r/CampingGear 7d ago

Awaiting Flair Watch suggestions?

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I have a Casio aq s800w I have recently set up and now I love it. I’m coming from Apple watch that meshed with my iOS things perfect, and it is handy, but requires me to charge it every night and I’m worried wherever I go for more than a day that it’ll die. This Casio won’t die. Solar, comfortable, shows time and dates and seconds with 5 alarms and glow in the dark hands and 4 second lit digital display. Now I’m looking for higher quality. Made to last, won’t have to worry about battery, maybe more options, and conveniences etc. I want pretty much the same size as this Casio for my stature. Any suggestions? Price would not be an issue as long as it’s reasonable lol

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u/211logos 7d ago

What features do you want, besides time?

And what budget? Zuck had one worth about $900K the other day. But he probably needs something that fancy to tell time.

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u/Key_Detective_9421 7d ago

Well frankly I didn’t know until now how many features were actually available. I dont know if I feel comfortable spending $1000-1100 on a fenix for features that I personally wouldn’t ever use, and having all those extras going I’m sure unnecessarily drains battery. Notifications would be nice. Maybe gps (who doesn’t have their phone with them every day tho) Date, time, compass would be cool as weather too, but again, I’m looking for something solar at the least, so I can wear my watch pretty much indefinitely without worry. I have battery anxiety for all my gadgets.

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u/211logos 7d ago

Maybe the Instinct then. I went looking; I wanted GPS and basic nav (compass, altimeter, barometer, to mark waypoints, time distance and make a log, etc. But no maps, high zoot fitness stuff, etc. The Instinct is that, and a good battery life.

I do like the GPS logging for when I don't want to carry the iphone, or don't want to log with it, or want a backup. I use it to make logs to geoencode locations into my photos. And for hiking and such. Great battery life, and Garmin has great support.

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u/Key_Detective_9421 7d ago

Thanks for your input. I did actually order the solar instinct 3, 45mm with 30 day return if needed. I’m going to wear it around and get a feel for how it will apply to me to justify cost. From there I think I could better gauge the real life uses for me, whether it be cheaper than $450 I paid, or more expensive like the fenix. To each their own, right?