That’s what I keep telling myself, anyway.
The plan was to keep my current watch (a Garmin Forerunner 935) for at least three years (up until the end of 2021).
But every so often, I get the bug for a new watch.
What triggered it this time was the altimeter on my 935 not working. Even though this turned out to be a solvable problem, the seal had been broken on my desire for a new watch.
The candidates were the Coros Apex Pro and Premium, Garmin Forerunner 945, Polar Grit X, and Garmin Fenix 6 Pro. The most likely being the 945 and the Apex Pro. The Grit discarded because of poor navigation; the Fenix 6 because of weight.
What would I want from a new watch?
Longer batter life, wrist HR in the pool and good navigation, possibly maps.
Thus, the watches I most liked out of the above candidates were the 945 and the Apex Pro — the 945 because of its light weight and maps; the Apex Pro because of its looks.
But I don’t really need a new watch.
The 935 does everything I need. I might push the battery life in an event I want to do in October 2021, but that will only be one day. One day is not enough reason to buy a new watch (even if I could use it as an excuse). Particularly as I should be able to get by on that day with the 935, albeit at the watch’s limit.
Also, the watches I’m looking at aren’t that much of a jump up from the 935.
So I’m standing firm and not buying a new watch now. But I am changing my pledge to make the 935 last three years. Instead, I’m going to buy the next new release I like as soon as it comes out, be it the Forerunner 955, the next iteration of the Apex Pro or something else.
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