Garmin Approach S42 GPS Golf Watch
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The Approach S42 is an impressively equipped golf watch, blending a multitude of powerful features with a stylish, full-color touchscreen design. It includes advanced functionalities such as Auto-Shot tracking and manual pin placement, all sustained by a robust 15-hour battery life. This attractive and affordably priced GPS watch stands as an ideal gift for the dedicated golfer, whether it's for someone special or a treat for yourself.
Key Features
Feature-Rich, Mid-Range Pricing: The Approach S42 from Garmin is a mid-priced golf watch offering a balance of features and affordability. It boasts a sleek color touchscreen, slim design, and most top golf features, except for the Virtual Caddie available in the S62 model. Alternative options include the feature-rich Garmin Approach S62 and the more budget-friendly Approach S12.
Versatile, Stylish Touchscreen: Featuring a large, easy-to-read screen that performs well even in bright conditions, the S42, available in three stylish colors, is suitable for both golfing and social settings.
Optimal Value: The S42 strikes an excellent balance between advanced golf features, style, and affordability, making it a great choice for golf enthusiasts looking for value.
Detailed Golf Features: Includes the Green View feature for manual pin positioning and distance references to greens, hazards, and doglegs. The AutoShot round analyzer tracks shot distances and can pair with the Approach CT10 club tracking sensors for enhanced tracking.
Smart Connectivity: When paired with a compatible smartphone, the watch offers smart notifications, estimated activity tracking, and connects to the Garmin Golf app for strokes gained analysis and participation in leaderboards and tournaments.
Everyday Wearability: Designed for all-day wear, this watch provides smart notifications and tracks daily activities like steps and sleep, along with built-in sports profiles.
Technical Specifications: The watch features a 1.2” color touchscreen display with interchangeable bands, up to 15 hours of battery life in GPS mode, and 10 days in smartwatch mode. It comes preloaded with over 42,000 CourseView maps globally and supports manual pin positioning and shot distance tracking.
Approach S42 Watch Only
Model: 010-02572-10
Physical & Performance
Display Size |
1.2 in (30.4mm) diameter |
Display resolution |
240 x 240 pixels |
GPS |
Yes |
Weight |
1.5 oz (43 g) |
Battery life |
Smartwatch mode: Up to 10 days GPS mode: Up to 15 hours |
Maps & Navigation
Memory/History |
64 MB |
Features
Pairs with Garmin Golf app | Yes |
Auto lap splits | No |
"Repeat on" rest timer (pool swim only) | No |
Wheelchair mode | No |
3-axis compass with HSI (horizontal situation indicator) | No |
Touch and/or button lock | Yes |
GPS coordinates | No |
Lap Time Repeatability Score (LTR) | No |
Audio prompts | No |
Sleep | No |
Auto CourseView updates | Yes |
Downloadable training plans | No |
Green Contours (with Garmin Golf membership) | No |
Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course) | automatic |
Run/Walk/Stand detection | No |
Closed Circuit Rebreather (CCR) | No |
Heart rate from external HRM (real-time during rests, interval and session stats during rests, and automatic heart rate download post-swim) | No |
Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar) | No |
Swing Tempo | No |
Task timers (2, 5, 10, 15, 20 and 30 minutes) | No |
Plays and controls watch music | No |
APNEA mode | No |
Pool swim workouts | No |
Multi-gas mode | No |
Music storage | No |
Race an Activity | No |
Hot keys | No |
Single-gas mode | No |
Activity history on watch | No |
Ground contact time and balance | No |
Auto max HR | No |
Daily suggested workouts | No |
Training load focus | No |
Compatible with Varia Vision™ (head-mounted display) | No |
Solar Charging | No |
HR alerts | No |
Foot pod capable | No |
Compatible with Vector™ and Rally™ (power meters) | No |
Training effect (anaerobic) | No |
Abnormal heart rate alerts | No |
Phone-free text messaging | No |
Tournament legal | Yes |
Display type | Sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) |
Vertical speed | No |
Lactate threshold | No |
Customizable data pages | No |
Race an activity | No |
Finish time | No |
Elevation profile | No |
Configurable lap alerts | No |
PlaysLike distance | No |
Virtual Partner | No |
VO2 Max (Run) | No |
Relaxation reminders | No |
Reminder alerts | No |
Physio TrueUp | No |
Custom alerts | No |
NEXRAD on moving map | No |
Back to start | No |
Vertical oscillation and ratio | No |
Training load | No |
Altimeter with adjustable baro setting | No |
Touchscreen | Yes |
Physical size |
43.4 x 43.4 x 11.7 mm Small/Medium version fits wrists with a circumference of 106-176 mm (Silver/White and Rose Gold/Light Sand versions) One Size versions fit wrists with a circumference of 125-202 mm (Black/Gunmetal only) |
Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity) | Yes |
Chronograph | No |
Live Delta Time | No |
Automatic altitude adjustment | No |
Ambient light sensor | No |
Bezel Material |
metal |
Touch-targeting (touch target on display to see the distance to any point) | No |
Hazards and course targets | Yes |
Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only) | No |
TruSwing™ compatible | Yes |
UltraTrac mode | No |
Garmin ECG App | No |
In-flight Pulse Ox | No |
Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green) | Yes |
Calendar | Yes |
Barometric altimeter | No |
Unlock new step icons | No |
Preloaded race tracks | No |
Weather forecasts | Yes |
Auto Lap® | Yes |
Sunrise/sunset times | Yes |
Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor | No |
