JOD 1,300
Rise above with tactix 8. It’s the ultimate tactical smartwatch, featuring a solar charged display, titanium bezel, sapphire lens, an internal speaker and mic for voice features and a 40-metre dive rating.
KEEP THE OPERATION ROLLING WITH SOLAR CHARGING
UP TO 48 DAYS OF BATTERY LIFE IN SMARTWATCH MODE¹
DEDICATED TACTICAL FEATURES SUCH AS RUCKING ACTIVITY AND APPLIED BALLISTICS® SOLVER
BRIGHT, BUILT-IN MULTICOLOUR LED FLASHLIGHT
REACH NEW DEPTHS WITH A 40-METRE DIVE RATING
SPEAKER AND MICROPHONE FOR VOICE MESSAGING² AND CONTROL
This advanced tactical GPS smartwatch features a bright 1.4-inch solar charged display, titanium bezel and sapphire lens, and enhanced graphical interface. It’s tested to U.S. military standards for thermal, shock and water resistance.
Dedicated tactical features include a jumpmaster activity, waypoint projection, dual-position GPS format, stealth mode, kill switch, compatibility with night vision goggles and rucking activity.
Navigate the outdoors with superior positioning accuracy, thanks to multi-band GPS with SatIQ™ technology plus built-in sensors for the 3-axis compass, gyroscope and barometric altimeter.
The preloaded Applied Ballistics® solver gives you access to aiming solutions for long-range shooting in the field.
With a 40-metre dive rating, you’re ready to go to greater depths than ever with support for scuba and apnea dive activities.
To help guide your way in low-light conditions, a built-in multicolour LED flashlight provides quick access to a bright, steady beam in either green or white light. In NVG mode, white is disabled, and the green flashlight becomes dimmable.
What You’ll Love | |
| Sleep Score and Insights | |
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| Battery life (smartwatch mode) | Up to 30 days (48 days with solar*) |
| Built-in mapping | |
| Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation | |
| Garmin ECG App | |
| LED flashlight | |
| Garmin Pay™ | |
| Multi-band GPS | |
| Music storage | |
| Make calls and send texts via voice | |
| Training Readiness | |
| Training Status | |
| Watch display type | Sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) |
| Solar charging | |
| Touchscreen | |
| Water rating | 10 ATM |
General | |
| Strap material | Nylon and silicone |
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| Lens material | Power Sapphire™ |
| Bezel material | Titanium |
| Case material | Fibre-reinforced polymer with titanium rear cover |
| QuickFit® watch band compatible | Included (26 mm) |
| Physical size | 51 x 51 x 15.4 mm Fits wrists with the following circumference: Silicone Band : 127-210 mm UltraFit Band : 127-225 mm Leather Band : 135-213 mm Metal Band : 135-225 mm |
| Weight | 95 g (case only: 67 g) |
| Leakproof inductive buttons | |
| Built-in speaker/microphone | |
| Display Size | 35.56 mm (1.4″) diameter |
| Display Resolution | 280 x 280 pixels |
| Colour display | |
| Large font option | |
| Battery type | Lithium ion |
| Battery life | Smartwatch: Up to 30 days/48 days with solar* Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 48 days/107 days with solar* GPS Only: Up to 95 hours/149 hours with solar** All Satellite Systems: Up to 68 hours/92 hours with solar** All Satellite Systems + Multi-band: Up to 52 hours/65 hours with solar*** All Satellite Systems + Music: Up to 18 hours Max Battery GPS: Up to 186 hours/653 hours with solar** Expedition GPS: Up to 50 days/118 days with solar* *Solar charging, assuming all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions **Solar charging, assuming use in 50,000 lux conditions ***Solar charging, assuming use in 50,000 lux conditions; assuming typical use with SatIQ technology |
| Charging method | Garmin proprietary plug charger |
| Memory/history | 32 GB |
Clock features | |
| Time/date | |
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| GPS time sync | |
| Automatic daylight saving time | |
| Alarm clock | |
| Smart wake alarm | |
| Timer | |
| Stopwatch | |
| Sunrise/sunset times | |
Health & Wellness Monitoring | |
| Heart Rate (Constant, every second) | |
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| Resting heart rate | |
| Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts | Yes (high and low) |
| Respiration Rate | |
| Fitness Age | |
| Body Battery™ Energy Monitor | |
| All-day Stress | |
| Relaxation Breathing Timer | |
| Breathwork | |
| Sleep | Yes (advanced) |
| Sleep coach | |
| Sleep Alignment | |
| Breathing variations | |
| Nap detection | |
| Hydration | Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
