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A Fenix 6X Sapphire has been ordered. Solar will wait for better panels. 10% price for 10% battery... not this time. 
and no sapphire on Solar...? I want sapphire.
"This panel is of course far larger than that of the thin bezel strip, but is also getting 10% of the sun's rays, due to the display blocking much of it. Importantly though, both panels are fully under a single sheet of Gorilla Glass. Meaning, you won't accidentally scratch the bezel solar panel anymore than you'd normally scratch your watch face."
Ready for the 11000 words review of DCrainmaker ?
https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/08/garmin-fenix6-pro-solar-series-review.html
and no sapphire on Solar...? I want sapphire.
"This panel is of course far larger than that of the thin bezel strip, but is also getting 10% of the sun's rays, due to the display blocking much of it. Importantly though, both panels are fully under a single sheet of Gorilla Glass. Meaning, you won't accidentally scratch the bezel solar panel anymore than you'd normally scratch your watch face."
Ready for the 11000 words review of DCrainmaker ?
https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/08/garmin-fenix6-pro-solar-series-review.html
A Fenix 6X Sapphire has been ordered. Solar will wait for better panels.
Like these? It take a lot of time to charge Garmin 230 mAh battery or 300 mAh with watch sized solar array.
At 100% efficiency direct sunlight can provide maximum sized Garmin with 2-8 hr charging time.
Problem is transparent solar cells are 1% efficient compared to non transparent 12-17%.
Re: Fenix 6 (Solar?) & Tactical Garmin Instinct
Touch down of a stunning European Titanium Sapphire Fenix 6.
The 6X Pro was not available. Sooo...
My Nick Mankey hook strap is on ready!
Then a James Band Archerband to fit the great case.
The battery was down so up to charge first....
Odie? Your turn mate!
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Touch down of a stunning European Titanium Sapphire Fenix 6.
The 6X Pro was not available. Sooo...
My Nick Mankey hook strap is on ready!
Then a James Band Archerband to fit the great case.
The battery was down so up to charge first....
Odie? Your turn mate!
Envoyé de mon SM-G965F en utilisant Tapatalk
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Re: Fenix 6 (Solar?) & Tactical Garmin Instinct
I have changed my mind after being able to try both. The Fenix 6 got a very nice enhanced screen and I don't feel like I need to wear a Diving Computer big 51mm saucer anymore those days. 47mm is more than enough for Every Day Wearing. :-D
Oh mine was battery flat and at full charge claims "6d" (six days) of autonomy. I guess there is some sort of "learning" for that display. What display yours ? Ah update 14d now that I have stopped the constant OX acclimatation !! ;-)
Picture of my Grey Spectre for good measures.
Oh "funny" typo on the Garmin 6X box it claims "GPS mode: 3 hours".... Three hours ?? Aaaargh...
BTW tomorrow I got a parcel with Fenix 6X Sapphire coming to me from Irun in Toulouse (great shop BTW). But as I have allready purchased the Titanium at LePape in Paris, so the big boy will go back to some happy owner. The good thing in buying from the Internet is the possibility to cancel an order...
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Congratulations Odie !! Eventually neither of us went for the X factor ?And this... MIL-810G
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Pictures soon, updating Maps
I have changed my mind after being able to try both. The Fenix 6 got a very nice enhanced screen and I don't feel like I need to wear a Diving Computer big 51mm saucer anymore those days. 47mm is more than enough for Every Day Wearing. :-D
Oh mine was battery flat and at full charge claims "6d" (six days) of autonomy. I guess there is some sort of "learning" for that display. What display yours ? Ah update 14d now that I have stopped the constant OX acclimatation !! ;-)
Picture of my Grey Spectre for good measures.
Oh "funny" typo on the Garmin 6X box it claims "GPS mode: 3 hours".... Three hours ?? Aaaargh...
BTW tomorrow I got a parcel with Fenix 6X Sapphire coming to me from Irun in Toulouse (great shop BTW). But as I have allready purchased the Titanium at LePape in Paris, so the big boy will go back to some happy owner. The good thing in buying from the Internet is the possibility to cancel an order...
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Re: Fenix 6 (Solar?) & Tactical Garmin Instinct
So GPS in all weather conditions, cartography, also compass to be on the good side of natural lighting, changing of the lights and the weather... All of this is a must.
I don't run but I walk and hike and swim...
Even snorkeling and scuba dive.
Also altitude accommodation is a nice touch when going in the mountains for reporting...
Having the opportunity to receive important message on my wrist without leaving my fingers from all those camera settings... When it starts to rain... Very handy.
Well I have been a huge user of ProTreks and ABC G-Shocks. Got my first compass Casio back in the 90's, got the first barometric Casio and later G also in the 90's.... Always needed to get some location information.