Relaxation breathing timer | No |
Floors climbed | No |
Respiration rate (24x7) | No |
% HR max | No |
% HRR | No |
Outdoor recreation | Golfing |
Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only) | No |
TracBack® | No |
Advanced cycling dynamics | No |
Handicap scoring | Yes |
Audible alerts | No |
Color display | Yes |
Multiple bike profiles | No |
Primary benefit (Training Effect labels) | No |
Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second) | No |
Multi-band GPS | No |
HR zones | No |
Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit) | Yes |
Connectivity | Bluetooth® Smart |
Find My Phone | Yes |
Stride length (real time) | No |
Sleep score and insights | No |
Custom targets | Yes |
Downloadable cartography support | No |
Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor) | No |
Stopwatch | Yes |
Run workouts | No |
Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) | No |
Training effect | No |
Worldwide airport database(s) | No |
Waypoint information page | No |
Indoor running | Indoor Track Running |
GPS speed and distance | Yes |
Outdoor running | Running |
Round-trip course creator (running/cycling) | No |
Area calculation | No |
Find My Watch | No |
Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory) | Yes |
Connext avionics connectivity | No |
Advanced workouts | No |
Charging method | Garmin proprietary plug charger |
Trendline™ Popularity Routing | No |
Strava Live Segments | No |
Rest Timer (Ultra Run only) | No |
VIRB® Remote | No |
Smartphone compatibility | iPhone®, Android™ |
Dual grid coordinates | No |
TrueUp™ | Yes |
Training readiness | No |
Timer | Yes |
Multiple time zones with Zulu/UTC | No |
Trimix support | No |
Courses | No |
Respiration rate (during exercise) | No |
Compatible with Varia™ lights | No |
Thermometer | No |
Hydration | yes (in Garmin Connect™) |
Alarm clock | Yes |
Wirelessly receive flight plans from Garmin Pilot™ | No |
Group LiveTrack | No |
Intensity minutes | No |
Interval training | No |
Gyroscope | Yes |
Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) | No |
Pairs with Garmin Connect™ Mobile | Yes |
Countdown start (pool swim only) | No |
Virtual starting line | No |
Sun and moon information | No |
ClimbPro™ Ascent Planner | No |
Night vision mode | No |
Tempo Training | No |
Move IQ™ | No |
Automatically saves dive entry and exit locations | No |
Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor | No |
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) | No |
GLONASS | No |
Smart Notifications | Yes |
Sight 'N Go | No |
Garmin Pay™ | No |
Automatic daylight saving time | Yes |
Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation | No |
Depth sensor | No |
Projected waypoint | No |
Bread crumb trail in real time | No |
Time/date | yes |
Sync dive log to Garmin Dive™ Mobile app | No |
Rewards (coins) | No |
Built-in mapping | No |
Calories burned | No |
Customizable activity profiles | No |
Auto start/end dive | No |
Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app | No |
SatIQ™ Technology | No |
Garmin Live Segments | No |
Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps) | No |
HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+® to paired devices) | No |
Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) | No |
Controls smartphone music | No |
Power meter compatible | No |
Total ascent/descent | No |
Auto multisport activities | No |
Last race summary | No |
Cycle Map (routable cycling-specific street map) | No |
PinPointer | No |
Step counter | Yes |
Quick Release bands | Yes |
APNEA hunt mode | No |
60-minute activity goal | No |
Trail run auto climb | No |
Manual multisport activities | No |
Chores | No |
Barometric trend indicator with Storm Alert | No |
Automatic rep counting | No |
LiveTrack | No |
Moving Map with aviation airports, navaids, roads, bodies of water and more | No |
HR calories | No |
Point-to-point navigation | No |
Anchor Alarm | No |
Gauge mode | No |
Grade-adjusted pace | No |
Water rating | 5 ATM |
Yardage to layups/doglegs | Yes |
XERO™ Locations | No |
Auto Pause® | Yes |
All-day stress | No |
Running dynamics | No |
Battery life (smartwatch mode) | Up to 10 days |
Full vector map | No |
Tack assist mode | No |
Body Battery™ energy monitor | No |
Worldwide NAVAID and Intersection database(s) | No |
Cycling | Biking, Indoor Biking |
Future elevation plot | No |
Accelerometer | Yes |
Recovery time | No |
Orienteering | No |
Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only) | No |
Around Me mode | No |
Fish forecast | No |
Drill logging (pool swim only) | No |
Preloaded with 43,000 courses worldwide | Yes |
Course guidance | No |
Track timer | No |
Strap material |
silicone |
GPS Time Sync | Yes |
Countdown timer | No |
Race App | No |
Auto scroll | No |
Analog hands | No |
Round timer/odometer | Yes |
Compass | No |
Heat and altitude acclimation | No |
Digital scorecard | yes |
Lens Material |
chemically strengthened glass |
NextFork™ navigation | No |
Make calls and send texts via voice | No |
Cardio workouts | No |
Green View with manual pin position | Yes |
Performance condition | No |
Strength workouts | No |
Galileo | No |
Distance to destination | No |
Women's health | yes (in Garmin Connect™) |
Training status | No |
Manual lap | No |
Distance traveled | No |
Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) | No |
GPS-based distance, time and pace | Yes |
Daily resting heart rate | No |
Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) | Yes |
Garmin AutoShot™ | Yes |
Fitness age | No |
Nitrox support | No |
FTP (Functional Threshold Power) | No |
Dive ascent/descent rate indicator | No |
Built-in barometer and tide tables | No |
Race predictor | No |