The i-Run team says
Ideal for wearing on a daily basis or during your outdoor sessions, the Garmin EPIX Gen 2 Sapphire Titanium watch has an impressive array of features. Suitable for a versatile audience, it will soon become something you can’t do without.
The new Stamina feature is for analysing your energy reserves in real time. It offers you revolutionary endurance management to prevent overwork and to get results that match your exertion.
Discover your inner athlete. The Race Predictor Trend process displays predictions about your future performance. A graph shows the running times that your potential will enable you to achieve over the long term.
More than 30 sports including running, golf, ski, cycling and hiking are included so you can change things up. The Elevate heart rate monitor monitors your heart rate and the Garmin Coach provides you with training plans.
The satellite GNSS multi-band localisation combined with cartography that is multi-continent is designed for optimum accuracy even in remote environments. You get information about your route, your pace and important details about the topography.
You can continue training to music thanks to 32 GB of storage capacity. You can easily pay for your purchases using Garmin Pay contactless payment. The AMOLED screen is perfect for navigation and maximum readability even on sunny days.
The ingenious management mode turns the screen on only when you turn your wrist towards you. You get to enjoy a battery life of 16 days, 21 with the energy saving active and 42 hours with GPS.
Key points of the Garmin EPIX Gen 2 Sapphire Titanium watch
- AMOLED screen
- Stamina: endurance level in real time, estimation of achievable effort and optimisation of energy management
- GNSS multi-band: GPS, GLONASS and GALILEO
- Race Predictor Trend: predict race times and track your performance on a graph
- Up Ahead function : predictions, split times, distance, altitude, course points of interest, refresh zones
- Multi-continent cartography: contour lines, elevations, peaks, parks, coasts, rivers, lakes and other geographical features
- Race/walk detection : results shown at the end of your training
- Display of specific track data: Displays various data recorded along the route.
- Elevate Gen 4 continuous heart rate: measures the intensity of your sports activities and your stress levels
- Running power: (without additional accessories) which displays data on power developed.
- Pace adapted to the gradient: makes it easier to maintain regular exertion
- Animated workouts: for cardio, strength training, yoga and pilates. Customisable, display of muscle groups worked on
- Multisports: running, trail, swimming, cycling, hiking, rowing, skiing, golf etc.
- Backcountry snowboarding: analysis of exertion during ascents and descents
- Disc Golf: 14,000 golf courses with the UDisc Connect IQ app
- Garmin Coach: download training plans
- PacePro: pace management over a set distance
- HIIT activity profile : workouts and advice
- Body Battery: optimises your energy reserves
- ClimbPro: information about your climbs
- MTB Dynamics : specific data for mountain biking
- Pulse OX pulse oximeter: oxygen level in the body
- SatiQ: choice of satellite for optimum ratio between location accuracy and energy consumption
- Nextfork guidance function: easy wayfinding on your trails, view the distance to the next intersection as well as the names of the paths to follow
- HRV (heart rate variability): calculation of physiological measures such as vo2 MAX, stress, performance conditions, lactate threshold, Body Battery, sleep and breathing quality
- Running widget: training advice, time prediction for your next run, based on course details, fitness data, weather etc....
- Morning report : sleep and recovery analysis, training prospects as soon as you wake up, VFC status, training preparation and weather
- Monitoring hydration
- Notification reception
- ABC sensors: altimeter for altitude data, a barometer for weather and altitude variations, a 3-axis electronic compass and a gyroscope to analyse movement
- Safety and tracking: assistance and incident detection functions send a message telling your emergency contacts your location
- Music and map storage: 32 GB
- Garmin Pay: contactless payment
- Connect IQ: customisation via the application
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and ANT+
- Battery life: 42 hours with GPS, 16 days in smartwatch mode, 21 days in energy saving mode and 14 days in shipping mode
- Dimensions: 47 x 47 x 14.5 mm
- Display touchscreen: 33.02 mm diameter, 416 x 416 pixels, AMOLED.
