Why no 43 mm on the fenix 8??

Please, as a user for years it is so disappointing to not have the option of the 43 mm in the new fenix 8. I am sure I am not the only woman, or other person with a smaller wrist, out there who will not want to wear the larger "wristband UFO" so will not buy the new model. I am not happy to downgrade to a less advanced model. Might be that men are the larger part of the market here but really??

0 Adam-1972 9 months ago

And what it is: https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/1228493/pn/010-02903-10 ??

0 honza_81 9 months ago in reply to Adam-1972

I think, she is talking about MIP version.

0 DK302 9 months ago in reply to Adam-1972

There's no 43 for the MIP version.

0 Adam-1972 9 months ago in reply to DK302

I'm aware of it, but Christine_76, didn't mention MIP in her post.

0 drkglb 9 months ago

Garmin said it's because they couldn't install all the hardware (solar panel, MIP screen) in the 43mm body. I guess the new hardware (mic, depth sensor) take too much real estate inside the watch and it would have made the plastic body thicker. A blocker if Garmin wants to keep parts as common as possible.