Description
quatix® 8 - 51mm AMOLED Marine GPS Smartwatch
Plot Your Paradise. The quatix 8 nautical smartwatch includes a bright 1.4-inch AMOLED display and LED flashlight, so you’ll get features you need at the helm and ones you want off it.
Features:
- MARINIZED DESIGN - Built for life at the helm, this premium design is dive-rated and features leakproof buttons, a metal sensor guard, and a bright 1.4-inch AMOLED display with a scratch-resistant lens and durable titanium bezel.
- COMPREHENSIVE HELM CONTROL - Use the built-in speaker and mic on your quatix 8 to control your compatible chartplotter with voice commands via BLUETOOTH® technology. Enjoy remote control capabilities with select compatible Garmin chartplotters, autopilots, Force® trolling motors, Fusion® stereos, and more.
- BUILT-IN SPEAKER AND MICROPHONE - Make and take phone calls from your watch when it’s paired to your smartphone. Plus, control watch functions with off-grid voice commands — or use your smartphone’s voice assistant to respond to text messages and more.
- DEDICATED MARINE FEATURES - Boating and sailing apps provide data to track your time on the water. Stay aware and get alarms for imminent tide changes or anchor drag. Take the podium with sail-specific features such as tack assist, race start guidance, and regatta timer.
- BUILT-IN LED FLASHLIGHT - A true integrated flashlight with variable light intensities and a red safety light can give you greater awareness at sea or at home, providing convenient illumination when you need it.
- KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - Begin each day with a customizable morning report offering a summary of health and wellness information. Use the training readiness feature — which looks at a variety of health metrics — to help maximize your training efficiency and recovery2 to help prevent burnout.
Integrate:
- CHARTPLOTTER VOICE CONTROL - Keep your focus on the water, and control your compatible chartplotter with voice commands via BLUETOOTH technology.
- AUTOPILOT CONTROL - Access the autopilot app to change heading, engage pattern steering, and follow a GPS route when connected to your compatible chartplotter or GHC™ 50 autopilot instrument.
- FUSION AUDIO SYSTEM - Control your onboard entertainment system from your watch with the built-in Fusion-Link™ audio app.
- BOAT DATA STREAMING - View data — including water depth, engine RPM, wind, custom data, and more — from your chartplotter directly on your wrist.
- ALERTS AND ALARMS - Get alerts for imminent tide changes and anchor drag.
- WAYPOINT MARKING - Use your watch to place chartplotter waypoints from anywhere on the boat.
Navigation:
- BLUECHART® G3 CHARTS - Get support for premier coastal charts featuring integrated Navionics® data (sold separately).
- LAKEVÜ™ G3 MAPS - Get support for freshwater maps of the U.S. featuring integrated Navionics data (sold separately).
- OUTDOOR MAPS+ - Subscribe to Outdoor Maps+ for premium mapping content, such as satellite imagery and enhanced topographic maps, downloaded directly to your watch.
- SATIQ™ TECHNOLOGY - Get superior positioning accuracy with multi-band GPS while optimizing battery life.
- ABC SENSORS - Navigate your next trail with an altimeter, barometer, and 3-axis electronic compass.
- MULTICONTINENT TOPO MAPS - Preloaded TopoActive maps from around the world keep your explorations on track. Download additional maps via Wi-Fi® connectivity.
- NEXTFORK™ MAP GUIDE - Navigate with a glance, and see the distance to the next intersection and the trail name.
- UP AHEAD FEATURE - Get at-a-glance awareness for selected POI checkpoints ahead — such as aid stations — during a race.
- COURSES WITH TURN-BY-TURN DIRECTIONS - Create or find existing courses in the Garmin Connect™ smart-device app, or sync from your favorite third-party platforms and get turn-by-turn directions.
- SKIVIEW™ MAPS - View run names and difficulty ratings for more than 2,000 preloaded ski resorts worldwide.
- GOLF COURSE MAPS - Get preloaded full-color CourseView maps for more than 43,000 golf courses around the world.
Performance:
- ENDURANCE SCORE - Using your VO2 max, training loads, and other factors, this feature helps gauge your ability to sustain prolonged effort.
- VISUAL RACE PREDICTOR - Get an estimate of what your pace could be for a 5K, 10K, half-marathon, and marathon.
- PACEPRO™ TECHNOLOGY - Plan race-day strategy with GPS-based pace guidance for a selected course or distance.
- CLIMBPRO FEATURE - See real-time information on your current and upcoming climbs on downloaded courses.
- GRADE-ADJUSTED PACE - Get your equivalent running pace at the same effort on flat ground or when ascending.
- TRAINING READINESS - From the moment you wake up, get a readiness score based on your sleep quality2, recovery, training load, and more, so you can determine if it’s a good day to go hard or take it easy.
- TRAINING STATUS - Get insight and know whether you’re training productively, peaking, or strained.
- PERFORMANCE METRICS - Gauge your performance with advanced training metrics such as VO2 max, training load, and more.
- MULTISPORT AUTO TRANSITION - This feature detects sport changes between swim, bike, and run in multisport activities, so you can focus on the race and let your watch take care of recording splits.
- HILL SCORE - Measure your capability for running uphill, and evaluate your progress over time based on your VO2 max and training history.
- DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS - View your entire week of daily suggested workouts, which adapt after every run or ride.
- RECOVERY TIME - Know how long you need to recover before your next high-effort workout based on your latest training.
- RACE WIDGET - Prepare for your next race with training tips, personalized daily suggested workouts, and more.
- WRIST-BASED RUNNING DYNAMICS - View crucial running metrics such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time, and more.