- Glass materials: Sapphire Crystal
- Bezel materials: Titanium
- Case materials: fibre-reinforced polymer and titanium back cover
- Water resistance: 10 ATM
- Weight: 70 g (case only 47 g)
- Colour: white and grey
Technical description
Box contents:
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EPIX Gen 2 Sapphire Titanium
- Charging cable
- Documentation
- Silicone strap
Physical characteristics:
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Glass material: Sapphire Crystal
- Bezel material: Titanium
- Case materials: fibre-reinforced polymer and titanium back.
- Dimensions: 47 x 47 x 14.5 mm
- Weight: 70 g (case only: 47 g)
- Water resistance: 10 ATM
Screen:
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Size: 1.3".
- Diameter: 33.02 mm
- Resolution: 416 x 416 pixels
- Colour, AMOLED (always active)
- Touch screen with buttons
QuickFit wristband:
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Adjustable silicone strap length: 123.9 mm
- Length of silicone strap and buckle: 95.8 mm
- Total length: 219.7 mm
Wrist circumference:
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Silicone strap: 127-208 mm
Main features:
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Stamina
- GNSS multi-band: GPS, GLONASS and GALILEO
- Heart rate monitor Elevate Gen 4
- Animated workouts
- Expedition mode
- Multisports: running, trail running, swimming, cycling, hiking, rowing, skiing, golf, indoor climbing etc.
- Multi-continent mapping
- Garmin Connect: easy synchronisation
- Race/run detection
- Specific track data display
- Garmin Coach
- PacePro
- HIIT activity profile
- Race Predictor Trend
- Up Ahead function
- Body battery
- ClimbPro
- MTB Dynamics
- Pulse OX pulse oximeter
- Stress monitoring
- Sleep analysis
- Monitors hydration and respiration
- Notification reception
- ABC sensors: altimeter, barometer and compass
- Safety and monitoring: accident detection and assistance
- Music and map storage: 32 Gb
- Garmin Pay: contactless payment
- Connect IQ: customisation via the application
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and ANT+
- Ski touring
- Power data for cross-country skiing: smartly split your ski touring activity between ascents and descents
- Profiles for Surfing, Kitesurfing and Windsurfing
- Daily training suggestions
- Recovery management
- SkiView
- Courseview Golf
- VO2 Max
- Suggested itinerary
- Acclimatisation
- Multi-band GNSS with SatiQ
- HRV/VFC status
- Race widget
- Power Manager: optimises battery life
Battery life:
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Connected mode: up to 5 days/16 days with management
- GPS alone: up to 30 hours/42 hours managed.
- Expedition mode: up to 14 days in management mode
- Energy-saving: up to 21 days
Technologies
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Ant+
Wireless technology enabling the automatic transfer of data to the computer when it is within range of the watch.
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Ecran tactile
Touch and swipe your finger on the touch screen for full control of the watch.
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Vitesse+ Distance
Precisely calculate the speed/pace using GPS signals.
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Fréquence cardiaque
Permanently display your beats per minute to help you improve your physical condition.
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Entraînements avancés
Offers advanced training functions (Fartlek, 30-30, intensity session, pyramid, etc.) and customizable options
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Virtual Partner
Run against a previous performance and compete with a virtual partner over a set time or distance.
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Virtual Racer
is a training tool designed to help you improve your performance. By downloading a race onto your watch or reviewing a past record, you will be able to compare yourself to it.
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Running Dynamics
- Stride Length: Measure the distance traveled horizontally towards your destination.
- Ground Contact Time Balance: Measure your balance during ground contact to determine if your run is symmetrical.
- Vertical Ratio: Observe the effort required to move towards your destination. A low score indicates low energy expenditure or low bounce for a high stride length.
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Body Battery
Optimize your body's energy reserves by using heart rate variability, stress, sleep, and other data to assess your fitness level or when you should rest.
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Pulse Ox
Pulse measurement, a pulse oximeter measures the amount of oxygen (relative to the maximum capacity) in the blood as it moves through your body.
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Trendline
Popular Route Calculation Trendline? - providing the best on-road and off-road routes ? via Garmin Connect.
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LiveTrack
Incident detection and assistance request functions.
