Make the most of your time on the water with the quatix® 6x Solar multisport GPS smartwatch. It combines the best of the fēnix® 6X Pro Solar watch with solar charging capabilities and specialised marine features for all your passions. Take control of your boat right from your wrist.
With its rugged design, this co-captain is made for all conditions.
Off the grid, but always know where you are with coastal charts and inland maps.
Not just for water. quatix® 6x Solar is preloaded with apps for workouts, contactless payments and more.
The magic of connectivity is staying in touch no matter where you are.
Take the helm, and leave the cord at home. Solar charging lets you get up to 24 days of battery life.
With its rugged design, this co-captain is made for all conditions.
Off the grid, but always know where you are with coastal charts and inland maps.
Not just for water. quatix® 6x Solar is preloaded with apps for workouts, contactless payments and more.
The magic of connectivity is staying in touch no matter where you are.
Take the helm, and leave the cord at home. Solar charging lets you get up to 24 days of battery life.
Take control of your vessel.
COMPREHENSIVE CONNECTIVITY quatix® 6x Solar connects with compatible Garmin chartplotters, the GNT™ 10 transceiver and other devices to stream data to your watch. AUTOPILOT CONTROL Experience full control of your boat from your watch. Access the autopilot app to change heading, engage pattern steering and follow a GPS route.
FUSION-LINK™ AUDIO SYSTEM Control your onboard entertainment system from your quatix® 6x Solar with the built-in Fusion-Link™ Lite app.
STREAM DATA View data — including water depth, engine RPM, wind, custom data and more — directly on your wrist when you connect your quatix® 6x Solar to your boat’s compatible devices.
WAYPOINT MARKING No need to return to the helm to mark each catch. Use your watch to place chartplotter waypoints from anywhere on the boat.
GARMIN SAILASSIST™ CAPABILITIES When it comes to sailing, don’t just time your start, visualise it. Create a virtual starting line to time the perfect start. Also use tack assist to see whether you are headed or lifted.
The adventure awaits — on water and land.
BLUECHART® G3 CHARTS quatix® 6x Solar supports premier charts featuring integrated Navionics® data.
SPORTS APPS quatix® 6x Solar includes all activity profiles of the fēnix® 6 multisport GPS watch to track sports on the water and land, including golf, hiking, SUP, kayaking and more.
WRIST-BASED HEART RATE The watch constantly samples your heart rate1 to help gauge how hard you work during activities — even underwater. Access more data in our app on your Apple® or Android™ device.
TOPO AND SKI MAPS Use topographical maps to navigate your adventures. View run names and difficulty ratings for 2,000 worldwide ski resorts.
SATELLITE NAVIGATION This watch is equipped with high-sensitivity GPS navigation and tracking functions plus ABC (altimeter, barometer and compass) sensor capabilities.
Your connection runs deep.
SMART NOTIFICATIONS Receive emails, texts and alerts right on your watch when paired with a compatible Apple or Android smartphone.
GARMIN PAY™ PAYMENT SOLUTION Breeze through checkout lines and select transit systems with the Garmin Pay contactless payment solution2.
MUSIC Sync playlists from your music streaming service accounts — such as Deezer, Amazon Music and Spotify® — to your watch for phone-free listening. quatix® 6x Solar can store up to 2,000 songs.
SOLAR-CHARGED BATTERY Get up to 30 days of battery life in smartwatch mode with an additional 5 days when solar charging3 — and 20 hours in GPS mode.
