Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago

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Join us for the 5th annual Sportswatch Year in Review where @Dcrainmaker and I cover all the major sportswatch and smartwatch releases of 2023 from Garmin, Apple, Suunto, COROS, Polar, Samsung, and more!

Special thanks to @Dcrainmaker for joining!

// Chapters
0:00 Trends of 2023

2:57 Garmin ECG on Venu 2 Plus
DesFit Review: youtu.be/eh68lN60H7k?si=CUMUHUz-qrvvrBeQ
DC Rainmaker Review: youtu.be/RZdA0_R4e1k?si=q2mjT0xY7Jm2euN9

5:21 Garmin vivomove Trend
DesFit Review: youtu.be/FVBXkUUAe6c?si=G9ns4tuHwG8EJ2-J
DC Rainmaker Review: youtu.be/5H0sqGnmDPI?si=QSaz8FhPj2uGme1r

7:43 Garmin Forerunner 265
DesFit Review: youtu.be/zYJuJK2oFCM?si=gIAQsqdEvppbNjgQ
DC Rainmaker Review: youtu.be/Nir5a1Sd7KM?si=yhUjTWtYziPY5Fl7

13:03 Garmin Forerunner 965
DesFit Review: youtu.be/M7ckPDoHBUI?si=ak3wpcX9VWURbqut
DC Rainmaker Review: youtu.be/sY0iHU71k-4?si=OQ3xpbdFyNsnfgWe

18:22 Casio G-Shock Move GBD-H2000
DesFit Review: youtu.be/OvL6SWBKIGs?si=aQJAj6PwiAlCoVO2

23:19 Garmin Instinct 2X
DesFit Review: youtu.be/NgDD2zYs98U?si=iYqTR65i3U-K9u6f
DC Rainmaker Review: youtu.be/xse5fUhnht0?si=v3O37pLfV89zXcA3

26:56 Suunto Vertical
DesFit Review: youtu.be/cT5mtb_GOh0?si=1mjE0Y7wuXMVMcik
DC Rainmaker Review: youtu.be/xse5fUhnht0?si=v3O37pLfV89zXcA3

33:13 Mobvoi Ticwatch Pro 5
DesFit Review: youtu.be/mLnD6WJX4n4?si=CVQAmPtqLe_4Tn8n

38:24 Garmin Fenix 7 Pro
DesFit Review: youtu.be/f0lB_4Kii6o?si=0fWppRgnssm1lHsA
DC Rainmaker Review: youtu.be/ArRO5-nhwbw?si=zFCQZnxOjKVzKKoD

45:16 Garmin Epix Pro
DesFit Review: youtu.be/1AD8XCHc9I8?si=dUHKWokjuRYSBHV6
DC Rainmaker Review: youtu.be/EQ-dNDG-xbQ?si=vRqgTE4qIr0Ak42X

50:37 Apple Watch WatchOS 10 New Features
DesFit Review (Topo Maps): youtu.be/9s5fXRXC6lY?si=CRWPlXDuIPCuW_E_
DesFit Review (Cycling Power): youtu.be/2Ficbhrt_hg?si=o9noAYyRjS4aTFJO
DC Rainmaker Review: youtu.be/xIDvMroBtts?si=b-bmX5lrBnW1CKZo

52:35 Amazfit Cheetah
DC Rainmaker Review: dcrainmaker.com/2023/06/amazfit-cheetah-pro-gps-watch-quick-review-thoughts-after-using-it-for-a-week.html

56:26 Samsung Galaxy Watch 6
DesFit Review: youtu.be/gO3KudqyjMk?si=GS1Df4OlEOFAPQ4b
DC Rainmaker Review: youtu.be/HuyOE2NA7rA?si=-Dx-XrGknlv_EPqk

1:01:48 COROS Pace 3
DesFit Review: youtu.be/koI9lk5HHSs?si=9zN6jDAtfKHzCpxr
DC Rainmaker Review: youtu.be/rGeahtgvZQY?si=piuP_qLms_Dsrt9j

1:04:07 Garmin Venu 3
DesFit Review: youtu.be/xIJgwH6SPyY?si=udPhVWJs7qA8Vko6
DC Rainmaker Review: youtu.be/TUM2bQvrMVM?si=hWExjYJ59Q__x6Zt

1:08:02 Apple Watch Ultra 2 / Apple Watch Series 9
DesFit Ultra 2 Review: youtu.be/zhvv5_Kag28?si=y_A43j9KxJi1RofD
DC Rainmaker Ultra 2 Review: youtu.be/VegN1B4S4Lg?si=6SZ_N2bLrpAD6sFc
DesFit Series 9 Review: youtu.be/R4JXjsbx45U?si=5kNSKysNd4kDHGqK
DC Rainmaker Series 9 Review: youtu.be/44FEs8jAN9Y?si=_EOptHrfbZ35ftIP

1:15:40 Garmin vivoactive 5
DesFit Review: youtu.be/BkFfsjiiMq8?si=UjTcFJr3LjCJVD0I
DC Rainmaker Review: youtu.be/76yymsU9kBs?si=ta5Re_goYxcgN7Lv

1:18:17 Fitbit Charge 6
DC Rainmaker Review: youtu.be/zstQkhXvTUc?si=KCRpGeDQZ-m7rcUV

1:22:21 Google Pixel Watch 2
DC Rainmaker Review: youtu.be/8tbdWKi-dw8?si=2-b9A8psN5ytNSzO

1:25:42 Garmin Tactix 7 AMOLED

1:29:07 Suunto Race
DesFit Review: youtu.be/bYqEP7OA6mg?si=1DzI7rU7hCnd11TD
DC Rainmaker Review: youtu.be/hXtJm-O7D6w?si=2T4emIKfeIQA8Xpc

1:33:01 Polar Vantage V3
DesFit Review: youtu.be/v-S1No_sg5s?si=PTvZZ-fitXnjrlBn
DC Rainmaker Review: youtu.be/quElfF1ASnA?si=f04ad8jdEG8bMvNb

1:38:18 Garmin Descent Mk3 / Garmin Marq Carbon

1:39:12 Final Thoughts

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