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Garmin Coach
Are you training for a 5K, 10K, or a half marathon? Download a custom-fit Garmin Coach training plan for free, tailored to your schedule and abilities.
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VO2 Max
Train smarter with VO2 Max, an indicator of your performance.
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Garmin Connect IQ
Personalize your watch with watch faces, data fields, apps, and free widgets from the Connect IQ TM store.
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PacePro
Plan your race strategy with the PacePro TM 3 feature that offers GPS pace guidance based on elevation for a selected course or distance in the Garmin Connect TM app.
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Cycle Menstruel
Use the Garmin Connect app to track your menstrual cycle or pregnancy. Record your symptoms, get exercise and nutrition tips, and much more.
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QuickFit
Quick and secure bracelet attachment. No tools required.
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Stamina
Use this feature to monitor and manage your energy throughout your challenges. Stamina is a revolutionary management tool that helps you avoid overexerting yourself at the start of your race or activity.
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Profil d'activité HIIT
Proposal for a selection of HIIT training options, such as AMRAP, EMOM, Tabata, and much more. HIIT provides tips throughout your workouts, sets the number of rounds, and chooses the work/rest intervals.
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Race Predictor Trend
The Race Predictor function displays, on a graph, the evolution of race time predictions over the long term, allowing you to better track the development of your capabilities and performance.
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Fonction Up Ahead
This feature allows you to display the essential information of the route on a single screen, such as performance data, split times, distance/altitude, as well as upcoming P.O.I (points of interest on the route) like refreshment zones.
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Cartographie multi-continents
Display the contour lines, elevations, summits, parks, coasts, rivers, lakes, and other geographical features.
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Skiview
Race down the slopes with preloaded SkiView maps. Display the names of the trails and difficulty levels of more than 2,000 ski resorts worldwide.
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MTB Dynamics
Track the details of each ride with specific data for mountain biking, which assesses the trail's difficulty (Grit) and the smoothness (Flow) of your downhill riding. It also gives you a score to beat for next time.
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ClimbPro
Download a course, then use the ClimbPro feature to get real-time information on your current and upcoming climbs, including gradient, distance, and elevation gain, as well as descents and flat sections.
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Courseview Golf
Access color CourseView maps for over 42,000 golf courses worldwide and enjoy front, middle, and back green distances along with numerous features, including PlaysLike Distance, which calculates shot distances by taking the course elevation into account.
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Power Manager
Discover the impact of various parameters and sensors on your watch's battery life. And adjust them to optimize your battery.
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GNSS Multi-bandes
This unique new feature from Garmin is a technological achievement, delivering unparalleled GPS location accuracy. Thanks to the constant recalibration of position by the watch on both frequencies of each multi-band compatible GNSS network, this technology effectively identifies and eliminates erroneous positioning data, thereby offering much higher accuracy, especially in canyons, cities, and challenging alpine environments.
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Mode expédition
You can use expedition mode to extend battery life when recording a multi-day activity.
The device switches to power-saving mode and collects GPS track points once per hour. To optimize battery life, the device turns off all sensors and accessories, including the connection to your smartphone.
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Nextfork
This feature allows you to see the distance to the next trail intersection as well as the name of the upcoming trail.
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Puissance en course à pied
The running power function developed by Garmin utilizes metrics such as pace, vertical oscillation, incline, and even wind resistance to calculate the power you transfer to the ground while running.
By obtaining the power you expend each minute and each kilometer, you can manage your pace more easily and thus avoid tiring yourself out too quickly.
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Rythme adapté à la pente
Whether uphill or downhill, runners can now obtain their equivalent pace on flat terrain, making it easier to maintain a steady effort.
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Rapport matinal
Get access, every morning, to the day's weather, the calendar, daily training suggestions as well as information on sleep time, training readiness level, and HRV status. This report is fully customizable to display only the information of your choice.
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Profil d'activité Snowboard
Allows to distinguish the practice of snowboarding from that of mountaineering by displaying specific data related to the ascent and descent.
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Profil d'activité Disc Golf
For frisbee golf, it allows for the measurement of statistics and, for those who wish, access to 14,000 courses to practice via the UDisc Connect IQ app.