PLAY WITH CONFIDENCE
We’ve got your game with Approach S42, a GPS golf smartwatch that’s designed for lowering your score on the course and upping your style off the course.
- Looking into the sun might affect your shot, but not your ability to read your watch.
- If you want to play 15 straight hours of golf, this watch has the battery life to do it.
- Show up to any of the 42,000+ preloaded courses and play like you’ve been there before.
- Go the distance when you know the distance. Green View lets you manually position the pin.
- Take your shot, and track where it landed with AutoShot detection.
- More than just a golf watch. Wear it 24/7 and get smart notifications, track steps and more.
BATTERY LIFE
Internal, rechargeable battery provides up to 10 days in smartwatch mode and 15 hours in GPS mode.
COLOR TOUCHSCREEN
Large 1.2” easy-to-read color touchscreen display with metal bezel is stylish and lightweight.
GOES BEYOND THE COURSE
Whether you just got done with a game and find yourself in the clubhouse or you want to hit the town, Approach S42 is great for everyday wear.
42,000+ PRELOADED COURSES
Your watch comes preloaded with more than 42,000 CourseView maps of golf courses around the world. Download updates for the course you play most often.
KEEP TRACK AND KEEP SCORE
AutoShot game tracking automatically tracks detected1 shot distances. Pair with optional Approach® CT10 club tracking sensors (sold separately) for more tracking capabilities.
GREEN VIEW
The Green View feature gives you each green’s true shape from wherever you are on the course, and it allows you to drag and drop the pin for greater accuracy.
GO GREEN
Quickly reference distances to the front, middle and back of the green so you have all the data you need for the perfect shot.
GREEN CONTOUR DATA
Plan your best approach shot, and sink your putt with Green Contour Data. With your active Garmin Golf™ app membership, you can see the slope direction of the green on select courses.
SMART NOTIFICATIONS
Receive emails, texts and alerts right to your watch when paired with a compatible smartphone.
MORE STATS
Pair with the Garmin Golf™ app2 for strokes gained analysis, to participate in leaderboards and tournaments and to gain more data about your game.
STAY FIT
Take advantage of built-in sports apps and activity-tracking features3, including the move bar, vibration alerts, calories and steps.
What You'll Love
- BATTERY LIFE (SMARTWATCH MODE): Up to 10 days
- DISPLAY TYPE: Sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)
- TOUCHSCREEN: Yes
- WATER RATING: 5 ATM
General
- LENS MATERIAL: chemically strengthened glass
- BEZEL MATERIAL: metal
- QUICK RELEASE BANDS: Yes
- STRAP MATERIAL: silicone
- PHYSICAL SIZE: 43.4 x 43.4 x 11.7 mm, fits wrists with a circumference of 106-176 mm
- WEIGHT: 1.5 oz (43 g)
- DISPLAY SIZE: 1.2 in (30.4mm) diameter
- DISPLAY RESOLUTION: 240 x 240 pixels
- COLOR DISPLAY: Yes
- BATTERY LIFE: Smartwatch mode: Up to 10 days; GPS mode: Up to 15 hours
- CHARGING METHOD: Garmin proprietary plug charger
- MEMORY/HISTORY: 64 MB
Clock Features
- TIME/DATE: Yes
- GPS TIME SYNC: Yes
- AUTOMATIC DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME: Yes
- ALARM CLOCK: Yes
- TIMER: Yes
- STOPWATCH: Yes
- PRODUCTSPECSUNTIMES: Yes
Health & Wellness Monitoring
- HYDRATION: yes (in Garmin Connect™)
- WOMEN'S HEALTH: yes (in Garmin Connect™)
Sensors
- GPS: Yes
- GYROSCOPE: Yes
- ACCELEROMETER: Yes
Daily Smart Features
- CONNECTIVITY: Bluetooth® Smart
- SMART NOTIFICATIONS: Yes
- CALENDAR: Yes
- WEATHER FORECASTS: Yes
- FIND MY PHONE: Yes
- PAIRS WITH GARMIN CONNECT™ MOBILE: Yes
- SMARTPHONE COMPATIBILITY: iPhone®, Android™
- Activity Profiles
- INDOOR RUNNING: Indoor Track Running
- OUTDOOR RUNNING: Running
- OUTDOOR RECREATION: Golfing
- CYCLING: Biking, Indoor Biking
Activity Tracking Features
- STEP COUNTER: Yes
- MOVE ALERTS (DISPLAYS ON DEVICE AFTER A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY): Yes
- AUTO GOAL (LEARNS YOUR ACTIVITY LEVEL AND ASSIGNS A DAILY STEP GOAL): Yes
- TRUEUP™: Yes
Training, Planning and Analysis Features
- GPS SPEED AND DISTANCE: Yes
- AUTO PAUSE®: Yes
- AUTO LAP®: Yes
- TOUCH AND/OR BUTTON LOCK: Yes
Running Features
- AVAILABLE RUN PROFILES: Running, Indoor Running
- GPS-BASED DISTANCE, TIME AND PACE: Yes
Golfing Features
- PRELOADED WITH 43,000 COURSES WORLDWIDE: Yes
- YARDAGE TO F/M/B (DISTANCE TO FRONT, MIDDLE AND BACK OF GREEN): Yes
- YARDAGE TO LAYUPS/DOGLEGS: Yes
- MEASURES SHOT DISTANCE (CALCULATES EXACT YARDAGE FOR SHOTS FROM ANYWHERE ON COURSE): automatic
- DIGITAL SCORECARD: Yes
- CUSTOM TARGETS: Yes
- STAT TRACKING (STROKES, PUTTS PER ROUND, GREENS AND FAIRWAYS HIT): Yes
- GARMIN AUTOSHOT™: Yes
- AUTO COURSEVIEW UPDATES: Yes
- GREEN VIEW WITH MANUAL PIN POSITION: Yes
- HAZARDS AND COURSE TARGETS: Yes
- HANDICAP SCORING: Yes
- TRUSWING™ COMPATIBLE: Yes
- ROUND TIMER/ODOMETER: Yes
- AUTOMATIC CLUB TRACKING COMPATIBLE (REQUIRES ACCESSORY): Yes
- PAIRS WITH GARMIN GOLF APP: Yes
- TOURNAMENT LEGAL: Yes
In The Box:
- Approach S42
- Charging/data cable
- Documentation