Coros offers Vertix outdoor watch in new 2S version

Coros, which specializes in connected watches for athletes, especially those who train outdoors, is offering its just over two-year-old Vertix 2 in a 2S version. The update is more than just a redesign, as this street watch retains all the essential features of its predecessors.

While Coros offers a slightly updated design, including the integration of a matte bezel instead of the shiny bezel of the Vertix 2, the Vertix 2S is virtually identical. As such, it offers a rather impressive 50.3 x 50.3 x 16mm format while weighing 87 grams (i.e. 2 grams less than the Vertix 2) and retains a 280 x 280 pixel LCD color touchscreen. protected by sapphire crystal. The case remains waterproof to 10 ATM, comes with a band that remains 26mm wide, and has a variety of sensors, including a thermometer, an electrocardiogram sensor, an optical pulse oximeter, as well as a heart rate monitor and a barometric altimeter. In terms of location (two frequencies), we find GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Beidou and QZSS technologies.

If we have to look for something new in the Vertix 2S, it is in its sensors. Coros announces that it has updated them, including “The most accurate heart rate sensor on the wrist”. These new features, coupled with software updates that include improvements to GPS climb monitoring (also available on Vertix 2), do not come without an impact on the device’s autonomy. If the Vertix 2 claims up to 127 hours of use in standard GPS mode and 43 days with daily use, then the Vertix 2 claims 118 hours and 40 days. Enough to use it without too much fear of running out of fuel.

Coros is currently offering the Vertix 2S for sale complete with silicone and nylon straps for €699, which is the same price as the Vertix 2 at launch. Enough to compete with models like the Fenix ​​offered by its direct competitor in the watch market. openGarmin.