 42 to 44mm | M | Vivoactive, Fenix Pro S, Epix Pro S |
| 17 to 19cm | 45 to 48mm | L | Forerunner, Venu, Epix Pro, Fenix Pro, Instinct |
| 19cm and larger | 49mm and larger | XL | Epix Pro 51mm, Instinct X, Fenix Pro X |
Article by Lodi
Smartwatch Expert.
