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		nbanks on Sept 25, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Ap... I've been thinking of switching from an old Pebble to a Garmin because it has a daylight visible screen. Do they also have a system to text in case of emergency like the Apple watch?

jwineinger on Sept 25, 2019 | [–]

They do on newer watches, like the Forerunner 945 (which I have). https://www.garmin.com/en-US/legal/idtermsofuse/

dwighttk on Sept 25, 2019 | [–]

were pebbles not daylight visible?

wickedsight on Sept 25, 2019 | [–]

Really depended on the watch face. High contrast ones were perfectly readable, low contrast really needed the backlight.

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