Hello Garmin Dev team!
Firstly, thank you so much for making best in market wearables for active individuals. I own several Garmin watches including the MK2S, Instinct Solar Surf, and Golf S12. I find that they each have their niche and are best suited to certain applications. Yet all three fall short of being the absolutely perfect watch. Perhaps the combination of all 3 would be the absolute best watch.
I'm hoping you have this on the roadmap, but if some how you could combine the functionality of the MK2S with the screen of the Instinct (for battery life and on-the-go readability) then this would be an amazing watch. No need for color, I'd much prefer an extremely long battery life with high performance data. Also the Instinct screen is just much easier on the eyes in direct sunlight, in the water, or doing any activity for that matter.
The biggest downfall of the MK2S is battery life. It really has every feature one could ask for, but I find myself recharging it often, especially after a round of golf. My battery is basically half spent in just 1 round. This makes it a necessity to carry the charger around with me, which has also led me to buy the dedicated Golf watch (Approach S12) which I leave in my bag because I can get tens of rounds out of that battery without recharge.
The Instinct Surf is really the perfect watch in terms of wear-ability (super light), durability, and battery life. I can go several weeks without a charge even while using certain activities. For me it falls short because it seems that the Golf app was strategically removed from the Instinct app selection. It has every other app one would want, but is missing the Golf app. The Approach S12 has the golf app functionality with a very similar (if not same) screen. I don't see why you can't copy this source code over to the Instinct lineup of watches.
I understand that perhaps it is part of a business model and it basically forces users to buy several watches, like I have, but honestly I would pay top dollar for a watch that does it all.
1) In short, can you add the Golf app to the Instinct lineup? I'd be willing to pay extra, and I'm sure others too.
2) Does the roadmap include a high performance extremely long battery life product? Preferably with the Instinct screen? I find this much easier to read outdoors and on the go. The colored screens really wash out in sunlight.
Thanks so much for the amazing products.
K