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Approach 43 - S50 010-03010-41 Smartwatch Advanced GPS Golf Slate Aluminum Bezel Ivory Nylon Band
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About The Product
Get all the features you need on the course — and beyond — with the Approach S50 GPS golf smartwatch.
Highlights
GENERAL
Strap material | ComfortFit nylon band |
Lens Material | Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 |
Bezel Material | anodized aluminum |
Quick Release bands | yes (20 mm, Industry standard) |
Physical size | 43 x 43 x 11.4 mm S/M version fits wrists with a circumference of 127-190 mm (Ivory) M/L version fits wrists with a circumference of 145-217 mm (Black) |
Weight | 29 g |
Display Size | 1.2" (30.4 mm) diameter |
Display resolution | 390 x 390 pixels |
Color display | Yes |
Large font option | Yes |
Battery life | Smartwatch mode: Up to 10 days GPS Mode Up to 15 hours (using default display settings: gesture wake-up in Smartwatch mode and always-on while golfing) |
Charging method | Garmin proprietary plug charger |
Memory/History | 4 GB |
WHAT YOU'LL LOVE
Sleep score and insights | Yes |
Battery life (smartwatch mode) | Up to 10 days |
Pulse Ox blood oxygen | yes (spot-check and optionally in sleep) |
Garmin Pay™ | Yes |
Music storage | Yes |
Display type | AMOLED (optional always-on mode) |
Touchscreen | Yes |
Water rating | 5 ATM |
CLOCK FEATURES
Time/date | Yes |
GPS Time Sync | Yes |
Automatic daylight saving time | Yes |
Alarm clock | Yes |
Timer | Yes |
Stopwatch | Yes |
Sunrise/sunset times | Yes |
HEALTH AND WELLNESS MONITORING
Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second) | Yes |
Resting heart rate | Yes |
Abnormal heart rate alerts | yes (high and low) |
Respiration rate | Yes |
Fitness age | Yes |
Body Battery™ energy monitor | Yes |
All-day stress | Yes |
Relaxation reminders | Yes |
Relaxation breathing timer | Yes |
Meditation | Yes |
Breathwork | Yes |
Sleep | yes (advanced) |
Sleep coach | Yes |
Nap detection | Yes |
Hydration | yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
Women's health | yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
Health snapshot | Yes |
SENSORS
GPS | Yes |
GLONASS | Yes |
Galileo | Yes |
Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor | Yes |
Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor | Yes |
Compass | Yes |
Gyroscope | Yes |
Accelerometer | Yes |
Ambient light sensor | Yes |
DAILY SMART FEATURES
Connectivity | Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi® |
Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps) | Yes |
On-device Connect IQ™ Store | Yes |
Smart Notifications | Yes |
Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only) | Yes |
View images from notifications on watch (Android™ only) | Yes |
Morning report | Yes |
Calendar | Yes |
Weather forecasts | Yes |
Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect™ mobile | Yes |
Controls smartphone music | Yes |
Plays and controls watch music | Yes |
Find My Phone | Yes |
Find My Watch | Yes |
Pairs with Garmin Connect™ Mobile | Yes |
Smartphone compatibility | iPhone®, Android™ |
Passcode | Yes |
ACTIVITY PROFILES
Gym | Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing |
Wellness | Walking, Pilates, Yoga, Indoor Walking |
Indoor running | Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running |
Outdoor running | Running |
Outdoor recreation | Hiking, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Climbing, Golfing |
Cycling | Biking, Mountain Biking, Indoor Biking |
Swim | Pool Swimming |
On the Water | Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking |
Racket sports | Tennis, Pickleball, Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis, Padel, Platform Tennis, Racquetball |
Snow & winter | Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, Snowshoeing |
Team sports | Basketball, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Football/Soccer, American Football, Lacrosse, Rugby, Ultimate Disc, Cricket, Softball, Baseball |
In the ring | Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts |
WORKOUT AND TRAINING PLANS
Cardio workouts | Yes |
Strength workouts | Yes |
HIIT workouts | Yes |
Yoga workouts | Yes |
Pilates workouts | Yes |
On-screen workout animations | Yes |
On-screen workout muscle maps | Yes |
SAFETY AND TRACKING FEATURES
Incident Detection during select activities | Yes |
Incident detection alert on phone for wearables | Yes |
Assistance | Yes |
LiveTrack | Yes |
ACTIVITY TRACKING FEATURES
Step counter | yes |
Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity) | yes |
Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) | yes |
Calories burned | yes |
Distance traveled | yes |
Intensity minutes | yes |
TrueUp™ | yes |
Move IQ™ | yes |
Garmin Connect™ Challenges app | yes (optional Connect IQ app) |
Automatic rep counting | yes |
TRAINING, PLANNING AND ANALYSIS FEATURES
Customizable data pages | yes |
Downloadable training plans | yes |
HR zones | yes |
HR alerts | yes |
HR calories | yes |
% HR max | yes |
% HRR | yes |
Recovery time | yes |
Auto max HR | yes |
HRV status | yes |
HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+® to paired devices) | yes |
Respiration rate (during exercise) | yoga, breathwork and meditation only |
GPS speed and distance | yes |
Auto Pause® | yes |
Advanced workouts | yes |
Auto Lap® | yes |
Manual lap | yes |
Configurable lap alerts | yes |
VO2 Max (Run) | yes |
VO2 Max (Trail Run) | yes |
Touch and/or button lock | yes |
RUNNING FEATURES
GPS-based distance, time and pace | yes |
Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) | yes |
Run workouts | yes |
GOLFING FEATURES
Preloaded with 43,000 courses worldwide | yes |
Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green) | yes |
Yardage to layups/doglegs | yes |
Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course) | yes |
Digital scorecard | yes |
Custom targets | yes |
Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit) | yes |
Garmin AutoShot™ | yes |
Full vector map | yes (with Garmin Golf membership) |
Auto CourseView updates | yes |
Green View with manual pin position | yes |
Hazards and course targets | yes |
PinPointer | yes |
PlaysLike distance | yes |
Touch-targeting (touch target on display to see the distance to any point) | yes (with Garmin Golf membership) |
Handicap scoring | yes |
Swing Tempo | yes |
Round timer/odometer | yes |
CT10 Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory) | yes |
CT1 Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory) | yes |
Pairs with Garmin Golf app | yes |
Tournament legal | yes (with tournament mode enabled) |
CYCLING FEATURES
Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) | yes |
Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor) | yes |
SWIMMING FEATURES
Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) | yes |
Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) | yes |
Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only) | yes |
Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only) | yes |
Auto rest (pool swim only) | yes |
Time and distance alerts | yes |
Underwater wrist-based heart rate | yes |
BOX
What's Inside the Box | 1x Garmin Approach 43 - S50 010-03010-41 Smartwatch Advanced GPS Golf Slate Aluminum Bezel Ivory Nylon Band 1x Manual Book 1x TAM Warranty Card 1x Garmin Watch Box |