The quatix® 6X Solar is a premium marine GPS smartwatch designed for boaters, anglers, and adventure enthusiasts who demand performance and durability. Its solar charging capability, titanium construction, and advanced marine integrations make it a powerful companion for navigation, fishing, fitness, and outdoor exploration.
quatix® 6X Solar – Titanium GPS Smartwatch - Description
Built for life on the water, the quatix® 6X Solar combines robust marine functionality with solar-powered endurance and elegant titanium styling. With comprehensive boating control, detailed charts, advanced fitness tracking, and seamless connectivity, it supports every aspect of your on-water and on-land lifestyle. Designed to withstand harsh conditions, it delivers superior navigation, performance monitoring, and smart features in one rugged yet refined smartwatch.

Marine-Focused Design
Purpose-built for boaters who require precision and reliability on the water. Its rugged titanium build ensures durability, while the solar charging lens extends usability during long days offshore.
Advanced Solar Power Technology
Engineered with Power Glass™ solar charging to significantly extend battery life. This ensures uninterrupted performance during extended sailing, fishing, or cruising sessions.
Comprehensive Boat System Control
Integrates smoothly with compatible marine systems, enabling autopilot control, chart streaming, and data monitoring. It enhances convenience by placing key vessel functions directly on your wrist.
Dynamic Navigation Tools
Equipped with multi-GNSS tracking, built-in maps, and course guidance. Ideal for navigating coastal waters, lakes, and complex marine routes.
Fishing and Sonar Support
Syncs with fishfinders and onboard sonar equipment for accurate underwater visuals. Helps anglers plan, locate, and track productive fishing zones.
Robust Fitness Tracking
Includes advanced metrics for heart rate, stress, sleep, VO2 max, and training load. Perfect for users balancing their boating lifestyle with health and fitness goals.
High-Contrast Display
Designed for sunlight readability, ensuring clarity even in harsh marine lighting. Displays charts, data, and notifications with exceptional visibility.
Premium Titanium Construction
Lightweight yet incredibly strong, the titanium case and band offer durability without compromising comfort. Built to resist corrosion, making it ideal for marine environments.
Smartphone and On-board Connectivity
Pairs wirelessly with mobile devices and compatible marine electronics. Access notifications, music controls, and real-time boat data anywhere onboard.
Weather and Tide Insights
Receives weather updates, tide information, and storm alerts. Keeps users informed of changing conditions to plan safely.
Long-Distance Activity Support
Designed for endurance activities like paddling, sailing, hiking, and running. Offers detailed tracking to support multi-hour or multi-day adventures.
Enhanced Safety and Alerting
Includes MOB (man overboard) assistance, navigation alerts, and emergency guidance. Adds crucial safety features to ensure confidence on open water.

quatix® 6X Solar – Titanium GPS Smartwatch - Key Features
Solar-Enhanced Battery Life
Harvests sunlight to extend usage between charges. Perfect for long marine outings where power access is limited.
Autopilot Control
Operate your compatible Garmin autopilot directly from the watch. Adjust heading, follow routes, or maintain course with effortless wrist-based control.
Remote Fusion-Link™ Audio
Manage your boat’s entertainment system with built-in controls. Switch tracks, adjust volume, or change sources instantly.
Advanced Chart Display
View detailed boat charts streamed from compatible plotters. Helps maintain awareness of surroundings without stepping away from key areas of the vessel.
Fishing Activity Metrics
Supports real-time sonar data and fishing location markers. Ideal for anglers tracking seasonal patterns and productive fishing spots.
Multi-GNSS Satellite Accuracy
Uses GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo for precise marine and outdoor positioning. Enhances reliability in challenging environments.
Pulse Ox and Heart Rate Monitoring
Track oxygen saturation and heart rate for detailed wellness insights. Useful during high-intensity activity or altitude changes.
Water-Ready Durability
Rugged, corrosion-resistant, and designed for demanding marine environments. Can withstand submersion, wet conditions, and heavy spray.
Smart Notifications
Receive messages, calls, and alerts directly on your wrist. Stay connected without relying on your phone while onboard.
Preloaded Marine Apps
Includes boating profiles, sail racing tools, anchor drift alerts, and more. Streamlines on-water tasks and simplifies navigation routines.
Sports & Activity Profiles
Supports running, swimming, cycling, hiking, strength, and more. A complete multisport companion for active users.
Internal Music Storage
Store your favourite playlists for offline listening. Perfect for workouts or relaxing on deck.
Customizable Watch Faces
Personalize your watch with multiple face options and data widgets. Tailor the display to suit your style or daily needs.
