Race 3S & Race 3 rumours
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@matram flashlight - it’s the one thing I really miss from my Garmin Fenix (particularly red flashlight)…I used it almost every night as I am old enough to frequently need a night-time bathroom break!
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@2b2bff not according to my experience.
My Race S is pretty scratched, while my Vertical and Vertical 2 screens are spotless. I use all watches in the same way. -
@HonzaS I tried Garmin Connect+ for 5 days (free trial) and realised it was hot garbage. I pay for Claude Pro for Ai coaching but would rather pay Suunto instead if their subscription plan was actually any good (but core features need to remain free)…
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@Egika maybe it is not as easy, but it can happen: https://www.reddit.com/r/GarminFenix/comments/1wrd53d/psa_sapphire_does_scratch/
But as I said, I wonder whether most people just want it, rather than need it…
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@Squirrel I wouldn’t be surprised if you’re right!
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@2b2bff Definitely a need, I had a few watches before my 9PP, and all of them had their screen scratched before their 6 months, whereas my 3 years old 9PP is looking brand new.
At that point, a non-sapphire watch is a no-buy, no matter how good the rest is -
@Elipsus That’s why I choosed in past bigger race instead of race s for my “not a big wrist”. No regrets. Maybe if I would work office only and wear it to run on the street - that’s ok.
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@Tami999 main concern is during sleep, bigger watch are cumbersome, and i think that overly big watches look gaudy depending on arm size
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@Tami999 main concern is during sleep, bigger watch are cumbersome, and i think that overly big watches look gaudy depending on arm size
After 3-4 days of sleeping with watch I cant imagine sleep without. Trust me :P.
I only loose strap by one hole. If I wear while sleeping my watch on same hole that I use during day, during sleep my hand… swell? (is that good word in english?) and my hand is red under strap. Like if I would wear it wery tight during day. Well its natural body reaction. During night, natural physiological process happens. Kinda hard for me explain it in english. But watch size/weight never bothered me during sleep. -
Photos of the Race 3S model can now be found on a Japanese site. I think direct links aren’t allowed, but google “Tele soumu” and you should be able to find the photos.
The design has a lot in common with the Race S model.
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Photos of the Race 3S model can now be found on a Japanese site. I think direct links aren’t allowed, but google “Tele soumu” and you should be able to find the photos.
The design has a lot in common with the Race S model.
Google photos with this tele soumu dont show anyting, even if i set last 24h or week. I tried to find on this japanese site but with no success :D. If You can share photo on private, i would appreciate if you could.
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On reddit someone posted all three versions of Race 3S photos.
600 vs 2000 nit, 30 vs 45h dualband GPS, 32 vs 64gb storage and sapphire crystal in Race 3 S
Still not official so no photo here.
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@Tami999 That could have been AI generated - I don’t believe them.
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@Tami999 I don’t think this graphic is true. It claims to be an identical display size, what I cannot believe…
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We will see. Iam almost sure I saw somewhere on instagram someone with exactly same watch strap like this white/orchid.

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At ,El Corte Ingles" spain electronic site there’s Race 3S pre order for 499 euro. Launch 15 october. Same photos as leaked on reddit few days ago.
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@Tami999 in term of design, compared to original SRs the bezel side angle seems a bit more pronounced.
Can’t wait to see precise features/caracteristics -
@Tami999 also you now find a FCC filing for the watch model number OW265.
NFC and 5GHz WiFi are the points that I’ve seen in them at a first glance…
But 499€ is quite an increase over the 349€ for the Race S…
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@SergioB ah, in that case, 50€ increase is ok, I guess…
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