General
LENS MATERIAL
Power Glass™
BEZEL MATERIAL
Titanium
CASE MATERIAL
Fibre-reinforced polymer with metal rear cover
QUICKFIT™ WATCH BAND COMPATIBLE
Included (26 mm)
STRAP MATERIAL
Titanium and silicone included
PHYSICAL SIZE
51 x 51 x 14.9 mm Fits wrists with the following circumference: Silicone band: 127-210 mm Metal band: 135-225 mm
Smartwatch mode: Up to 21 days plus 3 days * GPS mode: Up to 60 hours plus 6 hours** GPS and music: Up to 15 hours plus 1 hour ** Max battery GPS mode: Up to 120 hours plus 28 hours** Expedition GPS activity 46 days plus 10 days* Battery saver watch mode: 80 days plus 40 days*
*Solar charging, assuming all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions **Solar charging, assuming use in 50,000 lux conditions
WATER RATING
10 ATM
MEMORY/HISTORY
32 GB
Clock Features
TIME/DATE
✔
GPS TIME SYNC
✔
AUTOMATIC DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
✔
ALARM CLOCK
✔
TIMER
✔
STOPWATCH
✔
SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES
✔
Health Monitoring
WRIST-BASED HEART RATE (CONSTANT, EVERY SECOND)
✔
DAILY RESTING HEART RATE
✔
ABNORMAL HEART RATE ALERTS
yes (high and low)
RESPIRATION RATE (24X7)
✔
PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION
yes (spot-check, and optional all-day acclimation and in sleep)
FITNESS AGE
yes (in app)
BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITOR
✔
ALL-DAY STRESS TRACKING
✔
RELAXATION REMINDERS
✔
RELAXATION BREATHING TIMER
✔
SLEEP
✔
HYDRATION
yes (in Garmin Connect™)
MENSTRUAL CYCLE
yes (in Garmin Connect™)
Sensors
GPS
✔
GLONASS
✔
GALILEO
✔
GARMIN ELEVATE™ WRIST HEART RATE MONITOR
✔
BAROMETRIC ALTIMETER
✔
COMPASS
✔
GYROSCOPE
✔
ACCELEROMETER
✔
THERMOMETER
✔
PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION MONITOR
yes (with Acclimation)
Daily Smart Features
CONNECTIVITY
Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®
CONNECT IQ™ (DOWNLOADABLE WATCH FACES, DATA FIELDS, WIDGETS AND APPS)
✔
SMART NOTIFICATIONS
✔
TEXT RESPONSE/REJECT PHONE CALL WITH TEXT (ANDROID™ ONLY)
✔
CALENDAR
✔
WEATHER
✔
BATTERY SAVER - CUSTOMIZABLE LOW POWER WATCH
✔
CONTROLS SMARTPHONE MUSIC
✔
PLAYS AND CONTROLS WATCH MUSIC
✔
MUSIC STORAGE
Up to 2,000 songs
FIND MY PHONE
✔
FIND MY WATCH
✔
VIRB® REMOTE
✔
SMARTPHONE COMPATIBILITY
iPhone®, Android™
PAIRS WITH GARMIN CONNECT™ MOBILE
✔
GARMIN PAY™
✔
Safety and Tracking Features
LIVETRACK
✔
GROUP LIVETRACK
✔
LIVE EVENT SHARING
✔
INCIDENT DETECTION DURING SELECT ACTIVITIES
✔
ASSISTANCE
✔
Tactical Features
DUAL GRID COORDINATES
✔
Boating Features
AVAILABLE BOATING PROFILES
Boating, Sailing, Sail Racing
ANCHOR ALARM
✔
AUTOPILOT CONTROL
✔
BOAT DATA STREAMING
✔
VIRTUAL STARTING LINE
✔
COUNTDOWN TIMER
✔
TACK ASSIST MODE
✔
