Garmin · 2016
Tactix BravoSize, Dimensions & Wrist Fit
The Garmin Tactix Bravo sits best on flat wrist widths of about 54–73mm (≈ 14.4–19.5cm wrist circumference). Adjust the slider below to check your wrist.
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The tactix® Bravo 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.
- 15.5mm thick. Middle of the pack for thickness at this width.
- 1.2” (30.4 mm) diameter display.
- Takes 26mm bands, so third-party straps fit without an adapter.
Does the Tactix Bravo fit your wrist?
Drag the slider to your wrist width and see the Tactix Bravo 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 tactix® Bravo
Case 51.0mm · Lug-to-lug 51.0mm · Thickness 15.5mm · 92g
Sweet Spot
51mm on a 55mm wrist
Across the wrist it works — 2.0mm spare each side — but a tall watch on this wrist. Fine over a sleeve, awkward under one.
On a 55mm wrist the sweet spot is 47–53mm lug to lug. This one is 51mm.
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 wrist2.0mm spare each side
Fills the wrist without reaching the edge.
- Off the wrist15.5mm off the skin
A tall watch on this wrist. Fine over a sleeve, awkward under one. (15.5mm case, back against the skin)
- How it seats~8.8mm under the rim
Wide enough that the edge of the case back lifts clear of the skin.
- Weight on the wrist92g
Substantial without being a burden — the usual weight of a steel watch on a wrist this size. (1.7g per mm of wrist)
Happy with the fit? Check current availability for the Tactix Bravo.
Check offer2D Dimension Schematics
The tactix® Bravo drawn to scale — from above, and in profile against the wrist.
- Garmin tactix® Bravo51mm · 15.5mm thick
3D preview
Garmin tactix® Bravo 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.
tactix® Bravo battery life
The runtime the manufacturer publishes for everyday use.
- Smartwatch50 hours
How the tactix® Bravo ranks on battery
Against the 296 Garmin watches in our database, ranked on each figure Garmin publishes.
- Everyday use14 days#151 of 285
- GPS tracking20 hours#174 of 267
What size band does the tactix® Bravo take?
Lug width
26mm
Any 26mm strap fits, so you are not restricted to Garmin's own bands. Quick-release pins let you swap without tools — check that a replacement lists 26mm and quick-release before buying.
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tactix® Bravo specifications
The figures that decide a purchase, followed by every line Garmin publishes.
- Battery life
- Smartwatch mode: Up to 2 weeksGPS mode: Up to 20 hoursUltraTrac™ mode: Up to 50 hours
- Display
- 1.2” (30.4 mm) diameter
- Resolution
- 218 x 218 pixels
- Case material
- fiber-reinforced polymer
- Bezel
- diamond-like carbon (DLC) coated stainless steel with knurling texture
- Glass
- domed sapphire crystal
- Strap
- ballistic nylon strap
- Storage
- 32 MB
Full specification sheet
135 published lines across 16 groups, unedited
Overview
- Family
- Garmin
General
- Battery life
- Smartwatch mode: Up to 2 weeksGPS mode: Up to 20 hoursUltraTrac™ mode: Up to 50 hours
- Display Size
- 1.2” (30.4 mm) diameter
- Case material
- fiber-reinforced polymer
- Color display
- Lens Material
- domed sapphire crystal
- Bezel Material
- diamond-like carbon (DLC) coated stainless steel with knurling texture
- Memory/History
- 32 MB
- Strap material
- ballistic nylon strap
- Display resolution
- 218 x 218 pixels
- QuickFit® watch band compatible
- yes (26 mm)
Sensors
- GPS
- Compass
- GLONASS
- Thermometer
- Accelerometer
- Barometric altimeter
Product Info
- Main SKU
- 010-01338-0A
- Product ID
- 543589
- Product Name
- tactix® Bravo
- Product Variation
- Black with Nylon Straps
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
- FTP (Functional Threshold Power)
- yes (with compatible accessory)
- Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor)
- Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories)
Golfing Features
- Digital scorecard
- Yardage to layups/doglegs
- Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green)
- Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit)
- Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course)
- manual
Running Features
- Run workouts
- Race predictor
- Foot pod capable
- Running dynamics
- yes (with compatible accessory)
- Lactate threshold
- yes (with compatible accessory)
- Trail run auto climb
- Performance condition
- Stride length (real time)
- yes (with compatible accessory)
