Garmin · 2025
Approach® S50Size, Dimensions & Wrist Fit
The Garmin Approach® S50 sits best on flat wrist widths of about 45–61mm (≈ 12.0–16.3cm wrist circumference). Adjust the slider below to check your wrist.
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The Approach® S50 in short
The figures that decide whether this watch suits you, pulled out of the full specification sheet further down.
- Between 15 hours and 10 days per charge depending on the power mode — smartwatch at best, gps at worst.
- Water rated to 5 ATM.
- 29g on the wrist. Lighter than 95% of the 43mm watches we have weights for.
- 1.2" (30.4 mm) diameter AMOLED (optional always-on mode) display.
- Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 case, Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 glass.
Does the Approach® S50 fit your wrist?
Drag the slider to your wrist width and see the Approach® S50 overlaid at true scale. Lug-to-lug — not case diameter — decides whether a watch overhangs your wrist.
Watch Fit Tool
For sports watches, lug-to-lug (L2L) is what matters most — it decides whether a watch overhangs your wrist. Bulky is fine; overhang is not.
Measure at the point where you wear your watch — typically just below the wrist bone.
Flat width — lay your arm on a table, palm facing up, and measure straight across the top of your wrist with a ruler. Bone to bone; do not follow the curve down the sides.
Around — wrap a tape measure snugly round the wrist. No tape? Wrap a strip of paper, mark the overlap and hold the strip against a ruler.
Width ≠ circumference. They are different numbers — around 170mm is about 64mm across — so set the toggle to whichever one you actually measured before you type it in.
Garmin Approach® S50
Case 43.0mm · Lug-to-lug 43.0mm · Thickness 11.4mm · 29g
Balanced Fit
43mm on a 55mm wrist
Comfortably inside the edges of your wrist, and it seats and sits low enough to wear without thinking about it.
On a 55mm wrist the sweet spot is 47–53mm lug to lug. This one is 43mm, so you could go bigger.
Measure where you wear it, just below the wrist bone. Either of these works — the tool converts between them.
- 1. Flat width — arm flat on a table, palm up. Measure straight across the top of the wrist, bone to bone, ignoring the curve down the sides.
- 2. Around — a tape, or a strip of paper marked and held against a ruler, snug the whole way round.
Leather: Attaches at the lugs, so the case back rests on your skin. Thins and softens with wear. Typical figures, not this model’s own.
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- Across the wrist6.0mm spare each side
Comfortable, with visible skin either side.
- Off the wrist11.4mm off the skin
Normal sports-watch height for a wrist this size. (11.4mm case, back against the skin)
- How it seats~4.4mm under the rim
Seats well, with the case back following most of the wrist.
- Weight on the wrist29g
Light enough to forget you have it on. (0.5g per mm of wrist)
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Check offer2D Dimension Schematics
The Approach® S50 drawn to scale — from above, and in profile against the wrist.
- Garmin Approach® S5043mm · 11.4mm thick
3D preview
Garmin Approach® S50 on a wrist
On an arm sized to your own wrist — the view a product photo never gives you.
Shapes are built from published measurements, not manufacturer 3D models — accurate proportions, generic dial.
How long the Approach® S50 lasts, by power mode
Runtime changes by a factor of 16 depending on what you leave switched on. Bars are scaled against the longest mode.
- Smartwatch10 days
- GPS15 hours
How the Approach® S50 ranks on battery
Against the 296 Garmin watches in our database, ranked on each figure Garmin publishes.
- Everyday use10 days#211 of 285
Approach® S50 specifications
The figures that decide a purchase, followed by every line Garmin publishes.
