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product_id: 454272222
title: "Garmin Forerunner® 955, GPS Running Smartwatch, 46mm, Whitestone"
brand: "garmin"
price: "R16879"
currency: ZAR
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category: "Garmin"
url: https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/454272222-garmin-forerunner-955-gps-running-smartwatch-46mm-whitestone
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# Multi-band GPS accuracy Up to 15 days battery life Full-color built-in maps Garmin Forerunner® 955, GPS Running Smartwatch, 46mm, Whitestone

**Brand:** garmin
**Price:** R16879
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🏃‍♂️ Lead the pack with precision, power, and performance.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Garmin Forerunner® 955, GPS Running Smartwatch, 46mm, Whitestone by garmin
- **How much does it cost?** R16879 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.za](https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/454272222-garmin-forerunner-955-gps-running-smartwatch-46mm-whitestone)

## Best For

- garmin enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted garmin brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Race Day Ready:** Race widget offers tailored training tips, weather updates, and finish time predictions to keep you ahead of the pack.
- • **Endurance That Lasts:** Up to 15 days of smartwatch mode battery life keeps you powered through long training cycles without constant recharging.
- • **Visualize Your Route:** Always-on, full-color maps and touchscreen/button controls let you effortlessly explore new trails or city streets.
- • **Navigate with Precision:** Multi-band GNSS ensures pinpoint location tracking even in dense urban or forested environments.
- • **Train Smarter, Not Harder:** Training readiness and HRV status provide personalized insights to optimize your workout intensity and recovery.

## Overview

The Garmin Forerunner 955 is a premium 46mm GPS running smartwatch featuring multi-band satellite navigation for superior accuracy, a vibrant always-on full-color display, and up to 15 days of battery life in smartwatch mode. Designed for serious athletes and fitness enthusiasts, it offers advanced training metrics including HRV status, training readiness, and a race widget with personalized coaching. Water-resistant up to 50 meters and compatible with iOS and Android, it seamlessly blends cutting-edge technology with durable, lightweight design to keep you connected and performing at your best.

## Description

Lead the pack with Forerunner® 955, the premium GPS running and triathlon smartwatch. The training readiness feature tells you when you’re primed for a productive session, while daily suggested workouts adapt to your performance and recovery alongside the race widget, which provides training tips, course details and completion time predictions. With morning report, you can get an overview of your sleep, recovery, training and more — as well as a picture of your overall health with heart rate variability (HRV) status (This device is intended to give an estimate of your activity and metrics). On the run, new multi-band GPS and full-color, built-in maps, help you navigate confidently. And with traditional buttons and a touch display, it has never been easier to tap into your training status and know whether you’re training productively, peaking or strained. If you’re pushing toward the podium — or to the very limits — Forerunner 955 is by your side with up to 15 days of battery life in smartwatch mode.

## Features

- Built with an always-on, full-color display that’s light on the wrist and easy to read even in direct sunlight
- Battery life: up to 15 days of battery life in smartwatch mode for a full picture of your health — from sleep to training; plus, get up to 42 hours in GPS mode and up to 80 hours in UltraTrac mode
- Click or swipe through maps and stats with traditional button controls or a new, responsive touchscreen
- Whether you’re running on city streets or riding densely covered trails, Forerunner 955 provides full-color, built-in mapping to keep you on track
- Access multiple global navigation satellite systems, and get access to multiple frequencies sent by navigation satellites for improved accuracy in areas where GNSS signals are reflected, weak or typically don't penetrate — giving you superior accuracy for how far and how fast you’ve run — even in challenging environments
- From the moment you wake up, get a training readiness score based on your sleep quality, recovery, training and more, so you can determine whether it’s a good day to go hard — or take it easy
- Get ready for your next race with race widget — which provides training tips, personalized daily suggested workouts and completion time predictions based on course details, weather and performance
- Using new indicators such as HRV status, your recent exercise history and performance, get an easy insight into your overall effort with training status — and know whether you’re training productively, peaking or strained
- Receive an overview of your sleep, recovery and training outlook as soon as you wake up with morning report — alongside HRV status, training readiness and weather; you can even customize your report to show what you want to see (This device is intended to give an estimate of your activity and metrics)
- With HRV status, gain a deeper understanding of your overall health, recovery and training performance through HRV while you sleep, based on technology developed by our Firstbeat Analytics team (This device is intended to give an estimate of your activity and metrics)