Safety Tracking & Alerts
Features incident detection, weather warnings, and navigation alerts. Designed to enhance situational awareness and user safety.
quatix® 6X Solar – Titanium GPS Smartwatch - What Is In The Bpx
- quatix® 6x Solar
- Titanium band
- Cirrus blue silicone band
- Charging cable
- Documentation

quatix® 6X Solar – Titanium GPS Smartwatch - Specifications
General
| Strap material |
Titanium and silicone included |
| Lens material |
Power Glass™ |
| Bezel material |
Titanium |
| Case material |
Fibre-reinforced polymer with metal rear cover |
| QuickFit™ watch band compatible |
Included (26 mm) |
| Physical size |
51 x 51 x 14.9 mm |
| Weight |
82 g (54 g, case only) |
| Leakproof inductive buttons |
Yes |
| Display Size |
1.4 inches (35.56 mm) diameter |
| Display Resolution |
280 x 280 pixels |
| Colour display |
Yes |
| Large font option |
Yes |
| Battery life |
Smartwatch mode: Up to 21 days plus 3 days * GPS mode: Up to 60 hours plus 6 hours** GPS and music: Up to 15 hours plus 1 hour ** Max battery GPS mode: Up to 120 hours plus 28 hours** Expedition GPS activity 46 days plus 10 days* Battery saver watch mode: 80 days plus 40 days*
*Solar charging, assuming all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions **Solar charging, assuming use in 50,000 lux conditions |
| Charging method |
Garmin proprietary plug charger |
| Memory/history |
32 GB |
Clock Features
| Time/date |
Yes |
| GPS time sync |
Yes |
| Automatic daylight saving time |
Yes |
| Alarm clock |
Yes |
| Timer |
Yes |
| Stopwatch |
Yes |
| Sunrise/sunset times |
Yes |
Health Monitoring
| Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second) |
Yes |
| Resting heart rate |
Yes |
| Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts |
Yes (high and low) |
| Respiration Rate |
Yes |
| Fitness Age |
Yes (in app) |
| Body Battery™ Energy Monitor |
Yes |
| All-day Stress |
Yes |
| Relaxation reminders |
Yes |
| Relaxation Breathing Timer |
Yes |
| Breathwork |
Yes |
| Sleep |
Yes (Advanced) |
| Sleep coach |
Yes |
| Nap detection |
Yes |
| Hydration |
Yes (in Garmin Connect™) |
| Women's Health |
Yes (in Garmin Connect™) |
| Health Snapshot |
Yes |
Sensors
| GPS |
Yes |
| GLONASS |
Yes |
| Galileo |
Yes |
| Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor |
Yes |
| Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor |
Yes (with Acclimation) |
| Barometric altimeter |
Yes |
| Compass |
Yes |
| Gyroscope |
Yes |
| Accelerometer |
Yes |
| Thermometer |
Yes |
| Depth sensor |
Yes |
Daily Smart Features
| Connectivity |
Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi® |
| Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields and apps) |
Yes |
| On-device Connect IQ™ Store |
Yes |
| Smart Notifications |
Yes |
| Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only) |
Yes |
| View images from notifications on watch (Android™ only) |
Yes |
| Morning report |
Yes |
| Calendar |
Yes |
| Weather forecasts |
Yes |
| Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect™ mobile |
Yes |
| Battery Saver - customisable low power watch |
Yes |
| Controls smartphone music |
Yes |
| Find my phone |
Yes |
| Find my watch |
Yes |
| VIRB® camera remote |
Yes |
| Smart trainer control |
Yes |
| Compatible with Garmin Connect™ Mobile |
Yes |
| Smartphone compatibility |
iPhone®, Android™ |
Workout and Training Plans
| Cardio workouts |
Yes |
| Strength workouts |
Yes |
| Yoga workouts |
Yes |
| Pilates workouts |
Yes |
| On-screen workout animations |
Yes |
Activity Profiles
| Gym |
Strength, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Pilates and Yoga |
| WELLNESS |
Walking, Pilates, Yoga, Indoor Walking |
| Outdoor recreation |
Hiking, Climbing, Mountain Biking, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Jumpmaster, Tactical |
| Cycling |
Biking, Indoor Biking, Mountain Biking, Triathlon |
| Swim |
Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming |
Safety and Tracking Features
| Incident Detection during select activities |
Yes |
| Assistance |
Yes |
| Live Event Sharing |
Yes |
Tactical Features
| Dual grid coordinates |
Yes |
| XERO™ Locations |
Yes |
Boating Features
| Available boating profiles |
Boating, Sailing, Sail Racing |
| Anchor Alarm |
Yes |
| Autopilot control |
Yes |
| Boat data streaming |
Yes |
| Virtual starting line |
Yes |
| Countdown timer |
Yes |
| Tack assist mode |
Yes |
| Built-in barometer and tide tables |
Yes (downloadable tides) |
Activity Tracking Features
| Step counter |
Yes |
| Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it) |
Yes |
| Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) |
Yes |
| Calories Burned |
Yes |
| Floors climbed |
Yes |
| Distance travelled |
Yes |
| Intensity minutes |
Yes |
| TrueUp™ |
Yes |
| Move IQ™ |
Yes |
| Garmin Connect™ Challenges app |
