Every Garmin Watch Still Coming in 2026
The fēnix 9 landed, but Garmin isn't finished. The Enduro 4, fēnix E2 and MARQ Gen 3 have all cleared certification — and one of them is a very good reason not to buy an Enduro 3 today.
Garmin isn't done with 2026 yet
The fēnix 9 launched in August, and if you assumed that was Garmin's big release for the year, it wasn't. Three more watches have already been through regulatory filings, which is the last step before a launch nobody has announced yet.
Enduro 4
This is the most concrete of the three. It cleared the FCC on 18 June 2026 as model A05216, filed as a "mobile GNSS navigator".
The filing is revealing in what it doesn't contain: no satellite and no LTE hardware. So unlike the fēnix 9 Pro, this stays a pure MIP-display, solar-charged ultra and trail watch. That is exactly what the Enduro is for — battery life above everything else, no compromise for a brighter screen.
Expected imminently, most likely alongside or just after the fēnix 9 rollout.
fēnix E2
The fēnix E was Garmin's answer to "I want a fēnix but not at fēnix money", and a second generation has appeared in certification filings.
If the pattern holds, the E2 gives you the fēnix 9 generation's software on simpler hardware at a lower price. Expected this autumn. Treat the timing as an informed guess rather than a date.
MARQ Gen 3
The MARQ Gen 2 launched in October 2022, which makes it four years old — ancient by Garmin's standards, and long overdue for replacement. Gen 3 is expected in the same window as the others.
If you want fēnix 9 internals in a genuinely premium watch — titanium, sapphire, actual watchmaking rather than sports plastic — and price isn't the deciding factor, this is the one worth waiting for.
And these are 2027, not 2026
- Instinct 4
- Venu 5
- The next Forerunners
If you're shopping in any of those lines, you're not waiting on something imminent. Buy when you need it.
The practical takeaway
One line matters more than the rest here: don't buy an Enduro 3 right now. Its replacement has cleared the FCC, which historically means weeks rather than months. Either you want the Enduro 4, or you want the Enduro 3 at the discount that arrives the day the 4 is announced. Paying full price in the gap is the only way to lose.
The same logic applied to the fēnix 8 before the fēnix 9 launched, and it played out exactly that way.
Everything currently on sale is in the Finder if you want to see where these fit against what you already own:
Compare Garmin devices →Join the Garmin School
Leave your email to get access to the Garmin School and receive updates on new videos and apps.
What to read next
Day 1341Coros Matches Garmin on Almost Everything — Except These Two Things
Battery, training metrics, GPS accuracy: Coros is genuinely competitive. But there is no streaming music and no app store, and both are things you'd notice every single day.
Day 1336The Marathon World Record Was Set on Garmin's Cheapest Watch
Sabastian Sawe ran 1:59:30 in London — the first legal sub-two-hour marathon in history. On his wrist was not a fēnix 8 or a Forerunner 970, but a five-year-old entry-level Forerunner 55.
