I’ve spent the last 48 hours (and counting) keeping our Black Friday Garmin Deals live hub ticking over, as well as our main Black Friday Bike Deals pages. This has meant a LOT of time checking for price drops on, mainly, Garmin smart watches. We’ve seen the lowest ever prices on the Epix, as well as great deals on the Forerunner models, but what I’ve unearthed I think blows them out of the water.
You may not have heard of the Quantix model before, because it is billed as a watch for seafarers, but within it, it holds all the same features as Garmin’s other top-flight smart watches, just in an extremely classy titanium body, and alongside features like fish forecast and ocean navigation.
This is as cheap as this watch has ever been, as checked by the camelcamelcamel price tracking service, but more than that – having stared at very tactical-looking watches for endless hours – I think this is by far the best-looking watch Garmin makes.
This isn’t the latest model – that’s the Quantix 8, which is also on sale at Walmart right now – but it’s the highest tier model with the fancy titanium band, and it by far has the best discount.
It’s not one that’s graced our list of the best cycling watches at full price, but at the moment, it’s certainly besting a great many options, not just from Garmin but across the whole smartwatch market.
Why choose this over any other Garmin model?
I love what smartwatches bring to the table, but one thing that I think lets them down, especially in the mid-range, is that they aren’t very smart. I don’t mean in terms of tech, because they’re definitely smart in the digital sense, but I mean smart in the visual sense. They look too ‘Tactical Terry’ for my liking in many cases, and I want a watch to look like a watch.
When you aren’t charting the high seas, or running, or climbing, or even (dare I say it) cycling with this on your wrist, it looks like a relatively normal watch at a glance, and that’s important.
It’s also now cheaper than the Fenix 8, which itself is at a lowest-ever price right now, by $150, despite starting from an SRP that $100 more than the Fenix 8. Basically, you’re getting more watch for less money.
If you want to save even more then the Epix Pro is an eye-watering 59% off, and even cheaper than the Quantix, but you don’t get that metal band or solar charging. Or the fish forecast.
Our other Black Friday hubs
All deals
🚴 Black Friday bike deals: Our overarching hub, with deals on everything from bikes to clothing, tech and more
⚡️ Amazon Black Friday: Deals specifically for cyclists, with Amazon’s next-day delivery
Brand-specific Black Friday roundups
🚲 Black Friday Trek bikes: Deals on all of Trek’s bikes, clothing, helmets, shoes, accessories and more, found at Trek and beyond
🚲 Black Friday Canyon bikes: Our pick of the top deals on Canyon’s bikes, sold direct to consumer from Canyon’s website
🚲 Black Friday Specialized: Our pick of the best deals on Specialized’s bikes, including Tarmac and Aethos, plus shoes, helmets, kit, tyres and so on, from Specialized’s own website and beyond.
👕 Black Friday Castelli: A roundup of our favourite Castelli kit deals, found across the various Black Friday sales.
👕 Black Friday Rapha: With 25% off sitewide, we’ve rounded up our favourite items from the British brand.
💾 Black Friday Garmin: A live, ever-changing roundup of our favourite deals on Garmin’s bike computers, smartwatches, heart rate monitors and more, from Garmin’s own site and beyond.
💾 Black Friday Wahoo: A roundup of our favourite deals on Wahoo tech, such as smart trainers and bike computers, from Wahoo’s own website and beyond.
Category-specific Black Friday hubs
💻 Black Friday indoor bike trainers: A collection of deals related to cycling indoors, with bike trainers, software, fans, and perhaps even the odd laptop or TV.
👟 Black Friday cycling shoes: A roundup of cycling shoe deals from around the world, with everything from budget options to high-end carbon race shoes.
👕 Black Friday cycling clothing: A handpicked roundup of deals on cycling apparel, with everything from socks to speedsuits.
🚸 Black Friday kids’ bikes: Our pick of the best deals on kids bikes from the US and UK, with options for all ages.