Yes (optional Connect IQ app) |
| Automatic rep counting |
Yes |
Training, Planning and Analysis Features
| Customisable screen(s) |
Yes |
| Downloadable training plans |
Yes |
| Course guidance |
Yes |
| HR Zones |
Yes |
| HR Alerts |
Yes |
| HR Calories |
Yes |
| % HR Max |
Yes |
| % HRR |
Yes |
| Recovery Time |
Yes |
| Auto Max HR |
Yes |
| 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) |
| HR Broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+® to paired devices) |
Yes |
| Respiration Rate (During Exercise) |
Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| GPS speed and distance |
Yes |
| Customisable activity profiles |
Yes |
| Auto Pause® automatic timer halt |
Yes |
| Interval training |
Yes |
| Advanced workouts |
Yes |
| Power Modes - customisable in-activity battery settings |
Yes |
| Auto Lap® interval tracking feature |
Yes |
| Manual lap |
Yes |
| Configurable lap alerts |
Yes |
| Heat and Altitude Acclimation |
Yes |
| VO2 Max (Run) |
Yes |
| Training Load |
Yes |
| Training load focus |
Yes |
| Training Effect |
Yes |
| Training Effect (Anaerobic) |
Yes |
| Primary benefit (Training Effect labels) |
Yes |
| Customisable alerts |
Yes |
| Finish time |
Yes |
| Virtual partner |
Yes |
| Race an activity |
Yes |
| Multi-sport |
Yes |
| Garmin Live Segments |
Yes |
| Strava Live Segments |
Yes |
| Round-trip course creator (running/cycling) |
Yes |
| Trendline™ Popularity Routing |
Yes (available as a wearable map theme) |
| Touch and/or button lock |
Yes |
| Shortcuts |
Yes |
| Auto scroll |
Yes |
| Activity history on watch |
Yes |
| Physio TrueUp |
Yes |
Running Features
| GPS-based distance, time and pace |
Yes |
| Running dynamics |
Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Vertical oscillation and ratio |
Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Ground contact time and balance |
Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Stride length (real time) |
Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) |
Yes |
| Performance condition |
Yes |
| Lactate threshold |
Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| PacePro™ Pacing Strategies |
Yes |
| Run workouts |
Yes |
| Trail run auto climb |
Yes |
| Race predictor |
Yes |
| Foot pod capable |
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 |
| Full vector map |
Yes |
| Auto CourseView updates |
Yes |
| Green View with manual pin position |
Yes |
| Hazards and course targets |
Yes |
| PinPointer |
Yes |
| PlaysLike distance |
Yes |
| Handicap scoring |
Yes |
| TruSwing™ compatible |
Yes |
| Round timer/odometer |
Yes |
| Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory) |
Yes |
Outdoor Recreation
| Point-to-point navigation |
Yes |
| Breadcrumb trail in real time |
Yes |
| Back to start |
Yes |
| TracBack® |
Yes |
| UltraTrac mode |
Yes |
| Elevation profile |
Yes |
| Distance to destination |
Yes |
| Barometric trend indicator with storm alert |
Yes |
| ClimbPro™ Ascent Planner |
Yes |
| Vertical speed |
Yes |
| Total ascent/descent |
Yes |
| Future elevation plot |
Yes |
| Preloaded road and trail maps |
Yes |
| Preloaded ski resort maps |
Yes |
| Downloadable cartography support |
Yes |
| GPS coordinates |
Yes |
| Sight 'N Go |
Yes |
| Area calculation |
Yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| Fish forecast |
Yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| Projected waypoint |
Yes |
| Sun and moon information |
Yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| Expedition GPS Activity |
Yes |
| Tides |
Yes (via Connect IQ™) |
Cycling Features
| Courses |
Yes |
| Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor) |
Yes |
| Race an activity |
Yes |
| Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) |
Yes |
| FTP (Functional Threshold Power) |
Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Garmin cycle map (routable cycling-specific street map) |
Yes |
| Compatible with Vector™ and Rally™ (power meters) |
Yes |
| Compatible with Varia Vision™ (head-mounted display) |
Yes |
| Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar) |
Yes |
| Compatible with Varia™ lights |
Yes |
| Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor) |
Yes |
| Power meter compatible |
Yes |
Swimming Features
| Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) |
Yes |
| Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) |
Yes |
| Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only) |
Yes |
| Drill logging (pool swim only) |
Yes |
| Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only) |
Yes |
| Countdown start |
Yes |
| Pool swim workouts |
Yes |
| Underwater wrist-based heart rate |
Yes |
| 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, HRM-Swim, HRM-Pro or HRM-Pro Plus) |
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