| Women’s Health | Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
| Health Snapshot | |
| Skin temperature | |
| Jet lag adviser | |
| Lifestyle Logging | |
| Health Status | |
Sensors | |
| GPS | |
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| GLONASS | |
| Galileo | |
| QZSS | |
| BeiDou | |
| SatIQ™ technology | |
| Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor | |
| Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation monitor | |
| Barometric altimeter | |
| Compass | |
| Gyroscope | |
| Accelerometer | |
| Thermometer | |
| Ambient light sensor | |
| Depth sensor | Yes (to 40 m) |
Daily smart features | |
| Find my phone | |
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| Find My Garmin (helps locate lost device) | |
| Find My Phone during GPS activity | |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi® |
| Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields and apps) | |
| On-device Connect IQ™ Store | |
| Smart Notifications | |
| Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only) | |
| View images from notifications on watch (Android™ only) | |
| Morning report | |
| Evening report | |
| Calendar | |
| Weather forecasts | |
| Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect™ mobile | |
| Battery Saver – customisable low power watch | |
| Controls smartphone music | |
| Plays and controls watch music | |
| Compatible with Garmin Messenger app | |
| Smart trainer control | |
| Compatible with Garmin Connect™ Mobile | |
| Smartphone compatibility | iPhone®, Android™ |
| Stocks | |
| Bluetooth phone calling and voice assistant support | |
| Voice command | |
| Garmin Share | |
| Passcode | |
| Calculator | |
Workout and Training Plans | |
| Daily Suggested Workout – Running (Pace and Heart Rate Based) | |
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| Daily Suggested Workout – Cycling (Pace and Heart Rate Based) | |
| Garmin Running Coach | |
| Garmin Running Coach Experts | |
| Garmin Cycling Coach | |
| Garmin Coach – Prebuilt Cycling Plans | |
| Garmin Coach – Strength | |
| Garmin Triathlon Coach | |
| Multisport workouts | |
| Cardio workouts | |
| Strength workouts | |
| HIIT workouts | |
| Yoga workouts | |
| Pilates workouts | |
| On-screen workout animations | |
| On-Screen Workout Muscle Map | |
Activity profiles | |
| Gym | Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor rowing, Jump Roping |
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| Multisport | Swimming/Running, Triathlon |
| WELLNESS | Walking, Pilates, Yoga, Indoor Walking, Mobility |
| INDOOR RUNNING | Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Virtual running |
| Outdoor running | Running, Outdoor Track Running, Trail Running, Ultra Running, Obstacle Racing |
| Outdoor recreation | Hiking, Rucking, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Climbing, Hunting, Horseback Riding, Golfing, Disc Golf, Archery |
| Cycling | Biking, Road biking, Mountain Biking, Gravel biking, Bike commuting, Bike touring, eBiking, eMountain Biking, Indoor Biking, Cyclocross, BMX |
| Swim | Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming |
| On the water | Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Surfing, Kiteboarding, Windsurfing, Fishing, Boating, Sailing, Water Skiing, Wakeboarding, Wakesurfing, Tubing, Snorkeling, Whitewater |
| Motor sports | Motorcycling, Overlanding, Motocrossing, ATVing, Snowmobiling |
| Racket sports | Tennis, Pickleball, Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis, Padel, Platform Tennis, Racquetball |
| Snow & Winter | Skiing, Snowboarding, Backcountry Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, XC Skate Skiing, Backcountry Skiing, Ice Skating, Snowshoeing |
| Team sports | Basketball, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Football, American Football, Lacrosse, Rugby, Ultimate Disc, Cricket, Softball, Baseball |
| In the ring | Boxing, Mixed martial arts |
| Dive | Scuba Diving (single gas), Apnea Diving |
| Other activity profiles | Flying, Jumpmaster, Tactical, Inline Skating |
Safety and tracking features | |
| Incident detection during select activities | |
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| Incident detection alert on phone for wearables | |
| Assistance | |
| Live event sharing | |
Tactical features | |
| Ballistics solver | |
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| Dual grid coordinates | |
| KILL SWITCH | |
| Night vision mode | |
| Stage Timer | |
| Stealth mode | |
Gaming Features | |
