VITAL STATS
Polar Grit X2 Pro £649 /polar.com
Polar’s new Apple Watch Ultra rival is tougher than a well-done steak cooked by Anthony Joshua
● Grit’s ajungle out there
There’s not much point in owning arugged adventure watch if it loses its way when you stray more than afew miles from a Starbucks. But the Grit X2 Pro comes pre-loaded with offline maps for Europe and the USA, with free downloads available for everywhere else –so no matter how far you are from alatte macchiato (or any other Italian landmark), you won’t get lost. Dual-frequency GPS means it should be able to say where on that map you are, while the 1.39in AMOLED touchscreen makes it easier to see the turn-by-turn instructions as you find your way back to civilisation.
● Fool if you think Grit’s over
If you judge your days on how many trails you conquered and how hard you worked while doing it, the X2 Pro packs in plenty of sensors to measure everything from your heart rate and SpO2 to running power and 3D speed (a combination of horizontal and vertical pace). It’ll even work out how well you slept after all that exertion, with arecovery test to see if you’re ready to go again. The 488mAh battery can last 10 days in Smartwatch mode, but in Performance Training mode you’ll have about 43hrs to find afresh coffee before it conks out.
● Grit’s my life
Of course, you don’t need to be half mountain g
