The Garmin Lily 2 Smartwatch is Garmin’s smaller, fashion-forward smartwatch, designed to look like jewelry on the wrist rather than a chunky fitness tracker. The Lily 2 keeps the discreet hidden display from the original, with a patterned lens that disappears into the watch face when the screen is off and reveals the time, notifications, and stats when activated by a tap or wrist raise. The 35mm case is the smallest in Garmin’s smartwatch lineup, made for smaller wrists that have always struggled to find a watch that doesn’t dwarf the arm. Battery life runs up to 5 days in smartwatch mode.
The Garmin Lily 2 is currently $200 on Amazon, down from the $250 list price, for a 20% discount.
A fashionable GPS that looks just like jewelry on your wrist
Health monitoring includes Garmin’s entire sensor suite, which continuously tracks your health through 24/7 heart rate, pulse ox, breathing rate during the day, stress levels, and sleep. The Garmin Connect App provides a complete picture of your sleep and gives you a morning sleep score. Menstrual cycle and pregnancy tracking are also available for those who want to monitor them.
The Lily 2 introduces dance fitness as a new sport mode, joining yoga, pilates, walking, running, cycling, swimming, and over 20 other tracked workouts. The watch automatically detects when a workout starts and prompts the user to confirm the activity, removing the friction of having to manually start a session before a quick walk or stretch.
Connected GPS uses the phone’s GPS signal to track outdoor walks, runs, and bike rides without draining the watch’s battery on its own location services. The watch also supports Garmin Pay for tap-to-pay at supported terminals, smart notifications from any paired iPhone or Android phone, and music controls for whatever’s playing on the connected phone during a workout.
The 5 ATM water rating covers swimming, showers, and accidental splashes, with no need to remove the watch before getting in a pool or under a faucet. The all-day comfort design features a softer silicone band on the standard model, with leather and metal-mesh band options available for users who want a more dressed-up look.
Battery life lasts up to 5 days per charge in standard smartwatch mode, dropping to 14 hours when GPS is active during a workout. The proprietary Garmin charging cable handles refueling, with a full charge from empty taking about 2 hours. The watch syncs wirelessly to the Garmin Connect app on iPhone and Android for detailed health and fitness data review.
The Garmin Lily 2 normally costs $250 at full retail, but is on sale on Amazon for $200. The package includes the watch, the silicone band, the proprietary Garmin charging cable, and the documentation, the full kit needed to set up Garmin Connect, pair the watch with a phone, and start tracking activity, sleep, and health data on day one.
