Anyone grabbed one of these yet in Australia?

Former Member over 8 years ago

So I've preordered from js-gps the first day they email that they are now accepting pre-orders... fast forward today no news regarding the arrival of the watch in Aus nor any release date... what's more troublesome is that on Garmin it's saying that it'll be released in 5-8 weeks, welp.

If anyone here in Aus receives a shipping confirmation or knows a place we can order it locally then please do share.

Thanks

0 Former Member over 8 years ago

Hopefully! I had a USPS Priority parcel go missing in the past few weeks, so this has me a little concerned. Hopefully they miraculously discover it and deliver it soon. I don't think any of the F5 Sapphire units have shipped in Australia yet (some F5X and some F5 standard), so I may still get it before they are released here. If I had known this would happen, I would have just left a pre-order at Johnny Appleseed. They shipped some F5X units out, but now have no further stock for a little while.
First world problem - I will survive without a Garmin watch, but you get accustomed to the interface and tracking your progress. If my VAHR had not died, it would not be an issue.

0 Former Member over 8 years ago

Hopefully! I had a USPS Priority parcel go missing in the past few weeks, so this has me a little concerned. Hopefully they miraculously discover it and deliver it soon. I don't think any of the F5 Sapphire units have shipped in Australia yet (some F5X and some F5 standard), so I may still get it before they are released here. If I had known this would happen, I would have just left a pre-order at Johnny Appleseed. They shipped some F5X units out, but now have no further stock for a little while.
First world problem - I will survive without a Garmin watch, but you get accustomed to the interface and tracking your progress. If my VAHR had not died, it would not be an issue.

My Fenix 5x is sapphire and got it from JA

0 Former Member over 8 years ago

Yes, I believe all the 5X are Sapphire? I have the standard 5 Sapphire coming, which I have not seen anywhere so far. I wanted the 5X, but I had issues with the size of the F3HR, so I played it safe. May still buy the F5X and give the F5 Sapphire to my wife! Just waiting to see a 5X up close before I decide.