Sorry, day one Fenix 8 buyers: The best Garmin watch has NEVER been this cheap

The Garmin Fenix 8 is a fantastic smartwatch, but man, is it expensive, starting at $1,000 and climbing up to $1,200 for the best titanium material and battery life. Garmin only discounted it $25 during Black Friday and kept it full price otherwise. To see the Fenix 8 at $799 and up ($200 off) is truly a rare opportunity and an all-time low.

Among the excellent Memorial Day Garmin deals on Venu, Forerunner, Instinct, and Lily models, the Fenix 8 is still quite expensive at this deal price. But my Garmin Fenix 8 review breaks down how it takes all of the best features from Garmin’s running, lifestyle, and battery watches and squeezes them into one epic package.

All of the Fenix 8 AMOLED models (43mm, 47mm, and 51mm) are $200 off; the cheaper models use stainless steel, but you can pay $100 extra for a lighter titanium case and sapphire crystal. You can also choose the Fenix 8 Solar for months of sunlight-boosted battery life, but we recommend the AMOLED for the best visuals.

The Fenix E is even more affordable at $599 ($200 off), but be warned that this model cuts most of the core features like the flashlight, mic & speaker, new gen5 HR sensor with ECG and skin temperature, multi-band GPS, and diving protection.

Among the best Garmin watches, the Fenix 8 has no equal, and we’re not likely to see a Fenix 9 for years. And since Garmin watch prices are going up to combat tariffs, the Fenix 8 at this price is a rare commodity.

Case in point, the new Forerunner 970 costs $749, and while we’re excited to test it out, the Fenix 8 at $799 barely costs more while giving you much better battery life and a more durable design.

It can be hard to recommend the Fenix 8 at full price, but thanks to Memorial Day, it’s fallen into more reasonable territory, in the same range as the $799 Apple Watch Ultra 2 or $650 Galaxy Watch Ultra. So if you’ve been biding your time waiting for the right Garmin watch, and you have some money to spare, now’s the time to snag a Fenix 8 before it’s $1,000+ again!

Otherwise, I’ll point you back to our Memorial Day Garmin deal guide, including $100 off the excellent Venu 3 or Forerunner 965 and $50 off the affordable Forerunner 165 and Lily 2.