I started running about a year ago and finally decided to purchase a running watch. I've been using my Garmin Forerunner 55 for about a month now and love it. The battery lasts forever and it's nice and easy to use. I love that there are multiple exercise functions but just wish it included a weight lifting function as well.

I bought this watch a month ago and I'm very happy with the battery and features, and it's a great value for money for the products offered by the brand. The only improvement I'd like is in relation to the brightness of the screen, which is often difficult to see even with the internal light. Other than that, I'm completely satisfied!

I bought this a month ago and am happy I did. I could have purchased a newer model, with more bells and whistles, but I didn't need them. This one is fine. Im happy with it. If I was going to add one thing though, it is significantly smaller than the newer watches. Me being older than most watches, I don't see as well as I used to. There is a lot to be said for a larger faced watch...

I really like the 1+week battery, the standard digital watch face you can download, the simple app controls, even the non touch screen is a plus for me. This specific LCD screen has a better viewing angle than my last Samsung gear watch (and not needing to do a gesture to see the screen as it is always on). The non touch screen keeps my toddler from changing the settings. My only comment is that proprietary connector is a straight plug in the back. Otherwise this is a perfect watch for those that want a simple smartwatch or as I like to describe it as a watch with smart features.

Is doing EVERYTHING that i wanted it to do. I love how it works with the app and how accurately it can track my run. I do wish that it was easier to see and illuminated more on the watch face, or if the watch face could be a little bigger. That really helps us runners with poor eyesight.

I bought the Forerunner 55 to replace my 35. I like all the features, even though I'm still learning what it will do and how it works. My only complaint is the watch face. It's almost to dark to read unless I'm in good light. I can press the light button, but that's a pain. I should have a brighter, easier to read, watch face.

I have found it very difficult to re-set to clock face. have to turn off and on and then does not always reset. Don't have a manual, so not sure what is the problem. Wife gave it to me for Christmas. no manual, unless you can read the very fine print

I've been a Garmin user for years. Loved my Forerunner 45 but the battery started to be unreliable after 4+ years. Forerunner 55 was advertised as the next model in the line and as a basic GPS watch, no extra bells and whistles. I have found, however, that there are quite a few extra bells and whistles and with my limited tech knowledge it's been a challenge to set it up the way I want and get the data I want. Downloaded the owner's manual but still struggling. I DO love the longer battery life, and I love that it tells you what percent of battery is left instead of guessing the number of green bars. I also love that it locks on to the GPS really quickly. I'm sure the rest of my issues will get sorted out eventually and then it will be smooth sailing - or running.

Just got it yesterday. I like esthetic of the Forerunner 55. Like the larger fonts used. Like the timer, alarm, and stopwatch functionality. Don't like the navigation button names. It's not intuitive which button does what. Learning curve seems a bit daunting compared to Forerunner 35 which was my previous watch.

This is my 1st Garmin watch. I focused on heart rate monitoring while exercising, not a "smartwatch." The setup was easy, and once I learned the button system, operations were also easy. This seems to be a very good heart rate and exercise watch. Battery life averages 5-8 days.