Act fast! Unexpected discount sees Garmin Fenix 8 drop to its lowest price on Amazon

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The Garmin Fenix 8 is the best sports watch you can get offering top-notch tracking, training analysis and navigation features, but it’s fair to say it doesn’t come cheap.

That’s why I’ve been hunting for discounts on the Fenix 8 ever since it launched, and Amazon just reduced the 51mm of the Garmin Fenix 8 Solar by 5%. It’s a small discount, but still a significant one, with the Garmin Fenix 8 now available for $1,134 at Amazon, down from $1,199.

Garmin Fenix 8 Solar 51mm
Garmin Fenix 8 Solar 51mm: was $1,199 now $1,134 at Amazon

This rare discount on the Garmin Fenix 8 drops the 51mm Solar model to its lowest ever price, with the 5% reduction knocking $65 off the price. The 51mm Fenix 8 Solar offers the best battery life of any Fenix 8, with the solar panels on its watch face helping it to last up to 48 days in watch mode in sunny conditions.

It’s still an expensive watch, but any saving is worth flagging given that the Fenix 8 only came out in August 2024 and it’s the best Garmin watch available.

I’ve been wearing the AMOLED version of the Fenix 8 since it launched, running a marathon with it last month, and there’s no sports watch that can match the combination of sports and smart features you get.

The Fenix 8 Solar on sale has a memory-in-pixel display rather than an AMOLED one, which is less bright, but Garmin’s MIP screens are still clear to read, especially well in bright sunlight, and they extend the battery life of the watch considerably compared with AMOLED.

Garmin Fenix 8

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That’s especially the case with the 51mm watch that’s discounted, which is perfect for those who love to take on epic adventures in the great outdoors because of its battery life and durable design, which has a titanium bezel and sapphire crystal screen.

I hope to see other models of the Fenix 8 start to get discounts in the coming months, but since it is a new watch and Garmin’s flagship, any saving is a welcome surprise for now, so this deal is worth considering if you want the latest and greatest model.

If you’re happy to look at older models, the Garmin Fenix 7X Pro 51mm watch is available for $746 on Amazon right now. It’s not a diveproof watch like the Fenix 8 and doesn’t have its mic and speaker, or as long battery life, but it’s still an outstanding sports watch with most of the same key tracking and training analysis features.

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Nick Harris-Fry
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Nick Harris-Fry is an experienced health and fitness journalist, writing professionally since 2012. He spent nine years working on the Coach magazine and website before moving to the fitness team at Tom’s Guide in 2024. Nick is a keen runner and also the founder of YouTube channel The Run Testers, which specialises in reviewing running shoes, watches, headphones and other gear.

Nick ran his first marathon in 2016 after six weeks of training for a magazine feature and subsequently became obsessed with the sport. He now has PBs of 2hr 27min for the marathon and 15min 30sec for 5K, and has run 13 marathons in total, as well as a 50-mile ultramarathon. Nick is also a qualified Run Leader in the UK.

Nick is an established expert in the health and fitness area and along with writing for many publications, including Live Science, Expert Reviews, Wareable, Coach and Get Sweat Go, he has been quoted on The Guardian and The Independent.

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