Garmin Black Friday deals — 9 biggest discounts I’d shop right now

The price of Garmin’s entry-level running watch could still drop further in the Black Friday sales, but this is still a good deal on a great watch for beginners in particular. The Forerunner 55 is a simple but accurate sports tracker with a lightweight design, and the black version is reduced by $35 right now.

This 12% discount is not the biggest saving you’ll find this Black Friday, but the Forerunner 165 is a relatively new watch that I wasn’t sure would be reduced at all. We picked the Forerunner 165 as the best running watch in the Tom’s Guide Awards 2024, offering Garmin’s key features in an attractive design with an AMOLED display and at a good price.

The Garmin Vivoactive 5 is a sporty smartwatch with an AMOLED display. It offers extensive health and fitness tracking and while it doesn’t match the smarts of watches like the Apple Watch 10 or Samsung Galaxy Watch 7, I found the Vivoactive 5’s native sports tracking to be more reliable, and it comes in cheaper especially with this $50 discount on Amazon.

Although an older watch that’s been superseded by both the Forerunner 955 and Forerunner 965, the Garmin Forerunner 945 is still worth considering at this low price, because it has some key features you won’t find on many other sports watches under $300, such as offline maps. It’s an accurate multisport tracker with detailed training analysis and while it doesn’t have an AMOLED display, it’s still a good-looking and lightweight watch and has week-long battery life.

The Forerunner 255 is a prime candidate for discounts this Black Friday as an older watch that’s been superseded by the Forerunner 265. This $100 saving on the music version of the 255 is certainly a good deal on an impressive multisport watch and actually equals the lowest price its been.

The smaller version of the Fenix 7 is reduced to a lower price than the standard watch, and might suit smaller wrists better. It's packed with all the same sports tracking features, but has a smaller screen and shorter battery life than the larger Fenix 7 and Fenix 7X models.

The Garmin Fenix 8 recently launched, which means my eyes are peeled looking for discounts on older top-end Garmins like the Fenix 7 and Epix Pro. This is the cheapest the Fenix 7 has ever been, and while it’s missing some of the hardware upgrades on newer models like an AMOLED screen, it’s still up to date with Garmin’s software updates and undoubtedly the most impressive sports watch available from any brand for $429.

Another watch to keep an eye on in the sales, the Garmin Epix 2 has dropped to its lowest price ever at Walmart. It's an excellent price for an AMOLED sports watch that offers Garmin’s top sports tracking and training analysis features, plus offline maps and smarts including music storage and NFC payments.

The Garmin Forerunner 965 has a case for being Garmin’s best watch overall, with a bright AMOLED display and all the brand’s best features in a slim design that’s much lighter than the likes of the Fenix 8 or Enduro 3. It’s not a watch that I’ve seen big discounts on yet, so even this $30 saving caught the eye, even if I’d hope to see it drop nearer to $500 at some point this Black Friday.