Garmin's new track-everything smartwatch is great if you're rich

It's expensive. Like really expensive.
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Raymond Wong
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Garmin makes about a hundred different kinds of fitness and GPS trackers and sports watches. Seriously, go look at their product line — it's dizzying.

Its do-everything watch is the Fēnix 3, which comes in a number of different variants and styles. New to the series is the Fēnix Chronos, a sleeker tracker watch that marries all the sensors you could want with a luxury design.

The Chronos is available in three styles and it's not affordable. Compared to the Fēnix 3, which starts at $500, the Chronos caters to high-end customers.


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The Chronos stainless steel case with leather band costs $900. A stainless steel case with stainless steel band costs $1,000 and a titanium case with titanium band costs $1,500.

Like I said: Not. Cheap. At. All.

For the money, you do get some premium watch features like sapphire glass, 1.2-inch Chroma Display with LED backlighting, 100-meter water rating, complete weather-sealing, and up to 25 hours of battery life on a charge and up to 13 hours with the GPS turned on. Garmin also promises up to a week of battery life in "smartwatch mode," which presumably disables a bunch of the sensors to save on battery life.

With the Garmin Connect app, users can swap out digital watch faces, install widgets and receive notifications right on the watch.

And like the Fēnix 3, you get the omnidirectional EXP antenna with GPS and GLONASS satellite reception, altimeter, barometer, compass and sensor for tracking daily activities like steps, calories, stairs climbed, quality of rest, etc. Additionally, there's a built-in heart rate monitor.

Is it worth the hefty price? Maybe if you're a mountain-conquering machine! It's definitely not for everyone, especially at the price and size (it's BIG).

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Raymond Wong

Raymond Wong is Mashable's Senior Tech Correspondent. He reviews gadgets and tech toys and analyzes the tech industry. Raymond's also a bit of a camera geek, gamer, and fine chocolate lover. Before arriving at Mashable, he was the Deputy Editor of NBC Universal's tech publication DVICE. His writing has appeared on G4TV, BGR, Yahoo and Ubergizmo, to name a few. You can follow Raymond on Twitter @raywongy or Instagram @sourlemons.

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