@dreamer_ it’s all good.
I’ve tried them all.
Living in Australia for the past 7 years, open water ocean swimming is good for all devices.
There is a large population that trains with intervals and structured workouts (basically every competitive swimmer on the planet) that either count in their heads, look at a clock on the wall, and a whiteboard workout. Or use Garmin watches because they actually nailed the UX, no longer need a HR band, and the structured intervals are clear and accurate.
Apple Watch. No interest.
My move to Suunto was in response to the latest Q1 update and marketing that says they fixed swimming intervals (e.g., manual laps). Well, no need to rehash the intervals. and finally introduced broadcast HR (which really doesn’t work with bike computers yet).
Form, I was an early adopter here, too. It works, but (no need to elaborate), and the subscription is too much. The new open water straight line GPS is cool tho.
So, onwards. Hopefully others will learn from my experiences and short-circuit the loss of time screwing around as I did.
Cheers.