- GARMIN COACH - Prepare for your next race, train for a milestone, or work to simply improve your fitness with Garmin Coach adaptive or prebuilt running, cycling, or strength training plans. For more personalized workouts, select plans that even adapt based on your performance and health metrics.
Activities:
- RECREATIONAL DIVING - A 40-meter dive rating and leakproof metal buttons let you reach new depths with support for scuba and apnea dive activities.
- WAKESPORTS ACTIVITIES - Track your stats for water skiing, wakeboarding, wakesurfing, and kiteboarding.
- TRACK YOUR ACTIVITIES - Use preloaded activity profiles to get data and insight from your active pursuits. Even track sports activities such as golf, soccer, football, racquet sports, and more.
- SAIL EXPEDITION - Record a multiday sailing activity with a reduced need to charge.
- HIIT WORKOUTS - Track your HIIT workouts, including AMRAP, EMOM, Tabata, or custom workouts.
- ANIMATED WORKOUTS - Follow animated workouts for cardio, strength, yoga, and Pilates on the watch screen.
- BACKCOUNTRY SKI AND SNOWBOARD - Automatically track ascents and descents along with how much time you spend between runs.
- XC SKI POWER - Measure exercise load when paired with an HRM 600 chest strap (sold separately).
- SURF ACTIVITY - Record waves surfed, maximum speed reached, distance traveled, and more. Use Surfline Sessions™ technology to capture video of waves you ride in front of a Surfline® camera3.
Health & Wellness:
- MORNING REPORT - Get a customizable overview of your sleep, training outlook, HRV status, weather, and more as soon as you wake up.
- HRV STATUS - Gain a better understanding of your overall health, recovery, and training performance while you sleep.
- WRIST-BASED HEART RATE - The watch constantly samples your heart rate2 to help you gauge how hard you work during activities.
- GARMIN ECG APP - The ECG app4 uses sensors to record the electrical signals that control how your heart beats. It analyzes the recording to detect signs of an irregular heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation (AFib).
- PULSE OX SENSOR - Track your blood oxygen saturation while you’re awake or asleep, and gain awareness of how you’re adapting to altitude5.
- SLEEP COACH - Get a sleep score and personalized coaching for how much sleep you should get. Track sleep stages, and get insights to improve sleep quality2.
- NAP DETECTION - Automatically track or log your naps to see how they benefit your body and to check the recommended time and duration they should be.
- BREATHING VARIATIONS - For a closer glimpse of your health, the breathing variations feature uses Pulse Ox5 to help you better understand shifts in your breathing patterns as you sleep.
- JET LAG ADVISER - Help to minimize the effects of jet lag with guidance on light exposure, sleep schedule, and exercise.
- BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITORING - Track your body’s energy levels to find the best times for activity and rest2.
- STRESS TRACKING - See if you’re having a calm, balanced, or stressful day.
- HEALTH SNAPSHOT™ FEATURE - Log a 2-minute session to record key health stats, then generate a report to share with your health care provider.
- RESPIRATION TRACKING - See how you’re breathing throughout the day and night.
- HYDRATION TRACKING - Log your daily fluid intake as a reminder to stay hydrated.
- ALTITUDE AND HEAT ACCLIMATION - See how you’re holding up to the current elevation or heat based on your health metrics.
- WOMEN’S HEALTH TRACKING - Track and log your menstrual cycle or pregnancy to get exercise and nutrition education.
Connected Features:
- GARMIN CONNECT APP - See your health and fitness information, connect with friends, and more.
- GARMIN MESSENGER™ APP - Communicate via two-way text messaging6 on your wrist.
- SMART NOTIFICATIONS - Receive emails, texts, and alerts on your smartwatch when paired with your iPhone® or Android™ smartphone.
- MUSIC - Download songs plus playlists from your Spotify, Deezer, or Amazon Music accounts for phone-free listening (subscription may be required).
- GARMIN PAY™ CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS - Breeze through checkout lines or transit systems with participating providers.
- GARMIN SHARE - Use this feature to easily share saved locations, courses, and workouts with friends’ compatible Garmin devices.
- SAFETY AND TRACKING FEATURES - If you feel unsafe or if your watch senses that an incident occurred, your watch will send a message with your live location7.
- STOCKS TRACKER - Keep track of up to 50 of your favorite stocks8 - right from your wrist.
- CONNECT IQ™ STORE - Add watch faces, data fields, and apps from your paired smartphone.
- POWER MANAGER - View how various settings and sensors impact your watch’s battery life.
What's In The Box?
- quatix® 8 – 47 mm, AMOLED smartwatch
- Charging/data cable
- Documentation
1Requires BLUETOOTH connectivity2Activity tracking accuracy3When paired with the Garmin Connect smart-device app and the Surfline smart-device app4The ECG app is only available on select Garmin smartwatches with the latest version of the Garmin Connect smartphone app and watch software. The ECG app is not available in all regions; see Garmin.com/ECG for availability. The ECG app is only intended for adults aged 22 years and over. The ECG app is capable of recording an ECG similar to a Lead I ECG and detecting the presence of atrial fibrillation or normal sinus rhythm.5This is not a medical device and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or monitoring of any medical condition; see Garmin.com/ataccuracy. Pulse Ox not available in all countries.6Requires both the sender and receiver of messages to have the Garmin Messenger app installed on their paired smartphones7When paired with your smartphone. For safety and tracking feature requirements and limitations, see Garmin.com/safety.8When paired with your smartphone. All data provided on the Garmin Stocks Tracker app is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended for trading or investing purposes. See Twelvedata.com/stocks for stock exchanges covered by the Stocks app.
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Engineering enhancements are ongoing and may not be reflected in the pictures, videos and specifications.
WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including NICKEL (METALLIC) which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Owner's Manual (pdf)