BUILT-IN BAROMETER AND TIDE TABLES
yes (downloadable tides)
Activity Tracking Features
STEP COUNTER
✔
MOVE BAR (DISPLAYS ON DEVICE AFTER A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY; WALK FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO RESET IT)
✔
AUTO GOAL (LEARNS YOUR ACTIVITY LEVEL AND ASSIGNS A DAILY STEP GOAL)
✔
CALORIES BURNED
✔
FLOORS CLIMBED
✔
DISTANCE TRAVELED
✔
INTENSITY MINUTES
✔
TRUEUP™
✔
MOVE IQ™
✔
Gym & Fitness Equipment
AVAILABLE GYM ACTIVITY PROFILES
Strength, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Pilates and Yoga
CARDIO WORKOUTS
✔
STRENGTH WORKOUTS
✔
YOGA WORKOUTS
✔
PILATES WORKOUTS
✔
ON-SCREEN WORKOUT ANIMATIONS
✔
AUTOMATIC REP COUNTING
✔
Training, Planning and Analysis Features
HR ZONES
✔
HR ALERTS
✔
HR CALORIES
✔
% HR MAX
✔
% HRR
✔
RECOVERY TIME
✔
AUTO MAX HR
✔
HRV STRESS TEST (MEASURES YOUR HEART RATE VARIABILITY WHILE STANDING STILL, FOR 3 MINUTES, TO PROVIDE YOU WITH AN ESTIMATED STRESS LEVEL; THE SCALE OF THIS IS 1 TO 100; LOW SCORES INDICATE LOWER STRESS LEVELS)
yes (with compatible accessory)
HR BROADCAST (BROADCASTS HR DATA OVER ANT+™ TO PAIRED DEVICES)
✔
RESPIRATION RATE (DURING EXERCISE)
yes (with compatible accessory)
GPS SPEED AND DISTANCE
✔
CUSTOMIZABLE DATA PAGES
✔
CUSTOMIZABLE ACTIVITY PROFILES
✔
AUTO PAUSE®
✔
INTERVAL TRAINING
✔
ADVANCED WORKOUTS
✔
DOWNLOADABLE TRAINING PLANS
✔
POWER MODES - CUSTOMIZABLE IN-ACTIVITY BATTERY SETTINGS
✔
AUTO LAP®
✔
MANUAL LAP
✔
CONFIGURABLE LAP ALERTS
✔
HEAT AND ALTITUDE ACCLIMATION
✔
VO2 MAX
✔
TRAINING STATUS (LETS YOU SEE IF YOU’RE TRAINING EFFECTIVELY BY TRACKING YOUR TRAINING HISTORY AND FITNESS LEVEL TREND.)
✔
TRAINING LOAD (YOUR TOTAL TRAINING LOAD FOR THE LAST 7 DAYS CALCULATED FROM ESTIMATED EPOC)
✔
TRAINING LOAD FOCUS
✔
TRAINING EFFECT
✔
TRAINING EFFECT (ANAEROBIC)
✔
PRIMARY BENEFIT (TRAINING EFFECT LABELS)
✔
CUSTOM ALERTS
✔
AUDIO PROMPTS
✔
FINISH TIME
✔
VIRTUAL PARTNER
✔
RACE AN ACTIVITY
✔
AUTO MULTISPORT ACTIVITIES
✔
MANUAL MULTISPORT ACTIVITIES
✔
COURSE GUIDANCE
✔
GARMIN LIVE SEGMENTS
✔
STRAVA LIVE SEGMENTS
✔
ROUND-TRIP COURSE CREATOR (RUNNING/CYCLING)
✔
TRENDLINE™ POPULARITY ROUTING
yes (available as a wearable map theme)
TOUCH AND/OR BUTTON LOCK
✔
HOT KEYS
✔
AUTO SCROLL
✔
ACTIVITY HISTORY ON WATCH
✔
PHYSIO TRUEUP
✔
Running Features
AVAILABLE RUN PROFILES
Running, Indoor Treadmill and Track Running, Trail Running
GPS-BASED DISTANCE, TIME AND PACE
✔
RUNNING DYNAMICS
yes (with compatible accessory)
VERTICAL OSCILLATION AND RATIO (THE DEGREE OF 'BOUNCE' IN YOUR RUNNING MOTION AND THE COST-BENEFIT RATIO WITH STRIDE LENGTH)
yes (with compatible accessory)
GROUND CONTACT TIME AND BALANCE (SHOWS HOW MUCH TIME, IN THE RUNNING MOTION, YOUR FOOT IS ON THE GROUND RATHER THAN IN FLIGHT AND LETS YOU CHECK YOUR RUNNING SYMMETRY)
