This new Garmin falls just short of smartwatch perfection
by John Davidson · Australian Financial ReviewJohn DavidsonColumnist
Nov 3, 2026 – 5.00am
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egular readers of this column will recall we’ve been on the hunt for the perfect smartwatch. We’re looking for one that’s not so big on features that it has next to no battery life, yet not so big on battery life it has next to no features. You might call it the “Goldilocks” of smartwatches, though we like to call it the elusive “Goldiclock”.
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John DavidsonColumnistJohn Davidson is an award-winning columnist, reviewer, and senior writer based in Sydney and in the Digital Life Laboratories, from where he writes about personal technology. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jdavidson@afr.com
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