The solar version is unquestionably a poor choice. Solar charging is very slow and offers almost nothing. It takes many hours (about 8 hours in strong sunlight) to increase the battery by 2-3%. It is better to buy the regular version, which is cheaper and has exactly the same features.

The connection and the offered functions on the iPhone were more than I expected and work quite well.

I have had it since November 2022, it is an amazing watch and I highly recommend it. I will just leave a comment to help those who are undecided between the solar version and the regular one, which is 100 euros cheaper.

If you want the watch for simple everyday use with sports activities in the city, it is better to prefer the regular version.

The solar feature on the watch will not give you the power you might expect, I take it off and leave it in the sun with the correct angle and in about an hour it has gained 1%. On the wrist, it has never given extra battery, it may reduce the loss.

I imagine it is worth more for people who do activities outside the city and do not have access to electricity. I do not know, of course, what sense it makes in this case.

So, I am deducting one star from the solar version because I do not think it is worth the extra 100 euros, but I repeat, it is a fantastic watch for athletes, especially for running sports.

It is essentially the flagship of Garmin (excluding the Fenix series, which are rugged watches). The watch is very good, with decent accuracy, but when running fast, it needs to be tightly strapped to the wrist, otherwise it "loses" heart rate readings. Apart from that, if you have used previous models, you understand that most of the money is essentially spent to "unlock" software. This software is worth it, but it is a bit disappointing that it is charged at such a high price. Also, the solar panel is purely marketing. One will not see any significant (or even practical) improvement in battery life - if I were to buy it again, I would ignore it.