- Battery life
- Smartwatch mode: Up to 10 days GPS Mode Up to 15 hours (using default display settings: gesture wake-up in Smartwatch mode and always-on while golfing)
- Display
- 1.2" (30.4 mm) diameter
- Resolution
- 390 x 390 pixels
- Water rating
- 5 ATM
- Bezel
- anodized aluminum
- Glass
- Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3
- Strap
- ComfortFit nylon band
- Storage
- 4 GB
- Charging
- Garmin proprietary plug charger
Full specification sheet
163 published lines across 17 groups, unedited
Overview
- Family
- Garmin
General
- Battery life
- Smartwatch mode: Up to 10 days GPS Mode Up to 15 hours (using default display settings: gesture wake-up in Smartwatch mode and always-on while golfing)
- Display Size
- 1.2" (30.4 mm) diameter
- Color display
- Lens Material
- Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3
- Bezel Material
- anodized aluminum
- Memory/History
- 4 GB
- Strap material
- ComfortFit nylon band
- Charging method
- Garmin proprietary plug charger
- Large font option
- Display resolution
- 390 x 390 pixels
- Quick Release bands
- yes (20 mm, Industry standard)
Sensors
- GPS
- Compass
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor
- Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor
Product Info
- Main SKU
- 010-03010-00
- Product ID
- 1604377
- Product Name
- Approach® S50
- Release Date
- 1/22/2025
- Product Variation
- Slate Aluminum Bezel with Black ComfortFit Nylon Band
Clock Features
- Timer
- Stopwatch
- Time/date
- Alarm clock
- GPS Time Sync
- Sunrise/sunset times
- Automatic daylight saving time
Cycling Features
- Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor)
- yes (using ANT+ or BLE)
- Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories)
Golfing Features
- PinPointer
- Swing Tempo
- Custom targets
- Full vector map
- yes (with Garmin Golf membership)
- Handicap scoring
- Tournament legal
- yes (with tournament mode enabled)
- Digital scorecard
- Garmin AutoShot™
- PlaysLike distance
- Round timer/odometer
- Auto CourseView updates
- Yardage to layups/doglegs
- Hazards and course targets
- Pairs with Garmin Golf app
- Green View with manual pin position
- Preloaded with 43,000 courses worldwide
- Green Contours (with Garmin Golf membership)
- CT1 Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory)
- CT10 Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory)
- Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green)
- Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit)
- Touch-targeting (touch target on display to see the distance to any point)
- yes (with Garmin Golf membership)
- Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course)
Running Features
- Run workouts
- GPS-based distance, time and pace
- Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute)
What You'll Love
- Touchscreen
- Display type
- AMOLED (optional always-on mode)
- Water rating
- 5 ATM
- Garmin Pay™
- Music storage
- Pulse Ox blood oxygen
- yes (spot-check and optionally in sleep)
- Sleep score and insights
- Battery life (smartwatch mode)
- Up to 10 days
Activity Profiles
- Gym
- Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing
- Swim
- Pool Swimming
- Cycling
- Biking, Indoor Biking
- Wellness
- Walking, Pilates, Yoga, Indoor Walking
- In the ring
- Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts
- Team sports
- Basketball, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Football/Soccer, American Football, Lacrosse, Rugby, Ultimate Disc, Cricket, Softball, Baseball
- On the Water
- Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking
- Racket sports
- Tennis, Pickleball, Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis, Padel, Platform Tennis, Racquetball
- Snow & winter
- Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, Snowshoeing
- Indoor running
- Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running
- Outdoor running
- Running
- Outdoor recreation
- Golfing
Swimming Features
- Time and distance alerts
- Auto rest (pool swim only)
- Underwater wrist-based heart rate
- Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only)
- Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only)
- Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories)
- Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories)
Daily Smart Features
- Calendar
- Passcode
- Connectivity
- Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®
- Find My Phone
- Find My Watch
- Morning report
- Weather forecasts
- Smart Notifications
- Smartphone compatibility
- iPhone®, Android™
- Controls smartphone music
- On-device Connect IQ™ Store
- Plays and controls watch music
- Pairs with Garmin Connect™ Mobile
- Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect™ mobile
- View images from notifications on watch (Android™ only)
- Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only)
- Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields and apps)
Activity Tracking Features
- TrueUp™
- Move IQ™
- Step counter
- Calories burned
- Distance traveled
- Intensity minutes
- Automatic rep counting
- Garmin Connect™ Challenges app
- yes (optional Connect IQ app)
- Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity)
- Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal)
Workout and Training Plans
- HIIT workouts
- Yoga workouts
- Cardio workouts
- Pilates workouts
- Strength workouts
- On-screen workout animations
- On-screen workout muscle maps
Health & Wellness Monitoring
- Sleep
- yes (advanced)
- Hydration
- yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
- Breathwork
- Meditation
- Fitness age
- Sleep coach
- Nap detection
- All-day stress
- Women's health
- yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
- Health snapshot
- Respiration rate
- Resting heart rate
- Relaxation reminders
- Abnormal heart rate alerts
- yes (high and low)
- Relaxation breathing timer
- Body Battery™ energy monitor
- Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second)
Safety and Tracking Features
- Assistance
- Incident Detection during select activities
- Incident detection alert on phone for wearables
Training, Planning and Analysis Features
- % HRR
- % HR max
- HR zones
- HR alerts
- HRV status
- Manual lap
- Auto max HR
- HR calories
- Recovery time
- VO2 Max (Run)
- Advanced workouts
- VO2 Max (Trail Run)
- GPS speed and distance
- Configurable lap alerts
- Customizable data pages
- Touch and/or button lock
- Downloadable training plans
- Auto Pause® automatic timer halt
- Respiration rate (during exercise)
- yoga, breathwork and meditation only
- Auto Lap® interval tracking feature
- HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+® to paired devices)
Compare the Approach® S50 head to head
How each one differs in the three measurements you can feel on the wrist. Figures are relative to the Approach® S50.
Alternatives to the Approach® S50
Watches that cover a similar amount of wrist, with the measurements that separate them.
Garmin
Fenix 9 Pro 43mm
- Width
- 43mm
- Thick
- 13.3mm
- Weight
- 62g
Garmin
Fenix 9 43mm
- Width
- 43mm
- Thick
- 13.8mm
- Weight
- 61g
Garmin
Fenix 9 Pro inReach 43mm
- Width
- 43mm
- Thick
- 13.3mm
- Weight
- 62g
Garmin
Approach J1
- Width
- 43mm
- Thick
- 11.4mm
- Weight
- 29g
Garmin
Bounce 2
- Width
- 43mm
- Thick
- 12.4mm
- Weight
- 26.5g
Garmin
Approach® S44
- Width
- 43mm
- Thick
- 11.4mm
- Weight
- 42g
Approach® S50 — Frequently Asked Questions
Will the Garmin Approach® S50 fit my wrist?
The Garmin Approach® S50 looks balanced on flat wrist widths of roughly 45–61mm (about 12.0–16.3cm circumference). Drag the slider above to check it against your own measurement.
How long does the Garmin Approach® S50 battery last?
Between 15 hours and 10 days per charge, depending on the power mode. Garmin rates Smartwatch at 10 days and GPS at 15 hours; the chart above lists all 2 modes.
How does the Garmin Approach® S50 battery compare with other Garmin watches?
At 10 days in everyday use it ranks #211 of the 285 Garmin watches in our database — below the middle of the range. The full ranking, including GPS and power-saving figures, is on our Garmin battery life comparison.
Is the Garmin Approach® S50 thick for a 43mm watch?
At 11.4mm, thinner than 87% of 43mm watches, so it slides under a cuff more easily than most of its size. Thickness, not case width, is what decides whether a watch catches on a shirt cuff.
What other watches are the same size as the Garmin Approach® S50?
OnePlus Watch 3 43mm, Oppo Watch X2 Mini, Omega Speedmaster Moonphase Stainless Steel / Black Meteorite / Bracelet, Zenith Defy Extreme Diver Shadow / Bracelet all sit within half a millimetre of the Garmin Approach® S50's 43mm case, so they cover the same amount of wrist.
