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Forerunner 110 can't locate GPS after getting wet.

On Sunday I went for a run during the rain, when I got back the light on my FR 110 was on and didn't turn off. I turned the watch off, turned it back on and things seemed back to normal.

Yesterday the watch couldn't locate GPS, the bar would get about a third of the way across before stopping. After five minutes I gave up waiting and went running. When I got back there was mist inside the watch. The watch itself and the timer still work. I also tried a complete system reset, which did nothing. Now I can't even get the right time as the watch needs GPS to set it.

The watch is two and a half years old and has been used pretty much every day since it was bought. This wasn't the first time the watch has got wet.

How long do Garmin watches tend to last? Do they lose their water resistency after a few years? Is there anything I can do to fix it?

Cheers.
  • You might have better luck getting an answer to your question about the FR 110 by posting it in the Garmin forum devoted to ... the FR 110.

    This is a Garmin Connect forum.
  • I wasn't sure if this was a general troubleshooting forum, or just for Garmin Connect.

    I posted here because I thought the issue would get more attention than on the FR 110 section.

    Anyway, today I went on a bike ride just using the watch as a timer and when I got back the watch showed the right time. I tried to hook the FR 110 up to GPS and it worked.