| Gaming activity | |
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| GameOn™ app compatible | |
Diving features | |
| Dive activity maximum operating depth | 40 meters |
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| Single-gas mode | |
| APNOEA mode | |
| Decompression model | Bühlmann ZHL-16c w/ Gradient Factors |
| Nitrox support | |
| Gas mixes | Air, Nitrox (21-40% Oxygen) |
| PO2 | Up to 1.6 with customisable Deco settings |
| Auto start/end dive | |
| Custom end-dive timeout | Yes (20 sec to 10 min) |
| Safety stop | Yes (customisable Off/3min/5min) |
| Deep stops | Yes (using custom Gradient Factors) |
| Customisable conservatism | Yes (Low/Medium/High) |
| Dive ascent/descent rate indicator | |
| Automatic altitude adjustment | |
| No fly time | |
| Dive planner | Yes (Basic NDL & Gas Planner) |
| Tides | |
| Backlight | Yes (configurable intensity; always on) |
| Automatically saves dive entry and exit locations | |
| Sync dive log to Garmin Dive™ Mobile app | |
| Alerts and alarms | Yes (vibration only) |
| 3-axis dive compass | Yes (with adjustable heading, quick change to 90R, 90L, and Reciprocal. Indicates degrees and direction back to set heading) |
| Missed deco lockout | Yes (can be disabled prior to dive with user acknowledgement) |
| Surface diver status widget | Yes (surface Interval, no fly time, N2 loading, CNS, OTU, and Tissue Compartment status) |
Aviation features | |
| Worldwide airport database(s) | |
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| 3-axis compass with HSI (horizontal situation indicator) | |
| Multiple time zones with Zulu/UTC | |
| Moving Map with aviation airports, navaids, roads, bodies of water and more | |
| Worldwide NAVAID and Intersection database(s) | |
| In-flight Pulse Ox | |
| METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) | |
| TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) | |
Boating features | |
| Wearable trolling motor remote | |
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Activity tracking features | |
| Step counter | |
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| Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it) | |
| Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) | |
| Calories Burned | |
| Floors climbed | |
| Distance travelled | |
| Intensity minutes | |
| TrueUp™ | |
| Move IQ™ | |
| Garmin Connect™ Challenges app | Yes (optional Connect IQ app) |
| Automatic rep counting | |
Training, planning and analysis features | |
| Improved interval (includes open repeats, intervals data page, rest screen and auto detection) | |
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| Customisable screen(s) | |
| Downloadable training plans | |
| Course guidance | |
| HR Zones | |
| HR Alerts | |
| HR Calories | |
| % HR Max | |
| % HRR | |
| Recovery Time | |
| Auto Max HR | |
| Race glance/widget | |
| HRV Status | |
| HRV stress test (measures your heart rate variability while standing still, for 3 minutes, to provide you with an estimated stress level; the scale of this is 1 to 100; low scores indicate lower stress levels) | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| HR Broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+® to paired devices) | |
| Respiration Rate (During Exercise) | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| GPS speed and distance | |
| Customisable activity profiles | |
| Auto Pause® automatic timer halt | |
| Interval training | |
| Advanced workouts | |
| Power Modes – customisable in-activity battery settings | |
| HRM running pace and distance | |
| Auto Lap® interval tracking feature | |
| Manual lap | |
| Rest timer | |
| Configurable lap alerts | |
| Heat and Altitude Acclimation | |
| VO2 Max (Run) | |
| VO2 Max (Trail Run) | |
| Realtime Stamina | |
| ENDURANCE SCORE | |
| Load ratio | |
| Training Load | |
| Training load focus | |
| Training Effect | |
| Training Effect (Anaerobic) | |
| Primary benefit (training effect labels) | |
| Workout benefit | |
| Customisable alerts | |
| Voice alerts | |
| Multisport auto transition | |
| Finish time | |
| Virtual partner | |
| Race an activity | |
| Multi-sport | |
| Garmin Live Segments | |
| Strava Live Segments | |
| Round-trip course creator (running/cycling) | |
| Trendline™ Popularity Routing | |
| Touch and/or button lock | |
| Shortcuts | |
| Auto scroll | |
| Activity history on watch | |
| Physio TrueUp | |
| Unified Training Status | |
Running features | |
| GPS-based distance, time and pace | |
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| Running dynamics | |