My first GPS watch was in 2000 and it was a Casio a friend of mine, French commando gave to me for a month of testing. It took ages to get a fix in the city urban canyons and it was using camera batteries.
I remember when Clinton stopped the jamming of non military GPS receivers too...
I loved my Fenix 5X and 5X+ to the Instinct which is a great great tool for a great price.
That Grey Specter is going to be the cherry of my wrist cakes...
Pictures for good measure.
The pleasure to be able to see the colour screen in the sunlight.... Priceless!
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Thank for the very nice words. As a reporter and film director or writer, I often need to prove where I have been, how long. Editors want to know for example... Also places where I need to come back, spots I have notice. ..
So GPS in all weather conditions, cartography, also compass to be on the good side of natural lighting, changing of the lights and the weather... All of this is a must.
I don't run but I walk and hike and swim...
Even snorkeling and scuba dive.
Also altitude accommodation is a nice touch when going in the mountains for reporting...
Having the opportunity to receive important message on my wrist without leaving my fingers from all those camera settings... When it starts to rain... Very handy.
Well I have been a huge user of ProTreks and ABC G-Shocks. Got my first compass Casio back in the 90's, got the first barometric Casio and later G also in the 90's.... Always needed to get some location information.
My first GPS watch was in 2000 and it was a Casio a friend of mine, French commando gave to me for a month of testing. It took ages to get a fix in the city urban canyons and it was using camera batteries.
I remember when Clinton stopped the jamming of non military GPS receivers too...
I loved my Fenix 5X and 5X+ to the Instinct which is a great great tool for a great price.
That Grey Specter is going to be the cherry of my wrist cakes...
Pictures for good measure.
The pleasure to be able to see the colour screen in the sunlight.... Priceless!
And the fenix 6X Pro checks in:
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I am very pleased with this new model. Since I "upgraded" my fenix 3 (mineral glass crystal) to a tactix Bravo (Sapphire crystal) I have been disappointed by the relastively dim and low contrast display of the sapphire crystal models. Bought a tactix Charlie and returned it - dim, low contrast display; bought a fenix 5X Plus and returned it - dim, low contrast display (both had Sapphire crystals). Bought an Instinct and am very well pleased with the bright, high contrast display, and it is a great watch for what it is, but I wanted more features.
In the hopes of an improved display, I selected the fenix 6X Pro model because it does NOT have a Sapphire crystal - it has a Gorilla Glass 3 crystal. I was not disappointed. The display is as legible as the display on the Instinct (which is saying a lot), but with much higher resolution - no jaggies and messages in a type face I can actually read.
So if you are in search of a bright, high contrast, high resolution display, I would strongly suggest one of the new fenix 6 models with the Gorilla Glass 3 crystals. I have not seen any of the new Sapphire models, but if they are anything like the older Sapphire crystals then they will be dimmer and lower contrast. One indicator that this is the case is Garmin chose the Gorilla Glass 3 for the solar models - presumably to allow more light through than the Sapphire crystal.
Anyway, initial response to the fenix 6X Pro is very positive - definitely worth a look.
And BTW, my 6'4" 250 pound frame seems to like the size of this watch just fine ;-)
HTH
I am very pleased with this new model. Since I "upgraded" my fenix 3 (mineral glass crystal) to a tactix Bravo (Sapphire crystal) I have been disappointed by the relastively dim and low contrast display of the sapphire crystal models. Bought a tactix Charlie and returned it - dim, low contrast display; bought a fenix 5X Plus and returned it - dim, low contrast display (both had Sapphire crystals). Bought an Instinct and am very well pleased with the bright, high contrast display, and it is a great watch for what it is, but I wanted more features.
In the hopes of an improved display, I selected the fenix 6X Pro model because it does NOT have a Sapphire crystal - it has a Gorilla Glass 3 crystal. I was not disappointed. The display is as legible as the display on the Instinct (which is saying a lot), but with much higher resolution - no jaggies and messages in a type face I can actually read.
So if you are in search of a bright, high contrast, high resolution display, I would strongly suggest one of the new fenix 6 models with the Gorilla Glass 3 crystals. I have not seen any of the new Sapphire models, but if they are anything like the older Sapphire crystals then they will be dimmer and lower contrast. One indicator that this is the case is Garmin chose the Gorilla Glass 3 for the solar models - presumably to allow more light through than the Sapphire crystal.
Anyway, initial response to the fenix 6X Pro is very positive - definitely worth a look.
And BTW, my 6'4" 250 pound frame seems to like the size of this watch just fine ;-)
HTH
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I found this info in another thread. Sapphire does transmit somewhat less light than mineral glass (or acrylic), but I'm surprised the roughly 10% difference creates a large difference in the brightness of a smartwatch display. Maybe it's a combination of the difference in the transmission and also related to the AR coating used.
https://www.watchuseek.com/f2/there...al-sapphire-crystal-4891001.html#post48168535
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