![]() With full connectivity of everything from your chart plotters, to autopilot control, and even Garmin’s Sail Assist, the Quatix 6 is ready to handle all your boating needs out of the box.īut like I said, the Quatix 6 is much more than a water dog - it’s a multisport pony that will up your fitness game no matter the activity. Life on the water is the goal of the Quatix 6, and for that reason it comes preloaded with all sorts of widgets to help you transition from landlubber to sea dog in no time flat. It also comes with a titanium watch band. However, this new version starts at $1,149. This addition takes the Quatix’s already impressive list of features up a notch, improving battery life from 14 to 24 days. The Garmin Quatix has a new model with built-in solar charging. Having this kind of adjustability for battery usage is helpful when exploring, whether that be on the water or out in the wilderness. ![]() Battery life differs drastically based on your usage mode, with Garmin providing the following quotes: These slight changes make for an interface that is less cumbersome.Īnother slight change from previous models is the battery format, which now displays in days to recharge instead of percentage full. Meanwhile, the widget loop displays a list instead of taking up the whole screen, which allows for faster scrolling. Normally, I’m making some sort of sacrifice when picking “home” screens, but the Quatix 6’s multiple face options strike a balance between a clean aesthetic and information available at a glance. With multiple complications on the default screen, I get all the data fields I want without the face feeling cluttered. Garmin’s new interface is certainly an improvement over previous iterations. What makes the Quatix 6 special isn’t that it has all of those sensors, but what it does with the data. Such features are expected these days, but the Quatix 6 steps things up with GPS, a heart rate monitor, barometric altimeter, compass, thermometer, accelerometer, Pulse Ox, and gyroscope. It also connects to your iPhone or Android device to receive notifications. Starting with the basics, the Quatix 6 monitors the usual suspects: Steps, calories burned, sleep, and floors climbed. It just has a bunch of preloaded boating features thrown in. While the packaging says Quatix 6, it’s essentially a variant of the Garmin Fenix 6 Pro that does everything the Fenix 6 Pro does. It might be the best multisport smartwatch you can buy today. When paired with one of Garmin’s inReach series satellite communicators, it will give the assurance that you can always be tracked, no matter where in the world (even in the middle of the ocean) you decide to go with your boat.Thankfully, the Quatix 6 isn’t just a boat watch. Quatix 6x Solar supports BlueChart g3 cartography, which integrates Garmin content with the best of Navionics data. Through the GNT 10 transceiver, it connects to all NMEA 2000 networks and allows for speed, depth, temperature, autopilot management, saving waypoints to the chartplotter right from your wrist, the Fusion entertainment system, and all functions specific to sailing, tidal information, MOB (man overboard) function, and much more. ![]() Ideal for boaters, the Quatix 6X Solar connects directly wirelessly to compatible multifunction chartplotters to keep tabs on the boat directly from the watch. The clock integrated with the chartplotter ![]() At any given time you can know how much energy you are using and how to save it. The battery performance of the quatix 6X Solar is up to 21 days in smartwatch mode and can go up to 24 days via solar charging. Once on the wrist, one can quickly check the charging level directly on the wrist via a dedicated widget to know how much energy the Power Glass has accumulated. The Quatix 6X Solar features a transflective color display with integrated Power GlassTM solar that can store and accumulate solar energy to extend battery life wherever you are.ĭesigned for the sea: water and saltwater resistant, Quatix 6X Solar features a 1.4-inch display that is understandable in all conditions, designed with a Power GlassTM transparent solar charging lens that uses the sun’s energy to extend battery life. Quatix 6X Solar: the watch that also runs on solar power! Instead, today we look at the latest in the world of watches designed specifically for boating. We told you about Garmin’s brand new Quatix 6 line here. Garmin with the new Quatix 6X Solar crosses a new frontier in the world of hi-tech watches. ![]()
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