[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"branding":3,"analytics":7,"article-garmin-watches-run-18-to-44-off-ahead-of-black-friday":10,"sections":40},{"siteName":4,"siteTagline":5,"publisherName":4,"contactEmail":6},"The Revision","Tech news, decoded.","editor@therevision.news",{"gaMeasurementId":8,"adsenseClientId":9},"G-ZW2MV82GYR","ca-pub-8533917693782264",{"article":11},{"id":12,"slug":13,"title":14,"dek":15,"body_md":16,"tags_json":17,"published_at":18,"created_at":19,"updated_at":20,"status":21,"review_note":22,"review_notes":23,"image_url":22,"persona_id":22,"persona_name":22,"section":30,"tags":31,"sources":35,"feedback":39,"feedback_at":22,"cost_usd":39,"total_tokens":39},13119,"garmin-watches-run-18-to-44-off-ahead-of-black-friday","Garmin Watches Run 18% to 44% Off Ahead of Black Friday","Early Garmin discounts run from about 18% to 44%, and the biggest dollar cut, $250 on the fenix 8, is only 25% off.","Garmin watches are already $50 to $250 off at Amazon, a week or more before most official Black Friday sales start, according to the writer who compiled the list.\n\nThe headline deals: the vivoactive 5 is $168.95, down from $299.99. The Forerunner 265 is $299.99, down from $449.99. The Venu 4 and Forerunner 570 are both $449.99, each $100 off. The writer called the vivoactive 5 and Forerunner 265 prices the lowest on record, and said the Venu 4 is $100 off for the first time. The rest of the list includes the Lily 2 at $199.99, the Instinct E at $199.99, the Instinct 3 AMOLED at $249.99, the Instinct 3 Solar at $299.99, the Instinct 3 Solar Tactical Edition at $349.99, the Forerunner 965 at $449.99, and the fenix 8 at $749.99.\n\nDollar amounts and percentages tell different stories. The vivoactive 5 is down about 44%, and the source says the vivoactive 6 has replaced it, which helps explain the cut. The Instinct 3 AMOLED, at $200 off $449.99, is down about 44% too, and the source gives no replacement for it. The fenix 8 has the largest dollar drop at $250, but that is 25% of its $999.99 price.\n\nThe middle of the list is steadier. The Forerunner 265, Instinct E and Instinct 3 Solar are each about 33% off. The Forerunner 965 sits near 25%, the Instinct 3 Solar Tactical Edition near 22%, and the Lily 2 at 20%.\n\nThe shallowest cuts are on the Venu 4 and Forerunner 570, both about 18%. A \"$100 off\" label sounds the same on both, but it is a smaller slice of a $549.99 watch than of a $299.99 one. 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