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EmilioASM
over 5 years ago

Hi Guys, 

I am thinking in buying the Athlete or the Expedition and would like to know if those watches also share the same buttons issue as the forerunner 245 and 945? The mushy feeling when touching the buttons. 

Thank you all! 

  • 0 over 5 years ago in reply to meste7

    Not on the aviator, it has button touches on par with high-end mechanicals (and better than a Speedmaster actually), and way better than any other sportwatch I ever owned (including every garmin I have handled)

  • 0 over 5 years ago

    What button issue? We've had our 945s for a few months now and not seeing a problem. It would appear it's a problem that some units have, but not all. Avoid believing the vociferous few represent the silent majority. Sure there are some people having problems, but not all of us. I am sure there are far more happy people out there quietly enjoying their Garmin devices than the few who post here.

    And no, there are no problems that I'm experiencing on my Marq Athlete. As you would expect for a watch at this price point, the Marq is very well designed and the buttons are very crisp and responsive certainly in comparison to the 945. Just what you'd expect with the $2000 price differential.

    I wear the 945 for fun. I wear the Marq for show.

  • 0 over 5 years ago in reply to Dr Phil

    I was one of those, I returned a 245 and a 945 for the button issues lol.   I am glad the Marq works better :) I will probably buy it this coming Saturday at my local Garmin Store :) 

  • 0 over 5 years ago in reply to EmilioASM

    The Marq is massively different to the 945, much heavier and bulkier of course but great bling for sport and business use.

  • 0 over 5 years ago in reply to Dr Phil

    I always wanted to have bulgier muscles on my hands, now I have to find something to wear on my right wrist as well :-)

  • 0 over 5 years ago in reply to meste7

    Don't jest! LOL! It'll feel like that in comparison to the 945. It really is a beautiful piece of jewellery and extremely functional too boot. You'll enjoy it.

  • 0 over 5 years ago

    Buttons are solid on these.  My F5+ got mushy and these are nothing like those buttons.  

    However, the buttons are different on the two MARQ's.  I found the smaller buttons on the expedition easier to use as there is less hair interference and they didn't rub against my wrist bone.  However, that leather band will stay clean for about 5 seconds (mine was dirty out of the box, almost certainly worn before I got it) and the feature difference is almost nil after aesthetics.

    Honestly, I'm thinking of putting my Athlete on eBay to get out without too big of a loss.  They look great but there's not enough, other, to justify the premium.