yes (with compatible accessory)
STRIDE LENGTH (REAL TIME)
yes (with compatible accessory)
CADENCE (PROVIDES REAL-TIME NUMBER OF STEPS PER MINUTE)
✔
PERFORMANCE CONDITION (AFTER RUNNING 6–20 MINUTES, COMPARES YOUR REAL-TIME CONDITION TO YOUR AVERAGE FITNESS LEVEL)
✔
LACTATE THRESHOLD (THROUGH ANALYSIS OF YOUR PACE AND HEART RATE, ESTIMATES THE POINT WHERE YOUR MUSCLES START TO RAPIDLY FATIGUE)
yes (with compatible accessory)
PACEPRO™ PACING STRATEGIES
✔
RUN WORKOUTS
✔
RACE PREDICTOR
✔
FOOT POD CAPABLE
✔
Golfing Features
PRELOADED WITH 41,000 COURSES WORLDWIDE
✔
YARDAGE TO F/M/B (DISTANCE TO FRONT, MIDDLE AND BACK OF GREEN)
✔
YARDAGE TO LAYUPS/DOGLEGS
✔
MEASURES SHOT DISTANCE (CALCULATES EXACT YARDAGE FOR SHOTS FROM ANYWHERE ON COURSE)
Automatic
DIGITAL SCORECARD
✔
CUSTOM TARGETS
✔
STAT TRACKING (STROKES, PUTTS PER ROUND, GREENS AND FAIRWAYS HIT)
✔
GARMIN AUTOSHOT™
✔
FULL VECTOR MAP
✔
AUTO COURSEVIEW UPDATES
✔
GREEN VIEW WITH MANUAL PIN POSITION
✔
HAZARDS AND COURSE TARGETS
✔
PINPOINTER
✔
PLAYSLIKE DISTANCE
✔
HANDICAP SCORING
✔
TRUSWING™ COMPATIBLE
✔
ROUND TIMER/ODOMETER
✔
AUTOMATIC CLUB TRACKING COMPATIBLE (REQUIRES ACCESSORY)
✔
Outdoor Recreation
AVAILABLE OUTDOOR RECREATION PROFILES
Hiking, Climbing, Mountain Biking, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Jumpmaster, Tactical
POINT-TO-POINT NAVIGATION
✔
BREAD CRUMB TRAIL IN REAL TIME
✔
BACK TO START
✔
TRACBACK®
✔
ULTRATRAC MODE
✔
ELEVATION PROFILE
✔
DISTANCE TO DESTINATION
✔
BAROMETRIC TREND INDICATOR WITH STORM ALERT
✔
CLIMBPRO™ ASCENT PLANNER
✔
TRAIL RUN AUTO CLIMB
✔
VERTICAL SPEED
✔
TOTAL ASCENT/DESCENT
✔
FUTURE ELEVATION PLOT
✔
PRELOADED TOPOGRAPHICAL MAPS
✔
PRELOADED SKI RESORT MAPS
✔
DOWNLOADABLE CARTOGRAPHY SUPPORT
✔
COMPATIBLE WITH BASECAMP™
✔
GPS COORDINATES
✔
SIGHT 'N GO
✔
AREA CALCULATION
yes (via Connect IQ™)
HUNT/FISH CALENDAR
yes (via Connect IQ™)
PROJECTED WAYPOINT
✔
SUN AND MOON INFORMATION
yes (via Connect IQ™)
XERO™ LOCATIONS
✔
EXPEDITION GPS ACTIVITY
✔
TIDES
yes (via Connect IQ™)
Cycling Features
ALERTS (TRIGGERS ALARM WHEN YOU REACH GOALS INCLUDING TIME, DISTANCE, HEART RATE OR CALORIES)
✔
COURSES
✔
CYCLE MAP (ROUTABLE CYCLING-SPECIFIC STREET MAP)
✔
AVAILABLE CYCLING PROFILES
Biking, Indoor Biking, Mountain Biking, Triathlon
BIKE LAP AND LAP MAXIMUM POWER (WITH POWER SENSOR)
✔
RACE AN ACTIVITY
✔
FTP (FUNCTIONAL THRESHOLD POWER)
yes (with compatible accessory)
COMPATIBLE WITH VECTOR™ (POWER METER)
✔
POWER METER COMPATIBLE
✔
COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA VISION™ (HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY)
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