- Vertical oscillation and ratio
- yes (with compatible accessory)
- Ground contact time and balance
- yes (with compatible accessory)
- GPS-based distance, time and pace
- Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute)
Activity Profiles
- Gym
- Indoor Rowing
- Swim
- Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming
- Cycling
- Biking, Indoor Biking
- Outdoor recreation
- Hiking, Climbing, Mountain Biking, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Jumpmaster, Tactical
Swimming Features
- Pool swim workouts
- Drill logging (pool swim only)
- "Repeat on" rest timer (pool swim only)
- 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)
- 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™)
Tactical Features
- Night vision mode
- Dual grid coordinates
Outdoor Recreation
- Tides
- yes (via Connect IQ™)
- TracBack®
- Sight 'N Go
- Back to start
- Fish forecast
- yes (via Connect IQ™)
- UltraTrac mode
- Vertical speed
- GPS coordinates
- Area calculation
- yes (via Connect IQ™)
- Elevation profile
- Projected waypoint
- Total ascent/descent
- Distance to destination
- Sun and moon information
- yes (via Connect IQ™)
- Point-to-point navigation
- Bread crumb trail in real time
- Barometric trend indicator with Storm Alert
Daily Smart Features
- Calendar
- Connectivity
- Bluetooth® Smart, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®
- Find My Phone
- Find My Watch
- VIRB® Remote
- Weather forecasts
- Smart Notifications
- Smartphone compatibility
- iPhone®, Android™
- Controls smartphone music
- Pairs with Garmin Connect™ Mobile
- Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields and apps)
Activity Tracking Features
- TrueUp™
- Step counter
- Floors climbed
- Calories burned
- Distance traveled
- Intensity minutes
- Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity)
- Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal)
Health & Wellness Monitoring
- Sleep
- Hydration
- yes (in Garmin Connect™)
- Women's health
- yes (in Garmin Connect™)
Training, Planning and Analysis Features
- % HRR
- yes (with compatible accessory)
- % HR max
- yes (with compatible accessory)
- HR zones
- yes (with compatible accessory)
- HR alerts
- yes (with compatible accessory)
- Shortcuts
- Manual lap
- Auto max HR
- yes (with compatible accessory)
- Auto scroll
- Finish time
- HR calories
- yes (with compatible accessory)
- Voice alerts
- Custom alerts
- Recovery time
- yes (with compatible accessory)
- VO2 Max (Run)
- yes (with compatible accessory)
- Course guidance
- Training effect
- 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
- Downloadable training plans
- Manual multisport activities
- Customizable activity profiles
- Auto Pause® automatic timer halt
- Auto Lap® interval tracking feature
- 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 tactix® Bravo
Watches that cover a similar amount of wrist, with the measurements that separate them.
Garmin
Fenix 9 Pro inReach 51mm
- Width
- 51mm
- Thick
- 15.8mm
- Weight
- 99g
Garmin
Fenix 9 Pro inReach Solar 51mm
- Width
- 51mm
- Thick
- 16.6mm
- Weight
- 102g
Garmin
Fenix 9 Pro 51mm
- Width
- 51mm
- Thick
- 15.8mm
- Weight
- 99g
Garmin
Fenix 9 Pro Solar 51mm
- Width
- 51mm
- Thick
- 16.6mm
- Weight
- 102g
Garmin
Fenix 9 51mm
- Width
- 51mm
- Thick
- 14.7mm
- Weight
- 91g
Garmin
D2 Mach 2 Pro
- Width
- 51mm
- Thick
- 16.5mm
- Weight
- 90g
tactix® Bravo — Frequently Asked Questions
Will the Garmin Tactix Bravo fit my wrist?
The Garmin Tactix Bravo looks balanced on flat wrist widths of roughly 54–73mm (about 14.4–19.5cm circumference). Drag the slider above to check it against your own measurement.
What size band does the Garmin Tactix Bravo take?
26mm. Any 26mm strap fits, so you are not limited to Garmin's own bands — look for a quick-release fitting if you want to swap without tools.
How long does the Garmin Tactix Bravo battery last?
Garmin rates it at 50 hours per charge in everyday use.
How does the Garmin Tactix Bravo battery compare with other Garmin watches?
At 14 days in everyday use it ranks #151 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 Tactix Bravo thick for a 51mm watch?
At 15.5mm, middle of the pack for thickness at this width. 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 Tactix Bravo?
Huawei Watch D, Omega Seamaster Chrono-Quartz, Tissot Lepine Mechanical all sit within half a millimetre of the Garmin Tactix Bravo's 51mm case, so they cover the same amount of wrist.
