I am a somewhat avid sportperson … I usually record about 60 sporting activities per month.
I usually go with Garmin but the entry point is quite high at £249 or so.
I was able to test the CMF Watch 3 Pro for a month and review it and I liked it so much that I bought one for £69 to replace my old Garmin.
I found the HR tracking really good and GPS tracking solid (both had a lower resolution than my Garmin which was the cheapest running one FR45 at £150 5 years ago).
The other bits work well for me (I get about 200 notifications per day).
I think the durability will be less than a Garmin but it’s quite good value at £69 and I can’t fault it.
YOU CANNOT SWIM WITH IT as it’s ONLY IP68 rather than 5 ATM rated. So, that’s a minus.
Connection with NOTHING X has never let me down, so they’ve any previous connection issues figured out.