epix™Size, Dimensions & Wrist Fit
Case Width
50.8mm
Thickness
17.8mm
Lug-to-Lug
53.3mm
Weight
85g
The Garmin epix™ sits best on flat wrist widths of about 56–76mm (≈ 15.0–20.3cm wrist circumference). Adjust the slider below to check your wrist.
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The epix™ in short
The figures that decide whether this watch suits you, pulled out of the full specification sheet further down.
- Rated for 50 hours of use per charge.
- Water rated to 5 ATM.
- 85g on the wrist. Lighter than 78% of the 51mm watches we have weights for.
- 1.4” (35.6 mm) sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) display.
- fiber-reinforced polymer case, chemically strengthened glass glass.
Does the epix™ fit your wrist?
Drag the slider to your wrist width and see the epix™ overlaid at true scale. Lug-to-lug — not case diameter — decides whether a watch overhangs your wrist.
Happy with the fit? Check current availability for the epix™.
Check offer2D Dimension Schematics
The epix™ drawn to scale — from above, and in profile against the wrist.
- Garmin epix™50.8mm × 53.3mm · 17.8mm thick
3D preview
Garmin epix™ 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.
epix™ battery life
The runtime the manufacturer publishes for everyday use.
- Smartwatch50 hours
How the epix™ ranks on battery
Against the 268 Garmin watches in our database, ranked on each figure Garmin publishes.
- GPS tracking24 hours#132 of 233
epix™ specifications
The figures that decide a purchase, followed by every line Garmin publishes.
- Battery life
- GPS mode: Up to 24 hoursUltraTrac™ mode: Up to 50 hours
- Display
- 1.4” (35.6 mm)
- Resolution
- 205 x 148 pixels
- Water rating
- 5 ATM
- Case material
- fiber-reinforced polymer
- Bezel
- stainless steel
- Glass
- chemically strengthened glass
- Strap
- silicone
- Storage
- 8 GB
Full specification sheet
123 published lines across 14 groups, unedited
Overview
- Family
- Garmin
General
- Touchscreen
- Battery life
- GPS mode: Up to 24 hoursUltraTrac™ mode: Up to 50 hours
- Display size
- 1.4” (35.6 mm)
- Display type
- sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)
- Water rating
- 5 ATM
- Case material
- fiber-reinforced polymer
- Color display
- Lens Material
- chemically strengthened glass
- Bezel Material
- stainless steel
- Memory/History
- 8 GB
- Strap material
- silicone
- Display resolution
- 205 x 148 pixels
Sensors
- GPS
- Compass
- GLONASS
- Thermometer
- Accelerometer
- Barometric altimeter
Product Info
- Main SKU
- 010-01247-00
- Product ID
- 146065
- Product Name
- epix™
- Product Variation
- epix™
Clock Features
- Timer
- Stopwatch
- Time/date
- Alarm clock
- GPS Time Sync
- Sunrise/sunset times
- Automatic daylight saving time
Cycling Features
- Courses
- Race an activity
- Power meter compatible
- Available cycling profiles
- Biking, Indoor Biking
- Compatible with Vector™ (power meter)
- Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor)
- Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories)
Running Features
- Run workouts
- Race predictor
- Foot pod capable
- Running dynamics
- Available run profiles
- Running, Indoor Running, Trail Running
- Stride length (real time)
- yes (with compatible accessory)
- GPS-based distance, time and pace
- Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute)
- 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)
Health Monitoring
- Sleep
Swimming Features
- Pool swim workouts
- Available swim profiles
- Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming
- Drill logging (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)
- Heart rate from external HRM (real-time during rests, interval and session stats during rests, and automatic heart rate download post-swim)