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B09WTGSGY1 |
| Additional Features | Touchscreen |
| Age Range Description | Adult |
| Band Color | White |
| Band Material Type | Silicone |
| Battery Average Life | 80 hours |
| Battery Cell Type | Lithium Polymer |
| Best Sellers Rank | #43,477 in Electronics ( See Top 100 in Electronics ) #865 in Smartwatches |
| Brand | Garmin |
| Built-In Media | Forerunner 955; Charging/data Cable; documentation |
| Color | Whitestone |
| Communication Feature | USB, Bluetooth |
| Compatible Devices | Smartphone |
| Compatible Phone Models | Compatible with iOS and Android devices |
| Connectivity Technology | Bluetooth, USB |
| Controller Type | Push Button |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (271) |
| Display Type | Always-on, full-color display |
| GPS Geotagging Functionality | GPS Enabled |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00753759297039 |
| Human Interface Input | Buttons, Touchscreen |
| Item Dimensions | 1.8 x 1.8 x 0.6 inches |
| Item Type Name | Running Smartwatch |
| Item Weight | 1.9 ounces |
| Manufacturer | Garmin |
| Maximum Display Brightness | 1000 nit |
| Memory Storage Capacity | 32 GB |
| Metrics Measured | Blood Oxygen Monitor, Calories Burned, Distance, Step Count, Heart Rate Monitor, Sleep Duration |
| Model Name | Forerunner 955 |
| Model Number | 010-02638-11 |
| Operating System | Garmin |
| Resolution | 260 x 260 |
| Screen Size | 1.3 inches |
| Shape | Round |
| Sport Type | Exercise & Fitness, Outdoor Lifestyle, Running, Track & Field, Training |
| Style Name | Non Solar |
| Supported Application | GPS |
| Supported Satellite Navigation System | GPS |
| Target Audience | Unisex Adults |
| UPC | 753759297039 |
| Unit Count | 1 Count |
| Warranty Description | 1 year limited warranty |
| Warranty Type | Limited |
| Water Resistance Depth | 50 meters |
| Water Resistance Level | Water Resistant |
| Wearable Computer Type | Smart Watch |
| Wireless Compability | Bluetooth |

## Product Details

- **Battery Cell Composition:** Lithium Polymer
- **Brand:** Garmin
- **Connectivity Technology:** Bluetooth, USB
- **GPS:** GPS Enabled
- **Memory Storage Capacity:** 32 GB
- **Operating System:** Garmin
- **Screen Size:** 1.3 inches
- **Shape:** Round
- **Special Feature:** Touchscreen
- **Wireless Communication Standard:** Bluetooth

## Images

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Pattern, Color, Style** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: How long is battery life?**
A: Depends on how you use it. If you have prolonged sessions, less time. If you have solar and outside, a little longer.

**Q: Is the $100 extra solar version worth it so far?**
A: In the northern hemisphere - so far no, but I’m looking fwd to the spring days

**Q: How big is the screen ?**
A: I had own the 935, the 945 and now I bought the 955. The screen is as big as a regular smart watch - but the watch it self is not cumbersome as those bigger ones from Garmin. The OS that comes is really great and innovative, with the Morning Summary telling you abou your Readyness based on Trainning Status, Sleep Score and. HRV dynamics. The screen is more than enough to see alerts, messages and all the info - with the new touch screen system - stable and reliable

**Q: Is Training readiness accurate . How does it compare to body battery?**
A: The training readiness score seems very accurate to me. I'm fairly old, and work out 6-7 days/week. I must decide how hard/easy to hit it on my cross-training days so I'm good for my run days (my main thing), and whether I should cross-train on Sunday or take day off. The training readiness score is derived from 6 metrics: Sleep Score, Recovery Time (remaining from previous activity), HRV status, Acute load, Sleep score history, stress history. I find these underlying metrics to be accurate. I see direct correlation with "Training Readiness" vs how I actually feel, how well I rested, how hard I hit it the day before, etc. 
It takes the watch a couple weeks to really "learn" you, and in my case, I think it took my age into consideration and under-estimated what I could handle - kept yelling at me about over training. But it caught on in about 10-14 days and seems very very accurate. 

As to the diff between training readiness vs body battery, I'll just quote from DC Rainmaker's review on his site:
"Body Battery is basically your energy level. You recharge it every night, and then decrease it during the day, or during periods of relaxation (like sitting on the couch watching TV). However, with the Forerunner 955 there’s also Training Readiness, which is aimed at figuring out if you should train (or, to what intensity).
Think of it like this: Use Body Battery on vacation to see the impacts of your day when you don’t care about training. Whereas, use Training Readiness when you are trying to get workouts in. Again, tons more later on this in the ‘Training Readiness’ section."
 
end quote.
I personally use both in conjunction, training or not. In the rare case that I drink alcohol to mild excess, it shows up in poorer sleep score, higher stress score, ergo lower body battery and lower training readiness. This helped me to stop thinking of the night before an easy training day as a "cheat day" where I go out and party too much, to a "recovery day" - it really shows up. Its like having a "mom" or coach that tells you what you should/shouldn't do, and backs it up by the metrics it reads from your actual body. You can't argue with it, so it helps you improve your habits during those periods where you are serious/dedicated to meet certain weight or (in my case) race/time goals. 
It is actionable data upon which you can reliably make sound decisions about how/whether to train, and how hard you should do so. And if you start to go astray, it clearly shows the effects of your fun-loving ways. 
My old Garmin 935 was such a great watch. I can't believe this new watch is such a huge improvement over that - the algorithms are more refined, more accurate. I always reveled in my old 935 telling me my "fitness age" was 20+ years lower than my actual age (puff chest, beat like ape) but always knew that was BS. This watch is giving me 10 years lower than my actual age. I don't like it, dang it, but its closer to the truth.

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*Store origin: ZA*
*Last updated: 2026-09-04*