If it has a flashlight and is beyond waterproof, I would maybe consider it.

My Garmin Epix watch is practically bullet proof. I've dove with it in open ocean. I've jet skied with it. I rock climb with it. It's surived 108miles of Unbound (the race) in mud, sun, sweat. I've water rafted with it. I've swam in crappy lakes, streams and jumped off cliffs. Hottubs? also no problem.

Zero chance a iWatch would ever survive these conditions.

Oh and despite all of this, the screen has not scratched, not even a little. Plus it has 5-10 days of battery life... and did I mention I always have a flashlight on me?

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mikestew a minute ago | parent | next [-]

Zero chance a iWatch would ever survive these conditions.

Mine survives such things just fine.

And your Epix cost about twice as much as this watch does.

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notesinthefield 25 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

> the screen has not scratched

I believe this the least!

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lrae 18 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Same. Both have plenty of scratches here.

I also don't see why an Apple Watch wouldn't survive all those mentioned things. Pretty sure I did all those things with an Apple Watch on, except for the specific 108 mile gravel race. But I don't see why it would fail that.

And both will absolutely scratch while climbing, and if you're unlucky and hit it in the wrong spot, also crack.

That said, if I were an athlete in any of those categories and did it all the time, I'd still absolutely choose a Garmin.

	▲	gwill 10 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		the sapphire screens are incredibly resilient. mine looks brand new and is several years old. tested against plenty of bouldering

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gwill 12 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

i have one too with a sapphire screen (fenix 7). the watch is beaten up but the screen looks brand new. really phenomenal watches.