- yes (with HRM-Tri™ and HRM-Swim™)
Outdoor Recreation
- TracBack®
- Sight 'N Go
- Back to start
- Vertical speed
- GPS coordinates
- Area calculation
- yes (via Connect IQ™)
- Elevation profile
- Hunt/fish calendar
- yes (via Connect IQ™)
- Projected waypoint
- Total ascent/descent
- Trail run auto climb
- Distance to destination
- Sun and moon information
- yes (via Connect IQ™)
- Point-to-point navigation
- Compatible with BaseCamp™
- Preloaded topographical maps
- Yes (Some versions)
- Bread crumb trail in real time
- Downloadable cartography support
- Available outdoor recreation profiles
- Hiking, Climbing, Mountain Biking, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Skiing
- Barometric trend indicator with Storm Alert
Daily Smart Features
- Weather
- Calendar
- Connectivity
- Bluetooth® Smart, ANT+™
- Find My Phone
- VIRB® Remote
- Smart Notifications
- Smartphone compatibility
- iPhone®, Android®, Windows®
- Controls smartphone music
- Pairs with Garmin Connect™ Mobile
- Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps)
Activity Tracking Features
- Step counter
- Floors climbed
- Calories burned
- Distance traveled
- Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal)
- Move bar (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it)
Safety and Tracking Features
- LiveTrack
Training, Planning and Analysis Features
- % HRR
- yes (with compatible accessory)
- % HR max
- yes (with compatible accessory)
- HR zones
- yes (with compatible accessory)
- Hot keys
- HR alerts
- yes (with compatible accessory)
- Auto Lap®
- Manual lap
- Auto max HR
- yes (with compatible accessory)
- Auto scroll
- Finish time
- HR calories
- yes (with compatible accessory)
- Auto Pause®
- Audio prompts
- Custom alerts
- Recovery time
- yes (with compatible accessory)
- VO2 Max (Run)
- Course guidance
- Virtual Partner
- Race an Activity
- Advanced workouts
- Interval training
- GPS speed and distance
- Configurable lap alerts
- Customizable data pages
- Touch and/or button lock
- Activity history on watch
- Auto multisport activities
- Downloadable training plans
- Manual multisport activities
- Customizable activity profiles
- 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)
Alternatives to the epix™
Watches that cover a similar amount of wrist, with the measurements that separate them.
Garmin
tactix® 8 – 51 mm, AMOLED
- Width
- 51mm
- Thick
- 14.7mm
- Weight
- 92g
Garmin
tactix® 8 – 51 mm, Solar, Elite
- Width
- 51mm
- Thick
- 15.4mm
- Weight
- 95g
Garmin
tactix® 8 – 51 mm, Solar
- Width
- 51mm
- Thick
- 15.4mm
- Weight
- 95g
Garmin
Enduro™ 3
- Width
- 51mm
- Thick
- 15.7mm
- Weight
- 63g
Garmin
fēnix® 8 – 51 mm, Solar
- Width
- 51mm
- Thick
- 15.4mm
- Weight
- 95g
Garmin
fēnix® 8 – 51 mm, AMOLED
- Width
- 51mm
- Thick
- 14.7mm
- Weight
- 102g
epix™ — Frequently Asked Questions
Will the Garmin epix™ fit my wrist?
The Garmin epix™ looks balanced on flat wrist widths of roughly 56–76mm (about 15.0–20.3cm circumference). Drag the slider above to check it against your own measurement.
How long does the Garmin epix™ battery last?
Garmin rates it at 50 hours per charge in everyday use.
Is the Garmin epix™ thick for a 51mm watch?
At 17.8mm, thicker than 95% of 51mm watches — it will sit noticeably high on the wrist. 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 epix™?
Huawei Watch D, Omega Seamaster Chrono-Quartz, Tissot Lepine Mechanical all sit within half a millimetre of the Garmin epix™'s 50.8mm case, so they cover the same amount of wrist.
What is the lug-to-lug of the Garmin epix™?
53.3mm, against a 50.8mm case width. Lug-to-lug is the measurement that decides overhang: if it exceeds the flat width of your wrist, the lugs sit past the edge no matter how modest the case diameter looks.
