GPS watches Garmin Forerunner 170 Music Noir

The Garmin Forerunner 170 Music GPS watch tracks pace, distance and heart rate at the wrist, and adds on-board music storage so you can listen to your Spotify or Deezer playlists without carrying a phone. Multi-GNSS GPS, adaptive training and Garmin Pay contactless payments complete the package, with battery life of up to 10 days in smartwatch mode and 20 hours in GPS mode.

Music and audio

Playlists download straight to the watch and play through a paired wireless headset.

• Download Spotify or Deezer playlists to listen without your phone (subscription may be required)
• Spoken performance alerts and training instructions through your headphones or via your smartphone
• Audio playback of the data fields from the watch face

Programmes and workouts

The suggested workouts take your recent performance and recovery status into account.

• Daily workout suggestions, including running and walking formats
• Adaptive Garmin Coach programmes, from lighter plans to more intense ones
• Quick workout set up on the watch by duration and intensity
• Track running with lap distances recorded in metres
• Free HIIT, strength, cardio, yoga, Pilates and mobility workouts via Garmin Connect
• More than 80 built-in activities, including cycling, open water swimming and strength training

Fitness and training load tracking

Physiological metrics help you adjust training intensity over the weeks.

• Training readiness, training status and Training Effect
• VO2 Max, fitness age, acute load and intensity minutes
• Running power and running dynamics measured at the wrist
• Estimated recovery time after each workout
• Race predictor from 5 km to marathon

Race goal

You prepare for an event in the Garmin Connect app, then follow it live on the watch.

• Race planner: cut-off times, notes, aid stations, checkpoints, first aid points
• PacePro pacing strategy for a course or distance
• Courses created in Garmin Connect or imported from third-party platforms

Recovery and wellbeing

Data collected day and night gives insight into sleep, energy and general health.

• HRV status, health status, Body Battery and pulse oximeter
• Sleep coach, sleep stages and sleep score, nap detection
• Morning report and evening report
• Respiration variations, stress tracking and a health snapshot to share with your doctor
• Women's health tracking and routine tracking (caffeine, alcohol)
• Steps, calories burned and floors climbed

Connectivity and safety

When paired with a smartphone, the Forerunner 170 Music relays messages and shares your location while you are out.

• Garmin Pay contactless payments
• Smart Notifications on iPhone and Android, quick text replies (Android or Garmin Messenger)
• Incident detection with real-time location sending, or manual alert
• LiveTrack location sharing
• Google Maps directions at the wrist on Android
• Garmin Share, Connect IQ store, colour filters and customisable watch faces

Garmin Forerunner 170 Music specifications:

• GPS: multi-GNSS
• Battery life in smartwatch mode: up to 10 days
• Battery life in GPS mode: up to 20 hours
• Music: Spotify and Deezer playlist storage, wireless headset compatibility
• Sensors: wrist-based heart rate, pulse oximeter
• Built-in activities: more than 80
• Running metrics: pace, distance, running power and running dynamics at the wrist
• Payment: Garmin Pay
• Safety: incident detection, LiveTrack
• Compatibility: iPhone and Android, Garmin Connect app, Connect IQ store