| Step speed loss | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Vertical oscillation and ratio | |
| Ground contact time and balance | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Stride length (real time) | |
| Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) | |
| Running tolerance | |
| Running economy | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Running power | |
| Grade-adjusted pace | |
| Performance condition | |
| Lactate threshold | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| PacePro™ Pacing Strategies | |
| Run workouts | |
| HILL SCORE | |
| Trail run auto climb | |
| Race predictor | |
| Course- and weather-specific race predictor | |
| Projected race time | |
| Foot pod capable | |
| Run/walk/stand detection | |
Golfing features | |
| Preloaded with 43,000 courses worldwide | |
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| Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green) | |
| Yardage to layups/doglegs | |
| Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course) | Automatic |
| Digital scorecard | |
| Custom targets | |
| Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit) | |
| Garmin AutoShot™ | |
| Full vector map | |
| Auto CourseView updates | |
| Green View with manual pin position | |
| Hazards and course targets | |
| PinPointer | |
| PlaysLike distance | |
| Touch-targeting (touch target on display to see the distance to any point) | |
| Handicap scoring | |
| Swing Tempo | |
| Tempo Training | |
| Round timer/odometer | |
| Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory) | |
| CT1 Automatic Club Tracking Compatible (Requires Accessory) | |
| Wind speed and direction (requires connection to the golf app) | |
| VIRTUAL CADDIE | |
| Pairs with Garmin Golf app | |
| Tournament legal | |
| Green Contours (with Garmin Golf membership) | |
Outdoor recreation | |
| Projected waypoint | |
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| UltraTrac mode | |
| Elevation profile | |
| Distance to destination | |
| Barometric trend indicator with storm alert | |
| Vertical speed | |
| Total ascent/descent | |
| Rest timer (ultra run only) | |
| Auto Rest | |
| Future elevation plot | |
| GPS coordinates | |
| Sight ‘N Go | |
| Fish forecast | |
| Sun and moon information | |
| Expedition GPS Activity | |
| Tides | |
| Tides Glance | |
Mapping & Navigation | |
| Point-to-point navigation | |
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| Breadcrumb trail in real time | |
| Back to start | |
| TracBack® | |
| Explore Nearby | |
| Up Ahead | |
| ClimbPro™ Ascent Planner | |
| NextFork™ navigation | |
| Preloaded road and trail maps | |
| Preloaded ski resort maps | |
| Downloadable cartography support | |
Cycling features | |
| Courses | |
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| Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor) | |
| Race an activity | |
| Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) | |
| FTP (Functional Threshold Power) | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Power curve and FTP workouts | |
| Garmin cycle map (routable cycling-specific street map) | |
| MTB Grit & Flow | |
| Advanced cycling dynamics | |
| Compatible with Vector™ and Rally™ (power meters) | |
| Compatible with Varia Vision™ (head-mounted display) | |
| Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar) | |
| Compatible with Varia™ lights | |
| Compatible with Varia headlight camera | |
| Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor) | |
| Power meter compatible | |
| Power guide | |
Swimming features | |
| Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) | |
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| Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) | |
| Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only) | |
| Drill logging (pool swim only) | |
| Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only) | |
| “Repeat on” rest timer (pool swim only) | |
| Auto rest (pool swim only) | |
| Time and distance alerts | |
| Pacing alerts (pool swim only) | |
| Countdown start | |
| Pool swim workouts | |
| Critical swim speed | |
| Underwater wrist-based heart rate | |
| Heart rate from external HRM (real-time during rests, interval and session stats during rests, and automatic heart rate download post-swim) | Yes (with HRM-Tri, HRM-Swim, HRM-Pro or HRM-Pro Plus) |
Security Information | |
| Security updates until at least (YYYY-MM-DD) | 2027-02-13 |
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