At $599.95/£519, the Polar Vantage V3 is definitely a premium GPS watch, and it feels like it. The standout feature is the bright AMOLED display, housed under a slightly Gorilla Glass lens, which really makes maps and graphs shine.
With an aluminum case and thin bezel, this is a smart-looking and lightweight watch, tipping the scale at just 57g including the silicone band (approximately the same as the Garmin Forerunner 965). It's slim enough to slip easily under all but the tightest of training tops and never feels awkward or uncomfortable. Many sports watches have silicone straps that tend to trap sweat against your skin, but the Vantage V3's band is perforated throughout its length to allow moisture to escape.
This worked very well during my tests, and I experienced none of the skin irritation I sometimes experience when running on warm days. You can easily clean the watch post-workout with a little regular soap and water. On the back you'll find Polar's latest biometric sensor suite, plus the connectors for the magnetic USB charging cable, which attaches securely.
The case back is almost completely flat, with the sensor unit only standing about a millimeter proud, making it comfortable to wear and enduring good contact with your skin. The Vantage V3 provides a vast array of indoor and outdoor activity tracking modes, including some I've never seen on a sports watch before like options for Les Mills workout classes. The dedicated tracking modes for Spin, RPM and The Trip .
